'Avengers: Infinity War' is a spotlight on the MCU's biggest weakness

Warning: This post contains MAJOR spoilers for the end of Avengers: Infinity War

Maybe I'm a monster, but the moment I cheered the loudest during Avengers: Infinity War was when all the superheroes disintegrated and the bad guy got his happy ending.

I'm certainly not a fan of genocide (to put it mildly), or even a Thanos groupie. But I do like compelling stories, and a villain-centric arc that refused to let the heroes win was the first time a Marvel movie has surprised me.

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So what's the problem? Well, the ending leaves me itching for a Thanos prequel instead of the next Avengers or even Captain Marvel — which will undoubtedly undo this unhappy ending. And the knowledge that we'll probably never get that prequel is why the Marvel Cinematic Universe is starting to lose me. Read more...

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