THOR'S VISION in AGE OF ULTRON Came True! (and sets up AVENGERS: SECRET WARS!)

[@ScreenCrush]

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[@luquepierce]

Hi Ryan. Funny, I was gonna comment on your hair before I knew what the sponsor was lol. Looking good. 🍻 Great video as always.

[@joesjoeys]

Hey ScreenCrush! I wonder why Capcom hasnt attempted to get in on the action of shared universes. They have a huge roster of characters and lore, and while its not as deep as decades of comics, its still significant! They've also done a lot of .vs Marvel with fighting games. I realize it would be quite the undertaking, but with the success of Sonic, Mario, Castlevania and other gaming properties transitioning to media, Capcom could be sitting on a goldmine of untapped adaptations.

[@bobman717]

For those wondering Keeps is a testosterone blocker. That's how it helps you 'keep' your hair lol

[@UnikVisionMagazine]

Age of Ultron was a masterpiece , so many details important for the rest of the MCU and James Spader's performance was one of the best villain till this day

[@epicreign785]

Wouldn't call it a masterpiece it definitely has its flaws. But it's a great rewatch it gets better every time you see it because you catch something you didn't see before. It setup as lot of future events. That movie also had hours of footage cut, would be fun to get a full whedon cut of the movie

[@bsquinney]

I agree, but such a one and done character, if they gave him legs, as they did in What If, so much there to explore!

[@Ramiroocampo]

Kevin Feige watching your video and going: "Great, now we have to change the whole storyline up AGAIN!"

[@MarvelX42]

Yes, IF anyone related to any of the movies sees this and they had this planned then they will change it just so that this video will be wrong, the exact same way that they changed the whole stones / T.H.A.N.O.S. / first letter thing.

[@MusicLover-my6fo]

Also, Ryan, Wanda isn't to blame for the Nigeria incident. When Crossbones started the attack, he was specifically after Captain America for his damaged face. When Crossbones started talking about Bucky, Steve chose to continue to listen, and he wasn't aware of Crossbones' bomb. Had Steve been more attentive in the moment, he could've prevented the incident in its entirety. The Nigeria biohazard was Steve's fault, not Wanda's. He even admits it to her later when the media is bashing her. However, I wouldn't be surprised if that's going to be the moment where mutants will be hated in the MCU, making Magneto's cause more personal.

[@davelance9585]

Ryan, when Cap tightened the shield he was setting the broken bone sticking out of his arm. And fixing it into place so he could fight. You were almost correct lol

[@Nick-iz6eo]

No, I think ur wrong. I’ve seen endgame at least 50 times. It’s my favorite movie. When he tightens the arm band on the shield all u see is a huge wide open wound no bones and he closes the gash up by tightening the wrist strap.

[@elizabethshannon5477]

I love Avengers: Age of Ultron especially because of Wanda, Vision and Pietro. Thanks for this video, Ryan.

[@SilverScarletSpider]

i like your mcu videos that have Ultron and Scarlet Witch because they are so under explored in these movies. Hope we get to see Emma Dumont back as Polaris soon

[@sydneyintheory]

Thor is still incredibly important to the MCU at Large and there is a reason his story continues after having had 4 films

[@RyanHaney55]

Doug as Thor is goshdang precious.

[@staceykester2914]

Doug is my entire reason for watching lol. I love that little critter.

[@MrRichieRides]

I BEEN SAYING IT SET UP SO MUCHHH FOR SO LONG!!!! I watched every vision frame by frame!!!! And if my theory is even close to what they’re actually doing I’m so excited this is the type of shit that made me fall in LOVE with the MCU! 😭❤️❤️

[@gorankellett732]

Sure you did😂😂

[@benjaminforman8901]

Everyone I've talked to seemed to miss that Cap shield strap/tourniquet thing, but I've never been able to get it out of my head. To me, it's the most...visceral... part of the movie.

