Me realizing I have to watch a bunch of movies and TV shows just so I can watch Avengers 5:
I've only seen Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Black Widow, Guardians 3, Shang-Chi, Falcon & Winter Soldier and WandaVision since Endgame.
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dbkenny4262025-11-11 17:28
You don't have to watch anything, though. There were people who saw Endgame as their first ever MCU movie, and still enjoyed it. I imagine Doomsday will be similar.
ActionsConsequences92025-11-11 19:21
What kind of unicorn started with Endgame?
dbkenny4262025-11-11 19:37
I've read at least two articles/blog posts over the years of people who have never seen any other MCU movie, but went with friends to see Endgame. I may be wrong, as it's been a while since I read them, but I vaguely remember one of them saying they did it just to see if they would still be able to follow and enjoy it, and they mostly did.
rubyschnees2025-11-11 17:28
so just...do it?
most of them are fine, some of them are really good, and you have an entire year before doomsday comes out - i don't understand why this is such an issue
SparkySam1002025-11-11 17:35
Because people have jobs and families and don't have the time to watch a bazillion TV shows and movies where half of them are undeniably mid, even if there are some gems hidden there.
TheGrumble2025-11-11 17:41
so just... don't?
Toshimoko292025-11-11 17:50
A bazillion?! Oh no!
GullibleGap99662025-11-11 21:34
good thing you dont have to do that
Kwilly4622025-11-11 17:28
What you listed is good enough. I mean, I'm sure Thunderbolts would definitely help, but that's about it. Because that movie sums up Cap: Brave New World in one sentence about Red Hulk.
legion_XXX2025-11-11 17:29
A lot you can skip too.
ShotStorm81712025-11-11 17:31
Loki, Quantumnania, The Marvels are extremely important in my opinion for Doomsday
Head_Acanthisitta2562025-11-11 17:33
Murphy should’ve been casted as Doom
SubhasTheJanitor2025-11-11 17:35
It’s cast*
And you can’t just make someone act in a movie. He likely would’ve declined the part.
lanwopc2025-11-11 18:56
I agree, Eddie would have made a great Dr. Doom.
RihoSucks2025-11-11 19:11
Now THATS a multiverse story I wanna see!
Single-Pianist-22112025-11-11 17:34
just watch the stuff the main cast is in (the livestream announcement with all the chairs)
BravoLeader30002025-11-11 17:35
You won't be making that face if you watch Loki!
scrotanimus2025-11-11 17:36
The longer the MCU goes on the harder they have to try to keep normies involved. Normie masses pay the bills.
ThatOtherGuyTPM2025-11-11 17:37
Except that the idea you need to watch all of it is made up.
RihoSucks2025-11-11 19:10
Yeah its really annoying when I see people asking what do I need to watch before X? And people are like oh you have to watch this entire d+ show just because of one thing or whatever. They generally give you what you need to know to watch any project by itself.
ThatOtherGuyTPM2025-11-11 19:30
I have found, from many I’ve talked to, that it tends to come from people who came into the movies and shows first. Pretty much every comic book fan I’ve ever met at some point picked up some random comic in the middle of a massive history and figured it out.
Intelligent-Bass99142025-11-12 00:56
Made up or not, if the general audience is deterred by watching the new films because they think they have to watch previous shows/films, that’s a problem. Generally one can’t have their cake and eat it too. Marvel wanted and created a single universe that grew with the time and fanbase and now their fans created the idea that “everything is essential”.
Me, I just give people the same advice as I do when they want to read comics: just start where you like, and if you have more time just expand. This does require some expositional backcalling and such, but as long as it isn’t excessive, it is what it is.
ThatOtherGuyTPM2025-11-12 01:17
There’s only so much you can do to stop an audience from deterring themselves.
Narrow-Standard-37262025-11-11 17:36
Just watch summary videos
rfy932025-11-11 17:40
If you don’t even like something enough to watch a few things, then are you a fan of that thing? Just don’t watch secret wars if you don’t care about half of the characters that will be in it and view finding out about them as “homework”
ThePhunkyPharaoh2025-11-11 17:41
Weird post... know your target audience
Careless_Royal82092025-11-11 18:01
I'm a comic book fan, I'm no stranger to having to catch up on stories that I didn't read, but I've heard a lot of the movies and shows I haven't seen are not that good. And I get that when the virus hit, the movie industry (much like other industries) suffered, but I don't want to waste time and money on movies that a lot of people say is trash!
ThePhunkyPharaoh2025-11-11 18:05
You won't know whether you like them until you see them, don't let others opinions control your own. The worst MCU films are mediocre at worst, but there aren't any I would decline watching. Of those you listed you missed a couple of my favorites and saw my least favorite of the post-Endgame movies, but I'm not going to say which because you should form your own opinion
Careless_Royal82092025-11-11 18:22
That's true.
Falconbear362025-11-11 17:45
Oh no... what a horrible thing watching great movies and shows....
MishellyUser2025-11-11 17:47
I think Loki is the only TV Show that's actually benefited 100% important.
Now speaking of movies, just the post credit scenes of The Marvels, Cap 4, Thunderbolts and FF sets up Doomsday, so just wat can those scenes on YouTube or open rotten tomatoes and watch the one you think you'll enjoy more.
Plenty watched Infinity War as their first flick and liked it, you'll be fine with just recap vids or going in blind, no need to harm yourself over it
Hungry-Pop85282025-11-11 17:47
I wanted to do a marathon of Fox and MCU films, but I’m not gonna do it cause I have a job and more outside stuff to do. I’m just gonna watch a handful of movies and call it a day before Doomsday comes out
Toshimoko292025-11-11 17:52
Look man, they’re just like the comics, you can jump in whenever you want. There is no homework, there is no test. Just see what you want, and if you like someone in it, see the other stuff they’re in. It’s pretty easy.
DigificWriter2025-11-11 18:07
The problem with this meme and post is that you actually don't have to watch a bunch of stuff before Avengers: Doomsday.
ExplanationSecure6022025-11-11 18:27
add loki and deadpool&wolverine too as they cover important base for multiverse
StrLord_Who2025-11-11 19:18
Just watch Loki.
RedditNomad72025-11-11 19:32
You don’t have to watch anything first if you don’t want to. You may not recognize some characters right away if you don’t, but anything you NEED to know will be explained, if only briefly.
I took my SO to see Thunderbolts and she’d only seen the first couple MCU movies before that. She loved the movie and said she didn’t feel like she was missing anything that she needed to know. The idea that you have to watch all of the other movies first just isn’t true.
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most of them are fine, some of them are really good, and you have an entire year before doomsday comes out - i don't understand why this is such an issue
And you can’t just make someone act in a movie. He likely would’ve declined the part.
Me, I just give people the same advice as I do when they want to read comics: just start where you like, and if you have more time just expand. This does require some expositional backcalling and such, but as long as it isn’t excessive, it is what it is.
Now speaking of movies, just the post credit scenes of The Marvels, Cap 4, Thunderbolts and FF sets up Doomsday, so just wat can those scenes on YouTube or open rotten tomatoes and watch the one you think you'll enjoy more.
Plenty watched Infinity War as their first flick and liked it, you'll be fine with just recap vids or going in blind, no need to harm yourself over it
I took my SO to see Thunderbolts and she’d only seen the first couple MCU movies before that. She loved the movie and said she didn’t feel like she was missing anything that she needed to know. The idea that you have to watch all of the other movies first just isn’t true.