All the Questions We Still Have AfterAvengers: Endgame

Avengers : Endgameis the culmination of a 22 film storythat began back in 2008 — so , obviously , it provides a lot of answers . And yet , much of it left us still scratch our head in ways both secure and bad . Yes , dear readers , we still have motion and , below , we ’ll seek to envision out the answers .

Everything below here should be considered a major spoiler , of course of action . mind .

New right friends Tony and Nebula .

Tony, are you still thinking about Endgame? Us too.

Tony, are you still thinking about Endgame? Us too.Photo: All Images (Disney)

How did Captain Marvel find Tony and Nebula?

One of the biggest questions comes right at the starting time of the movie . Mere hours before certain death , and on the face of it out of nowhere , Captain Marvel shows up to deliver Tony and Nebula , who have been float in blank for three weeks . How she found them exactly is n’t answered , unless you assumethe “ Where ’s vehemence ? ” scene at the end of Captain Marvelhas already hap before the startle of Endgame . If that ’s the showcase , it also explains why the Avengers are n’t astonied to find a flying , glowing , human repay their beloved Iron Man from quad . Hypothetically , Captain Marvel answer Fury ’s page , fall to Earth , talked to the Avengers and explained herself ( which , unimportant as it may be , we would ’ve enjoy to see ) and then they asked her to go looking for Tony .

Did co-director Joe Russo really play the first openly gay character in the MCU?

Yes . Director Joe Russo plays a man at Captain America ’s support grouping who happens to be gay . Much , much more on that here :

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Did a rat actually save the galaxy?

Yes . remember about it . After killing Thanos ( which was quite the surprise , huh ? ) , the Avengers have no selection or hope for five years . Then , one day , a lowlife in a storage deftness accidentally touches a button , Scott Lang is released from the Quantum Realm , and the ball gets rolling . We marvel if that blabber will have any import move forwards . Probably not .

Did Tony figure out time travel in an evening?

In the film , Tony Stark figured out time change of location on the face of it overnight . However , there ’s no genuine indication of how much fourth dimension has passed since he turned down Captain America , Black Widow , and Ant - Man . Day ? Weeks ? Something like that , most probable . Plus , we can tell he had been work on it for at least a little second , as per his dialogue of giving it one last try before seam . betting odds are he ’d been noodling around with the idea for at least a few days before cracking it .

Where is New Asgard?

One of the fun early reveals in Endgame is that Asgard , which was destroyed in Thor : Ragnarok , has establish new residence somewhere along a body of water . To get there , Rocket and Hulk take a spaceship from New York , but there ’s no open denotation if they leave Earth or not . If it is Earth , the Greenwich Village looks like it could be in northerly Europe , especially per some of the linguistic process on its sign . Would a nation really just lease a whole other alien population ground residency on its shore , though ? We think so , simply because that ’s what go on in the comic strip in the mid-’00s .

What’s the story with the other Asgardians?

In Infinity War , we learn thathalf of the Asgardians who provide Asgard escapedbefore Thanos attack their ship . Among them were Valkyrie and Korg . We do n’t know how or when that group met back up with Thor , or where they were in the meantime , but maybe we ’ll find out one day .

How does the Ancient One know about Doctor Strange?

When look for the Time Stone back in 2012 , Hulk is disappointed to find that Stephen Strange has yet to become the Sorcerer Supreme and instead , it ’s the Ancient One , play by Tilda Swinton . Thankfully though , she have intercourse who foreign is and what he ’ll become , which seems funny since it has n’t happened yet . commemorate though , she ’s the flaming Sorcerer Supreme and late MCU movies , like Infinity War , clearly launch that Sorcerers can see the future .

Does Steve Rogers really have America’s ass?

Yes , next question .

If Hulk hadn’t taken the stairs, what would have been different?

After capturing Loki and keep New York , the Avengers make Hulk take the stairs back to the bottom of Stark Tower . It ’s a funny muzzle that has insane consequences . Hulk knocks futurity Tony out , divulge the Tesseract and permit Loki bunk , hypothetically creating some kind of alternate timeline ( more on that in a moment ) . If that had n’t happen though , Tony and Steve would have just gone home with their mission a success and not call the ‘ 70 . Tony would n’t have seen and reassured his pa , Steve would n’t have be intimate Peggy was believe about him and , well , maybe each would have suffered a unlike destiny because of it . mountain of radioactive dust from one small decision .

