Welcome to Weekend Watch, a recurring feature where we highlight some of the best geek-related videos around the web. Whether it’s short films, behind-the-scenes clips, video essays, or top 10 countdowns, the only requirement is that they are about our favorite geeky topics!
(WARNING: This post contains heavy spoilers for Avengers: Endgame!)
In this week’s edition of Weekend Watch, we’re celebrating the release of Avengers: Endgame by digging into the film’s many spoilers and the questions that come as a result. We start off with an ending explained video just as a quick refresher before jumping into a duo of videos that highlight the many cameos, Easter eggs, and callbacks in the film.
Next, we’ll showcase some content that tries to make sense of the sometimes confusing plot implications of Avengers: Endgame before closing things out with a few spoiler-filled video reviews from around the web.
Avengers: Endgame Ending Explained
Starting things off, we have a quick ending explained video from deffinition. Aside from the recapping the events of Avengers: Endgame’s plot, it also gives some attention to the many callbacks in the film. In addition, it also touches on the film’s ending, along with what it implies for the future of the MCU. Although there’s nothing too in depth here, it serves as a quick refresher for the dense plot of the movie.
Avengers: Endgame Eaters Eggs, Callbacks & Cameos
Speaking of the many callbacks in Avengers: Endgame, IGN has a handy video that details the many Easter eggs and cameos throughout the movie. This video also explores some of the not so hidden gems in in the film. In addition, the video explains Stan Lee’s cameo, along with exploring the specific callbacks to the various Iron Man and Captain America films. As the video also points out, Avengers: Age of Ultron proves to be an important film in terms of setting up little moments that are paid off in Avengers: Endgame.
Every Avengers: Endgame Easter Egg
Next, we have a video from ScreenCrush that details every one of the film’s 209 easter eggs. There’s a great deal of information to unpack here. However, it also goes into far more detail than the previous video. It’s worth checking out, especially if you’re looking to get into the nitty-gritty of Avengers: Endgame.
The Confusing Part Of Avengers: Endgame Explained
Next, we have a video from Shadiversity that explains the more confusing plot elements of Endgame. As the video so points out, this type of paradox works for the sake of the movie. However, Endgame leaves some unanswered questions by its conclusion. The video gives an in-depth look at how the film approaches things differently. The possibilities parallel realities are also explored, but this video largely focuses on the “science” of this element. It also clarifies how these realities affect the plot using some excellent graphical representation.
Avengers: Endgame – Everyone Missed This
Comics Explained breaks down how the events of the plot could potentially change the timeline of the MCU as a whole. It also make a good point about the way Avengers: Endgame forever altered the timeline. The focus is on how alternate realities might pave the way for an expanded MCU multiverse. There are a multitude of possibilities for how this might take place in the future.
Avengers: Endgame Spoiler Talk
Next, we have a video from Jeremy Jahns that dives deep into spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. Going through the plot beat-by-beat, Jahns gives his thoughts on the many surprises that the film has in store. Like many others, the film shares many similarities with Back to the Future II, which is also mentioned here.
Avengers: Endgame Spoiler Review
Our last video is a spoiler filled review that comes from Collider, which spends the better part of an hour digging into Avengers: Endgame. The video also features a much-needed female perspective on the film.
What are your thoughts on Avengers: Endgame? Make sure to let us know in the comment section below!
