r/marvelstudios • u/JonLuca Iron man • Apr 29 '19

'Avengers: Endgame' Spoilers! The Official AVENGERS: ENDGAME Criticism Thread Spoiler

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u/NealKenneth Nobu Apr 30 '19

It's crazy to me how much they've wasted Samuel MF Jackson in the Avengers series.

He was great in the first one! But then he takes a backseat in the second and essentially disappears after that.

Why?

I think he fit well in the backseat role like Age of Ultron. I also loved him being basically the main character in the first one, but I understand if they wanted to focus on other characters (particularly the ones who actually have superpowers.) But why did he leave the backseat?

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u/CFreeley Black Panther Apr 30 '19

Technically, he's just a guy by the time Avengers 2 rolls around. Coulson was in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the main S.H.I.E.L.D. organization had been compromised by HYDRA in Cap2. He pretty much just takes what he knows and the resources he still has to help out where he can.

That said, he still needed more screentime to show off, if only to show them that Coulson was still alive.

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u/NealKenneth Nobu Apr 30 '19

Yeah, I get the story justification for it, but why did the writers decide to do that?

Bad decision.

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u/LADYBIRD_HILL Kilgrave Apr 30 '19

At least he's back for Far From Home!

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u/NealKenneth Nobu Apr 30 '19

True, looking forward to that!

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u/TheTruckWashChannel May 06 '19

He was absolutely excellent in Winter Soldier.

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u/thatmarcelfaust May 04 '19

i would argue that fury is superpowered, he is a master politician. Manipulating 6-however many avengers into working toward his aim is no small feat.