Madeline's MCU Experience
Jul 14, 2020
The moment my husband and I finished watching Endgame, we got the itch to re-watch the entire MCU from the beginning. But our lives were busy and we wanted to space out the viewings. So we hadnโt done it. But when we first started self-isolating this spring, we decided it was finally time to dive back in. This time we were going to include Madeline, our oldest, who had seen parts of a few during our initial watch (I say โourโ but it was Joshโs. I had seen them several times), so she could experience the entire story.
As we began to watch, I pretty quickly realized that I needed to write down the things she was saying while watching. At first it was just for us to giggle about after each movie, but soon it was obvious that I needed to share with other Marvel fans.
The first couple movies I didnโt write much down as Maren, our youngest, was sick, and I was going through a rough bedtime routine with her while Madeline and her dad watched. So I missed those. But once that passed I started writing down as much as I could.
We watched one movie usually over the course of 2 or 3 days (due to bedtimes). Sometimes sheโd be so excited about what was happening she would be really chatty about it, and other times she was so into it she barely talked at all.
We didnโt include the Spider-Man movies because she has watched the first one so many times already and the second we didnโt have a way to watch it.
Now, before we begin, remember, she just turned five, so sometimes her word choices were weird. But I kept it true to what she said.
WARNING: SPOILERS INCOMING
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IRON MAN
โHeโs Iron Man heโs gonna say itโ
HULK
<missed this one due to sick baby>
IRON MAN 2
โBlack Widow is the best of them. She is a genius! Sheโs just SO good!โ
THOR
โHeโs still Thor. Even without his hammer, because heโs still a superheroโ
โHeโs still strong. Stiiiiilll strooong.โ
โHa! Loki! Thorโs coming back!โ
@Loki (with mjolnir on his chest)ย โThat hammerโs too strong. Stay there forever!โ
CAPTAIN AMERICA
โI donโt want to watch [him change]. I donโt want to be brave like Captain America. Iโm aย kid!โ
โOnce he finds the shield heโs gonna really win.โ
โHis name isย notย tinker bell. Why is everybody calling him that?โ
โHe does not know what heโs doing. He isย gonnaย getย killedโ
โDoes he always wear a mask so heโs not so scary? Wait, did he look in a mirror when he was a kid?! Iโm gonna name him creepy red face.โ
โSometimes the bad guys win, sometimes the good guys win.โ
โRed face doesnโt have any helpers. It means heโs not strong enough!โ
โI love his shield.โ
AVENGERS
โSheโs so good even when sheโs not in a real costumeโ (Black Widow)
โWhoa. That move was so cool she just banged his head on the pole!โ (Black Widow)
โThatโs even better than I thought it was gonna be! The suit just raced down and catched him!โ (Iron Man)
โThatโs his secret?! I never known he was always angry!โ
(Maniacal laughter at hulk beating Loki up)ย โItโs just too funny! Rewind it! I really liked it!โ
โHulkโs better than all of em!โ
IRON MAN 3
โI know whatโs causing the glitch! Itโs maybe Groot! Groot is on the plant.โ
โWhy does he just talk a few cents out of them and then leave?โ
โMaybe he needs Hulkโs help? He just walks and walks and walks and never dies. And remember โIโm always angryโ thatโs what he said.โ
โWow that one he made big so he could pick up ANYthing. Even the president.โ
(@ Iron man fighting overheated Killian) โSpray water! Drop him in the water! Donโt fire MORE! The water! Water! ...heโs too hot.โ
THOR 2
*gasp* โLoki canโt get out! Thatโs GREAT!โ
โHe fighted with him and saved him but then he couldnโt save himselfโ (Loki)
โWhoa! He picked up a car. Heโs hulk.โ
โWait. Whereโs the king? Loki!โ
