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Here’s a link to the video where I found it. If you haven’t seen it yet, I HIGHLY recommend you do. It really is an amazing video 😊

“No! Tony Stark should be Peter’s new father figure!”

Me:

Like seriously, I love IronDad/SpiderSon, but I also really want them to acknowledge Uncle Ben. Not a suitcase cameo, but maybe a flashback or a visit to his grave or something. They’ve never even mentioned him by name and he’s supposed to be an important part of Peter’s character and story.

And of course there’s fans who see it as an epilogue or even a “long post-credits scene” to the Infinity Saga. And I understand the reasons why Feige and the fans see it that way.

But for me, personally speaking, it doesn’t work.

Now, yes, I do understand that Far From Home is meant to explore the world, specifically Peter, after the events of Infinity War & Endgame and how he moves on after Tony’s death.

But that, to me, sounds more in line with Phase 4 - WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, etc. - where we find out what happens to all the surviving heroes and how they move on after Thanos.

As a matter of fact, the only film that doesn’t really work as a part of Phase 4, to me, is Black Widow.

Keep in mind, Tony and Steve weren’t the only Avengers we lost (R.I.P. to the three of them 😢) And unlike many of the other Phase 4 projects which are set after Endgame, Black Widow is a prequel that takes place after Captain America: Civil War. We learn more about Natasha Romanoff’s past and her family figures. We’re supposed to see Taskmaster, Secretary Ross and even Tony Stark himself. And it’s possible that the mid/post-credits scenes will lead directly into Phase 4.

That, to me, sounds like a much better film to close out Phase 3 and open the doors for Phase 4 than Far From Home. And considering Natasha didn’t get a funeral at the end of Endgame, this - in my opinion - would be a great way to honor her memory and sacrifice. By having her long-awaited solo film serve as the ending (or epilogue, or “long post-credits scene”) to the entire Infinity Saga.

And it works perfectly when you consider that the Infinity Saga begins and ends with the two people who sacrificed themselves to save the universe. 

And you can still watch Spider-Man: Far From Home, but instead just watch it as the beginning of Phase 4 (and the next saga) as it was originally supposed to be. I think it actually works better that way and it lines up better with the rest of Phase 4.

Unfortunately, we have to wait a little longer for Black Widow to come out before we can actually see it and properly end the Infinity Saga. But it’ll be worth the wait.