User blog:Angel Gro/"Fixing" the MCU "mistakes"

The MCU is an amazing thing that has lasted so long. However, many believe that there are some movies, TV shows and content in general that could have benefited from a little more time in the writing room or more planning. The following are some little or big changes that could have made these members of the MCU a little better. Not all of these changes are made to series or movies that were necesarilly bad, but rather would have made it a little better, or generally more fun to watch (rather they be adding certain comic book characters, easter eggs, or changing the names or roles of a character.)

Iron Fist Season 1 - The Main Villains
Considering all of the improvements that season 2 had, it's really impossible to see season 1 without feeling disappointed. The clunky dialogue, the lack of a focused characterization for Danny, and the mess that was explaining the Hand are some of the common complaints that are thrown in articles, blogs and critics. Even though I did enjoy on first watch the show, I wasn't oblivious to these flaws. I feel that of all of these, the Hand could have been done so much better, and that same sentiment also goes for the main bad, Harold Meachum.

To fix I am going to use the Cottomouth route with Harold, aka. killing him in the first half so the true antagonist can arrive. This antagonist should be none other than the one and only Zhou Cheng, who we saw in the show, but doing his drunken master routine greatly. The only change that I would make to that is he wouldn't be drunk, and that he would duel Danny as a representative of the Hand and lose, which would make him harbour resentment as he was trained to be an Iron Fist killing weapon, and that would have lead him to gain the powers from the Ch'i-Lin.

Once he arrives on Rand's offices and sees Harold trapping the Iron Fist and trying to manipulate him into destroying the Hand for him, Zhou Cheng appears and confronts him telling him how "the Hand is disappointed in how he has been dealing with Danny" and that "he is no longer useful to them", so he passes his fist through Harold, which not only shows how powerful he is but demonstates his status as the true threat. Both Joy and Ward would be present in this event, and the motive for both Joy's resentment to Danny and Ward's bromance (since both were treated badly by Harold at this point), also with Danny, would stem from this same moment.

The Hand would also be made more threatening by this move, and this would also allow for a more complexly choreographed finale and a better antagonist than the real season had. The reason for having the character of Zhou Cheng being the main villain could also set up a key motivation for the Hand for both this season and Defenders (which will be addressed later on in this blog), which is that the Hand wants its own Iron Fist, either by manipulating him, forcing him, or by making their own, which is the reason that Zhou Cheng has its powers, as among them lies the ability to take the Iron Fist powers from Danny. Of course, this would mean that Zhou Cheng would have to die, but it would leave the season with one great tie into Defenders.

Thor: The Dark World - Overhaul the whole thing
Now first of all, after seeing all of the concept art that was released from this movie, we can see that there were plenty of characters that could have made an interesting movie. At least the should have used most of them in designs for the Marauders. So for this movie, I will only take certain elements from the original movie, such as Malekith as the main villain (but with a complete character change), an invasion of Asgard (but more similar to Siege, with multiple rogues of Asgard), travelling to different realms (with certain areas that are portals from one realm to another), and the reality stone as the main McGuffin.

Regarding Malekith, his arc in his first appearance should be an inspiration to the storyline, since he served as a minion of a larger threat, which in this case was Surtur. We would also take elements from both the character of Barbossa from Pirates of the Caribbean (the way that he serves someone more powerful and tries desperately for others to follow Calypso's plan) and Squidward - i mean Ebony Maw - from Infinity War (his manneurisms and way of talking primarily). His motivation will not be clear at the beginning, but as in this version he will be one of the last remaining Dark Elves that joined Surtur's army and/or Cabal against Odin's and the Asgardians regime, he will have more backstory revealed until  Raganarök. He will try to bring back Surtur, who has been either imprisoned or killed by Odin years ago.

The reality stone would also be different in the sense that only the idea that it is a magical floating Kool-Aid the remaining element from the original. It will be revealed that scattered throughout Asgard lie the stone, divided into the Casket of Ancient Winters, the Eternal Flame, and the chamber in which Odin sleeps. The last one will then reveal that where Odin's powers come from is actually the most quantity of the Infinity stones, which he denominated the Odin Force, as a nod to the comic books. The reality stone is the only thing that can liberate Surtur from his current fate, which is why Malekith would invade Asgard.

He would join forces with many ot the characters in the concept art, like Durok, Grendell, Mangog, and also Ulik the Rock Troll, Kurse and many alien enemies, that have united against the Asgardians ruling the Nine Realms (and adjacents). For this they would distract Thor by sending a small group of bounty hunters for Jane Foster (yeah, this would be a reason they broke up in Ragnarök), which would make the siege way harder to see as the hero arrives to late to the battle.The rest of the events would continue as in the regular movie, as Thor's mother would also die in this version, as well as Loki's fake death, Odin's madness and "exile" from Asgard.

What would be different is that both villains would end up winning, despite one of them perishing. Malekith would liberate Surtur for his final brawl against Thor, but would end up dying and sending his master to Muspelheim where he would remain hidden for a while. And Loki, posing as Odin, would then recupperate the rest of the stone fragments and bring them back to Asgard.

Thor would then choose to go to Earth, as he has grown disillusioned with his "father"'s rule and chooses to go with Jane and the rest of his Avengers fellows, unaware that the process to end Asgard as he knows it just started.

Inhumans - Another Overhaul
To be done later

Iron Man 2 - Adapting more than only one story
To be done later

Jessica Jones Season 2 - Modifing the Villain
To be done later

Agent Carter - Adding more 40s comics characters
To be done later