Eternals’ Massive Celestial Plot Hole Finally Addressed By Marvel
Summary
While most MCU movies leave lingering questions, Eternals having a Celestial emerge from the ocean is about as big as they get. The moment had since begun to frustrate MCU viewers as Marvel never addressed any of the fallout from a game-changing world event. In the time since Eternals' release, there have been more references to a Captain America musical and Doctor Strange's Spider-Man identity spell than the most shocking global event since The Blip. Understandably, some began to wonder if Marvel was ever going to address the Celestial-sized revelation.
Related: Eternals Theory Reveals 1 Celestial Who Actually Sided With Earth
How She-Hulk Addresses Eternals' Much-Ignored Celestial Twist![]()
Now, Eternals' Celestial plot hole has finally been addressed by Marvel in She-Hulk episode 2. Early on in the episode, Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is using her computer and the camera shows the website she is looking at. It is at this moment that She-Hulk references Eternals' Celestial Tiamut by having an article linked on the website with the headline: "Why There Is A Giant Statue Of A Man Sticking Out Of The Ocean." The headline indicates that those in the MCU do not understand who Tiamut is or how he got there. But, She-Hulk episode 2 at least acknowledges Eternals' massive Celestial mystery and shows that people in the MCU are just as curious to know more as viewers are to see the fallout.
MCU Phase 5 Can't Keep Ignoring Eternals![]()
She-Hulk's Eternals reference is just one of a few connections Marvel has made to the movie in Phase 4. The MCU needs to change in Phase 5 and stop ignoring what Eternals introduced. Marvel Studios has not confirmed any plans for the Eternals characters going forward, including appearances in other MCU projects or announcing Eternals 2. The divisive response might not have helped elevate the franchise's importance, but Marvel can not continue to act like Eternals' events never happened. There are teases that Kumail Nanjiani's Kingo will be referenced multiple times going forward, but that is not enough.
The Eternals might not be confirmed to factor into the Multiverse Saga plans at this point, but the MCU has multiple chances to involve the characters and storylines in Phases 5 and 6. The key here is that She-Hulk: Attorney At Law needs to be the start of more Eternals acknowledgments in the MCU.
Where Eternals' Celestial Change Can Next Be Addressed In The MCU![]()
Following She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, there has been little to nothing in the way of MCU shows & movies that address the wider ramifications of a Celestial rising up from out of the ocean. However, rumors have surfaced suggesting Captain America: Brave New World may be the first movie after Eternals to meaningfully address this development. Though this may initially sound like unusual placement, the overall plotline that's been teased thus far would help these rumors make sense if true, since the increasingly paranoid state of Marvel's US government certainly would have been worsened by Tiamut's failed emergence.
Failing this, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars would be the logical place for the MCU to address this particular plot twist and what it has meant for the Earth. This is both because the Avengers movies naturally work well as an overview of more recent events in the MCU timeline - making moments like this easier to bring up - and also because major Earth-threatening events like this may have changed how many governments and heroes alike look at a group like the Avengers, which could potentially make the difference in allowing them to reform after Avengers: Endgame.
The Emergence Isn't The Only Loose Thread From Eternals That The MCU Needs To Tie Up Close While a Celestial bursting up from the Earth is of course the most major Eternals moment the MCU needs to address outside of the movie, it's not the only one of its kind. Notably, Eternals closed with the introduction of MCU's version of Starfox, played by famous musician Harry Styles, as well as Patton Oswalt's Pip the Troll, leaving the story on perhaps its most mysterious note.
The nature of this big movie moment - combined with the star power of Styles and Oswalt - means the future of both characters needs to be addressed sooner rather than later, and ideally in a way that explains more about the stories and lives of the MCU iterations of these figures. This is especially true since Starfox's familial ties to Thanos become less pertinent to address with every release since the major villain's final Avengers: Endgame fate.
Similarly, the future of the MCU would benefit from addressing the prospective future of Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman, who seemed set to take the Ebony Blade and become the hero known as Black Knight as of the end of the movie. However, as of April 2024, the character is reportedly involved in no movie in the works according to Harrington, suggesting he may not be part of the current Multiverse Saga plan.
With Whitman's future uncertain and the fate of humanity also unclear - as the film ends with Arishem deciding to judge the memories of Phastos, Kingo, and Sersi to see if he will allow humankind to live - the vast majority of Eternals remains a series of open plot lines that are as of yet to be unaddressed again some years later. Hopefully, the MCU's wide-reaching multiversal future can open up new ways for the franchise to address these storylines instead of pushing them to one side as the Multiverse Saga continues to unfold.
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Eternals is the 25th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is part of its fourth phase. Over 500 years ago, when the ten Eternals complete the task given to them by the Celestial Arishem to wipe out the invasive alien species known as Deviants that roam the earth, the group decides to go their separate ways as they find themselves at odds with how to continue their interactions with humanity as they grow and learn. Blending into society, the Eternals continue to live their lives in the modern day until the Deviants emerge again. When one of the Eternals is supposedly slain by a deviant, events are set in motion that will reunite them once again to discover why the Deviants have returned and what the true intentions of the Celestial have been for all these millennia.
Director Chloé Zhao Release Date November 5, 2021 Upcoming Marvel Movies
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26, 2024
Captain America: Brave New World
February 14, 2025
Thunderbolts*
May 2, 2025
Fantastic Four
July 25, 2025
Blade
November 7, 2025
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
May 1, 2026
Avengers: Secret Wars
May 7, 2027
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- She-Hulk episode 2 addresses Eternals' Celestial Tiamut, filling a major plot hole in the MCU.
