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* After Ronan saw Carol single-handedly take out so much of his fleet before running away, it now makes perfect sense that by the time of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' his room on his ship would be so ridiculously well-defended.

* In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', after learning that Gamora was beaten by Star-Lord, Ronan noticeably calls Quill a cretin. This can easily be taken as Ronan having a low opinion of humans, who are seemingly viewed in the intergalactic community as inferior. However, considering in this film Carol seems to betray the Kree, it's likely that his experience with her has left him with a noticeable dislike for her species.

* In this film the Kree are ruled by the Supreme Intelligence, a genocidal, warmongering A.I., while in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' they are ruled by an Emperor pacifist enough to sign a treaty putting an end to the war between the Kree and Xandar. At first glance this seems like a retcon or a discrepancy... until one remembers the message Carol sends back to Hala with Yon-Rogg, to put an end to the Supreme Intelligence and its wars. By all appearances, Carol ''will'' make good on her threat before 2014.

** This adds a new layer to why the World Security Council (infiltrated by HYDRA) was so upset by Thor taking the Tesseract back to Asgard back in ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]].'' If Fury knew about or suspected HYDRA's infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D., he probably realized the importance of keeping the source of Carol's powers as far away from HYDRA as possible, which is why he "didn't argue with the god" who took it; Thor gave him plausible deniability.

** On related note, since stopping Ronan from destroying Xandar made the Guardians of the Galaxy enemies of the Kree, how do we know the Kree also the Guardians sound like the bad guys too.

** On related note, since stopping Ronan from destroying Xandar made the Guardians of the Galaxy enemies of the Kree, how do we know the Kree also the Guardains sound like the bad guys too.

* On the subject of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''... fans have joked and complained about how similar Carol Danvers seems to Steve Rogers, before the movie's release, but her final confrontation with Yon-Rogg highlights a major difference between the two characters. Early in CATWS, one insignificant lackey quips to Steve, "I thought you were more than a shield," and Steve takes the bait, pausing his rescue mission of 20 hostages to prove he can beat this henchman without his shield and helmet. In the first CA film, Bucky even says sarcastically to pre-Serum Steve, "Because you got nothing to prove," highlighting one of Steve's major motivations. In the climax of "Captain Marvel," the ''main antagonist,'' who the heroine has an important personal history with, tries to taunt her into putting aside her powers. He reminds her that she has never, in all these years, beat him without her powers, and then begins a dramatic speech--that wouldn't be out of place in a "Captain America" movie--about how this is her one chance to prove she can win a fair fight. Carol blasts him mid-sentence, and says loud and clear, ''"I don't have to prove anything to you."'' It could have been interesting to see that fight, even with Captain Marvel still speaking those words before/during/after beating Yon-Rogg (without the special powers)...but by NOT taking the bait and simply blasting him away, she is finally able to not just suppress her emotional reflexes in the moment.

** Or a cultural one, given the radically different time periods each character grew up in. The bigotry Steve could've faced "pre-serum" in the 1940s (a time when the eugenics movement was in full swing - yes, even in America) could certainly have been far worse than the casual sexism Carol is seen putting up with; however, we just don't see it. Pre-serum, Steve's motivations are seen as purely personal and not as a feared "if I don't fight this war, I will be killed off for being too weak and small, as will everyone around me who is also weak and small"...mostly because he doesn't see himself as such. He, in fact, basically has a catch-phrase of "I could do this all day". And after he's thawed, we don't really see anyone challenge his outdated views of heroism or masculinity. Instead, he's usually praised for it. Carol is seen dealing with casual sexism in the film, both in civilian life and in exposition about her and Maria's Air Force training in the 1980s; however, even in 2020, the U.S. military has a major problem with sexual harassment/assault and general sexism that could have been explored more in the film had it not needed explicit military approval on scripts (Disclaimer: unsure if this should go in a different section, but is related here).
** Also, Carol's come to realize her powers are now a part of her, there's no separating them. After unlocking her full potential, she's able to take a blast from a Kree fighter to the chest with no reaction (other than gleeful surprise she's not dead), and strong enough to ''punch her way through a Kree battleship''. These abilities would have let her ''flatten'' Yon-Rogg in a fistfight, but it would have taken a bit more time, and more importantly, she'd be playing ''his'' game by ''his'' rules. Carol's on a whole other playing field now, and has no need to stoop to Yon-Rogg's level to prove a point.
* More FridgeBrilliance: Both Captain America and Captain Marvel were trained with heavy doses of war propaganda. But with Steve, that propaganda was more honest, since America ''was'' fighting the war for just reasons. Being a world-renowned war hero and icon of moral purity is also sure to go to one's head. Carol, on the other hand, was [[{{Gaslighting}} misled]] into straight up working for bad guys. The blow this delivered to her world view, combined with the fact that her allies were all ''telling'' her she was wrong, would obviously help her develop better self-reflection skills than someone in Steve's position. In fact, it's not until Captain America: The Winter Soldier, when Fury is first on his way to showing Steve the helicarriers, that we see Steve and Fury grappling with "some shady stuff" Fury knows U.S. military did in WWII...even though we were the "good guys" and it was ultimately a "just war".
* Carol received her abilities from an explosion of an FTL drive powered by the Tesseract itself. Not only is she empowered to the point she can handle it and play around with it with no protection, as ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' ("You can't defend against yourself") and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' showed, if the energy signature of just one Stone matches hers, ''she can destroy it and other Infinity Stones all by herself'' which is why she is there to help defeat Thanos in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.
* Fridge Humour or Heartbreaking, depending on your sense of humour: Fury and the director both look under the sheet at the dead skulls genitals, but the Director is secretly Talos. Humorous interpretation: He was forced to look at his fellow soldier's genitals to keep up the act. Heartbreaking interpretation: He had to go along with the desecration of the body of one of his oldest friends, as evidenced by his private mourning ceremony when he's alone with the corpse, just to preserve his cover.

