Episode 5 of the 15th season of Dr. Who leaves Marvel’s films that have not gone unnoticed

“Doctor Who” has also tired of post-endgame MCU. This fell thin but clearly the fifteenth doctor in the most recent episode of the series, entitled “History and engine”. The scene is not only a moment of fans, but also an unexpected criticism of a franchise that, for many, has been downhill and without brakes. Although Disney is behind both properties – Marvel and Doctor Who– from 2023, The British series dares with a rather direct indirect On what many fans have said time: Marvel’s film universe is no longer what it was since then Endgame He closed the Infinity saga in 2019.

The doctor prefers to stop at the final game

In a conversation with the villain on duty, the barber (played by Ariyon Bakare), the doctor brings out his relationship with the Nordic goddess Sága. When you put your time together, release this perlite: “Sága and I saw Marvel’s films Endgame. Thor didn’t like it, his muscles were too small “.

The curious thing is not only the image of a Nordic God who watches the films on another Nordic God, but the subtext. The doctor and the saga decided not to continue seeing anything from wonder later Endgame. In other words, what came later … it wasn’t worth it.

And, of course, this smells like a doctor’s personal opinion. An elegant (and fun) form to clarify that neither he nor the goddess Sága are very convinced of the direction that Marvel has taken in recent years.

A critic with questionable timing

The most ironic is that This episode of Doctor Who It was issued just when Thunderbolts (Now renamed The new Avengers) is swept to the box office and among the criticisms. After several stations stumbled in cinemas and Disney+, this film seems to have returned the faith to many fans. So, while the doctor laughs at the UCM decline, Marvel responds with a “Hold Mjolnir”.

Taking into account the fact that the doctor can travel through time, he should know Thunderbolts It was a sensational success. And if he simply decided to move to the subject and not to look anymore Endgame For pure disenchantment? This adapts perfectly to what many fans have heard in recent years: an emotional pause with the wonder after the release of key characters such as Iron Man or Captain America.

Rivals, but also partners

The fun thing is that Marvel y Doctor Who I am under the same company roof Since Disney started producing the series next to the BBC. Therefore, this shot has a double edge: on the one hand, it is a joke that plays with popular perception, but on the other, it could disturb the bosses above if they take it very seriously.

However, everything is very likely to be an inclusive wink. We already know Doctor Who It is a series that has always had that irreverent touch, even when it comes to serious problems. And if something has characterized the Ncuti Gatwa stadium as a doctor, it is precisely its mixture of lightness and depth.

El Ucm Post-endgame

The doctor’s critic does not derive from nothing. From EndgameThe MCU has published films and series that have not convinced criticism or public. Ethernals, Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantuMania, Secret invasion… the list of disappointments is long. Even the greatest number of fans heard it The magical and narrative cohesion of the early stages was diluted.

Therefore, what does it do Thunderbolts So special is that It works almost as an independent moviemore accessible and with a more contained tone, which made it perceived as a return to the essence of the UCM. Maybe that’s why many are at the height of The Avengers original

And what is it still for the doctor?

After episode 5, season 15 of Doctor Who It still has three more chapters in the lead. With titles such as The Interstellar Song Contest y The war of realityIt seems that interdimensional travels, coastal satires and more cultural references await us.

And who knows, perhaps the doctor changes his mind and updates with the MCU. Or maybe keep your position firm and continue to see EndgameLike many others who have decided to leave the saga at the top.