Black Widow: 5 burning questions fans need answers to
By Mark Lynch
4. What was Yelena doing?
We didn’t see Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe until Black Widow. But what happened during that movie and Avengers: Endgame? The post-credit scene revealed that she remained active despite not being seen. It turns out that she was working with Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus). What we don’t know is what she was up to.
This is the second person Valentina has recruited on-screen. It seems like she’s grabbing people who are okay with doing dirty work. What dirty deeds has Yelena done for Valentina? How did the two of them come across each other? Has Yelena finished giving the women of the Red Room free will? We need a project showing Yelena’s actions after Black Widow.
3. Are the Thunderbolts coming?
Another thing the ending of Black Widow hinted towards was the arrival of a new superpowered team. The Thunderbolts could be on their way.
In the comics, the Thunderbolts are a group of former villains who are working as heroes. Sometimes they’re forced to do good and other times they choose to do so in order to atone for their past sins. Both of those reasons work well for Yelena. She didn’t like being used by the Red Room, so because of the awful deeds she was forced to commit, she could see the Thunderbolts as a way for her to do some good. Or, maybe Valentina has dirt on Yelena and forces her to do jobs for her.
Either way, we need to see what she has been up to and which team she is working for.