Part of the novelty of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been the franchise’s ability to throw out new developments and hooks, only to pick up on them again in a sequel, spinoff, or some other project. Whether it’s something as grand as name-dropping the Avengers as a concept or something more subtle, like questioning the cosmic reason for why Bruce Banner is still alive, seeing things through and paying things off has been the MCU’s strength.

Now, not every storytelling baton pass can be a winner. Plot concepts and post-credits teasers can fall completely flat. I’m not talking about ones that are not followed up on in any way. Yes, you could easily make a list of plot threads that have yet to go anywhere, like the stuff with Pip the Troll, Hercules, the Ten Rings’ signal to space, or t

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