Earlier this year, news emerged that Captain Marvel would have not one, but two post-credits scenes ( both of which were leaked in the lead-up to the film's March 8 release). Whether you've seen the movie already or not, you might be wondering: What goes down in those two Captain Marvel post-credits scenes?
Let's talk about 'em.
Life in a post-apocalypse means bleak times for the survivors, even in the colorful world of the MCU, recently afflicted by a case of global death and destruction in last years Avengers: Infinity War. Now, the remaining characters-those who did not get raptured and turned into ash clouds by Thanos with an actual snap of his fingers-must live with the consequences of the Decimation, the moniker given to the Mad Titans selfish act of wanton havoc. In short: Its pretty grim and unbelievably depressing.
So when Captain Marvel, the new Marvel film leading into this Aprils Avengers: End Game, comes to a joyful close-with Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) defeating her erstwhile Kree allies after discovering their fondness for xenophobic race supremacy-the first post-credits scene wraps things up on a major bummer note: With Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johanson), James Rhodes (Don Cheadle), and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), communing about the communicator Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) activated just before his own death in Infinity War.
Theyre all understandably glum, shaken by their defeat and traumatized by the deaths of their friends. That flashing communication device is their only hope in the Decimation. Granted, theyre not even sure who its communicating with, but theyre willing to take whatever hope they can get. But after all their efforts at keeping the device powered and running, it loses its juice and goes dark. Then, Romanoff turns around and finds herself face to face with Danvers, who asks the most important question she can possibly think of: Wheres Fury?
Captain Marvel sends viewers off with a humorous post-credits scene long after the earlier stinger, with Goose, Jacksons adopted kitty (actually an alien, but whatever) barfing up the tesseract on Furys desk at S.H.I.E.L.D. (Its a long story.) But the gravity of the first post-credits scene gives an idea of what End Games tone looks like: Bereaved melancholy abruptly undercut by the sudden arrival of a savior. Hope isnt on its way; its already here.