Marvel Cancelled The Perfect Way To Solve The MCU's Biggest Plot Holes

Summary

A canceled Marvel TV series could address the MCU's plot holes by filling in narrative gaps and providing answers to lingering questions.
The Damage Control show, which was supposed to air in 2016 but was eventually canceled, could have functioned similarly to Marvel One-Shots in filling in the aftermath of big events.
Marvel Studios has retrofitted Damage Control into the MCU, but if the show had moved forward, it could have focused on the public's reaction to events like the Emergence in Eternals and She-Hulk's arrival.

A canceled Marvel TV series could be the perfect way to address the Marvel Cinematic Universe's plot holes. One of the perks of the MCU is its single continuity. At any given point, stories and characters can cross over, which makes for satisfying payoffs. However, this also means that making sure that its canon is sensible from all points of view is imperative.

The bigger narrative beats in the MCU all line-up during the Infinity Saga. It helped that the movies pretty much took place during the same year that they were released. While the franchise's micro-continuity during that time was confusing, and sometimes, even downright erroneous, they were easy to overlook because the overall storyline still worked. That being said, things are different during the Multiverse Saga. Aside from the multiple realities and timelines, there are also several lingering questions that Marvel Studios has yet to answer. Those mysteries could easily be addressed by a canceled Marvel TV show.

How A Damage Control TV Show Could Help Fill MCU Plot Holes

At one point, Marvel TV was working on a Damage Control show. It was supposed to air in 2016, but it never panned out. Marvel Comics' Damage Control functions the same way in the MCU — a clean-up crew that deals with the aftermath of the Avengers' battles. This was the reason why he was on the ground in New York on the heels of the Battle of New York in The Avengers. The initiative was spearheaded by Iron Man as part of his efforts to ensure that Earth's Mightiest Heroes wouldn't leave fighting sites in shambles.

Because the project was canceled before even airing, Marvel Studios has just retrofitted Damage Control into the MCU. However, if it moved forward, it could have functioned similarly to Marvel One-Shots in a way that it filled in narrative gaps that the movies and series simply couldn't tackle anymore. Since the team itself is mostly grounded, it could focus on the aftermath of certain big events. One great example is the physical evidence of the foiled Emergence at the end of Eternals. The same goes for dealing with the public's reaction to She-Hulk's arrival as another version of the Hulk.

What Happened To Marvel's Damage Control TV Show?

It was actually the previously-separated Marvel TV that was working on the Damage Control show and not Feige's Marvel Studios. Before the MCU started making its own show on Disney+, Marvel shows were handled by a separate entity, and they aired on ABC. Damage Control was supposed to be a half-hour, single-camera comedy series on the network and was greenlit in 2015. It was supposed to start airing in 2016, at the earliest, but ABC opted against ordering it to series. Now, the team lives within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although it has developed to seemingly become a more sinister group.