WINTER SOLDIER
โWhoa. Those two are VERY good at fighting. Look how cool he is! They are good at fightingโ
โThat isย soย duper coolโ
โI didnโt know it had a secret gun! Oh! That car is drivingย itself!โ
โSmart plan using a gun. But not smart enough!โ
โI know what theyโre after. Theyโre after his shield! His shield and the thing that looks like information.โ
(cap flips the machine gun guy)ย โThat was cool. Really really way cool.โ
โHe can fight Captain America. He has his own arm to protect himโ(Bucky)
โOnce his face thing was off, Captain America remembered him!โ
โStan Lee! Stan Lee! Oh Iโm so firedโ
โWhoa sheโs a good fighter! Whatโs her name? ...Black Widow! I knew I knew her! Go back to her when she tricked him I liked it!โ (Black Widow in disguise as one of the committee members)
โGlad he had a parachute! If he hadnโt had a parachute he would be a flat sandwich. Heโd be smashed.โ (Falcon)
โHeโs starting to rememberโ *wink*(Bucky)
โYep. Youโll know where to find her when danger is near. Cuz sheโs Black Widow.โ
โWhereโs his friend? Where did he go?!โ (About Bucky)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
โRocket squirrel!โ
(Spaceship) โWhat. is.ย That? Now where is he?!โ
(opening titles)โNow there the boy is! Red eyes. Creepy face is what Iโm gonna call him.โ
โI guess those little alien rats are his only friendsโ
โHe doesnโt know about Star Lord hahaโ
โI canโt believe he escaped from Jurassic park!โ (About Star Lord)
โItโs Stan Lee itโs Stan Lee! And Rocket! And Groot!!โ
โHeโs not a raccoon. But he is a raccoon. His name is Rocket.โ
โGroot does not need any clothes on. Because heโs a plantโ
*giggling* โGrootโs SO helpful!โ
(Quill fumbles and drops the orb) โHa! He used it as a bouncy ball on accidentโ
โThat man with that little hood on? Heโs goood.โ
(While Yondu is threatening to kill Quill) โMaybe he will tell him that he went to Jurassic park and teached a dinosaur.โ
{Maren is hollering โI love groooot!โ On repeat until the crash scene and then: โoh no! Groot fall off! Bye bye!โ}
โWhereโs Groot?โ (I tell her he died) *giant frowny face, takes a sip of her drink and looks at her sister* โMaren, Grootย died.โ
โWhatโs he doing? Heโs trying to distract him.โ (Quill)
โWhy did he grab it?! Why did he use it?!โ(Quill)
โWhy are they doing that?! Oh theyโre stronger together. Thatโs even stronger than him if he used it on his own.โ
(They hand off the orb) โNow the stone wonโt cause ANY more trouble.โ
โIf he brought his player in there, everybody would danceโ
โLook, Grootโs teensy now!โ
AGE OF ULTRON
โHulk and Thor are really really really really strong. Both strong. The same strong. Not as strong as a dinosaur.โ
โI know that Hawkeyeโs arrows are magic.โ
โThey both know technology and they both know how to build but Hulkโs kinda different when he changes.โ
โOh no he found another infinity stoneโ
โDid you know we just saw that thing crack open and itโs all the infinity stones except the last one. Itโs green.โ
โWhoa heโs super fast how does he do that is that his superpower? I think heโs gonna be Flash.โ
โHulk and Iron Man are good together and Thor and Hulk are also good together.โ
โHm. Whoโs he? He looks...red.โ (Vision)
โWait. I think I know whatโs in his head. One infinity stone.โ
โIf that happened to me I would be so scared.โ (Waking up in a strange new body like Vision did)
โFury? He came to help? Thatโs so sweet!โ
โWhatโs he doing?โ (I tell her Banner thinks heโs too dangerous when heโs the Hulk) โ...but heโs still a hero.โ
โOh NO. Those are the places for the gems! Maybe heโs not gonna come for the people, heโs gonna come for the infinity stones!!โ (Thanos & the gauntlet)
ANT-MAN
โIt canโt do lambs, humans, or anything!โ
โI KNEW he was gonna get in it.โ (The suit)
โHowโs he gonna get back to Cassie?!