- Marvel is starting to connect Eternals to Phase 4 and beyond, signaling a shift in approach.
- Rumors suggest upcoming Marvel movies like Captain America or Avengers may dive deeper into the Eternals storyline.
While most MCU movies leave lingering questions, Eternals having a Celestial emerge from the ocean is about as big as they get. The moment had since begun to frustrate MCU viewers as Marvel never addressed any of the fallout from a game-changing world event. In the time since Eternals' release, there have been more references to a Captain America musical and Doctor Strange's Spider-Man identity spell than the most shocking global event since The Blip. Understandably, some began to wonder if Marvel was ever going to address the Celestial-sized revelation.
Related: Eternals Theory Reveals 1 Celestial Who Actually Sided With Earth
How She-Hulk Addresses Eternals' Much-Ignored Celestial Twist
Now, Eternals' Celestial plot hole has finally been addressed by Marvel in She-Hulk episode 2. Early on in the episode, Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is using her computer and the camera shows the website she is looking at. It is at this moment that She-Hulk references Eternals' Celestial Tiamut by having an article linked on the website with the headline: "Why There Is A Giant Statue Of A Man Sticking Out Of The Ocean." The headline indicates that those in the MCU do not understand who Tiamut is or how he got there. But, She-Hulk episode 2 at least acknowledges Eternals' massive Celestial mystery and shows that people in the MCU are just as curious to know more as viewers are to see the fallout. MCU Phase 5 Can't Keep Ignoring Eternals
She-Hulk's Eternals reference is just one of a few connections Marvel has made to the movie in Phase 4. The MCU needs to change in Phase 5 and stop ignoring what Eternals introduced. Marvel Studios has not confirmed any plans for the Eternals characters going forward, including appearances in other MCU projects or announcing Eternals 2. The divisive response might not have helped elevate the franchise's importance, but Marvel can not continue to act like Eternals' events never happened. There are teases that Kumail Nanjiani's Kingo will be referenced multiple times going forward, but that is not enough. The Eternals might not be confirmed to factor into the Multiverse Saga plans at this point, but the MCU has multiple chances to involve the characters and storylines in Phases 5 and 6. The key here is that She-Hulk: Attorney At Law needs to be the start of more Eternals acknowledgments in the MCU.
Where Eternals' Celestial Change Can Next Be Addressed In The MCU
Following She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, there has been little to nothing in the way of MCU shows & movies that address the wider ramifications of a Celestial rising up from out of the ocean. However, rumors have surfaced suggesting Captain America: Brave New World may be the first movie after Eternals to meaningfully address this development. Though this may initially sound like unusual placement, the overall plotline that's been teased thus far would help these rumors make sense if true, since the increasingly paranoid state of Marvel's US government certainly would have been worsened by Tiamut's failed emergence. Failing this, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars would be the logical place for the MCU to address this particular plot twist and what it has meant for the Earth. This is both because the Avengers movies naturally work well as an overview of more recent events in the MCU timeline - making moments like this easier to bring up - and also because major Earth-threatening events like this may have changed how many governments and heroes alike look at a group like the Avengers, which could potentially make the difference in allowing them to reform after Avengers: Endgame.
The Emergence Isn't The Only Loose Thread From Eternals That The MCU Needs To Tie Up Close While a Celestial bursting up from the Earth is of course the most major Eternals moment the MCU needs to address outside of the movie, it's not the only one of its kind. Notably, Eternals closed with the introduction of MCU's version of Starfox, played by famous musician Harry Styles, as well as Patton Oswalt's Pip the Troll, leaving the story on perhaps its most mysterious note.
The nature of this big movie moment - combined with the star power of Styles and Oswalt - means the future of both characters needs to be addressed sooner rather than later, and ideally in a way that explains more about the stories and lives of the MCU iterations of these figures. This is especially true since Starfox's familial ties to Thanos become less pertinent to address with every release since the major villain's final Avengers: Endgame fate.
Similarly, the future of the MCU would benefit from addressing the prospective future of Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman, who seemed set to take the Ebony Blade and become the hero known as Black Knight as of the end of the movie. However, as of April 2024, the character is reportedly involved in no movie in the works according to Harrington, suggesting he may not be part of the current Multiverse Saga plan.
With Whitman's future uncertain and the fate of humanity also unclear - as the film ends with Arishem deciding to judge the memories of Phastos, Kingo, and Sersi to see if he will allow humankind to live - the vast majority of Eternals remains a series of open plot lines that are as of yet to be unaddressed again some years later. Hopefully, the MCU's wide-reaching multiversal future can open up new ways for the franchise to address these storylines instead of pushing them to one side as the Multiverse Saga continues to unfold.
Eternals Where to Watch *Availability in USstream rent buy Not available
Not available
Not available
Eternals is the 25th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is part of its fourth phase. Over 500 years ago, when the ten Eternals complete the task given to them by the Celestial Arishem to wipe out the invasive alien species known as Deviants that roam the earth, the group decides to go their separate ways as they find themselves at odds with how to continue their interactions with humanity as they grow and learn. Blending into society, the Eternals continue to live their lives in the modern day until the Deviants emerge again. When one of the Eternals is supposedly slain by a deviant, events are set in motion that will reunite them once again to discover why the Deviants have returned and what the true intentions of the Celestial have been for all these millennia.
Director Chloé Zhao Release Date November 5, 2021 Upcoming Marvel Movies
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26, 2024
Captain America: Brave New World
February 14, 2025
Thunderbolts*
May 2, 2025
Fantastic Four
July 25, 2025
Blade
November 7, 2025
Avengers: The Kang Dynasty
May 1, 2026
Avengers: Secret Wars
May 7, 2027
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