[@warofwrath]

Always though it was a splint. His generation abilities should mean he couldn't bleed out.

[@benjaminforman8901]

@@warofwrath I figured it as more of a splint too. But whether it's possible for him to bleed out or not, I don't think he'd want a gaping wound on the battlefield. Even if he's immune to most diseases.

[@generalilbis]

​@warofwrath Steve has enhanced healing, but only what is naturally possible...he's not rivaling Logan or Wade for how fast a wound would close up, since the latter two are mutants who are basically immortal. Steve would need to bind his arm to prevent blood loss and allow the wound to heal over hours vs. Wade or Logan treating the same wound like a paper cut.

[@artheart5652]

I noticed too

[@warofwrath]

@generalilbis definitely doesn't rival Logan or wade but still better than a normal human...my point wasn't that his wound would heal keeping him from bleeding out, but it's canon that his cells generate quickly, then he literally couldn't bleed out since he would be generating new blood as fast as he was losing it...still probably not a good idea to let slick blood get all over everything though.

[@_iamkar_]

This is a very well thought of and written video

[@olivierplante361]

10:30 Shows a clip of Steven Universe but it labels it as Gravity Falls.

[@SonicsGamingHub_YT]

That’s what I’m saying

[@WildManVanYT]

Good thing we’re not alone😂

[@thegrandmaster9423]

10:50 *

[@LittleMan27]

Don’t forget that Wanda’s hex gave Monica her powers, and she got stuck in another universe

[@crashdash4087]

I agree with most of the theory with the exception of Steve Rogers being Peggy's secret Husband since it was made a fact that when someone time travels they go into a alternate timeline while their original timeline stays the same.

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this, Doug and Ryan!!!!

[@mfordf]

That Wanda theory makes sense. It gives me the "house of M" vibe but instead of erasing some mutants from existence , she is the reason they exist in the MCU

[@juliangouws2686]

My best friend and I are considered the authorities on comics(just in our little town)simply because since around 6 we consumed anything and everything comic book related till now. We never shut up about it. Took leave a week before Endgames release, because the anticipation was honestly making me almost demented and i couldn't focus on work tasks etc. Bless my wife, she was very patient and understanding during that time. Excuse my rant, point i was getting to was that you make such relevant important points and connections that i rewatch these with new eyes again. You're a blessing to the comic community, Feige should hook you up with something special and unique, whatever that may be 🙏🏻

[@kingrock242]

I am so sorry, I've been watching you for years and I just realized I wasn't subscribed, for that ima like every single video you've ever made that I could find as recompense, appreciate you greatly Ryan, you and Doug both keep up the good work , much love from the Bahamas brother

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

Now we just need them to go back to this level of quality in production of new movies

[@TheDragonTrainer1019]

My mind is blown wow age of Ultron still has more Easter eggs. Wait so does that mean the infinity stones are the main threat's of the marvel cinematic universe?

[@duaneherndon6736]

Yo the Cap shield went hard but I thought he was using the shield as a splint to give his arm time to heal from an arm break, Another theory the stone wanted to kill off most of the life on earth to slow down the Celestial from growing in earth

[@davidjones8043]

Yeah that's why he strapped it so tight like he did. Normally he throws it, so it would be looser

[@DGZGSGEGIGKG]

Great stuff. Making all the connections. This is part of why Age of Ultron is one of my favorites.

[@Callmesmitty]

Age of ultron underrated

[@pauloboyle477]

Brooo. Great catch on the Cap scene!!

[@koreywill6805]

Already my 4th time rewatching, the best in the buisness Ryan👍🏾

[@Lovelife86nj]

I called this when he was in that water it showed it all .. that’s why Thor was worried and mad to fight thanos and get a thanos killing weapon

[@NyahJustice]

Well yeah, he was also mad because Thanos had just massacred his brother, his best friend, and half his people.

[@chrisa7875]

I enjoyed this good job guys 👏

[@MrCdub88]

@@BuckyBarnesNCwasn’t that in the first season, What if Ultron won?

