1. When Bruce Banner Showed Up At The End Of Iron Man 3
The biggest issue that Marvel faces with its cinematic universe is explaining why Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and the Hulk don't appear in each others' films. With Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, there are potential explanations. Thor is realm-hopping for most of the film and has very little time to stop the convergence once he gets to Earth so he can't exactly call for help. Meanwhile, Captain America is on the run so he needs to stay off the grid. There is also the theory that the stories of both films are running concurrently with Iron Man 3, which is why the three are unable to help each other out. But then there is the post-credits scene in Iron Man 3 that sees Bruce Banner acting as a therapist to Tony following the events of the film. This scene that has no place in the film and serves no purpose other than to anger fans who would have loved to see the Hulk show up and kick some extremis butt during the film's climax. Keeping Hulk out of the movie is not the issue. Fans will invent reasons for him to not be there. But keeping him out of the film only to reveal him during the post-credits scene was just a slap in the face. The sting should serve to excite you about the next film to come, not remind us of what we were missing in the one we just saw. This is one scene that everyone will gladly forget. Do you agree with this list? Are there other eye rolling, head scratching, or fist clenching moments in the MCU? Should we quit nitpicking and just enjoy the damn movies? Let us know in the comments.
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