But it’s surprisingly funny even in its darkest moments. So yes, expect metaphorical gut punches galore in this early section, before they come up with a plan that just might work to put things right and deliver a satisfying gut punch to the purple bastard who ruined the universe. There’s alcoholism, depression, drastic lifestyle changes and simple avoidance of things too painful to face. And Hawkeye ( Jeremy Renner) is taking out his fury at the universe, and at an unreachable Thanos, on any criminal who had the temerity to survive when his family did not. Rocket ( Bradley Cooper) and Thor ( Chris Hemsworth) may still crack wise, but they’re barely functional without the support networks that once sustained them.
Steve may run to a returning Tony’s ( Robert Downey Jr.) side, both united in failure, but there’s still bad blood between them, and Steve’s attempts to hold up everyone else’s morale are clearly paper-thin covers for his own vast despair. They’re struggling – even those whose lives and families were ostensibly left untouched. Nothing is safe until everything is safe nothing is over until it’s really, completely over.
