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Marvel did a lot of mediocre releases in this phase. There were a few bright points but they were mostly sequels. Spidey, GotG3, Deadpool and Wolverine. Until recently, one could argue that Shang-Shi was the best stand-alone origin movie we've had in a very long time. Some might throw Fantastic 4 and Thunderbolts into that mix now, but for a while there was only Shang-Chi.

The fight sequences were some of the best in the entire MCU. The lore and story were told in a very exciting way. There was a villain you could sympathize with on a certain level. There was humour but not too much or too goofy. Just the right splash of other MCU characters involved (maybe the best being Trevor frickin Slattery). Maybe the best final boss fatality in the MCU when Shang-Chi uses the 10 rings on the giant soul sucker. One of the best post-credit scenes we've seen recently, setting up some interesting aspects of the 10 rings. Simu is a perfect casting. It had it all.

So what the hell happened to this property? To me, it's not the abundance of mediocrity that was the biggest dropped ball in this saga. It's the fact they had an amazing foundation for a new hero, and they just went nowhere with it.

9 years later, it was great to see Mando finally finish what was set up in Homecoming. The suit looks great (sans mandatory MCU face exposure), he's competent in battle, and as someone who hasn't played Far Cry 3, I can see why people would be drawn to him.

But I can't help but draw parallels to Crossbones: both their roles turned out to be shorter than expected; villains of the week, if you will. Thankfully, at least Scorpion survives, opening the door for future encounters with him.

On the other hand, I love how YFNSM's Scorpion was pretty much that Spidey's first real Big Bad. He was set up over the course of several episodes, and when they do finally meet, Gargan thrashed Spider-Man to near death. And even then, Peter had nightmares of that beatdown in the following days!

Nice to know he's coming back in Season 2 with an upgraded suit.

I feel like its Thanos or Tony

I've personally always liked him as a villain and thought he was underappreciated, but there is a discussion to be had about him being the very first villain of the MCU. What are your thoughts on his character?

I've always preferred to stick to the MCU rather than branch out into Marvel's other franchises, mainly because I enjoy following one continuous storyline without having to keep track of multiple universes and continuities

With Avengers: Doomsday bringing the X-Men into the picture, I'm wondering whether I'll be able to enjoy and understand the film without having watched any of their previous movies

For those more familiar with the MCU, do you think Marvel will make Doomsday accessible to audiences who haven't seen the X-Men films, providing enough context to understand the characters and what's happening? Or is this one of those occasions where watching the older films will be pretty much essential to get the full experience?

Via : DrDoomarchive

People have always HATED them. I understand not vibing with a style or direction of a movie but people seem to believe it’s like a fundamental failure on the movie when, to me, it always felt like nothing more than a stylistic choice. Some of them even look very coordinated and kinda cool. Again, I understand having a distaste for it but the hate always felt overly out of proportion to me. Pun intended btw but fr why is that? Is this just a case of the internet being loud about something small or something more?

Drax's revenge quest against Thanos was brought up in the first Guardians movie after they defeated Ronan. It got referenced again in Infinity War. And then they never pay it off and Drax never mentions it ever again.

Hulk lost to Thanos in the beginning of Infinity War and it scared the Hulk out of doing anything else for the rest of the movie. Bruce later feels regret at not stopping Thanos and it feels directly tied to him losing the fight with him as Hulk.

I think both of them should've had little moments in the scuffle where Thor, Cap, Iron Man and Captain Marvel all try to take the gauntlet away from Thanos. It wouldn't even have to be continuous 1v1s, they could do little team-ups like Thor and Cap did so it doesn't start to feel repetitive.

Not only would it make Thanos's defeat feel more satisfying, but it pays off previously established story threads and it makes the entire final battle feel like more of a team effort. The situation is so dire that heroes from Earth and space are coming together to try and stop Thanos and everyone has their own personal beef with him they want to resolve.

Everything just seems better, the actors, the cgi, and the writing. Is the story just better for tv? Wasn’t sold on visionquest but the first 2 episodes have totally sold me. Also I could be out of touch but the actors aren’t no names and it’s not just 1 or 2 like the other shows, almost everyone is a recognizable name for me

Imagine a first person view of Peter waking up, with Strange’s face above him. Then you realize they are on Titan and just got snapped back. Then you see him disappear as he starts to assemble the crew. He talks to the guardians and then Strange comes back and gives them the breakdown. The portals open and then the scene ends with Peter flying through the portal (still first person) as he lands in the endgame battle… then boom, wakes up.

Anyone else want to see this perspective?

Any other ideas for how to do it now?

Or is it better that we never see it?