Marvel Cinematic Universe is currently marking the midway point of The Multiverse Saga with its Phase 5. But fans still find the whole thing confusing, to determine which storyline folds into which MCU Phase. But while the confusion continues, Ben Groves and Rob Macfarlane from Every Movie Ever podcast reveal the bizarre Easter Eggs from The Avengers (2012).
Discussing how The Avengers movie basically gave away the entire plot of the MCU’s Phase 2 in one scene, Ben Groves and Rob Macfarlane reveal their theories. Discussing during the Every Movie Ever podcast, the duo spoke about the 2013 Avengers movie and pointed out how the film gave away plot points of MCU’s upcoming movies in different scenes.
The Avengers Gave Away Plotlines of Phase 2 Films
Marvel Studios has successfully made fans connect with their comic book universe through the introductory films released during Phase 1. Spanning from 2008 to 2012, as per Digital Spy, the MCU began their Phase 1 with Iron Man and ended the first phase with The Avengers. But while the 2012 Avengers movie marked the end of Phase 1, it strategically gave away the entire plot of Phase 2.
Although most fans failed to see through it, the Easter Eggs didn’t pass through Ben Groves and Rob Macfarlane. During their Every Movie Ever podcast, the duo revealed how The Avengers, which marked the end of MCU’s Phase 1, hinted at the plot of Phase 2 films. The second MCU phase spanning from 2013 to 2015, began with Iron Man 3 and ended with Ant-Man.
As per Ben Groves and Rob Macfarlane’s theories, The Avengers had different scenes where the characters were heard engaging in conversations that significantly hinted at Phase 2 films. Although, back then it was difficult to understand, Groves and Macfarlane noted how once the Phase 2 films were released, it became obvious how the 2012 Avengers movie had hinted at most of their plots.
The Avengers Revealed Bizarre Easter Eggs
Beginning the conversation by bringing it to fans’ notice Rob Macfarlane pointed out how The Avengers spoiled the entirety of Marvel Phase 2 with one scene. To which Ben Groves asked if it is because Marvel calls everything Phase 2. But Macfarlane noted the bizarre theory which hints at how the first Avengers movie gave out plotlines.
“So they’re having the big argument on the helicarrier, and they’re all getting into one another right. And then Steve Rogers aka Captain America asks Tony what he’s without his armor, which is the plot of Iron Man 3.”
Dropping the big bomb on Ben Groves and the listeners, Rob Macfarlane proceeded to point out further conversations between the characters in The Avengers, that gave away Phase 2 plotlines. Without a pause, Macfarlane further discussed how they gave away the plot of Thor: The Dark World and even Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
“Nick Fury then tells Thor about a foreign species going to his planet to blow stuff up, which is Dark World…Bruce asks Natasha if Captain America is on threat watch, to which she replies we’re all on threat watch, cause in the Winter Soldier everyone’s being watched.”
Ending the theory by blowing people’s minds with the revelation of how The Avengers hinted at almost all the plotlines from Phase 2, Ben Groves and Rob Macfarlane proceeded to engage in further conversation.
