Warning: this article contains spoilers for Avengers: Endgame!
Avengers: Endgame ties up countless loose threads from the first decade of the MCU, but perhaps no bit of closure is more satisfying than seeing Steve Rogers travel back into the past, reunite with Peggy Carter and finally earn the happy life he had been denied for so long. And according to Endgame screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, there was never any other option for wrapping up Cap’s journey. He was always destined to go back in time and hang up his shield for good.
That’s one of many takeaways from The New York Times’ new interview with Markus and McFeely. McFeely was adamant. “From the very first outline, we knew he was going to get his dance,” the writer said, referencing the tragic ending of 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger.
McFeely did admit to a struggle over separating what was right for the character from what fans wanted. Would it have been better for Cap to die a heroic death like Iron Man? “I started to lose my barometer on what was just fan service and what was good for the character,” he said. “Because I think it’s good for the characters. But we also just gave you what you wanted. Is that good? I don’t know. But I’ll tell you, it’s satisfying. He’s postponed a life in order to fulfill his duty. That’s why I didn’t think we were ever going to kill him. Because that’s not the arc. The arc is, I finally get to put my shield down because I’ve earned that.”
Markus added, “A hero without sacrifice, you’re not going to get the miles out of that person that you need to for these movies. That’s what makes them a hero, it’s not the powers.”
Do you agree with Markus and McFeely? Was this the proper ending for Cap’s long journey? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
For more on the latest MCU film, check out all the Endgame Easter Eggs we found, our Avengers Endgame Explained story, our attempt at figuring out Avengers Endgame’s time travel rules, our biggest Avengers Endgame questions, who that kid was from Tony Stark’s funeral, or how Captain Marvel rescued Iron Man in space.
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