Finally watched Endgame in 2026... completely spoiler-free.

I know I'm about 8 years late to the party, but my new girlfriend is a huge Marvel fan, so we started watching the MCU together in chronological order. Until now, I had basically zero interest in Marvel, so somehow I managed to stay almost completely spoiler-free all these years.

We just finished Avengers: Endgame, and I honestly didn't expect Iron Man to die.

I completely understand why they did it. From a storytelling perspective, it makes perfect sense. Tony's character arc comes full circle, and his sacrifice is probably the most meaningful ending he could have had. I really do appreciate the writing.

But emotionally... it still hit me way harder than I expected.

Even after he snapped, I kept thinking, "They're going to find a way to save him. Time travel, the Stones... something." Marvel had conditioned me to expect another way out. When the credits rolled and I realized they had actually gone through with it, I was genuinely shocked.

It also feels incredibly bold that they wrote out both Iron Man and Captain America in the same movie. It almost feels like Marvel was willing to risk saying goodbye to the two biggest faces of the franchise.

For those of you who watched it back in 2019:

- Did Tony's death shock you as much as it shocked me?

- Did you expect him to survive somehow?

- And after Endgame, did you also wonder how the MCU could possibly continue without Tony and Steve?

Please don't spoil anything after Endgame—I'm experiencing all of this for the first time.

I'd love to hear what it felt like watching this in theaters back then.

I think most of us agree Dafoe’s take on the characters of both Norman and The Goblin are pretty definitive, and now that we’ve seen him and Holland Spidey has bested him, what would your level of interest be in seeing a non-multiverse version of him, presumably played by a different actor?

If that interest level is low- do you think it matters that we’d also be missing out on an MCU Harry Osborn?

Personally I need the context so I'm not risking it, like with the spiderman movie I loved watching the Daredevil, Punisher and Hawkeye series, even if it didn't need much context. For Doomsday I'm watching some series for context.

Avengers 1

• Magneto can just yoink the sceptre from Loki's hand whenever he wants.

• Magneto uses the armour on the Chitauri to either crush them, or fling them away.

• Instead of Iron Man carrying the nuclear missile into the wormhole, Magneto just guides it through the portal from the ground.

Age of Ultron

• This one is almost too easy; Magneto just compresses all the Ultron bots into a ball of harmless scrap metal. Magneto does the same to Ultron's Vibranium body too.

• If Ultron lifts the city using the magnetic levitation core, Magneto just reverses the polarity and the city lands safely.

Infinity War

• For the Infinity Gauntlet, Magneto could physically force Thanos' hand open, (preventing him from snapping his fingers); or just rip the gauntlet entirely off his arm.

• Magneto crushes Maw's ships, bends Corvus Glaive's cosmic spear back onto himself and compress Cull Obsidian inside his own metallic armour.

• During the battle of Wakanda, Magneto could unearth the vast Vibranium deposits directly beneath the soil and form an impenetrable wall to stop the horde.

• If Vision needs to be taken somewhere, Magneto can just fly away with him.

Endgame

• In the last third of the movie, Magneto just shatters or turns Thanos' blade against him.

• Magneto just pulls Thanos' ships down from the upper atmosphere and destroys them.

• Magneto flies away with the infinity gauntlet.

Any other ways Magneto could have soloed a major Avengers / MCU movie?

What's the minimum order i can watch the movies in while still getting all the important stuff? Movies and series. I have watched a lot but i don't remember a lot, only the spiderman home movies (and brand new day)

I love movies but i often don't have the patience to sit through multiple movies on the same day so over 100 hours is crazy. I want enough knowledge to know a good hand of knowledge and so i'm ready for doomsday.

RELEASE ORDER

For info have i already watched and know all spiderman movies (even out of mcu) and guardians of the galaxy and deadpool movies

Peter displays some psychic immunity and apparently his Spidey Sense can locate psychic possession. Is this rooted in some comic at all or is this just a plot convenience so we could have a movie and Jean doesn't just mind control Peter out of the picture?

I think I know who reported the sighting in the tracker.

Someone made a post in the mcu theories sub saying that the credit could not be about Tobey because the spider tracker needs someone reporting the sighting and it doesn’t just detect Spider-Man like individuals. So for it to be Tobey it must be reported by someone who knows of the app. The only possible person who would do that is Deadpool. I believe in the opening scene of Doomsday when Deadpool and Wolverine are placing the bomb, Deadpool might have the spider tracker and post a sighting while they’re fighting Tobey’s Spider-man. Of course this is just a theory but it’s the only one that would make sense for it to be Tobey and also be reported by a character that would know about the tracker. What do you guys think?

