Are MCU fans only after easter-eggs nowadays?

Are MCU fans only after easter-eggs nowadays? Jul 21, 2021 17:51:20 GMT Hauntedknight87 likes this

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Post by Spooky Ghost Ackbar on Jul 21, 2021 17:51:20 GMT

Jul 19, 2021 19:06:38 GMT Skaathar said:

Had a conversation in another MCU group I'm a member of. I mentioned how both Loki and Black Widow had pretty weak writing and character development all around. They all ganged up on me, because how dare I not enjoy Loki and Black Widow when they were clearly awesome!

When I asked them why they thought these shows were awesome, the responses I got where:

* Because it gave us Kang!
* Because we got female Loki!
* Because we got multiverses now!
* Because they introduced Taskmaster!
* That Throg scene was awesome!
* We got Iron maiden and Red Guardian in the same movie!

And as I'm hearing all their reasons, I started to see a pattern: Do MCU fans no longer care about good writing and character development? Is dropping a number of comic easter-eggs all that's necessary to get MCU fans all hyped up and rate a show a 9/10 or 10/10?

Certainly seems to be the case as of late.

Offering reasonable criticism of the MCU in a group of hardcore MCU fans? Rookie mistake!

As for the question, I enjoy the Easter eggs, but they aren’t enough to make a movie or show worthwhile. I found all three of the DisneyFlix series to be shallow, poorly written and superficial. I imagine the Kang thing felt random and pointless AF to casual fans who weren’t expecting him or didn’t know who he was.

However, I enjoyed seeing Red Guardian on screen for the kicks of seeing the character join the MCU, but I also thought he was well written (for what little screen time he had) and relevant to the story. He didn’t feel like fan service to me.