10 Post-Credits Scenes That Totally Trolled Audiences

Sit through an epic movie only to be "rewarded" with something inconsequential or ridiculous.

In recent years, in large part due to the comic book genre, post-credits scenes have become a huge deal, an added snippet of entertainment value that's feverishly discussed both prior to and following the release of a hugely-anticipated blockbuster film.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has helped popularise the concept of the stinger scene, as every one of their films now features one, usually to provide a tease for the next movie, or in rare cases, to troll audiences. You see, prior to the MCU trotting out epic teaser scenes after the credits, post-credits scenes were often just jokey scenes that didn't really belong anywhere else in the movie, and provided a small bit of added value for those who bothered to sit through the credits. Audiences weren't missing out on much for the most part, though both before and after Marvel's dominance took hold, there have been post-credits scenes that completely defied our expectations and, for want of a better word, completely trolled audiences without mercy or compassion.

We're running down 10 post-credits scenes that either disappointed, confused or flat-out screwed with audiences, in many instances making us wish we'd spent those 7 minutes waiting for the credits to finish heading to the bar or walking home instead. In some instances, the trolling was intentional, whereas in others it clearly wasn't, but the result is the same: audiences the world over let out a simultaneous groan after sitting through the credits only to be "rewarded" with something inconsequential or totally ridiculous.

10. Blade... Drives? - Blade: Trinity

The Scene: Blade is driving his car into the night, speeds off out of the frame...and that's it.

Why It Trolled Audiences: It's at least consistent that a hugely disappointing Blade film also gave audiences a hugely disappointing post-credits scene.

In fairness, at this point in time, comic book movies hadn't yet become obsessed with post-credits stingers, so there wasn't exactly a huge expectation that we'd see something epic, but if David S. Goyer was going to bother filming something for the credits, it could have been a little more exciting than this.

Given the relatively ambiguous nature of the film's ending, couldn't we at least have seen Blade pull up and start killing some more vampires? Instead, we see him driving and nothing else, making us wonder why Goyer even bothered...
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