So it’s worth checking out his solo installment, which despite grossing $200 million domestically didn’t quite have the buzz of some of its predecessors. I haven’t broken out the stopwatch yet, but I’d estimate that the Sorcerer Supreme has the third-most screen time of the 27 characters in the Infinity War credits, which is one of the reasons the studio hasn’t announced any plans for Doctor Strange 2 yet.

She’s a survivor of HYDRA experiments that gave her vaguely defined (but incredibly powerful) powers he’s an android superhero whose operating system runs on one of the Infinity Stones. The second Avengers film is more tolerated than beloved, but amid the unconvincing Eastern European accents and levitating Eastern European cities, Ultron marks the introduction of the two Avengers who get the most screen time in Infinity War’s Earthbound plotline: Scarlet Witch and Vision. It’s also a good introduction to the MCU’s version of space - super-saturated, overstuffed, kind of goofy - where much of Infinity War takes place. We learn about his fraught relationship with his adoptive daughters Gamora and Nebula, as well as his ’90s-kid obsession with catching ’em all - in this case the Infinity Stones, one of which, the Power Stone, serves as the film’s MacGuffin. (This would not be the last time Thanos send a gofer to fetch him one of the Infinity Stones, and frankly it’s a wonder it took him this long to just go get them himself.)īesides explaining why a big gray guy, a green woman, a raccoon, a tree, and a Yacht Rock enthusiast are all traveling through space together, Guardians of the Galaxy also gives Thanos a proper introduction.

The post-credits scene also features the first appearance of Thanos, the big purple guy who was behind Loki’s attempted invasion of Earth.

The Avengers has our favorite heroes meeting each other for the first time, which gives you all the introductions you need.

There’s no need to have to go back and rewatch all the origin stories from the MCU’s Phase I.

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