Eternals' Original Ending Would've Avoided 2 Phase 4 Problems
Eternals introduced a new superhero team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and had a very different tone from the rest of the MCU, which made it one of the most divisive movies from this connected universe – but its original ending, although bleak, would have avoided some of the biggest problems Eternals and Phase 4 are currently facing. With the Infinity Saga now over and the original Avengers team no longer around, the MCU is moving forward with new characters, events, and concepts, though it’s also struggling with many, many problems.
Among the newest additions to the MCU are the Eternals, a group of synthetic beings created by the Celestial Arishem the Judge. Eternals explained that these characters were sent to Earth centuries ago to protect it from the Deviants, their evil counterparts, but once the Deviants were defeated, the Eternals stayed on Earth waiting for a sign to return “home” and helped humanity evolve, though they weren’t allowed to interfere in their conflicts. The Eternals parted ways and re-teamed many decades later after the death of their leader, Ajak (Salma Hayek), the return of the Deviants, and the fast approach of an apocalyptic event called “The Emergence”, which was all about the birth of a new Celestial, Tiamut, from the center of Earth. Now led by Sersi (Gemma Chan), the Eternals joined forces to stop Tiamut’s birth, and by the end of Eternals, the team was divided into two groups.
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Sersi, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), and Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) stayed on Earth but were taken by Arishem at the end of Eternals in order to judge their actions and see if humans were worth saving, while Thena (Angelina Jolie), Makkari (Lauren Ridloff),
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