Marvel Cinematic Universe: Every 2019 Project Ranked Worst To Best
Three movies. Five shows. Which ones shined bright in the MCU's biggest year yet?
It seems like every year that's passed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's eleven-year run to date has been bigger than the last, and 2019 has proved to be no exception. Aside from the debut of Captain Marvel and the further adventures of Spider-Man making huge waves, Avengers: Endgame went on to become the biggest movie of all time over the summer.
On the big screen, these films both marked the end of an era, where characters like Iron Man and Captain America ushered us through the franchise's first decade, and brought us into a new one, where faces fresh and familiar will be stepping up to carry us forward. That same idea was even present in the television side - albeit unintentionally - as 2019 saw the Netflix corner of the MCU come to an end, the closing up of Marvel TV and the cancellations that came with it, and the penultimate outing of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the franchise shifts its small screen focus to Disney+.
Between three films and five television shows, it's been quite a ride this year for fans of the overall franchise. So now that the third (and final) season of Runaways has aired, marking the official end of MCU material for 2019, let's take a spoiler-filled look back over all the projects to sort out which ones shined the brightest...
8. Cloak & Dagger: Season 2
Though the second - and final - season of Cloak & Dagger is at the bottom of the list, that in no way means that it was terrible. Compared to the rest of the projects on this list, though, it fell short simply due to the fact that 2019 was both a pretty solid year for the franchise overall and that the series itself was cut down before it could continue blossoming into something even better.
To its credit, season two took us to some pretty dark places thanks to the machinations of Andre Deschaine and the horrible things he was doing, like running a sex trafficking ring. It also wasn't afraid about doubling down on the aspects that make its titular heroes' corner of the world so unique, with a number of trips into the Loa dimension and an exploration of the divine pairing concept pushing the series into weirder and weirder territory.
Throw in the return of Detective Connors and the drama it brought, some fun action sequences like an arcade-themed battle or the showdown at the motel, and solid performances from Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph, and it was a pretty solid season, even if the show isn't "for everyone." And, fortunately, despite the show being cancelled, it wrapped up pretty cleanly and paved the way for the duo's appearance in the third season of Runaways.