Dave’s Faves: The MCU Power Rankings!

For about a decade now, I’ve updated my Marvel Cinematic Universe power rankings with each new movie and TV series release. I’ve also preposterously avoided putting those rankings in one consistent place, so as the list hits 50 entries, it’s time to rectify that!

Below you’ll find my favorite MCU movies and TV ranked in order from best to worst. Before you begin picking nits, yes, I’ve included Marvel TV shows published during the MCU that aren’t considered MCU canon, and no, I won’t change that.

Tier 1: The Best

My absolute favorites, the true cream of the crop, the only selections on here that I’d stack against other personal favorites in their respective mediums. Added weight here given to the decade-long buildup and payoff of “Infinity War” and “Endgame,” and several hundred bonus points awarded for David Tennant. I also break up the seasons of NetflixJessica Jonesbecause there’s a chasm between the quality of season one and season two!

1) Avengers: Infinity War

2) Avengers: Endgame

3) Jessica Jones (Season 1)

4) Thor: Ragnarok

Tier 2: Great

The second tier is the place to note that I place weighted value on theimportanceof a movie as it pertains to the big picture of the MCU. For example, because of their earlier release dates, bothGuardians of the GalaxyandAvengershad enormous impact on what the MCU could and would become (see also:Iron Manin the following tier).

5) Guardians of the Galaxy

6) Captain America 3: Civil War

7) Black Panther

8) Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier

9) Spider-Man: No Way Home

10) Avengers

11) WandaVision

12) Daredevil (Seasons 1,2,3)

Tier 3: Good

I like all these, but I don’t love them. Shouts to “The First Avenger” for steadily climbing my rankings more than any other entry, as one of the rare MCU films that appreciates with age.

13) Captain America: The First Avenger

14) Spider-Man: Far From Home

15) Iron Man

16) Spider-Man: Homecoming

17) Shang Chi

18) Loki (Season One)

Tier 4: Perfectly Average

I had a good time with all of these, but I know rewatching them would definitely not do them any favors.Iron Man 3is the clearest example here because I really loved the movie the first time I saw it in theaters, but when I watched years later, found it far more underwhelming. The lesson of course is never rewatch anything!

19) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

21) Iron Man 3

22) Ms. Marvel

23) Black Widow

24) Thor: Love and Thunder

25) Ant-Man & The Wasp

26) Eternals

27) Captain Marvel

28) Avengers 2: Age of Ultron

Tier 5: Mixed Feelings

Selections here means there are elements I like, but there’s also a lot I didn’t enjoy. A bunch of interesting messes, although less so than the prior the tier. No, you’re not mistaken, I do indeed think “The Dark World” belongs among this group, as I still quite enjoy the Loki portions of the film!

29) Ant-Man

30) Moon Knight

31) Doctor Strange

32) Hawkeye

33) Falcon and the Winter Soldier

34) Luke Cage (Seasons 1 & 2)

35) Agent Carter (Seasons 1 & 2)

36) Runaways

37) The Punisher (S1, S2)

38) Thor 2: The Dark World

39) Cloak & Dagger

Tier 6: I’ll Only Watch With a Comic In Hand

If I am somehow compelled to watch one of these again, I will only do so if I can simultaneously read some comics and look up when something interesting appears to be happening. Also a friendly reminder that comics? Comics are the best.

40) What If?

41) Defenders

42) Thor

43) Agents of SHIELD

44) Iron Fist Season Two

45) Incredible Hulk

Tier 7: Nope

There is no conceivable situation in which I could be compelled to rewatch one of these, save torture, sudden residence in Lucifer’s domain, or my wife asking weirdly adamantly.

46) Iron Man 2

47) Jessica Jones (Season Two)

48) A child bites your groin

49) Iron Fist Season 1

50) Inhumans

The “There is No Mandarin Award” Award Show

在漫威电影宇宙的所有评论中，我反复更新的另一个是“无国语奖”，奖励为剧情服务的最彻底浪费角色。一般来说，它指的是漫威宇宙的反派，漫威电影宇宙只是名义上使用，但并没有真正的计划。漫威电影宇宙一直以来都有杀光所有最优秀反派的习惯，所以这个榜单的竞争一直很激烈。

This one’s been updated since 2013, andIron Man 3, and I’m excited to codify these results in one home destination!

Our winners:

2013: The (Not) Mandarin
2014: Ronan the Accuser
2015: Baron Von Strucker
2016: Cottonmouth
2017: Surtur
2018: The Black Order
2019: Ronan the Accuser
2020: DNP
2021: Taskmaster
2022: Gorr the God Butcher