This post contains spoilers for Madame Web.
There are exactly two good things inMadame Web.
No, its notthe meme-worthy lineabout moms and Amazons, which doesnt even appear in the movie.
No, one good thing inMadame Webis the old-school Marvel logo that opens the film.
The other good thing happens at the end of the movie.
Or rather, it doesnt happen.
There is no post-credit scene inMadame Web.
We can all go home and forget this ever happened.
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To be clear, a post-credit scene isnt necessarily a bad thing.
Okay, Suckers… youve taken your best shot!
growls Wolvie in an awesome shot drawn by John Byrne and Terry Austin, and written by Chris Claremont.
Now its my turn!
There have been plenty of great post-credit scenes in comic book movies.
Even Marvel copies the tease at the close of every 007 film, which promises thatJames Bondwill return.
But how many times have post-credit scenes in superhero movies promised something that never came to be?
or Davy Jones returning at the close ofPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.
More often than not, post-credit scenes are annoying and studio-mandated attempts to build an MCU-style shared universe.
The difference between these name drops and those of the MCU in its prime?
People enjoyed the movie that came first, and wanted more.
They demand loyalty by asking viewers to buy tickets and merch for the next entry, regardless of quality.
Sadly, the recent MCU has too often gone the way of its imitators.
After delivering the goopy snooze-fest that wasEternals, Marvel Studios hopedHarry Styles(and maybe Patton Oswalt?)
would leave viewers on an excited note.
In short, post-credit scenes have become a way for studios to cover over a sub-standard film.
But at least it had the dignity to avoid promising a better movie next time.
May other studios start to do the same.
Madame Web is now in theaters.
