As was previously rumored, Deadpool 2‘s opening scene kicks off with a shocking death – Wade Wilson’s fiancee Vanessa, to be precise. Morena Baccarin’s character was a major part of the 2016 original but here, she’s quickly killed off in order to fuel a new emotional arc for the Merc with a Mouth.

In other words, she’s been “fridged,” the all too common comic book trope of the hero’s girlfriend dying just to further their loved one’s story. It was disappointing that something as subversive as this franchise usually is was playing this cliche straight… but maybe we should have had more faith. Deadpool 2‘s post-credits scenes appear to undo Vanessa’s death, promising a full reappearance from her in the next film.

Specifically, Wade gets a chance to fix some of his mistakes from earlier in the movie by using Cable’s time-spinner...