#fuck the mcu

[humandisastertonystark]

So...let me get this straight again once and for all because I can't believe this isn't just a very, very bad fever dream.

After horribly killing him off in Infinity War, they decide to bring him back as a complete caricature of himself, basically making him an incompetent bumbling fool, to let their insufferable Mary Sue shine who shits all over him with the rest of the other characters for a whole damn season and then they reward him, after all this unnecessary additional torment, with the responsibility to fix the mess caused by Mary Sue, holding the timelines together for all eternity, doomed to be alone forever...something they also made him say he is the most scared of, multiple times.

How very fucking lovely

I can't believe I'm actually saying this but I wish he would've just stayed dead after IW

Also I hope everyone responsible for this, steps on Legos multiple times a day for the rest of their lifes

[shieldmaiden19]

Did Marvel execs seriously think we would watch a movie with a running theme of who Steve would get together with, a movie that includes the line, “It’s not like there’s someone out there with similar life experience,” and NOT go absolutely feral for Steve/Bucky? Did they seriously?

[proseandpeonies]

the mcu did not deserve natasha romanoff, she has such a kickass story and they relegated her (and scarjo) to a pair of tits and made her a monster for being sterilized

[nutella-28m]

Apparently there is some talk going around that RDJ might make a comeback as Tony Stark to the MCU. To be frank here, I really hope he doesn't.

My blog has always and will forever be a Tony blog even if I have other fandom content. I love Tony so much that I don't think I'll ever get over his death in Endgame nor will I ever forgive how much the MCU used him as a scapegoat because he deserved so much better than that.

And realistically speaking here, it's the MCU. They are not going to bring back Tony for anything good, they'll most likely use him as more cannon fodder for whatever fucked up plot they have that conveniently needs someone to blame.

'Far From Home' did exactly that, having an array of supposed "victims" that Tony somehow wronged work together and be villains. 'What If...?' killed Tony off in the two or three episodes he appeared in. Things he worked for have either been scrapped or made void (SPOILER: The Sokovian Accords have been repealed).

Side note: In regards to the last bit, whatever reason was given means shit to me because I find it hard to believe that it was done for any other purpose than to simply avoid having to work through it and just toss it aside like every other plot/plothole. A new low for lazy writing, in my opinion but whatever keeps their hands clean of accountability I guess.

I find it very hard to believe that Tony will be used in a way where he'll get an ending he deserves or a plot line where he can actually catch a break for five minutes. I really hope I'm wrong and that he's given some justice in terms of all the shit he has been through but I doubt it. No character is truly safe.

Getting to see RDJ as Tony again will undeniably fill my heart with happiness and I can't say the the prospect of it all doesnt have me bouncing with joy. But at the expense of using him to justify whatever fucked up shit they have in store or to just kill him off again, I'd rather they not.

Tony deserves better than that.

[sippingonhottea]

"I wish this would happen in the MCU🥺" you are aware if it got into the MCU you're getting a discount version right??

[unityrain24]

hate how out of touch the mcu is with the mcu

[hella-amberpricefield]

watch them revive kamala khan and change her powers to be like the mcu😬

[cieric-of-chaos]

The Powerpuff girls can defeat the Scarlet Witch because Wanda would never hurt a child...she would give them free ice cream and candies

[infinitysgrace]

Daily reminder that the MCU took Wanda and Pietro, whitewashed them, and then made them work for FUCKING HYDRA

And nobody in the writer's room went like "hey let's not do that for so many reasons what the hell?"

[luciferz-morningstar]

daily reminder that Roma Wanda solos

[digital-chance]

steve rogers - a brief (nonsensical) character study/analysis

so i rewatched all the mcu movies with steve roger in them using this lovely youtube video. spoilers for the entire things! consider this your warning.

here's my takeaways in no particular order:

he still wears the same clothing style he wore pre-ice. often button ups, work boots, plain denim jeans, sometimes a leather jacket (often brown). later on in the mcu he started wearing plaid flannels which is funny to me because he does not give a SHIT about modern fashion. give him his old man clothes please and ty. adorable.

marvel did not give the man much character development. they said he's going to go through war and hell and death and fuckery of emotions. sure he's going to learn how to move on but that's off screen and don't really expect much change fuckers. this fucking pisses me off if you can't tell. he's such a long-time character with so many areas where he could be developed and marvel just said fuck that he's an "old man and a soldier with some funny moments" and that's all you're getting.

also he had 5 minutes MAX of screentime in infinity wars :(((( fucking hate that give my man justice

he's so funny????? and so fucking sassy???? like how did I not know this???? love the guy

he broods a ton when he's sad and cracks jokes to cheer others up when they're sad. very sweet but I feel like that marvel could have expanded on this in some way.

