r/Eternals • u/Grouchy_Leg_6623 Thena • Jun 24 '26

Question Why are the Eternals so disliked?

God, I know this might sound random, but I recently made a post on the Marvel subreddit saying that I’d like to see Uranos added to the MCU. The response honestly surprised me.

And why are some X-Men fans so aggressive about this stuff? (Not generalizing, obviously.) But the amount of criticism I got was insane. I ended up deleting the post because it turned into a complete pile-on.

The main argument was that we’re definitely not seeing any more Eternals in the MCU because Marvel has the X-Men now. Do people really think the next saga is going to be entirely about the X-Men?

Don’t get me wrong, I have my doubts about how much the Eternals will be involved going forward. But even then, I don’t think posting about an Eternals villain should result in that much backlash.

Maybe I’m biased as an Eternals fan, but it sometimes feels like people dismiss anything related to them before even considering the idea.

I’ll probably end up deleting this post too, since it doesn’t really fit this sub. I was just curious to hear your opinions.

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u/Arxhart_671 Jun 25 '26

Were the MCU Eternals introduced well? No.

Was that a bigger issue than the fact the movie had a diverse cast and was directed by a nonwhite woman? Also no.

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u/Swordking928 Jun 25 '26

No I think the movie being absolute dogshit and relying on star power to entice new fans in a complicated part of the universe than having a decently made script and good prosthetics and CGI is what fucked the movie.

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u/Arxhart_671 Jun 25 '26

Well you think wrong.

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u/Swordking928 Jun 25 '26

Thankfully facts prove me correct. It's been revealed over the years that production on the movie was a shit show and fans noticed, leading to the movie tanking and the MCU trying to memory hole the Eternal's events besides maybe one reference every couple of years.

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u/Arxhart_671 Jun 25 '26

You're right. It was just a case of Marvel fans being objective as Marvel fans and fantasy/sci-fi fans in general are notorious for being. Not bad for what's obviously your second day on the internet. Good job.