Heโs doing it! Heโs gonna get back to Cassie!!โ
CIVIL WAR
โThatโs that book that he found. He made up a code and then opened that book. That happened.โ
*gasp* โI bet his wings are fixed.โ (Falcon)
โBut they shouldnโt be fighting each other,ย theyโre superheroes!!โ
โWhat are those guys after? I think they know whoโs driving that team. Itโs THANOS.โ
โHe just cracked him by the shield he didnโt know he was so strongโ
โItโs black widowwwwwoooor someone elseโ
(Fake flashback of Tony as a kid) โWhoโs that? It doesnโt look like Iron Man. Heโs just dressed like Iron Man and then looks at himself and heโs Iron Manโ
โBlack Panther! Now they have to fight two persons!โ
โNow Ant-Man and Black Panther can be together with the Avengers if they start practicing together!โ
(Talking about fighting Bucky) โHulk would do way better. Heโd just throw him out of the building into the water.โ
โThose guys are good at acting. But how do they make the Hulk guy go green?โ (To ease her mind about the violence in the early movies we explained how movies are made and itโs all acting so every once in a while she acknowledges that conversation when sheโs talking about stuff)
โThat guy is a good hider.โ
โThereโs only three of them. They need all of them to make it work.โ (She wants the Avengers all together)
โHeโs sad he killed his parents and now theyโre fighting cuz heโs really really really mad.โ
โHeโs got robot legsโ (Rhodes)
DOCTOR STRANGE
*opening titles* โI love thisโ
โWhoa. He canโt move his hands much. Heโs trying to wash his hands.โ (Idea hits her) โHe can go to the dentist a little bit so they can brush his teeth for him.โ
โWhy wonโt she teach him? Heโs not a jerk.โ
โThat jacket saved him! It was just a regular jacket and then it was on him and now itโs a super jacket and heโs a superhero!โ (Itโs a cape, kid. A cape).
*gasp* โHe got his own self hurt and now heโs a ghost and heโs gotta get his body backโ
โWait. Pause it, pause it. When he opened the eye it flashed green and I think I know what it was. An infinity stone! Cuz there are two missing that are yellow and greenโ
โAgain...???โ (@Strange during the time loop)
โI love how he kept turning on his arm and going back and back and back andโ *mimes being impaled*
GUARDIANS VOL 2
โHeโs dancinโ but not paying attention to nothinโโ (Baby Groot)
โHaha! He did not do it. SHE did!โ (Drax)
โLook at that ice face guy. If he got fired heโd be meltedโ
โWait. He designed that whole planet?โ (Ego)
โTheyโre trying to scare him! Why are they trying to scare Groot?!โ
โOh no! That guy! He went out without his suitโ
(Regarding Nebula) โIf she pretended to be an Avenger then she would be on their side but she would trick them.โ (I swear she had not seen Endgame yet)
โHe made his own ball. Now he can play with his friendsโ (Quill)
โHaha! Rocket was the funniest. He had his mouth open and this one really big eye!โ (The too many hyper jumps part)
โHeโs gonna hit the explode button! I really think he is!โ (Groot)
โWhy did he DO that?โ (Yondu. I tell her he saved Quill) โBut nowย heโsย dead!โ
โLook momma!ย Fireworks!โ
โRocket is really sad.โ
RAGNOROK
โI know that planet. But I donโt remember the name.โ (Asgard)
โWhat is she DOING?! Sheโs freed from her cage.โ (Hela)
โI bet that wolf is really scaryโhowโd Loki get in there?!โ
โDid you see those three headed guys? There was one body and three heads!โ
โWhyโs he so grumpy? He has to turn back soon.โ (Thor)
โI like it when he had hair. I liked his long hair better he looks more like Thor.โ
(Referring to Stan Lee) โHe wasnโt a creepy old man heโs just an old man.โ
*laughs when she sees Hulk* โHa! Heโs never gonna hurt him. Theyโre friends, I didnโt know he was coming out. I thought it was just that big wolfโ
โNo, Hulk won. Why did Thor say that?โ
โTheyโre partnering up!โ
โThey do know each other they just donโt know itโ (Banner & Valkyrie)
โHe knows the code! Thatโs great!โ (Loki)
โDid you see that? Thatโs fake! Thatโs fake of him. Well thatโs the real brother he just zapped!โ (Loki)
