to shed the cultural connotations of the reddit atheist for a second, i find a lot of difficulty in talking to devout people because, well, to be unkind, they hold made up bullshit as a tenant of their worldview and it bleeds into their thought processes on other matters, and it's hard to not just say "okay but that's not real?"
When will creators of famous and beloved franchises realise that no fan in the history of fandoms has wanted the sequel with the new generation to have higher stakes and more angsty drama than the original.
A Fan: Wow, can’t wait to see the heroes’ children living in a world that has been made better by the original heroes, having a loving and respectful relationship with the hero I loved and respected as a child, and dealing with their own adventure that might not be as high stake as saving the world, but is important for their own personal journey.
A creator: How about the world is ending again, the new generation hates the heroes, who have become major assholes for no reason, and everything is bigger and goes more boom.