Thread:Elledy92/@comment-26838855-20190425183005/@comment-26454055-20190430191002

Yeah, I was just about to post that as well MJLogan95. They also confirm that Steve had to jump back to the prime universe to give Sam the shield. This makes a lot more sense now to me and means there were not two Steves in the prime universe, but there were two Steves in the alternate universe that Steve grew old in. Now they just need to answer if a bunch of alternate timelines were created or if they were definitely undone. Is there a timeline with Loki running around with the space stone and Hydra thinking Captain America is one of them? Is there a timeline where Thanos and his army disappeared in 2014 to never return and the Guardians never met? It seems like that might be the case. Since the Russos answered those questions, I'm sure they will answer these questions as well.

Q: EG's plot, is it a parallel universe or a closed time loop?

A: Nope, not a time loop. Both Ancient One and Hulk were right. You can't change the future by simply going back to past. But it's possible to create a different alternate future. It's not butterfly effect. Every decision you made in the past could potentially create a new timeline. For example, the old Cap at the end movie, he lived his married life in a different universe from the main one. He had to make another jump back to the main universe at the end to give the shield to Sam.