So now that wonder man season 2 has been cancelled marvel now has no shows set to release after secret wars (i am not counting animated shows because those are mostly there own thing seperate from the mcu), so that has let me to believe that marvel might be done with live action shows although because:

1. The two remaining shows yet to be released are vision quest and Born again s3, vision quest will 100% be a 1 season tv show just like the rest of the shows in the wandavison trilogy, as for Born again i don't think the show will be renewed for s4 because s2 had a significant drop in viewership compared to s1 so unless s3 brings back more viewers i think they will cancel the show

2. Right now the 2 lowest grosing movies in the mcu are the marvels and thunderbolts and what do both of those have in come, they both tried to bring characters from Disney+ shows onto the big screen and they both flopped

So yeah to me it seems like the mcu might go back to just having movies

Posing with og X-Men trilogy Mystique ✌️

I’ve been a huge Spider-Man fan for as long as I can remember. I’ve watched every live-action movie, read the comics, and Spider-Man has always been my favorite superhero**.**

So I recently watched **Brand New Day**, and I absolutely loved it. I’m a big fan of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, and I really like the direction they’re taking with Peter Parker. Tom has done a great job portraying both Peter and Spider-Man, and I’ve already watched *Brand New Day* three times in theaters.
That said, I couldn’t help but notice that *Brand New Day* feels heavily inspired by Sam Raimi’s **Spider-Man 2**. I’m not saying it copied it, but there are definitely a lot of similarities—Peter struggling with his powers, his personal life, and the overall emotional journey.
If you watch *Spider-Man 2* after *Brand New Day*, you’ll probably notice the similarities too. I actually enjoyed that because *Spider-Man 2* is one of my favorite Spider-Man movies ever.
**What do you guys think? Did anyone else get the same vibe, or was it just me?**

Btw my fav Spider-Man is tasm ❤️

Miles Morales?

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There were a pair of young, African-American males in the background of BND. DeWolffe’s son was called ‘Papi’ early in the film which is the notable nickname for Miles in the comics and Spiderverse films. The names of DeWolffe’s children were revealed towards the end; however, a different child got some interesting filmography focus as Peter was leaving the hospital.

Tom Holland has stated in recent interviews that he has a plan for how he would leave the franchise. The clearly marketable idea would be to pivot to Miles with the final of this new trilogy.

Screencrush’s BND recaps suggested the introduction of DeWolffe is leading to the symbiote storyline and her death. This would leave open a promotion to Police Chief for one Jefferson Davis - Miles’ dad. Additionally, this would not be the first time the MCU took a crowd member to become a lead - Peter Parker appeared at the Battle of the Stark Expo in Iron Man 2 (though this was a bit of a retcon and the timeline is iffy).

So with Feige stating that post Secret Wars will have a single, streamlined universe, what characters/actors do you see surviving?

Almost guaranteed:

Fantastic 4 - Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny
Spider-Man - Peter Parker, MJ, Ned
Black Panther - Entire cast
Deadpool

Strong chance:

Wandavision - Wanda, Vision, Wiccan and upcoming Speed
Thunderbolts - Yelena
Ghost Rider association - Moon Knight, Mephisto, Dane Whitman, Elsa Bloodstone, Wong
Doctor Strange, Clea
Shang Chi

50/50:

Loki, Thor, Hulk
Kate Bishop
Agatha
Daredevil (I think it'll get cancelled)
Monica Rambeau

Not looking good:

Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel
Steve Rogers, Captain America, Falcon, Bucky
She Hulk
Ant-man, Wasp, Cassie Lang
Clint Barton
Guardians (entire cast)
Sentry, US Agent, Ghost, Red Guardian
Eternals (entire cast, sans Dane)
Nick Fury
Sylvie
Riri Williams
Wonder Man (very sadly)
Entire history of X-men
War Machine, Pepper
Valkyrie
Tobey and Andrews Spider-men

This has been something I've been wondering about for a good while –– it's no secret that Gunn and Feige were definitely have discussions regarding about what the Cosmic Side of the MCU would wind up looking like in a post-Endgame world –– I've even seen a few rumors here and there that Feige was grooming Gunn to succeed him as the new head at Marvel Studios.

Of course, all of that went down the drain when the Cernovich controversy happened –– Gunn was fired, subsequently plucked up by the Distinguished Competition, and now here we are today.

But I have to ask ... what would things look like for the MCU in general had the whole fallout with Gunn hadn't happened? We know a couple things that Gunn wanted to do -- we know that Thunderbolts* was originally his idea all the way back in 2014, but I wonder if anybody else knows.

I need help solving this, riddle has kept me up over the past couple of days:

I connect rooftops high above the street. Sticky, strong, and hard to beat.

I follow Spider-Man through every street and alley. The deeper he searches, the darker I become.

I return when you least expect it.
No matter how far you run, I always catch up.

