[Yamer]

You're not a pretentious blowhard for wanting narrative consistency and payoff in superhero movies. I enjoy the MCU because they have been dedicated to developing their characters in spite of the expected action and visual spectacle of the genre. To me it felt like they betrayed what they had done with Wanda in WandaVision. Her redemption at the end of the series is undone within 2 minutes of screen time in the film. She's just suddenly an indiscriminate serial killer.

For a studio that spent a decade intricately weaving together stories and have it hit as well as it did for Infinity War/Endgame this seemed out of sorts. I had far more empathy for Tony and his daughter than I did for Wanda and her sons because it was more narratively consistent. I don't think having that opinion makes someone a "pompous dink". I think it shows the standards that Feige and the MCU have set for its audience, which is typically higher than lower.

Wanda took a quick, hard heel turn even after playing the well intentioned "bad guy" that saw the error of their ways and sacrificed everything in WandaVision. I'm thankful that I have some background knowledge of the Darkhold from Agents of SHIELD (not a comic book guy) so I can somewhat rationalize her behaviour in the film, although I still don't fully buy it. She was a good villain and would have made for a better one with a bit more exposition, but alas.

However, even if the Sam Raimi experiment wasn't my cup of tea I do hope they continue to take risks like this with their filmmaking. Phase 4 has played around with unique ways of telling stories and so far, for the most part, it has worked and feels fresh. This isn't a style I can appreciate like some others, but I sure don't like being thought of as a drooling simpleton waiting for big booms and cameos because I'm critical of a film's substance.