What Went Wrong With The Multiverse?

Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom replacing Kang the Conqueror in Avengers: Doomsday after Jonathan Majors was arrested may have solved Marvel’s immediate villain problem, but it exposed much bigger issues with the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. From variants making character deaths feel meaningless and nostalgia cameos replacing storytelling to multiversal stakes becoming increasingly abstract, Marvel has struggled to recreate the clear buildup that connected Thanos, the Infinity Stones, Infinity War, and Endgame. ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️0:00 Intro0:51 Wolverine2:04 Variants3:23 Stakes5:46 Cameos7:26 Thanos vs Doom #doomsday #avengersdoomsday #multiverse Breakdowns & Blockbusters is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/breakdowns-and-blockbusters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices