13 Huge Mistakes That Are Killing The MCU

13. The Series Just Delivered Four Of Its Worst Films In The Space Of A Year

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has delivered six films since the franchise's return to cinemas following COVID-19, and quality-wise, it's really been a bit of a disaster.

Yes, Spider-Man: No Way Home was great and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was solid, but those are the exceptions. The less said about the other four post-COVID MCU films, the better.

Black Widow was a soulless and mediocre sort-of prequel that failed miserably to give a beloved character the great send-off she deserved. Eternals was a stunningly dull slog that wasted so much potential and was just depressing to watch.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was a shambolic mess from top to bottom that ruined characters and Marvel lore to no end, and as for Thor: Love and Thunder? Well, it's not as bad as the other three but it's still not good. It's another storytelling fail that doesn't even provide the big laughs most were hoping for.

So, the MCU has just delivered not one, not two, not three but four of its worst films in the space of 12 months. If that's not a sign that a franchise is dying, then what the hell is?

The tail-end of Phase 3 wasn't exactly a rosy picture either. Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel were disappointments, and Spider-Man: Far from Home, though much better than either of those two, still wasn't the franchise at its best.