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And bringing Wells back was great.  He made season one with his low-key creepiness and the constant question of whether he was really the Reverse-Flash so it was great to see a real Wells and return of the character (if you can call it that).  

The way the show constantly made you think "wells is totally Reverse-Flash" only to introduce something that would make you go "No, wait a second, maybe he isn't!" was engaging stuff.  

I always enjoy "you dun goofed by fucking with the timeline" stuff and I suspect that's exactly what I'm in for with Barry saving his mother.  

Damn son.

I know it's a cliche to say it wouldn't stand up on its own and that it's more like a season finale than a standalone film. On the other hand . . . what's wrong with that? It was the goddamn BOMB, yo.

Spectacle? A million / 10
Characters? Amazing. Kept a lot of people separate, but that's because . . .
Cliffhanger? GGNNNNN FUCK GIMME DAT SEQUEL NOW! Comicbooks get away with this shit because I only have to wait a month. I don't even know when this is getting wrapped up! (I just googled it. Thank god it's only next year but that's still too long!)
As someone who grew up reading and loving these comicbooks and these heroes, seeing them properly brought to life and interacting over the past decade is something unbelievably special. And much as the potential monopoly makes the communist and artist in me want to scream, I'm actually glad Disney will be able to chuck the FF in there, maybe the X-Men, and everything.

Still disappointed the Netflix superheroes weren't included, but at the very least it will be interesting to see them deal with the fallout. I wonder if Ant Man and the Wasp will as well? It's an odd one, as presumably the next Avengers film will see one of the heroes put the glove on and fix everything, so will that mean any films/ series which deal with it are erased from the timeline?

Anyway, in short: OMG.

Awesome movie. Might have topped Civil War as my favourite out of the bunch.

It started hot and didn't let up throughout the whole movie. It nailed the funny bits, it nailed the heartwarming bits, and it sure as hell nailed the heartbreaking bits.

I read somewhere that this was meant to be Thanos's film, and it's clearly the case. If you consider him the hero, he follows the traditional hero's journey with the three acts nearly perfectly. He gets his happy ending and that's why "Thanos will return" is the tagline to close out the movie.

In regards to what you were saying about who's going to pick up the pieces Drunka, I think it's going to be Captain Marvel. It was her logo on the pager with Nick Fury at the end, there.

Yeah, the Thanos thing was obvious. I think Marvel have definitely put to rest the criticism that they can't do villains properly over the last year or two. Vulture, Killmonger, Thanos, Hela, all super compelling.

I stand by my saying the film was phenomenal and that I loved it but I also hate it. That was emotionally exhausting and I've been in an absolute state for days. I can't stop thinking about it.

I know that was a Captain Marvel sting at the end there, and I'm sure she'll be extremely relevant in the denouement but I think the final end has to be Cap, Thor, Iron Man and Hulk finishing things. They're the core Avengers and this initial decade of the MCU has been about them. I see them all putting their hands into the gauntlet at once (similarly to how all the Guardians held the stone together) and saving the day at the cost of sacrificing themselves.

They could even make it a point that they mess something up slightly, and that's what brings the mutants and the FF into our universe.

Just got back from seeing it and much like you say Drunka it's a nice wrap up for this phase of the MCU before Ant-Man & The Wasp start the new phase. It is interesting how they introduce Carol as we know her film is in the 90s, so where has he been and how can Nick Fury (who'll be her film) call her? Is she on ice? In space? And another thing we know Spider-Man 2 is coming that Peter is coming back, but will Loki, for instance, how far back will they go.

On the mutants what if all the people that come back have mutant powers? or they come back to a timeline where they've always existed or every miracles powers are woken up? I think Fantastic Four is easy to write into the MCU as a family can go to space and get powers at any time.

In the comics doesn't Adam Warlock use the Gauntlet and he is in the MCU but would it be weird for a new character like him to save the day?

I think Drunka has it on the head in that the original quartet of Thor, Hulk, Iron Man and Cap will ultimately save the day.

What I meant by Captain Marvel picking up the pieces is that she'll likely be a key part of the Avengers moving forwards post Avengers 4 along with folks like Black Panther, Spidey and the Guardians.

I don't know if I want them to bring the X-Men into the MCU. I think it's too far gone at this stage for them to bring them in, and as much as I know that's leaving a lot of great comic book stories on the table, I think it's cleaner to keep those two universes separated at this point.

Why do I get the feeling Barry's not out of the woods with regards to the memory loss?  Either they messed up or the timeline's even more effed than when Barry caused Flashpoint, because the reason he even has his powers is because Eobard got stuck in the past and had to get Barry's speed back to open up the portal to his future.