After watching the Endgame arc, I’m tired of superhero materials that just boil down to them punching each other for a while. I see some kind of conflict start and I start the timer on when they’ll be punching away. Rarely does it run long.

A significant factor facing “Captain America 4” and “Thunderbolts*” is how much they rely on characters and plotlines from several earlier MCU titles

The problem with Return of the Jedi is that you have to watch A New Hope AND Empire Strikes Back first.

With the exception of Multiverse of Madness and Wanda’s children, every film has always made it clear and caught the viewer up. Yes, it helps to have seen the other films and shows, but it’s not the required homework these articles like to claim.

In fact with Captain America 4, you could argue that you need to have seen Cap 1, 2 & 3. However I’ll argue the only film you’ll need to have seen is Endgame. You know the #1 highest grossing film of all time. I think it’s fair to assume people have seen that.

Now with Thunderbolts* we have a whole new cast. But do you remember the 2016 film Suicide Squad? Absolute garbage. But do you remember the 2021 film The Suicide Squad? Great film. The 2021 film had to reintroduce everyone because no one remembers the garbage 2016 one. Did anyone have an issue with that? No.

Now if Thunderbolts* turns out to be garbage it’s not going to be because it requires knowledge of the other films or TV shows, it’s because it will just suck all in its own.