โI have a good idea! They could just put that little zappy thing on her and zap her!โ (Hela)
โHeโs good even without a sword and shield. Heโs still got some strength in there.โ (Thor)
BLACK PANTHER
โThe bad guy is right by Stan Lee! If he kills Stan Lee I wonโt get to see him in any more of the movies!โ
โWhoa. I didnโt know she had a wig on! I thought she just had hair.โ (Okoye)
โI like the one with the big circle lip!โ
(TโChalla defeated, disappears over the side of the cliff) *Visibly sad, closest to tears she has been yet* โbut. But... now there will be no more Black Panther!โ
*So much wordless happiness at seeing him alive.*
INFINITY WAR
โLokiiiiiiiiโ
โOh no. He got oneโ (infinity stone in the gauntlet)
โTheyโre both the same strong!โ (Thanos & Hulk)
โThatโs a GREAT distractionโ (Spider Man on bus)
โOh no Thanos is after the thing in the green eyeโ
โTheyโre going away from earth?!โ
โWhat are those dead people doing there? Thor!!โ
โHa! Heโs not a rabbitโ
โOh no! Theyโre trying to get the stone out of his head!โ
โShe doesnโt need a suit. She only has her powers.โ (Scarlet Witch)
โBlack widow! Her hairโs white!โ
โCaptain America will be happy to see his friend again!โ
โThose are sewing things. Sewing spikesโ
โSo sometimes they come save people but sometimes they destroy the planetโ (explaining Thanosโ manifesto)
โWhat is that eye doing? Itโs supposed to be dark. What does that creepy eye do?โ
โOh! Armor against armor!โ (Iron Man vs Thanos)
โOnly one? Which one?โ (@Doctor Strangeโs calculations)
โIf they went to a volcano and got a whole bucket of lava they could pour it on Thanos and that would work!โ
โThatโs red face! I remembered him because he had a red face.โ
โOnly two people against.... a LOT moreโ
โThatโs... his LAST STONE. Oh. I forgot about that last stoneโ
โI like when they say AH! Ooo! Ooo!โ (Wakandans)
โThanos. Itโs THANOS! I knew it. He poofed inโ
โWhen he went through that was so coolโ (Thanos manipulating the stones against the Avengers)
โHeโs rechanging the time!โ
โHeโsย stronger than Thanos! Well his hammer isโ
โUh oh. He snapped his fingers.โ
โOh there might be a price.โ
โUh oh he transported hisself outโ
โNot the Avengers! ...oh, Thorโs still alive!โ
โNot Black Panther heโs my favorite!โ
โOne Avenger might be okay. Hawkeye! He might be okay!โ
*very big puppy dog eyes watching Spider-Man dust out*
*gasp at seeing the logo on the beeper* โcap...Captain Marvel! Iโve gotta put my Captain Marvel suit on now!โ
โI know what they do, they pull out some leaves or some feathers when theyโre pretending to die. And then they just pull them off stageโ (the concept of CGI is lost on her. Low budget remake potential here tho)
ANT MAN & WASP
โWhat is that theyโre trying to make? Is that a portal shrinky?โ
โI like Polly Pocket and Ant-Man because they both shrink down!โ
โMaybe he had ants in his mouth and they pulled the cards downโ
โShe has a... shrinkmobile?!โ
โHe didnโt let him have the mint because it wasnโt mints!โ
CAPTAIN MARVEL
โI didnโt know they were disguised! She knows but I didnโt know.โ (Skrulls)
โI knew he was pretending!โ
โWell I didnโt see THAT comingโ (Colson not being Colson)
โUgggh why are they digging in his tummy?!โ
โItโs her. She was the pilot. She crashedโ
โIโm sad about him. Those skrulls are gonna be sad about their friendโ
โSheโs gonna blast that ship!โ
โSheโs gonna PUNCH himโ
โDid you see that symbol on that thing?! It was Captain Marvel. They didnโt even see itโ (the beeper)
โSheโs gonna join the Avengers but sheโs gonna be the best one. Sheโs gonna help them so muchโ
ENDGAME
โCaptain Marvel!โ
โRocket is sad about Grootโ
โI KNEW it was Ant-Manโs car! Why was he in there for so long?โ
(Ant-Man) โHe can join the Avengers. They have two more extras! Thatโs good! Really good. Ant-Man and Captain Marvel!โ
โWhoa Cassieโs older!โ
โHeโs Hulk without even being angry anymore!โ
โHe misses his friend Spider-Manโ (Iron Man)
