Nerd culture is eating itself from the inside, with films and TV shows that only exist to reward audiences for the niche knowledge they’ve accumulated about their favorite franchises — Deadpool & Wolverine is the biggest offender yet.
You could watch Iron Man on opening night and enjoy the film without any prior knowledge of the characters… but Marvel threw in a quick wink for the hardcore fans in the after-credits and the rest is history: the MCU is born, it becomes Disney’s golden…