Minor spoilers for this week’s episode of Mrs. Marvell (But also this article is about kicks and laughter and shouldn’t be taken lightly.) Given its status as a true pop culture juggernaut, and how often it tries to establish itself in the “real world,” the Marvel Cinematic Universe regularly refers to pop culture. As the MCU continues to swell in size, things that can be referenced easily and without creating a confusing Easter egg are getting much smaller. Now the MCU has reached a point where it’s referring to things made directly as a result of Marvel, and it’s giving us headaches in the process.
In the last episode of Mrs. MarvellKamala Khan finds herself in a fight with Kareem/Red Dagger, as she uses her power to circumvent his ninja-like maneuvers. In the middle of the fight, Kamala comments on one of his moves: “Where did you learn to jump like that? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?” Good joke, funny even, but it creates a little nightmare for the MCU. As some fans no doubt know, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out as a result of Marvel Comics. Franchise creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird began experimenting with the idea of the series as a homage, then parody, to Frank Miller’s primary track on Daredevil.
For the original comics, the origin of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was written so that the venomous whiff that created Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo was the same mist (and the same incident) that blinded Matt Murdock and gave him his radar-powers of vision. Other daredevil ties also exist in the TMNT lore: Turtles fight ‘foot’, while Daredevil fight ‘hand’; Their master is Splinter, Daredevil’s master is Wand. The connection is clear and hard to ignore, which makes this a wild thing to think about in the MCU’s grand scheme.
As fans remember, Spider-Man: There is no room for home Charlie Cox has officially returned to the role of Fearless Man and it looks like plans to revive a daredevil TV series in the MCU are up in the air. So Daredevil is in the MCU, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is also in the MCU pop culture realm? How would the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exist if Daredevil was a real man? Suppose Daredevil still influences TMNT in some form, how long has it been that they’ve been around as a pop culture entity? It’s as confusing as a thought swirl like “What happened to X during The Blip?”
This isn’t the first time Marvel Studios has mentioned key pop culture elements that make you cross, too. Captain America: The Winter Soldier He was quick to point to “Star Wars” as something he had to catch up with. You know, Star Wars, this movie also features MCU stars Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, and Jon Favreau. There is also the right moment Avengers: Endgame Where Iron Man refers to Thor as “Lipowski”, again calling for the starring Jeff Bridges The Big Lebowski. Jeff Bridges as you may remember also starred in Iron Man.
In the end, there’s really nothing wrong with this, it’s Easter eggs and fun references, and if you’ve come this far in the article, you know it’s not In fact problem. We need a name for these confusing Easter eggs, the ones that create Ouroboros of continuity, because as the MCU continues and continues to refer to other parts of pop culture, it will just keep happening.
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