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[–] sxan@midwest.social 9 points 3 days ago

Yes. Let's give credit to Infinity War which did not end with the heroes winning. Despite clearly being a 2-parter that the heroes would eventually win, it was a complete story arc and if you were one of the 16 million Americans who died in the 5 year gap between the releases of Infinity War and Endgame, you'd have died knowing only that the heroes lost.

Endgame was pretty effective, if heavy-handed, at manipulating my emotions, so it's hard for me to count it as a pure win, but that's just me.

However, yes: Infinity War is an exception that proves the rule.