[@gorankellett732]

Yes sure you called it😂😂😂

[@gorankellett732]

​​@@BuckyBarnesNCthat's a boring what if, that is literally like Mr fantastic and the Ultron bots. A what if about Thor not destroying Asgard and a thanos v hela and Thor would be epic

[@howmuchdidyoupay]

Another great video! I really like when these videos are framed positively as opposed to "the thing you thought about this movie is wrong" format

[@windysudarmo3124]

That means that when Loki’s vision from the Tesserac about glorious purpose is given to him by He Who Remains?! 😮

[@tshepomaesela6045]

Wow, Ryan this is your best video essay in a long time. I like how you linked everything from the visions Wanda gave the Avengers. It ties all the phases together even leading into what's to come in the future. I can't poke any holes in it. Well done.

[@TxRhimself]

This all adds up to me. There was also the really cool moment on Age Of Ultron at 39min. 10sec. Into the film. Wanda says “Stark” and her eyes flicker red and in that exact moment Ultron realizes she is the Scarlet Witch. That movie going into Infinity War is why I think Phase 3 will forever be the best part of the MCU.

[@dancedj2k2]

This is one of the best workout videos I have ever watched. You guys bent, stretched, tip-toed, and fully forced your way into some of these theories. Some of this is simple and you guys are over-over analyzing it. How do I know? The name "Mephisto" ring a bell? Never, not once did anything have to do with him, yet almost all of phase 3 you kept predicting he was the force behind everything.

[@adabofeverything7120]

New Rockstars was the channel that went overboard on the Mephisto hype/theories.

[@ramathorn_8833]

Brilliant. THAT'S why I follow this channel! (Among many other reasons*) Awesome theory crafting, as usual! Keep up the good work!

[@Soccershade]

We need a short series on Thor’s adventures during that time.

[@Cristionaldoroniano]

11:12 did ryan just burp in the middle of his sentence and kept on going like nothing happened? ☠️

[@trumpatier]

Lmao good catch 😂

[@ScreenCrush]

What do you think of our theories?

[@youssefmesrati340]

I think avengers kang dyansty should be the movie that sets up secret wars

[@Sichology]

I prefer Matpats but you guys are definetly second.

[@youssefmesrati340]

​@@Sichologyit sad that he retired from youtube my favorite video of his was the god problem in marvel

[@slicksterofstyle9161]

I think NBA players would be impressed with this reach.

[@MrTalbotus]

Thor didn't "get lightning powers" in ragnarok . He learned to use them without the hammer.

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

That deleted Thor scene really needed to be in there, otherwise it was just gratuitous shirtless Hemsworth

[@misterrea861]

It's well done, but isn't the entire MCU about gratuitous shirtless Hemsworth?

[@Travesty-qy4hv]

"A whirlpool of darkness that has that at its center," said Thor about the Mindstone. The Mindstone, a conscious entity that predates our universe planned all of this to create a body for itself. It chose Wanda, the first human to touch an Infinity Stone and live. The events of WandaVision were its preparation for her to become the Scarlet Witch and bind her to that mythical figure's elder god Chthon at Mount Wundagore. Wanda sacrificed herself on that dark deitiy's alter at the end of MOM after destroying every Darkhold in the multiverse. Only a being with multiversal powers could do such a feat and she'd been siphoning America's power for quite some time before her sacrifice. (She learned she could siphon powers from others from Agatha.) I agree Wanda will return as a Nexus being with multiversal powers. But it was the Timestone all along . . . I agree with maybe 90% of your theory. Well done! But the first season of Loki was so uneven, messy and disappointing I couldn't get into the 2nd and just don't care about that messy rewrite of MCU canon, let alone that goofy, unimpressive Kang orchestrated anything that happened previously. Totally unconvinced.

