When the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s post-credits scenes first began in Iron Man, they felt like secret Easter eggs only those who are in the know would stay for. Now, more than 15 years later, post-credits scenes are a given, and can sometimes veer toward the predictable.
Take, for example, Thunderbolts. The post-credits scene focused on the newly dubbed New Avengers hanging out before they get an alert of a ship entering the atmosphere, a mid-century style spaceship emblazoned with what looks to be a “4.” It wasn’t hard to interpret what this means, as The Fantastic Four: First Steps had been on the release schedule for years and had already released a trailer.
