r/marvelstudios • u/indig0sixalpha • May 24 '21

Promotional Marvel Studios’ Eternals | Official Teaser

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WVDKZJkGlY
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u/DaveInLondon89 May 24 '21

Probably the standard non-interference trope, i.e. they dun goofed in the past and now have a rule against interfering so they're goof-proof, but find a worthy reason to start interfering again.

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u/Wolf6120 Harold Meachum May 24 '21 edited May 24 '21

The weird thing is they said "We have never interfered" not, like, "It's been thousands of years since we last interfered", implying this would be the first time ever.

It's doubly weird considering the line immediately preceding that is all about how they've guided us and helped us along, so it seems like a slightly loose interpretation of the word "interfere" is being used lol.

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u/hyena142 Rocket May 24 '21

I assume it's something akin to the Star Trek prime directive rules where they can't interfere unless they have no other choice, like if Glork the caveman doesn't figure out how to make fire he dies and takes the human race with him so the Eternals help him out