The MCU Diaries

I Think I Figured Out How Stephen McFeely Figured Out How To Bring Tony Stark Back — Without Ruining Endgame

The new Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer brought Tony Stark’s warning about messing with time back into focus. What if Stephen McFeely’s big Secret Wars idea is a Tony variant who reaches the final choice of Endgame — and makes the other decision?

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WandaVision Is About Grief — But Its Real Story Is About Control

WandaVision is obviously about grief, but grief is only Wanda’s wound. The real story is what happens when she tries to control reality, Vision and an entire town so she never has to experience that loss again.

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Is WandaVision Season 2 Happening? VisionQuest Is The Continuation You’re Looking For

There is no announced WandaVision Season 2, but Marvel has not abandoned Westview. VisionQuest is picking up White Vision, Tommy and the consequences of the finale — just without repeating the original show.

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Why Is WandaVision A Sitcom? The TV Gimmick Is Actually Wanda’s Defense Mechanism

Why is WandaVision a sitcom? Because Wanda builds a world where loss can be contained, family survives the episode and reality can be edited away. Here’s why the TV format is really her defense mechanism.

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Why Is Ultron In VisionQuest? He’s More Than Vision’s Villain

Ultron is back in VisionQuest, but Marvel appears to be using him for more than nostalgia. Here’s how Ultron helped create Vision, why he still exists inside Vision’s programming and why his return could become the show’s most important character conflict.

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Who Is White Vision? What Happened After WandaVision And Is He The Real Vision?

White Vision has Vision’s body and memories, but that does not automatically make him the same person. Here’s what happened to him after WandaVision, where he went and why VisionQuest is turning his identity into the real story.

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VisionQuest Trailer Review: Marvel Gave Vision His Memories Back. That Wasn’t Enough

I loved the VisionQuest trailer because Marvel appears to be asking a much better question than “Who is White Vision?” He already has Vision’s memories. The problem is whether those memories make the life his — especially when Tommy shows up looking for his father.

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“You Have Lived Stolen Lives”: Doctor Doom Just Put The Entire MCU On Trial

Doctor Doom says Marvel’s heroes have lived “stolen lives.” That may be more than a threat. It could turn the MCU’s biggest victories into evidence against them.

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“Did You Do This, Victor?” Why Doctor Doom Is Reed Richards’ Perfect Villain

“Did you do this, Victor?” may reveal the key to Reed Richards and Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday: two geniuses trying to solve the same crisis by very different rules.

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Cyclops in Avengers: Doomsday: Marvel Is Finally Fixing the X-Men Movies’ Biggest Mistake

Cyclops gets one of Avengers: Doomsday’s biggest X-Men moments. Here’s why Scott Summers matters, what the old movies got wrong, and what Marvel can finally fix.

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