10 Reasons Marvel Shouldn't Mix The MCU And Netflix Characters

9. Stick To Smaller Stories

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So far the Netflix series' have been based around smaller, more insular stories like stopping crime kingpins, resisting an abuser and cleaning up Harlem. These stories have a much more personal slant and don't necessarily always involve world-ending stakes.

Once the likes of Daredevil and Luke Cage have been introduced to Thor the God of Thunder and a talking raccoon, how could they go back to busting drug dealers and small-time career criminals? Much like Tony Stark having seen the other side of the Chitauri worm-hole, an existential crisis would be inevitable.

The Netflix universe being street-level, and preferably remaining so, relies on these small-scale, more accessible stories. Jessica Jones may not be so interested in counselling a heroin addict or surveilling an adulterer once she's come face to face with Drax The Destroyer. It could all start to look a bit meaningless compared to the space hopping action of the Guardians.

It would be advisable to keep the big, alien, world-destroying stuff out and keep the Netflix world small-time, focused and arguably more interesting.

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