* On the train, Carol is shown punching a Skrull posing as an old lady in the face. To the passengers, it looked like Carol was attacking an innocent person. The fact that we saw said Skrull show his manners when boarding the train foreshadows the real twist that the Skulls are innocent people, and the Kree, represented here by Carol, are actually the aggressors in the war.

* Ronan's shock when Star-Lord starts dancing is more meaningful now he has seen just what a single 'human' is capable of. And almost 20 years later, another human uses the power of ''another'' Infinity Stone against him. No wonder he is in full on "ThisCannotBe" mode; poor guy got some really shitty luck to go up against people like that from such a lesser species.

* While it isn't said when and how Mar-Vell got the Tesseract after Howard Stark found it, it is possible that she revealed her secret to Howard and he entrusted the Tesseract to her because he knew Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and knew the Tesseract was safer away from Earth.

* In the Blockbuster, Vers picks up a copy of ''The Right Stuff'' and looks at it before setting it down. Since the movie is about test pilots and the origin of the US space program, it's not only appropriate but also might have been a favorite of Carol Danvers before she "died".

* This movie explains why Ronan was so quick to use the power stone for himself. He’s seen first hand how powerful an Infinity Stone can make someone, so he took the power for himself immediately. Also that power would allow to stand up to Captain Marvel as “Endgame” shows because she will stand in his way if he continues his planet killing.
* Looking closely at the dinner scene at the end of the movie will show that the bonds between everyone are full of this as every member is in someway familiar with prejudice and bigotry just for how they are. Carol had to deal with outright sexism throughout her life. Maria knew Carol's troubles well and related them to Monica, may have had to deal with similar problems as a military pilot and is also black. Fury is also black and while he hasn't been seen to mention any hardships about his race did have a grandfather that he implied had to face such troubles. The Skrulls have been near decimated by the Kree and painted as monsters by their tormentors just for resisting Kree rule. And they can all recognize and bond over this fact.

** Heh heh. Maybe he dangled it from a string like a kitty toy to get Goose to swallow it ''again'', every time she barfed it out, right up until Selvig came on board with S.H.I.E.L.D. and they could get down to some serious research on the thing.

** It also places a new spin on why the Kree would now be willing to sign a peace treaty with one of their ancient enemies, and why Ronan would have been willing to go rogue in order to continue the war. Presumably, Carol has been a very big problem for the Kree Empire over the last ~25 years, possibly to the point that they ''can't'' continue the war even if they wanted to. Perhaps ''The Marvels'' will show us some of that interval.

* In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', after learning that Gamora was beaten by Star-Lord, Ronan noticeably calls him a cretin. This can easily be taken as Ronan having a low opinion of humans, who are seemingly viewed in the intergalactic community as inferior. However, considering in this film Carol seems to betray the Kree, it's likely that his experience with her has left him with a noticeable dislike for her species.

