What's the Second Best Second Movie in a Marvel Series?

Most people would agree Winter Soldier is the best direct sequel in the MCU. But what's the second best?

I'm only considering the second film in each sub-series, so you've got:

• Iron Man 2
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Thor: The Dark World
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Ant-Man and the Wasp
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

If you want to go outside the MCU, you might also consider:

• Spider-Man 2
• Blade II
• X2: X-Men United
• Punisher: War Zone
• Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
• The Wolverine
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2
• X-Men: Days of Future Past^*
• Deadpool 2
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Interestingly, sequels in the Distinguished Competition are often (not always) better than the original:

• Superman II
• Batman Returns
• Dark Knight

^{*This could also be considered the fourth film of the original X-Men series, but I'm taking this as a both/and situation rather than either/or.}

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