[@patregzvann]

10:52 that is not Gravity Falls 👀😂😂

[@jonruiz4623]

Ahh yes….good to see ya’ll finally giving this film the respect and acknowledgment it very much deserves. Without this film…quite literally the future of the MCU doesn’t happen. Age of Ultron set into motion sooo many events for the future MCU to dive into.

[@cpt.deadpool90]

Doug is a king! 👑❤

[@Yoda_Saint_Cloud]

9:47 you don’t put a tourniquet directly over the wound to stop bleeding, you put it above the wound. He did that to use the shield as splint for his broken forearm. When he pulls it tight you hear the bone set. Did Colton write this?

[@rl5178]

Steve wouldn't have to worry about doing anything to make his past happen the way it did while on the timeline. It already happened. Anything he did to make that future happen, he already did.

[@slicksterofstyle9161]

You can always tell when there aren’t any comic related movies or series on because these videos start reaching really, REALLY hard.

[@eliasonofre3089]

Yup reaching hard af in need on some content

[@rayalexander3734]

😂

[@ItsTheCatSpeaking24]

They're trying so hard to make it fit 😭 writers can't write retrospectively. No audience will accept this

[@りきぴ4649]

Wanda NEEDS to comeback

[@TrevorHayton_LVT]

Hey Doug! Can you fix the audio so that the media shown matches Ryan's voice or add Closed caption to the media?

[@dravenlei1870]

The Kang Dynasty would be a semi perfect way to give us all of those fanboy moments by having the original Kang as he crosses paths with all of the various heroes that would become a thorn in his side... we would get to see him jump from altered timeline/universe to universe and learn his adversaries' weaknesses but also encounter new versions as he does. This would give him the prior knowledge he would need to manipulate these visions to pursue a new path for himself. The potential is there for this to be great. On a side note, if we get the Battleworld I hope Fiege goes all out with variants bringing in the likes of Lou Ferrigno (hopefully to maybe play an older Hulk we know and want to see... Maestro) and maybe bring in Nicholas Hammond who played Peter Parker in the old late 70s The Amazing Spider-Man TV series as a Spider-man: Reign variant. Bring in Thomas Jane as Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe variant. Or bring in Thomas Jane, Dolph Lundgren and Ray Stevenson as members of The Punishers from the futuristic Guardians 3000 universe. Bring in the Fantastic Four actors from the 1994 disavowed Roger Corman film and give them a shot to reclaim those roles but as variants while simultaneously paying homage to all the efforts of those in the past that struggled to bring these great comics to live action. That's not likely going to happen I know.. but still it would be awesome to see them (Marvel) put maximum effort into trying with Secret Wars to connect everything live action that has come before. Again... the potential is there. I just hope they are serious about getting this franchise back on track.

[@newageBoundhippie]

if we really are getting Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Franklin could already exist. It's a long standing theory that the Fantastic Four have secretly been around in the main MCU for quite a while, so Reed & Sue could very well already be married & parents to Franklin. ( btw I'm half joking given Pedro's most famous roles are both a dad to a "magic" child...Din with Grogu in Star Wars and Joel to Ellie in TLOU. )

[@Bigrig_trmc]

This was an awesome video!!🎉❤ now to see if my wife can sit through it lol

[@noobandfriends2420]

My MCU ended with Thanos living out his life peacefully on a farm with half the universe still snapped out of existence. Nothing after Infinity War is cannon.

[@scurvy998]

I'd be OK with that even though I enjoyed Loki

[@dice268926]

Honestly Wanda's son has the power too.. He can play the Franklin Richards role and make Wandavision more impactful by resetting the universe with or without himself

[@thebaneking4787]

Isn’t “He who remains” now “He who was replaced”? Or maybe “He whose character is done in Marvel”?

