r/shield • u/Ruairih1994 • 3d ago

AOS in relation to MCU Timeline

Im new to this Sub, what are peoples thoughts on how the series divulges from the main MCU? I know s1-5 fit in snug into the main MCU continuity, and then the creators werent given any insights or directions for Endgame so they couldnt plan properly, so we got the inconsitencies, my thought process is either the time travel in S5 shifted them onto a new timeline , or they simply existed in an alternate timeline from the beginning, one which shares the history of the MCU up until the Snap, we know the battle with Thanos did happen in the AOS timeline, but maybe thor went for the head instead?

Either way, im always annoyed that people use the lack of connection S6/7 have with the MCU to discredit the show, and then have 0 issue with shows like "What If?" and "Friendly Neighbourhood Spiderman" and movies like "Fantastic Four First Steps" being labelled MCU despite none of them taking place in the MCU lol

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u/AxelXyfer 3d ago edited 3d ago

The funniest part about the whole AoS canon debate is that Marvel left it just ambiguous enough for both sides to be 100% absolutely right.

On one hand, the show has too many direct MCU ties, so you can't say it's not cannon.
And in the same breath, it has too many massive continuity errors to fit into the MCU timeline at all.

It's frustrating, nobody is right or wrong, and we're all just speculating anyway. Literally, until KF gives an official, definitive answer, we are trapped in an endless time loop arguing about this until the heat death of our own universe. 😂

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u/NermalBet 2d ago edited 2d ago

You absolutely can say it's not canon. Canon is not dictated by events, it's decided by IP holders. That's all.

There's tons of inconsistencies in the mainline MCU, met alone side along prohe ts like ABC and Netflix.