The MCU had a really good run! There's no denying it! However, did the MCU achieve this because it had a lot of obvious potential to be great, or because the creative team behind it pulled off the near-impossible? In this video I contrast the MCU with other potential cinematic universes and see how the cinematic universe has impacted the characters explored and stories told in this long-running interconnected series!

00:00 Intro
02:16 Pros and Cons
05:06 MCU Franchises
15:39 Other Universes
22:51 Conclusion