For its first 23 movies, the separate "phases" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe seemed pretty cut and dry. The MCU was constructed like a well-moneyed TV series, with each "episode" being a solo superhero adventure with its own dramatic conclusion. Many episodes would introduce a new character or magical conceit that would come into play in future episodes. Then each phase would conclude with a "season finale" episode, wherein all the characters would team up to fight a super-monster of some kind. Clarity could easily be maintained, as each season finale had the word "Avengers" in its title. Phase 1 culminated with "The Avengers," Phase 2 with "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and Phase 3 with the one-two punch of "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Avengers: Endgame."

Since then, however, Marvel ha

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