he's also very acrobatic which is somehow surprising to me but also at the same time it makes sense??? idk man but you do your flips bbg

also love the way they planned his fights. they really use his full body. reminds me of old greek and roman statues with the flexing muscles. (those are my favorites statues if you can't tell) it's satisfying to watch and I want to draw it or make a statue of him now tyvm.

in endgame tony started talking about his ass which sparked an entertaining side tangent. like you really didn't need to???? but I'll take it. i forgot that steve called HIS OWN ass the "ass of America." I was in and still am in shock from this whole situation.

when he met his other self (or smth I don't remember) in endgame one of the last things he said to other steve was "bucky is alive" (see points below). interesting how seeing the compass with peggy didn't phase other steve much.... also that fight is fucking ridiculous 1000/10

he says so much romantic/gay shit about bucky??? like "even when I had nothing I had bucky." very angsty and homoerotic I love it

the ending with peggy and him being old is plotted so shittily. literal garbage. i wouldn't have minded him being with peggy at all (love her sm btw don't mistake this for me hating her) if they had done it right and given cap a plausible reason and justification for him staying. sure, he misses her. sure, visiting her. but wouldn't staying with her fuck up everything??? literally everything????? like the avengers wouldn't exist everything????????? FUCK that ending.

not exactly fully cap/steve but chris evan's shoulder to waist ratio is absolutely delectable. love that they highlight that with the suits designs.

also what the fuck was infinity wars when he had a fucking beard and longer hair??? loved it but it kind of came out of left field. plus he looked a little silly fighting with the long hair bc it kept getting in his face. you would've thought that he would wear a helmet during that fight but Not Today ig...

last point I promise. but the romance with sharon carter (i forgot her name but i think that's it) was GROSS. whats her face is peggy's GRANDDAUGHTER. so now that he's too old for peggy he had to go for her granddaughter?????? YUCK. especially so because he went to peggy ANYWAYS in the mcu. to the comic writers and marvel: stop. that's fucking gross and quite honestly unneeded.

kind of a serious man with some unexpected twists, like the humor. and that was just the MOVIES. fucking hate some parts of the comics. (why are there so many universes ughhhhh) love steve though what an interesting fellow. might add on more thoughts later if i remember/want to.

[gayskrillex]

I hate how someone could have an illustrious, diverse acting career on top of being a brilliant comedian, but if they play just one role in a mediocre MCU movie you suddenly have articles referring to them as “Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Kumail Nanjiani.” The absolute disrespect.

[jewishbarbies]

how did we go from marvel actors and execs really caring about the fans and what they thought of the movies to every actor for a new project facing criticism telling off “toxic nerds” and not giving a shit if those same fans like it anymore?

[briefcasejuice]

wrt the anon you got: i was looking in the tags of a mattfoggy post exclusively of comic panels, and i was seeing several people complain about missing actors over there. mcu/netflix daredevil fans have no idea when to stop talking about their show and will overlook boundaries, written or unwritten. i'm this close to writing a dni on my comics blog

it's actually so irritating. i've talked about genuinely putting a dni in my twitter bio with a friend of mine already as well. the thing about mcu enjoyers is that they don't consume media of the same genre otherwise and if they do, they're missing whole plot points and whole themes (because of the kind of media illiteracy the movies facilitate) so it's not even like they're consuming that at all. that, on top of the fact that the mcu participates in this weird kind of erasure where they refuse to acknowledge that their shit empty casings of art are actually based on this rich culture that is comic books (some real paprika or perfect blue -> inception or black swan shit), makes mcu fans believe that what they're getting is original content and that anything related is inherently and wholly tethered to the movies they stuff their faces with. i've genuinely seen someone refer to comic!canon as 'part of the multiverse' like comic canon is the multiverse. not to mention it gets worse, because the mcu movies are mainstream, so the popularity gives the fans a sense of entitlement to discussion about them online and it makes for the invasion of other fandom or just internet community spaces with mcu discourse and or discussion with little to no regard for the people that were already there. it really doesn't help that those movies and that kind of fanbase is genuinely harmful to film and fandom on a whole plus is a wonderful example of propaganda and capitalism on a consumer level. it's genuinely exhausting because very few of them realise this as well (so it's essentially futile to try explain any of this).

[bulbasad]

being subjected to an ad for the new marvel movie through the headphones of a fucking MRI machine is a fresh level of hell

[isorottatime]

i fucking hate the mcu i hope it dies i’m not kidding