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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@elizabethshannon5477]

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

[@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😂😂

[@olivierplante361]

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

[@SonicsGamingHub_YT]

That’s what I’m saying

[@NerdNeckOutdoors]

Good thing we’re not alone😂

[@thegrandmaster9423]

10:50 *

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@RyanHaney55]

Doug as Thor is goshdang precious.

[@staceykester2914]

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

[@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

[@_iamkar_]

This is a very well thought of and written video

[@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.

[@Callmesmitty]

Age of ultron underrated

[@sydneyintheory]

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

[@IsiahBradley]

THANKS for this, Doug and Ryan!!!!

[@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.

[@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 🙏🏻

[@DGZGSGEGIGKG]

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

[@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.

[@pauloboyle477]

Brooo. Great catch on the Cap scene!!

[@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?

[@shikamaru526]

Wanda NEEDS to comeback

[@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.

[@Cristionaldoroniano]

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

[@trumpatier]

Lmao good catch 😂

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@patregzvann]

10:52 that is not Gravity Falls 👀😂😂

[@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

[@AlzheimersCaretaker]

this whole premise reminds me of jumatria or whatever those cellar dwellers call it

[@thebaneking4787]

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

[@drewcortes7839]

10:52 steven universe is actually gravity falls

[@LittleMan27]

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

[@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.

[@windysudarmo3124]

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

[@edz8872]

It's impossible for Steve to have always been Peggy's secret husband because Steve going back in time creates a timeline branch. It's impossible for Steve to do anything on his own timeline branch (the sacred timeline) via time travel. The life Steve lived with Peggy was a branch that the TVA would have had to allow since Steve ended up back on his own branch to give Sam the shield, which was "supposed" to happen.

[@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.

[@ozmarichardson6524]

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

[@ked49]

They wouldn’t but he can limit their effectiveness.

[@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.

[@ramathorn_8833]

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

[@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.

[@Quirkywatch]

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

[@Wooshey_Wooj]

Ryan are you serious about 9:35 ? 😂

[@RetroTee17]

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

[@cpt.deadpool90]

Doug is a king! 👑❤

[@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

[@jacobleroux96]

This is my favorite Avengers film oddly

[@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. )

[@Static-spark]

This guy is the best

[@UnswimmingFishYT]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@M0RGAT0RY]

MT called that tourniquet theory out

[@Grimstone]

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

[@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 !!

[@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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@romeoalpha68]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@davidwilliams5854]

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

[@olleselin]

You're an Awesome theorist, Ryan

[@junioresnc]

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

[@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

[@redlefthand]

Don't know if this was pointed out already, but Tony being his own self fulfilling prophecy (by misinterpreting his vision) is actually in parallell with the lyrics to the song IRON MAN by Black Sabbath.

[@koreywill6805]

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

[@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!”

[@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

[@CultureHealers]

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

[@Clarebear3477]

My brains just exploded

[@razagalmulla7524]

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

[@ealmightyg]

This is just about perfect. IMO. However, I think the stones are controlling Kang not vice versa. I think the stones are manipulating everything. Including Gorr being possessed by the sword.

[@SonicsGamingHub_YT]

10:51 isn’t this Steve universe

[@cdot07]

Masterpiece work Ryan

[@Lukerated]

Great video with some great points 👏🏻

[@TheQuincyEdwards]

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

[@ajayvaishnav6840]

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

[@luisreyna5327]

Also notice how loki is greem time stone he is able to control and manipulate time at ease .. wanda is reality stone .. kang is power stone .. just would need the other colors

[@deejaycodbin5199]

So the mind stone made ultron and gave him a purpose. Did he know about the celestial in our planet cause he was trying to kill it?

[@bustos060287]

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

[@greenwizardneedsfood8852]

I can accept all this except for the stones being controlled by Kang. I think it's more likely the other way around. Kang was the Stone's champion until the threat of the multiverse war, and they knew Kang's shift was over and Loki was set to restore balance.

[@LeisaKoski]

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

[@Bigrig_trmc]

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

[@JShadow6661]

I thought hydra created the AI and Tony tried to tweak it but ended up unleashing its homicidal version

[@HuffnPuff2023]

He said the stones can't be combined but (from what I've read) there's an ego stone and combined with the others creates nemesis (again just what I've read not sure if it 100% or not -- could be an entirely different verse)

[@Plasma_trinity]

It was probably kang’s will or smth.

[@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???

[@BryceIsRite]

I can’t believe they are bringing thanos back,

[@BigAndy80sGen]

Now I have a headache 😆

[@matthewsager925]

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

[@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.

[@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😊😊💀💀🤭🤭

[@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*