10 Reasons Why Marvel’s Netflix Shows Are Actually Better Than Their Movies

6) The Continuity Is Solid Throughout

We’ve already mentioned the way that long-running narrative threads have been well maintained in the Marvel series. As part of managing this, it’s a huge positive that the creators have always avoided tripping themselves up with silly mistakes or errors. The same cannot always be said of the cinematic counterparts.

While the Netflix shows have managed to retain their overarching stories and concepts in what now presents itself as being thorough advance planning, the MCU movies seem to muddle along as more of a patchwork. Continuity errors like having Cap’s shield in the background in Iron Man or Tony Stark’s appearance at the end of The Incredible Hulk suggest that the bigger picture was never designed in advance like it was for The Defenders.

None of these mistakes are particularly devastating on their own, but they suggest that narrative foresight has been a recent addition to the MCU as the Phases wear on. With any luck, these mistakes can be left in the past along with Edward Norton’s casting…