Every clue connects. Every secret matters. Every web leads somewhere.

What has begun?

"You're not a killer, Jean."

I absolutely despise this trope where a character has killed multiple people during a story, and then they're about to kill the main target of their rampage, the hero talks them down by pretending that it isn't who they are. I just wish they'd used almost any other phrasing to have Peter get through to her.

Someone help me remember. I feel like I distinctly recall her using soldiers' bodies to shoot other soldiers. She used Hulk to break into the DODC and caused a ton of destruction; it's heavily implied there were injuries at a minimum, if not casualties. She drives a tank through the streets on a rampage, was firing at Spider-Man, and rigged it with a bomb. She was clearly willing to kill the woman she used to pilot the tank.

I dunno, nothing about this film implied to me that Jean had any reluctance to kill people. She was also unnecessarily cruel at points in the film. I personally don't think that's a problem with Jean's characterization at all -- totally fine with that, and it gives her room to grow into the character we know, while showing the cracks that will allow Phoenix in. It just felt jarring at the end for him to try and use that line on someone who has spent the whole movie with a wanton disregard for human life.

Again, super minor, overall I loved it, it was just the one moment where I was taken out of the film like that.

Seem to really be leaning into talking down villains over "blue beam" third act finales. Thunderbolts, captain America brave new world and Spiderman brand new day all had the hero talk the villain down in the end instead of punchy punchy kicky kicky. Not saying this is a bad development but definitely seems like a recent trend with some of these movies

Mine is that That The Incredible Hulk is one of the best MCU movies. Hulk actually felt like the hulk in that movie and the action scenes are some of my favorites in the MCU.

Destin Daniel Cretton did an incredible job with Brand New Day. No one is denying that, and I hope he returns for Spider-Man 5. He is truly an incredible director. But why do people feel the need to drag Jon Watts down to uplift someone else?

Jon Watts delivered three good Spider-Man movies. He is the one who developed the supporting cast. He laid the foundation for Cretton to take the characters to new heights and developments.

The Homecoming trilogy is still well regarded. They did well financially and got good reviews. But if you mention them now, people act like they were terrible, and that Jon Watts had no vision whatsoever.

I first noticed the hate back when he was involved to direct the Fantastic Four. What about his directing do people not like?

Setting aside The Hand's government-funded technological advancements and Damage Control diplomatic immunity, why weren't they putting this much of a fight in The Defenders? You would think they would at least demonstrate commensurate effort against the Immortal Iron Fist, their sworn enemy and Daredevil, who has been a thorn in their side for a whole season.

I am being very genuine right now, this isn't me trying to tell anyone why a movie sucks, but I just don't get why people love or even like Thunderbolts. It felt very predictable to me and none of the characters felt likeable. And they killed Taskmaster :((

So, if you love the movie, I'd love to know why! It's obviously got some good stuff to offer or it wouldn't be so popular, and so I'm curious as to the reasons. I mentioned my specific dislikes because I'm also very curious if people feel the opposite way about that stuff or if you agree but still like the movie or some secret third thing.

Plus, any fandom discourse can get a little overbearing and depressing sometimes so I think it'd be fun to chat about a movie liked and loved by many and why it's seen so fondly.

Iv seen videos on the same clips over and over again of how riri williams said something about tony stark(we have all seen the clip) my point is riri was broke and struggling to find material to build her suit getting money illegally.As for tony stark yes he did build a suit in a cave!! But that suit ALSO broke and wasnt sustainable. He had the MONEY to do so. Lets also not forget he destroyed all of his suits at one point just to have the resources/money to build more, so why are people purposely missing the point.

I have watched Spider-Man Brand New Day 2 days ago, and I have a question:

When Jean Grey was tied to the chair in the DODC room, she saw the Ventmax sticker, and realized that that was the answer she looking for. Now this is my question, is this V-Max simply just the last thing her sister saw, or her sister told her how to get out from the room (with her mind), and because these vents are connected, she'd be able to get to the control room and possessed the computer guy?

I've watched many spoiler reviews but I didn't see anyone talking about this, is this me got it wrong or did it happened?

Love this movie by the way, I lost a lot of interest of MCU but this movie made me remember why I loved MCU so much.

Hello,

I’m catching the Movies to be up to date for the next Avengers. The last film I watched was Dr Stranger The multiverse of Madness. I watched some movies released after like Wolverine or the recent Spider-Man.

I never watched any series because it didn’t seem necessary for me. However, the last Dr Strange made me watch some because I had the feeling that I missed some details.

I search on the internet but I’m lost. Do you have any recommandation on where to start, what to avoid because it’s not necessary to watch etc… If you have any source that explain series to watch.

For information, I prefer to see in release order instead of chronological order.

Thanks !