Why Post-Credit Scenes Are The Best Part Of The MCU

The post-credit scene has become one of the hallmark features of the MCU — which isn't surprising, since every installment in the franchise has at least one. But these sequences do more than just advertise future Marvel movies. Here's why the post-credit scenes are the best part of the MCU.

Marvel uses their end-credit scenes for a number of different purposes. Some, of course, are serious and somber — but one of the best uses for a good end-credit clip is as a humor-laced palette cleanser. For obvious reasons, superhero flicks typically go high-stakes during the third act, and that means things can get pretty serious pretty quick. Villains make bold moves, heroes overcome their personal shortcomings, and the action gets cranked up to 11. A post-credit scene is an ideal way to keep things light as the story wraps up.

For example, a quick trip to the Shawarma Palace was the perfect way to ease the tension-filled final act of The Avengers. Bruce Banner's role as a sleepy therapist played off nicely against Tony Stark's weighty self-revelations in Iron Man 3.

Even in a more comedic movie like Guardians of the Galaxy, the sapling Groot's sneaky jive to "I Want You Back" just keeps the good times rolling.

There are many other, often more serious, reasons that the MCU's arsenal of post-credit scenes are counted among the best parts of these films. And yet, even if there was literally no narrative substance to be found in them, their comedic nature alone would still make them invaluable additions to the MCU canon.

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Humor | 0:00
Tension | 1:40
New faces | 3:10
Big reveals | 4:26
Little flourishes | 5:48
Looking forward | 7:07
Thanos | 8:42
The Infinity Saga | 10:03
Closure | 11:25

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