Nerd Processor
The Avengers Messed Up
How our favorite superheroes ruined the world they meant to save
It’s no spoiler to reveal that in Avengers: Endgame, the good guys end up defeating the bad guys. That’s just how superhero stories work — at least in the second half of a two-part film series. But the Avengers don’t seem to realize that they’ve created many more problems in the process. The end result: The Earth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still totally screwed.
(Major spoilers for Avengers: Endgame follow. But come on — you’ve already seen it.)
Oh, those Avengers. Both individually and together, they’ve saved the planet many times over. Sure, sometimes they accidentally create a robot that freaks out and decides the best way to protect Earth is by destroying humanity, which is, admittedly, not technically incorrect — but the Avengers mean well!
After Thanos wiped out half the life in the universe during Infinity War, the Avengers finally have a chance to live up to their name and actually, you know, avenge something in Endgame. Unfortunately, it takes them five full years to do so — five years during which the remaining population of Earth is forced to live with the loss of countless loved ones, in a world where every aspect of civilization is suddenly…