[@jeremyachristensen]

Wow, that was a lot. I'm going to need some time to process. *Immediately turns on Age of Ultron for the first time in years

[@Static-spark]

This guy is the best

[@Lukerated]

Great video with some great points 👏🏻

[@Travesty-qy4hv]

No, Wanda specifically saw Tony's fear and hyped it via hex, even though Pietro asked why they didn't just kill him. She had great joy on her face when she was him snatch that scepter. She can read minds, ya know.

[@YoU172]

Solid video bro 🎉🎉🎉

[@bustos060287]

Love your videos always make me think which is a good thing

[@drewcortes7839]

10:52 steven universe is actually gravity falls

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

Remember when Tony says to Bruce - “mmmmm…mmmm…mumbles something else…” - announcer comes back at full clear volume

[@davidwilliams5854]

This channel is so good it’s depressing. The MCU can’t live up to this channel’s theories and explanations.

[@AbeastGirl]

I always thought Tony’s vision was to convince him to sacrifice himself later. Tony hates feeling like a failure. Knowing that you have to die so everyone else can live is tragic.

[@SamuelPetrikov]

10:51 Steven being named as "Gravitty fals" omg

[@Whatsnexttex]

That got me too !!

[@Grimstone]

I would say that Howard Stark created an unintentional brother rivalry between Cap and Tony.

[@CultureHealers]

Your analysis about the stones makes Thanos' comment to Stark about being "cursed with knowledge" make more sense.

[@jacobleroux96]

This is my favorite Avengers film oddly

[@cdot07]

Masterpiece work Ryan

[@ajayvaishnav6840]

I'm just waiting for the day when other Avengers meet Loki: The God of Stories 😊

[@olleselin]

You're an Awesome theorist, Ryan

[@razagalmulla7524]

It was like a trailer for a move in middle of a movie 🤣

[@Hdub8526]

Crazy how it’s yet another example of seeing their future causes them to bring it to fruition by simply trying to prevent it

[@ItsPhillyDH]

Lol Ayo I really appreciate u bro u pieced everything perfectly u and ya cool azz dog 😂😂

[@junioresnc]

This channel is now a better source of marvel content than the official movies and shows

[@nicholasfaith8999]

What about Nemesis? (The primordial being that the stones are believed to be parts of after it ended it's existence.) I think giving nearly all the credit to Kang leaves out room for the bigger picture with the true cosmic beings

[@mrloso]

So Wandda would alter, or fix reality.. By making contact with the world tree Loki made, since he's the one holding ONTO reality... I like it😊😊💀💀🤭🤭

[@M0RGAT0RY]

MT called that tourniquet theory out

[@LeisaKoski]

Looks like Thor's Vision had some serious foresight! Avengers: Secret Wars better bring in some super-powered optometrists!

[@Wooshey_Wooj]

Ryan are you serious about 9:35 ? 😂

[@Travesty-qy4hv]

Everybody forgets that Wanda did kill someone innocent as a sacrifice to stop Thanos. C'mon! This is how you make a villain.

[@IIIC3YLOCO]

Bro even Visions’ name is The Vision. So literally without that VISION there would be no VISION because he never seen The Vision. 😂😂😂

[@vinray706]

The only issue with this is when secret wars was announced they said everything up to endgame was planned and secret wars wasnt even a idea so everything related to secret wars was either a coincidence or one of them is doctor strange

[@bakedcheese187]

Yes it's very in detail you're correct does anyone know who the Hooded character is that we only get to see the back of my theory is it is Dr Doom or silvy

[@Conor2400]

Another fantastic video !!!

[@ThaShowStopper]

Holy Shit! The scene where cap tightens his shield was something that I Just could not get over and have talked about since the day I saw it! You're literally the first person I've ever heard even mention it at all! That along with a few other great things Evans did as "Capt" Really change my feelings on Captain America in general I really love the way he portrayed him! 🤘🏾🫡🫡🫡

[@romeoalpha68]

I really believe that after some time the MCU should revisit Kang . If done right Kang can be a monumental story .

