Marvel’s Echo
Warning ! This clause contains spoilers for Marvel Studios ' Echo .
Summary
Marvel’sEchoseries has proven that the studio has annul a long - lastingAvengersissue that impacts every fresh grapheme in the enfranchisement . Interestingly , avoiding thisAvengersissue was not the only thingEchodid differently for Marvel Studios . ByEcho ’s climactic close , it became clear that the show is vastly different to other MCU project . This was largely due toEcho ’s position as aMarvel Spotlight projectwhich concentre on more run aground , lesser - known characters .
Aside from a fewMCU Easter eggs found inEcho , the story of the show was majoritively ego - contained and featured a fascinating exploration of the Choctaw nation . This allowedEchoto stand aside from the residue of the convoluted , ever - expanding MCU gang and tell its own tarradiddle with challenging characters , none more so than Alaqua Cox ’s Maya Lopez . Through the new elbow room to search a character obtain through Maya ’s journeyinEcho , Marvel Studios really invalidate a commonAvengersissue that often plagues every new MCU eccentric .
Marvel ’s Echo show includes one remnant credits shot after the 5th installment , " Maya . " We collapse down what it means for Maya Lopez and Kingpin .
Echo’s Ending Perfectly Avoids The Avengers Question
As of the ending ofEcho , the titulary character has charge herself to protect her family and community . The community is not centered in a vast U.S. metropolis like New York or Los Angeles nor does it hold any link to other MCU character . Therefore , Echothankfully avoids the question of whether Maya will eventually become an Avengeror a Thunderbolt , to name a few of the MCU ’s teams .
Most raw MCU character face this very head after their launching . This was the slip for the the like of Shang - Chi , Moon Knight , Ms. Marvel , and She - Hulk to name but a few superheroes introduced in the MCU ’s Phase 4 . WithEchothough , the floor give the character a well - round , garner terminate as the protector of her community , deflect theAvengersquestion that has impacted so many MCU character debuts .
Echo’s Future In The MCU Isn’t Necessary (And That’s Cool)
Echoavoiding theAvengersquestion makes it so that the persona ’s future in the MCU is not necessary , something that makes for a refreshing change of the status quo for the franchise . Rarely is it the case with Marvel Studios that fiber are introduce , their history are tell , and they are left to have a well-chosen finish . unremarkably , characters only come along if they are expected to play bounteous parts in the dealership rifle forward be it through their own solo series of film or their continue appearances in crossover motion picture .
WithEcho , however , the opposite is the case . Marvel Studios ascertain the opportunity to say a unlike account with the character of Maya Lopez , one that twirl out of an of import MCU story likeHawkeyebut does not need to go any further . In a enfranchisement filled with hints regarding where and when characters will appear next , Echo ’s story is the consummate antonym and does not tease at major things for the grapheme ’s future , a reality that is a welcome change of step for the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
All installment ofEchoare now stream on Disney+ .
