The post-credit sequences in any given MCU installment usually provides fans with the most anticipated moments of the entire film: nobody dares leave the cinema in a Marvel movie until the credits have finished rolling, the lights have come up, and an attendant is assuring you that there's absolutely nothing left to see, so please, please, go away. That's to say, the reveal of future plot points in credits scenes, coupled with a whole host of speculation and rumour in the months following on, is essentially what the whole MCU experience is about - what's next? So whereas Thor: The Dark World's post-credits scenes weren't really all that (a weird one with The Collector that only signalled how potentially tone confused Guardians of the Galaxy might end up/Jane and Thor getting back together/A large alien creature running around London), the post-credits scenes inherent to The Winter Soldier were genuinely exciting and offered up future plot points whilst also teasing events for the upcoming Captain America 3, due out in 2016. The first post-credits is the one that will provide fans with the largest dose of excitement, of course, given that it reveals future Avengers - and twins - Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and the Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), who are being held captive in a secret underground lair by a Hydra boss. The scene in question gives us a little glimpse into their abilities: we get brief shots of Quicksilver moving at full speed, and an explosive shot of the Scarlet Witch's spell-casting. The second post-credits scene is simple but effective: Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier himself) visits the Captain America Museum and looks to understand that, once upon a time, he was a good. Congratulations, Captain America: The Winter Soldier. You're the best MCU sequel yet. Like this article? Let us know in the comments section below.
Adrian Smith was born in Singapore City and moved to London when he was five. He writes for the internet full-time, and occasionally makes travel documentaries (the last one was about Moscow). He has a cat called Louis.
