What should the MCU characters be thankful for on Thanksgiving?
By Mark Lynch
Marvel Studios INFINITY WAR..Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes in Avengers Infinity War TV Spot..©Marvel Studios 2018
Bucky Barnes
For years, Bucky helped Steve Rogers when he was getting beat up by bullies. He also tried to talk Rogers out of illegally using fake names and identities to join the military. After Rogers became Captain America, it was time for Cap to pay it forward. Rogers saved Bucky once when he was captured by Red Skull and HYDRA. He helped him again when Bucky was brainwashed and transformed into the Winter Soldier, and one more time when Zemo framed him for a bombing. It’s safe to assume Bucky will owe Rogers again for saving his life, after Avengers 4.
Marvel Studios ANT-MAN AND THE WASP..L to R: The Wasp/Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Ant-Man/Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) ..Photo: Ben Rothstein..©Marvel Studios 2018
Scott Lang/Ant-Man
Of everyone on this list, Scott Lang, despite his current situation, should be the most appreciative of everything he’s accomplished, and there is one person who is directly responsible for it — Hope Pym. Hope trained Scott to fight and use the tech in his suit, despite not wanting to. She’s also saved him on more than a few occasions in both Ant-Man movies. More than anything, she forgave Scott for making her and her father (Hank Pym) enemies of the state. Without Hope, who knows what would have happened to Scott. He’s easily influenced. But thankfully, Hope is a positive one.