Where did Loki take the Tesseract?

In the chief timeline of the MCU , after the Battle of New York , Thor takes Loki and the Tesseract back to Asgard , where it safely stays until Loki steal it back in Ragnarok . But , because of meter travel , there ’s now an alternate timeline where Loki escape the Avengers with the Tesseract before pop off back to Asgard , meaningThor : The Dark World probably did n’t happenat the very least ( which some devotee may be felicitous about ) . Sure , it was castigate when Tony and Steve went even further back in time in the celluloid ’s timeline , but there is almost for sure now another one where Loki is off doing god sleep with what . So , we do n’t know , but maybeLoki ’s Disney+ showwill serve the interrogation .

What the heck is Mungo Jerry?

When Tony and Steve are running around at the SHIELD base in 1970 , a character played by Yvette Nicole Brown tries to apprehend them and describe Tony ’s beard as more Mungo Jerry than Bee Gees . What ’s Mungo Jerry , you expect ? Well , here you go . And we must say , she blast it .

Why can everyone easily hold Infinity Stones now?

Guardians of the Galaxyclearly establishesthat normal beings ca n’t plainly just have got Infinity Stones in their hands . Even Thanos postulate a gauntlet to handle them . But , in Endgame , Hulk just holds the Time Stone like it ’s nothing , everyone is running around with the Gauntlet like it ’s nothing , then Tony Stark , a mortal , uses the stones . It kills him , yes , and before that he used almost a surgical tool to care them , but it seems like the rule of the stones got a lilliputian throw out of the window here . possibly it ’s a stone by stone thing since Hawkeye holds the Soul Stone and the Red Skull holds the Tesseract , with and without baseball glove , at sealed point in time in the series .

Why didn’t Peggy see Steve in the window?

There ’s a touching moment in Endgame when Steve hides from guard in the ‘ 70s SHIELD facility only to realise he ’s in Peggy Carter ’s office . Then he examine Peggy through a window in her office and proceeds to gaze at her through the window even as she ’s like inches from him , but she never sees him . There ’s no real explanation here except , maybe she just did n’t look up or see him out of the corner of her eye , or her office has a view into a one - sided mirror . That would seem rum but it ’s possible , we reckon .

Was that Jarvis from Agent Carter?

Yes . James D’Arcy , who played Jarvis in theAgent Carter video show , became , we imagine , the first TV create Marvel fibre to look in a picture . That ’s believably because the movie ’s writers , Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely , create that show — and maybe because it was a shorter series with less complicated mythology than other shows , in their minds they consider it canon .

Is Black Widow really dead? Doesn’t she have a solo movie?

So Black Widow 100 pct dies in Endgame . The film hammer that home on multiple occasions by saying “ it ca n’t be override ” and that even with the Infinity Stones , she ca n’t be brought back . So , we assume , she connect Vision and Gamora as people who were n’t snapped from existence and have to stay dead . However , if she really is all in , what ’s die to happen withher solo moviethat ’s coming out , which is part of Phase Four ? It would almost certainly have to be a prequel and not about land her back . And if it ’s a prequel , how would that inform next movies , or will it plainly not have to ? clock time will tell on this one .

Who is Ivan?

When explore for the Soul Stone , Red Skull calls Widow the “ daughter of Ivan ” which , we discover out , is entropy she was unaware of . They could be bear on to Ivan Petrovich Bezukhov , a character from the comics who was Widow ’s defender , but not technically her father , who maybe is being exchange somewhat for the movies . I ’m opine we ’ll get more on that instant in theBlack Widow picture show .

Why didn’t the Avengers notice 2014 Nebula?

The whole third act of Endgame is possible because 2014 Nebula poses as 2023 Nebula to recall to 2023 , and allows 2014 Thanos to fare into the future . Between those two moments , we see the Avengers mourn Widow on a dock as well as Hulk ’s walkover , and Nebula is never there . Why she would n’t require to partake in those events after all her hard work is beyond us , as is why the Avengers did n’t look for her . possibly they are just used to her being a loner . Or maybe the picture show just had to get on with it .

How did Thor know Captain was worthy to wield his hammer?

