A Marvel cinematic universe fan made a list of the correct order to watch the long catalog of superhero movies — along with some brutally honest commentary.
It has gone viral, for all the right reasons—mostly because it’s so accurate.
It began when Victoria Aveyard, the New York Times-bestselling author of the book Red Queen, was asked by her roommate to create a checklist of the perfect order in which to watch the films.
From that request, this beauty was born.
https://twitter.com/VictoriaAveyard/status/1106965397729767424
The advice is brutally upfront, and gives potential viewers a sense of the films before they even get started.
She calls Iron Man, “the granddaddy of them all,” while Iron Man 2 is “trash.”
And for Thor, well she advises to just ignore Natalie Portman, who played Thor’s love interest Jane Foster in the first Thor movie. She appeared later in Thor 2: The Dark World, which Aveyard calls “silly.”
She goes on to call the Guardians of the Galaxy “fun,” and describes Doctor Strange as “if House was a Wizard.”
Oh, and if you’re thinking of watching Incredible Hulk at all…just don’t.
Aveyard wrote that her comments were intended to guide her roommate, who doesn’t like war.
But other Marvel fans stand behind her list.
https://twitter.com/rainbowrowell/status/1107051659455315974
skip incredible Hulk's the best advice pic.twitter.com/O8KluT7QCc
— leo oliveira (@souoleoedai) March 16, 2019
IF HOUSE WAS A WIZARD.
— Tri (@hamsterkookie) March 16, 2019
IT CANT GET MORE ACCURATE THAN THIS https://t.co/zKHeWmPTNu
This list is made valid by "Michael Keaton is BDE" https://t.co/ky3wZTEvuI
— Kiara Bermudez (@KiaraBermudez20) March 16, 2019
https://twitter.com/_irenw/status/1107050178400407557
No, seriously. I'm a solid Iron Man fan and I can say that IM2 was a filler and IM3 could've been better. https://t.co/2zrpKVhXjD
— iamironman (@EmmYSanGrahams) March 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/GeorgesJohnston/status/1106969672115781633
Others offered up their own tips and tricks to navigate the franchise.
Careful not to watch the post-credit scene on Ant Man and the Wasp. Spoils Infinity War.
— Sully Has No Idea Lol (@sullyhasthots) March 16, 2019
If you’re going to watch it as a series, go in storyline chronological order. Not on ratings or popularity.
— alex (@nanoBEERS) March 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/peytonritchie5/status/1106996160349245443
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