Thanks for the compliments. I was just making **** up. My preference for many superhero stories don't involve much superheroing at all. I like personal struggles that lead to emotional growth. And you don't need set-piece battle scenes to achieve this. That's why I heard the Vision series was so successful. Because it was built around a family dynamic and that was really unique in the Marvel Universe at that time. Maybe a trial wouldn't work. I would just like to see Daredevil in courtrooms as opposed to fighting in the streets so often. I don't know how they will fit in Clea in Dr. Strange 2. I've heard characters from Captain Britain to Ghost Rider to Man-Thing to Blade will possibly be appearing. I think they will probably have to change her pants though. LOL! I haven't read the Triumph and Torment story but I heard it was a cult classic. The story featured Dr. Strange and Doctor Doom teaming up and travelling to Hell to save Doom's mother's soul. I think that would be a cool tale to adapt into a movie or television show. I don't want to see Doom in the MCU as a 100 percent bad guy. WandaVision writer Jac Schaeffer has stated that "every good guy can be a bad guy, and vice versa." She wants so-called villainous characters who have motives and emotions displaying shades of gray and so do I. And I want them to not take themselves too seriously. Sort of like how Ultron was a joker. A story like Triumph and Torment would definitely humanize Doom. I hope Magneto does not get portrayed as a standard homicidal megalomaniac when he joins the MCU either. So I wouldn't mind if Doom and Magneto are funny as well. And on a side note, I totally agree with GenericUsername and lowfyr when they say the "hero fighting hero" thing has been overused. I say that this idea can't really be used again in the MCU because it's already been done in Civil War and also heroes in the MCU CAN'T kill each other like they do in the comics. Or else they will become villains. Imagine how bad things would be if Vision actually killed War Machine? A lot of the stories we got after Civil War would have never happened. Wanda and him would have been separated. So I don't think the Avengers vs X-Men story is guaranteed to happen. And I read a little about Iron Lad after you mentioned him. I don't think the MCU can do that story about him and Kang the Conquerer because Disney ALREADY did a story concerning "time travel" in Endgame. So I'm curious to see how the MCU shakes out from this point on. People **** on the Avengers when they compare them to the X-Men, saying the former are bland and boring. I disagree. The Avengers are not really held back by cultural and political agendas. So they can afford to be funny. They are allowed to be "quippers". They don't have to take themselves so seriously. But look at the Black Panther movie. They talked about some serious subjects, and basically were forbidden to tell jokes. I think that film would have done far better if they did. That's why the X-Men will be characters that are hard to adapt in the MCU. How can you joke around about subjects such as bigotry and discrimination? And like other posters mentioned on these threads, "different" kinds of heroes have already been embraced by the world in the MCU. The Hulk, Vison, Wanda, Hawkeye, Thor, Loki, Winter Soldier, and Ant-Man are celebrated by the general public (despite their appearances and troubled pasts), but mutants who often look like supermodels (and possess cool superpowers) and help civilians will be hated by those same people? That makes no sense to me. I hope Feige and his team have a good reason why that should be the case.
I'm gloomy about the scientific corner of the MCU. With Banner and Pym leaving and Stark dead, the only scientists that are left are Reed Richards and Hank McCoy. Hopefully they can invent some cool things. I think it's pretty bad for Pietro not be a mutant. Wanda can survive on her magic, you're right. Pietro's definitely in a tight spot creatively-speaking wise. Oh yeah, Bettany stated in an interview that WandaVision was a highlight of his career (and he thinks Olsen feels the same way). He also said he wasted his career by not doing sitcoms because the cast and crew had so much fun making this show. I'm really looking forward to the comedic aspects to this series. I've made it clear on this thread that I think Marvel should continue in its efforts to make comedy a central aspect of its movies. And I was really surprised a lot of posters here AGREED with me. I also think the creators at Marvel Studios should be permitted to stray FAR away from the source material of the comic books if it helps make the movies and television shows better (just as long as they keep the spirit of the books). And I also share Drops of Venus's delight that the Scarlet Witch's series will be incorporated into WandaVision. Even though I haven't read it, I like the idea it introduced about having multiple Scarlet Witches. I am also excited that Pietro will likely appear in the show. I just don't want him to show up as a grumpy dude who disapproves of Vision's and Wanda's relationship. That story has been done to death, and I want Quicksilver to be portrayed in a positive light in what will likely be his last appearance in the MCU. I understand why Feige and Whedon took him out though. It would just be plain awkward for Vision and Wanda to flirt over paprikash in the Avengers' kitchen if Quicksilver is standing by with his arms crossed, you know?
My big hope is that the writers of the show have REASONABLE explanations about how certain things come about during the series. And I hope they don't lean too much on magic as a way of explaining things. How did Vision come back to life? Magic. How did Wanda give birth to twins? Magic. How did you deal with the leak in the basement? Magic. I hope the answers to the big questions are answered in the show in a way that is not insulting to the viewers and is somewhat grounded in the real world (despite the whole thing being absolutely bonkers). That's my hope.