โHe gave him tacos! Thatโs so sweet!โ
โThor? Thor! Heโs naked. He looks... different. If he mowed his beard it would be way betterโ
โHis belly looks way chubbier. Heโs been drinking a lot of that beerโ
โWhy is he trying to kill the old guy?โ (Hawkeye)
โOw that would hurt. All the air would come out of his neck. Oh he stabbed him. I feel sad for him heโs dead nowโ (the guy Hawkeye kills)
โDid you see Thorโs belly? Heโs bigger! Better!โ
โItโs Hulk! Heโs just the same! But heโs way angrier than him!โ
โItโs Thorโs home! His family. He wants to go see his mother before she diesโ
โWhoโs โthe chick with the antennaโ?โ
โLoki took the teckarest and they didnโt even know!โ
โHe can touch it because heโs strongest. But if he was a man it would hurt so bad. Like that girl that touched it and went zzzzzzap and then the other guy held it and then Groot died? That was so sad when Groot diedโ
โWhy are they gonna scam the duplios memberies?โ (She means duplicate Nebula)
โHe got his hammer back! Wheeeee!โ
(Quill dancing) โI like this partโ
*1970* โWhoa thatโs waaaay back in timeโ
โI know thatโs cap even when he says his name wrongโ
โIf she sees him thatโd be great! But she doesnโt even see him and heโs sad about it. I think he wants to stay there for her. But I thought she died.โ (Agent Carter)
โIron Man saw a person that he loved and Cap saw a person that he loved. Iโm happy about that for them.โ
โRed face! Heโs the one who leaded Thanos to the infinity stone so heโs gonna help them.โ
โWhatever you love you have to give awayโ
โIt would be Black Widow because he misses his family too much.โ
โWhy did she have to kill herself?โ *starts sobbing*
(We paused the movie to calm her down. The most upset Iโve ever seen her over a movie ever. Cried so hard she started up a nosebleed she had stopped earlier).
*gathered herself together, stopped the nosebleed again, and said we could unpause the movie* โSometimes when a movie has emotions I have those emotions tooโ
โShe was better than anyone. Even I loved herโ
โBut thatโs too small of a gloveโ (for Hulk)
โUgh what are those rawr things?โ (Alien monster dogs)
โYikes. Thatโs a big sword.โ
โWhoa. I like it when Thor didnโt have any hair.โ (Not a fan of the braided beard)
โHowโd he do that?! Maybe the hammer decided on HIM!โ (Cap wields mjolnir)
โHis shield! Oh no!โ
โWhyโs all the Avengers dying?!โ
โThereโs only three friendly strong onesโ
โIf Hulk comes heโll be a big helperโ
โHeโs beating the Avengers! Actually no one is beating the Avengers!โ
โHe didnโt get snapped! *gasp at every new appearance* Black Panther! The Hawkeye! (She meant Falcon) Doctor Strange! OOO Spider-Man! Now thereโs a bunch of people against a bunch of peopleโ of bad guys! I KNEW Ant Man was coming baโaahhh now thereโs a bunch of heroes and a bunch of bad guys but the Avengers are good together! Ahhhh Ant Manโs A Giant!โ
(Iron Man hugs Spider-Man) โHeโs happy! I knew he was gonna be happy!โ
โOh, No. Not another one! Wait. Who. Is. That?โ *gasp* โCaptain Marvel! Sheโs the sist!โ (aka assist)
โSheโs better thanย him.โ
โHurt him! He has to take it off.โ
โHe gonna snaaaโthatโs a fake one! I knew it.โ
โThatโs cool. What did he do? *gasp* Thanos is gone!โ
โOh, no. His suit. Oh, no.โ
*she yawns at this moment and realizes how late it is and starts telling me about how great she is at staying up late, so the impact of the moment is a little lost here. But honestly, after seeing her break down over Black Widow, Iโm okay with this. She was sad, but not as broken up by it as earlier*
โHawkeye gets to see his family again!โ
โAnytime she wants to see her dad she can just see his recording! Oh, but she canโt talk with him.โ *sad face*
โIโm sad about Black Widow. And Iron Man. Theyโre sad about their friends. All his friends are sad about him.โ
โWhen he gets his cast off he can be back to being Hulk. Angry Hulk OR sweet Hulk.โ
โWhy is Cap old?!โ
*Cap dancing with Agent Carter*
โI KNEW that would happen!โ