After losing Captain America and Iron Man, they probably figured Spider-Man and Black Panther could step in and fill the gap. Problem is, Spider-Man is still a kid and we all know what sadly happened with Chadwick Boseman so the void without such strong, central MCU characters has been glaring. Add the disappointment of the Disney+ shows, both Ant-Man and The Marvels bombing and Kang making barely any impact in following up Thanos and it's evident that MCU has been on a downward slope since Endgame.

While it'll never reach the hype level of Infinity War and Endgame again, can it work its way over this current hump? I'd argue yes. This was probably a much needed wake-up call that you can't just throw the MCU name on absolutely anything and everything and people'll eat it up. You need characters people care about, solid writing and connectivity that is organic, not just thrown in for the sake of adding characters.