The MCU's Grand Rewrite: How "Avengers: Endgame" Became a Prerequisite Joe Russo's assertion that watching "Avengers: Endgame" is required to understand the forthcoming "Avengers: Doomsday" has sparked debate about the nature of sequelitis and re releases in blockbuster franchises.
This decision raises questions about how we think about interconnected storytelling, audience engagement, and the role of prior knowledge in understanding a narrative.
The Russo brothers have always been masterful at weaving disparate threads together, but here they seem to be acknowledging the inherent complexity of their own universe.