This is probably because either 1) they’re afraid of lawsuits or 2) they have a better system for handling copyrighted materials than nonconsensual porn.

So I’m a bit curious, is this new under Elon Musk, or was this always an issue?

like most MCU villains they started committing random acts of violence as their leader “goes bad.”

IDK I got the idea that a lot of people in the Flag Smasher’s inner circle were beginning to question their leaders’ violent decisions, I feel like the show was definitely portraying the leader as worse that the members, even though they were all in the wrong here

ask the people who (I keep repeating this) are canonically responsible for the problem due to their negligence

lol the only person canonically responsible is Thanos

I think it could have worked as a slow-burn suspense/mystery spy thriller if only had been building up to something worthwhile. I try to keep in mind that the whole show basically got reshot because they deemed the series’ plot as too similar to the Ukraine vs. Russia conflict (pretty ironic considering the plot of Falcon & The Winter Soldier but okay), I suspect the original version of this show was FAR better than what we got. That crazy scene of the people shooting each other in public (kept vague for the sake of spoilers but it’s in the finale) felts like we got a peek into what this show was supposed to be.

One thing I was trying to keep in mind with this movie is I’m pretty sure that it’s the last MCU production to start filming before Kevin Fiege’s shift to “making good stories” or whatever. I think the turnover shows too, as this movie started filming in March of 2023 and is getting released a mere month or two before Thunderbolts*, which started filming in February of 2024. But it seems like the reshoots couldn’t fix this movie’s problems.

I’m not heavy into gaming but I’m shocked that RDR wasn’t already on PC.

The Sentry probably will be the main threat, it’s likely that they go with the backstory of him having DID based on the choice of Where Is My Mind? for the trailer music, and picking that as the theme sort of insinuates that Sentry will play a MAJOR role in the plot, at least.

Racist presidents before a racist Cap? Please.

Yeah I saw this trailer in IMAX when I went to see Joker 2 and I almost bood because I was hoping to see the Thunderbolts* trailer instead. Although I do like the Cap 4 trailer.

I hope he’s in it as a surprise character

The point really is “it’s another movie”. Same point of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World. Having these types of movies makes sense. “Good guy fights bad guy!” isn’t a bad comic book movie premise, and I think sometimes people assume superhero films have to be bigger than that to be good.

Shang Chi and Blue Beetle weren’t bad either

I’m a completionist to an extent so I’m watching everything Marvel, but even I wish I could unwatch Secret Invasion.

Still, you have to blame the writing for all of that, not the actors or the source material. Because what’s on screen can vary wildly from the comics if you want it to.

Is he good in Twisted Metal? That show looks like a lot of fun.

Shang Chi was great.

It’s pretty hard to pitch the Flag Smashers as victims or the “good guys”.

The real problem with the aftermath of The Snap is that it basically became an in-universe analogue for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but there’s still no easy answer in the MCU counterpart so it’s just frustrating because it can’t be resolved without hurting someone.

Imagine shooting this movie twice just for it to do this badly.

It was the one thing I figured would be better after reshoots, but I guess it’s still bad!

This also explains why they marketed Thunderbolts* far heavier than Captain America: Brave New World last month.

AFA is the American Family Association, they’re the ones leading the charge on things like Bud Light and Target boycotts. Seems like that link was part of a similar campaign.

A lot of Kick fans and viewers like content from people who pick fights with randos in public and generally try to get a rise out of people. Even that is not as bad as recklessly crashing a luxury car that has a friend as well as an employee inside.

This!