The Marvels and the MCU's Villain Problem

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The Marvels, like most of the MCU, has a villain problem. With some notable exceptions, many of the studio's antagonists are formulaic and contribute little to the films' arcs and tones. Marvel finally scored back-to-back home runs with Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War, thanks to well-performed villains like Adrian Toomes, Hela, Killmonger, and Thanos.

The Marvels , like most of the MCU , has a villain problem . With some notable exceptions, many of the studio's antagonists are formulaic and contribute little to the films' arcs and tones. Marvel finally scored back-to-back home runs with Spider-Man: Homecoming , Thor: Ragnarok , Black Panther , and Avengers: Infinity War , thanks to well-performed villains like Adrian Toomes , Hela , Killmonger , and Thanos .

The Marvels MCU Villain Problem Spider-Man: Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War Adrian Toomes Hela Killmonger Thanos

 

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