One of the best moments in Endgame is when Captain America pulls a Rey from Star Wars : The Force Awakens and maintain Thor ’s former malleus , Mjölnir . In that moment , Thor exclaims “ I knew it ! ” Which , if you ’ve been pay attention , is a subtlenod back to Avengers : Age of Ultronwhen everyone tried to rise Thor ’s hammer and only one person even agitate it : Cap . So in conclusion , we see that proceeds .

How could Nebula kill her younger self and still be alive?

In club to help the Avengers , Gamora and 2023 Nebula seek to convince 2014 Nebula to get on board with snitch Thanos . She struggles but ultimately refuses , so 2023 Nebula kills her . Now , you may recall that should have killed 2023 Nebula too . And , in other time travel film , maybe it would have . Endgame makes it very clear though that traditional time travelling rules are n’t being followed here . The 2014 Nebula going back to 2023 does n’t replace herself , she becomes a second whole person whose present is now 2023 . The unspoilt 2023 Nebula never had that experience . They ’re different people with dissimilar pasts so , killing her other is like killing another individual .

What happens to 2014 Gamora?

There ’s no surprise when 2014 Gamora turns on Thanos and aid the Avengers defeat him . She was about to do the same in her timeline anyway ( as seen in Guardians of the Galaxy ) . Next , we see her meet Peter Quill , who she was whole unaware of , and then teams up with all the other woman of the MCU in another standout import . After that though , we do n’t see her again . We see Peter search for her on his ship but that search is never completed . We are left to assume that either she disappeared with Tony ’s snap ( unconvincing ) or she run off somewhere with 2023 Nebula , which could be possibly be resolve in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 . That seems the most probable , just because it would contribute all the lead of that dealership together while not ruining the impingement of her death in Infinity War .

Why didn’t Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne fight Thanos?

Two of the only unsnapped sub who do n’t fight in the big last struggle are Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne , though their girl Hope Van Dyne does . It ’s a little disappointing , but we ’d say chalk it up to them just being older and Michael Douglass and Michelle Pfeiffer not get time for that shit .

Speaking of which, where they hell were Agent Coulson, Cassie’s parents, Luis, etc.?

Even at three hours , showing where every single character in the MCU was would have been a challenge . So , it makes signified for some characters , like Luis and the 10 - Con guys , not to be in Endgame . However , Cassie ( Scott Lang ’s now older girl ) did seem oddly home alone when they reunited , and Agent Coulson , fresh off a Captain Marvel coming into court , believably would have been back for Tony ’s funeral . However , his omission feel like it could be a subtle wink from the filmmakersthat Agents of SHIELD is still materialize .

Will Pepper Potts take over the mantle as Iron Person?

Seeing Pepper Potts rock an Iron Man suit is one of the big , fun surprise of that final struggle . And , with Tony now dead , does n’t the world check need an Iron Man ? Or , better yet , an Iron Woman ? Maybe , but we ’d imagine Pepper Potts will likely concentrate on heighten her daughter with Tony , Morgan . Though , what Morgan plans on doing in the time to come is anyone ’s guess . But if you ’d like to factor in real - world hints , Gwyneth Paltrowseems pretty done with superheroics .

Why is Ned still the same age when he reunites with Peter Parker?

As Endgame comes to a close , we see a lot of dusted characters reunify with their acquaintance and family . One of particular interest is Peter Parker and his Quaker Ned , who see each other in school . Peter was “ dead , ” so it reach signified that he did n’t age . But Ned is also the same years and still in school , which he would n’t have beensince he was a sophomore in Homecoming . Far from Home will certainly answer this , but it seems likely Ned and Peter ’s other protagonist were all snap aside by Thanos so they could handily beak up where they left off .

Who was that kid at Tony’s funeral?

Almost everyone at Tony ’s funeral is recognizable , even some more tertiary character like William Hurt ’s Thaddeus Ross . But one mortal certainly stands out . It ’s that teen kid standing alone that we see before Ross and Agent Hill . Well , if you are n’t sure who that is , rewatch Iron Man 3 . It ’s doer Ty Simpkins , who played young Iron Man fan Harley Keener in that film and has now acquire up . It ’s one of many surprising nod to the old MCU in Endgame .

Will Thor be in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3?

After Thor leave New Asgard in the capable deal of Valkyrie , he takes a ride into quad with the Guardians of the Galaxy , who he fondly jokes are now the “ Asgardians of the Galaxy . ” And while we have no way of know if Thor will continue part of the squad in the third Guardians pic , once again being directed by James Gunn , you ’d have to think he ’ll at least look , if not be a full - vaned member . His banter with Star - Lord is too honorable to just give up on . And maybe we ’ll get that knife fight after all .

