The snap wasn’t shocking because it killed characters. It was shocking because it showed us the cost of failure. Black Panther. Doctor Strange. Nick Fury. The Guardians (except Rocket). One by one, they dissolved into ash, and the remaining Avengers were left holding each other on a foreign planet, defeated.
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Unlike most superhero films, the stakes feel permanent, leading to a traumatic cliffhanger ending that left audiences stunned. The snap wasn’t shocking because it killed characters