Avengers Endgame: 10 Unexpected Consequences To Reversing The Snap

Stark’s retired and living by the lake; Thor is on a downward spiral in New Asgard; the happy and well-adjusted Banner has become a celebrity firefighter; and Hawkeye’s working on extending the second stage of grief into a lifestyle choice.

Captain America? Natasha makes a crack about him coming home to do his laundry. It’s a reference to what college kids do when they drop back in to see the parents, and implies that Cap hasn’t been around either. In point of fact, until the time heist we don’t see Steve suited up for any reason.

The others might have prioritised whatever they’re working through, but Captain America doesn’t take days off. The only reason he’d be heading up support groups and not kicking ass is that there are no asses to kick.

Natasha is coordinating efforts on the part of the few remaining heroes, but it’s obvious she’s not needed. No one has anything to report, and they clearly haven’t for some time. In her own way, Natasha’s as broken as Hawkeye: the team was her way of atoning for all the damage she caused, and they failed. That hairstyle’s not her new look - the usually immaculate Black Widow hasn’t cut or coloured her hair since Infinity War’s platinum bob.

Those rises in street level crime we talked about are certainly real (hence Barton’s vendetta): but Avengers level stuff? Conflicts between countries? Terrorism, alien invasions, badass world-dominating supervillains? They don’t seem to exist anymore.

Thanos brought peace to the world.