Did Steve remain in hiding all his years with Peggy?

After Captain America returns all the Infinity Stones ( more on that in a secondment ) , he chose to remain in the past and finally be with his dependable love , Peggy . Which is sweet but kind of problematic , ripe ? Did he really just arrest using his powers of good in this timeline ? Did the Avengers forgather without him at the helm ? It ’s arduous to understand but we ’re guessing the answer is somewhere in Hulk ’s speech about time change of location . perchance once he yield the Harlan Fisk Stone in a domain where Thanos ’ walkover had been reversed , he went to the past of that time , an unknown past times . A time where , one can bear , he either was n’t needed as Captain America . Or , more likely , he was Captain America , just without the ice nap . So , by the metre Tony Stark come around , Cap was just too erstwhile to conjoin up . Maybe he even help for another looping of the Avengers . It ’s confusing for trusted .

How did Steve return the Soul Stone?

As found in Infinity War , the Soul Stone is alone among the Infinity Stones , as its the only one which requires you to sacrifice someone for it , leaving it out in the open air for you to cull up afterward . You ’d think giving it back would n’t be an easy task but that , maybe , it could bestow Black Widow back . We do n’t sleep together exactly how it go down but , more than likely , Red Skull just accepted it and will keep it for the next person . The price was pay . The stone was used .

What does Endgame tell us about the upcoming Disney+ shows?

Marvel has yet to 100 percent confirm the movies coming in the next few years , but we do bonk four streaming shows are on the fashion . There ’s WandaVision , The Falcon and Winter Soldier , Loki , and What if ? Just by its very nature , What If ? is kind of a canon broadside , but Endgame does give us some idea of what the other shows may be . Vision does not come back ( or even seem ) in Endgame , so one has to strike it will bea show set before , or during , Infinity War . Loki could have been a similar show , showing his feat between previous movies , but now with him escape with the Tesseract in a new timeline , maybe the show is about that ? Finally , it seems very likely now with Falcon becoming the fresh Captain America ( which , yes , pass ) , that his show could be about him learning how to step into that function , with the help of his chum the Winter Soldier .

Why isn’t there an end credit scene?

For the first time in 11 years , Marvel pick out not to give one of its movies an end credit vista . intelligibly , that was done for a intellect and we ’d envisage it was so lover would leave the theater thinking about the motion picture itself and not a tease of what ’s next , and to truly give this chapter real closure . Plus , if you consider we see Sam becoming Captain America , Thor leaving with the Guardians , Peter seeing Ned , it really has a bunch of similar scenes , they ’re just in the flick as oppose to after the credits .

What was that sound though?

in reality , at the final stage of the course credit , there is something . It ’s a sound of a cock come to metal and , if it sound conversant , 10 points to Gryffindor . That was Tony Stark building the Mark 1 in the cave in the first Iron Man , whichyou can see here . It ’s the audio of Tony Stark building the MCU in a agency , which is a squeamish bank bill to go out on . The speech sound that started it all .

Where does the MCU go from here?

With no end cite panorama , Marvel is still keeping fans in the dark about where the films will go from here . Especially since Endgame kill off Black Widow , making it all but certain that her solo picture show is a prequel . So who are the new Avengers ? Are there new Avengers ? What ’s the next big task ? Well , the sky is the limit . The Eternalsare go bad to be introduce , giving the cosmic side of things a new bed . There ’s more Spider - Man , more Black Panther , more Doctor Strange , and more Guardians of the Galaxy , perhaps even with Thor . The Skrulls are still out there — proficient Skrulls but Skrulls nonetheless . We ’re going to see Captain Marvel again , for sure . And Endgame adjust up the possibility for not one , but many spin - off timeline from the main one where Tony Stark is now dead and Captain America is an one-time gentleman . Who ’s to say Marvel does n’t closed book warfare everything and clamber those timelines , giving us new characters and raw versions of old characters , all in the same movie ? It ’s possible . Anything is at this full stop .

Correction : I ’m silent . The “ present ” in Endgame is n’t 2019 , it ’s 2023 . All references to 2019 characters have been updated as such . Thanks to Yolandafor the heads up . Go read herCaptain Marvel critical review .

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