MCU in it’s current state and future prospects

TLDR: So, realistically speaking, at what point is “quality” MCU as a WHOLE supposed to begin airing?

We’ve had a pandemic and this rush of announcements post end-game during the pandemic for phases 4-5-6. She-Hulk clearly acknowledged Marvel’s formulaic plot structure suggesting that at least Marvel is aware of the cgi slugfest problems and predictable storylines. We had the vfx community openly denounce Disney and the larger content rush. And just prior to the SAG strike, Iger admits that Disney+ has diluted the quality of the MCU brand.

It feels safe to say that at the very least Marvel content is mixed in quality but at an all time low with regards to public reception.

I was hoping that with the announcement that Phase 4 ends with BP:WF, that Phase 5 would be beginning of the quality MCU again. But so far we’ve had a mixed bag (2 flops and 1 hit).

It seems safe to infer that everything in post-production now may still suffer from the (post-)pandemic, vfx, and over saturated MCU mess we are currently in (I view the strikes as something that I hope will improve future MCU content). Does this realistically mean we shouldn’t really expect a majority of MCU quality except for the content in pre-production? I know little regarding how movies/tv-shows are made. But I’d imagine that by the filming stage, it’s largely difficult to fix core problems with the content if say something like the story/writing is lackluster.

So looking at the current pipeline, the earliest MCU projects that have not begun filming are Thunderbolts, Blade, and F4. So back to my initial question, does this mean that we shouldn’t really expect the “quality” MCU content until the very earliest, Thunderbolts?

Provision: I am not suggesting that items currently in production/post-production cannot be good. I am more suggesting that these same products will still largely suffer from potentially poor writing, rushed schedule, etc.

Personal aside: So with the upcoming MCU projects that are filming or in post, here are the projects that I hope and expect to be good: Loki Season 2, X-Men 97, What If…? season 2, Deadpool 3

What I expect to be bad but I hope will be good: The Marvels, Echo, Ironheart, Agatha, Daredevil: Born Again, CA:BNW

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