Hayley Atwell has put the narrative of Avengers: Endgame in jeopardy. The actress suggested that the scene of Steve Rogers with a baby in Avengers: Doomsday could be a dream or a warning, not a real memory. This leaves fans wondering if Steve and Peggy's happy ending was an illusion, affecting the understanding of Captain America's time travel and the solidity of their relationship.
Narrative development and its temporal implications 🕰️
From a technical standpoint, this narrative ambiguity alters the time travel mechanics established in Endgame. If the scene is not a linear memory, the rules of the multiverse become more volatile. The writers might be rewriting Steve's timeline, using a dream as a device to introduce doubt without breaking canon. This affects the perception of his sacrifice, which could now be interpreted as an unfulfilled desire or a parallel reality.
The dreamed wedding nobody asked for 💭
Now it turns out that Steve and Peggy's dance could have been a daydream with diapers involved. Fans who cried at Captain America's happy ending must wonder if his retirement was real or an episode of superheroic wet dream. Between confirming the child is real or that it was all a warning, followers are one step away from asking Marvel to release an official dream detector so as not to confuse reality with illusion.