[@theKevenRileyshow]

If you think about it… Tony’s vision was 100% correct. When Cap said “you could’ve saved us,” it foreshadowed the conversation between Tony, Steve, Nat & Scott in Endgame. Had they continue trying to solve the time traveling problem on their own without Stark, they would’ve all died for certain. Maybe that’s what Stark remembers as he’s starring at the photo of him (Stark) and Parker. “You could’ve saved us!”

[@scottralitz42]

I loved that scene that was cut! I bought the Blu-ray specifically so I could have a view of the FUTURE‼️ One question I still have... In Tony's dream there were two woman that looked dead; who was the other one???

[@RobertRinehar1212]

I have made my own observations about Wanda Maximoff In M.O.M. Where she said that the Crypt On wondagore mountain Was a throne, Which means through Dream walking into her other variants she would be able to rule the multiverse

[@TheRealReVeLaTioN]

Someone must be happy that the new season of Halo has started because he keeps taking us on a journey to Reach.

[@Johnmyork23]

I'd love to see a What If? Ultron arrived around the time that the Celestial was being born.

[@Evelyn_Richardson]

this is all great, just one problem. Why would the stones listen to Kang?

[@Ked7]

They wouldn’t but he can limit their effectiveness.

[@gabrielwright9770]

Interesting in the new dp and w there's a sling ring with the time and reality stones on it aka Wanda and loki

[@matthewsager925]

I think we can all appreciate the TRUE He Who Remains...Kevin Feige.

[@cozy7523]

your spot on by making the connection between kang and the infinity stones...but i think the big difference is that kang isn't using them, he's actually afraid of them...cause like ultron from what-if if thanos didn't destroy the stones he could travel the multiverse and kill off kangs and if thanos was willing to wipe out half of all life to save everyone from the celestials he would definitely hate Kang ...so Kang probably moved things around so that thanos could have all the stones and destroy them...this also explains why there's so many infinity stones in the tva...but if you think about it everyone who used one or all of the stones or has some type of power from the stones are conveniently out of kangs way right now, doctor strange is off planet, wanda is dead, tony is dead, ronin is dead, thanos is dead, starlord doesn't have powers anymore, vision died and came back without the stone, captain marvel and hulk will be more worried about saving people, loki only came back because Kang wanted to use him..Kang could easily say he is the reason the avengers exist and it was all to get rid of the stones which is his biggest threat

[@TheYugiohCollector]

I believe it was suppose to set up Infinity War/ End Game. In Tony's vision the avengers look dead which happened (to half), and Caps shield was in half which also came true. I do not think Kang had nothing to do with that. If he had anything to do with anything, I think it started when hulk busted in the door knocking tony down and giving the Tesseract right to Loki's Feet.

[@Leonardo.Berrocal]

Great video. you should do these theories in animation, Ik it's expensive , maybe like in the how should...ended type of videos. wait are these your demo reel to be hired by marvel as a writer?

[@bryceneuberger3460]

An interesting video I'd like to see: what was the original timeline? The one that kang naturally discovered time travel.

[@kurtd8396]

So are the mind stones evolved versions of miss minutes? If Kang is the influencer.

[@billytonic4449]

I'm with you on everything except Steve Rogers. How could Steve Rogers have been Peggy Carters 'secret husband' and involved with the development of SHIELD, but then also be found frozen in ice in 2009 or whenever it was?? The whole Steve Rogers going back and living a 'normal life' has always confused me.

[@helenpanagiotopoulou6186]

But she was very old, at the hospital when he came back from ice...? Right?

[@SaBastian_DeKrabbe]

*I JUST NOW REALIZED* that He Who Remains actually tricked Loki into becoming the God of Stories and taking his place on the throne. When you mentioned HWR getting released from his *Time-Prison,* it occured to me that MAYBE the only reason HWR was there in the first place was the same as Loki. He was just trying to save his favorite multiverse story or whatever. Now Loki took his spot, so HWR is free to leave and now really crank up his *KANG DYNASTY*