Really other than knowing the characters from the past movies and the one D+ show (specifically Ant-Man and the Wasp, Blackwidow, and Falcon and Winter Solider), something that the MCU has always done, I don't think this is going to require a lot of "homework" to understand the premise. Sure, as has been the case with almost the entire MCU history, knowing what happened in those will help with some of the backstory, but I think the premise becomes really easy to understand.
Black Widow and the shows weren't that great. This isn't high on my movie theater list to see. I guess we have to clear the lines before the good stuff come out.
I'd put Hawkeye in there as well. That's 2 shows and 2 films, one film was a very long time ago and the other was released on D+.
Most of the infinity saga worked as stand alone films. Obviously the avengers movies need some homework. But even then, most fans had seen the main characters leading up to those movies. It was a time when people gave marvel the benefit of the doubt. I don't think that's the case here. I'm not saying it will be a problem, I'm saying it could be a problem. How did the marvels work out again? We'll see what happens with Agatha but it doesn't seem to be setting the world on fire either.
I don't know how much Hawkeye will play into this because that was more about Kate Bishop and setting up Young Avengers then it was about Yelena and setting up Thunderbolts. So I think most if not all of that can be skipped and you'd still be fine.
The MCU took 11 years and 23 movies for the Infinity Saga, many of which were directly interconnected if not indirectly interconnected. Yes many could have acted as stand-alone films, but that still doesn't preclude that they were still interconnected, which was the whole point of the MCU in the first place.
Yelena has the best lines.....The more I see of this, the more fun it looks. Loved the trailer.
Granted, I think Black Widow is an unappreciated comedy gem. Or maybe just David Harbour in that film/role. I could watch two hours of Alexei and never stop laughing. Love him.
My hopes continue to dim for anything more than a cameo at this point, but still needs more Zemo.
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The question is not will they be lost, the question is will they go in the first place. People were invested heavily in the infinity saga, not so much with the multiverse saga. So will people show up for Bucky? They might, I love the character. If the perception is, who are these characters and why should I care, then it might be an issue. If the movie jumps out with fantastic reviews, it won't really matter. The marvels bombed opening week and the fact it wasn't a quality movie didn't help. I do think if it was just Captain marvel 2, it does better, even with similar quality.
Well this question you have will be answered soon enough. However since this is one of the two MCU movies in 2025 not dealing with the Multiverse and also a team up movie I have a feeling it'll do better then you think.
Here's the thing, I didn't say it was going to do bad. I said, if it's going to have a stumbling block, it could be because of characters a lot of people don't really know. Appearing as homework.
Sort of. I don't think they've really done anything to really grab the attention of the avid marvel movie watcher. That's why I say, could be. I don't think any of the D+ marvel has been great. There's been some good, a bunch of average, and some really bad. Disney has struggled making a solid series. Even Mando had a struggle with consistency in season 3. Muppets mayhem was fantastic if you're a Muppets fan, but it didn't get the traffic. We all know how willow went. So all in all D+ tv has been a real mixed bag.
Sorry but I feel that outside of maybe Secret Invasion and She-Hulk (both of which I actually liked overall for what they tried to do) I think the Marvel D+ shows have been fairly good, and mostly well received. Wandavision and Loki for example were two of the top rated shows, even Ms. Marvel was well regarded. That may not be how you feel, but as they say "your mileage may vary". As far as the other D+ shows you brought up, they have no relevance here as I was only talking about you being down on the Marvel shows.
I think it we have no idea what is going on. They did show the bad guy but not in any final form or him doing anything. It is the assembling of the Dark Avengers team by Elaine. They are probably taking on Newman. Nothing feels epic like the first Avengers movie because everyone is c-list anti-hero.
Every woman I know:Yelena has the best lines.....
