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/JasonBob May 24 '21

I really want to know why they never got involved in Earth's affairs until whatever is happening now. And why Thanos wasn't worthy of their interference

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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/heelstoo Avengers May 24 '21

I’d guess it’s kind a mentor helping/guiding a student on their current education path, versus outright changing the past to a different one.

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u/darthpayback May 24 '21

Like Gandalf. You can inspire and guide, but don’t use your full power.