Post contains spoilers for "Thunderbolts*"Following the events of "Thunderbolts*," it appears that a motley crew of heroes has steadied the ship and looks to be finally sending the franchise in a direction that's compelling and worth investing time in. What's truly surprising is that the post-credits scenes of director Jake Schreier's latest chapter set it all up so wonderfully.

By the end of "Thunderbolts*," the titular team is no more. Instead, thanks to some quick-thinking PR work from Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and The Sentry (Lewis Pullman) holding back the entity known as The Void with the help of his new friends, the world has now been introduced to a fresh group of Earth's Mightiest Heroes -- the New Avengers. For a brief moment, after assuring Valentina, "We own you now," Yelena (Florence Pugh) lets out a sigh of relief, seemingly accepting that she has finally...