** Or a cultural one, given the radically different time periods each character grew up in. The bigotry Steve could've faced "pre-serum" in the 1940s (a time when the eugenics movement was in full swing - yes, even in America) could certainly have been far worse than the casual sexism Carol is seen putting up with; however, we just don't see it. Pre-serum, Steve's motivations are seen as purely personal and not as a feared "if I don't fight this war, I will be killed off for being too weak and small, as will everyone around me who is also weak and small"...mostly because he doesn't see himself as such. He, in fact, basically has a catch-phrase of "I could go all day". And after he's thawed, we don't really see anyone challenge his outdated views of heroism or masculinity. Instead, he's usually praised for it. Carol is seen dealing with casual sexism in the film, both in civilian life and in exposition about her and Maria's Air Force training in the 1980s; however, even in 2020, the U.S. military has a major problem with sexual harassment/assault and general sexism that could have been explored more in the film had it not needed explicit military approval on scripts (Disclaimer: unsure if this should go in a different section, but is related here).

** It also places a new spin on why the Kree would now be willing to sign a peace treaty with one of their ancient enemies, and why Ronan would have been willing to go rogue in order to continue the war. Presumably, Carol has been a very big problem for the Kree Empire over the last ~25 years, possibly to the point that they ''can't'' continue the war even if they wanted to. Perhaps Captain Marvel 2 will show us some of that interval.
* In the trailer, Carol is shown punching a Skrull in the face. To many viewers of the trailer (and the rest of the tram) it looked like Carol was attacking an innocent person. Later, of course, it is revealed that this is a Skrull, but this foreshadows the real twist that the Skulls are innocent people, and the Kree, represented here by Carol, are actually the aggressors in the war.

* While it isn't said when and how Mar-Vell got the Tesseract after Howard Stark found it, it is possible that she revealed her secret to Howard and he entrusted the Tesseract to her because he knew Hydra had infiltrated SHIELD and knew the Tesseract was safer away from Earth.

* We never got to know how long ago has Goose been on Earth. How many people did she eat? There was no owner around: did she eat him? And now she's in SHIELD, in Nick Fury's office. Even if we assume that she only eats bad guys, SHIELD is infiltrated by HYDRA, so how many people will she continue to eat?
* Also, if Goose is anything like Chewie from the comics, how many broods of eggs has she laid during her sojourn on Earth? Are there flerkens all over the place, that humans have been mistaking for cats for decades? Could be that all those fans who were anticipating a secret Skrull takeover of Earth were ''right'' about the alien infiltrators, they were just wrong about which alien species would be invading and what it was they'd pose as....
* At the end of the film Nick Fury orders to search for the Tesseract, as it is missing after the adventure. Of course, he knows that it isn't, that it is in Goose's stomach (and saying the truth would be laughed at as a CassandraTruth at best, or lead to someone trying to kill and open the cat to retrieve it, and be swallowed in the attempt at worst). And, in the stinger, Goose finally hacked it up on Nick Fury's desk, as if it was a hairball. Fine, the tesseract is available again... but how will Fury explain that a lost 0-8-4 was found at his desk, without sounding suspicious?
** Heh heh. Maybe he dangled it from a string like a kitty toy to get Goose to swallow it ''again'', every time she barfed it out, right up until Selvig came on board with SHIELD and they could get down to some serious research on the thing.
* Carol received her powers from a combination of Kree DNA and an experimental light speed engine filled to the brim with energy siphoned from the Tesseract, aka the Space Stone (Which has remained in SHIELD custody up until the first Avengers film). We later find out that HYDRA has infiltrated shield ever since WWII ended. Its not unfeasible that they found out about Carol's circumstances and powers between the time of her abduction, return and departure. Come Age of Ultron, we get Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. In short, HYDRA has been trying to recreate Carol's circumstances ever since. Imagine if they'd succeeded completely...
** This adds a new layer to why the World Security Council (infiltrated by HYDRA) was so upset by Thor taking the Tesseract back to Asgard back in ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]].'' If Fury knew or suspected about HYDRA's infiltration of SHIELD, he probably realized the importance of keeping the source of Carol's powers as far away from HYDRA as possible, which is why he "didn't argue with the god who" took it; Thor gave him plausible deniability.

* It was bad enough Carol found out the Skrulls are desperate refugees about to be wiped out by the Kree and that she's been beating them up. But, this film took place during a time when the Kree were ''also'' at war with Xandar, and if the Kree portrayed the Skrulls as bad guys, they could've done the same to the Xandarians and the Kree were likely the aggressors to the Xandarians, just as they were towards the Skrulls. Who's to say Carol under the Starforce hasn't been beating up and/or killing innocent Xandarians as well? That wouldn't sit well with Carol, who already felt guilty harming the Skrulls.
* Since Skrulls did infiltrate SHIELD and impersonate agents, that incident might have only helped the HYDRA infiltrators' cause for their plans and became one of the factors that pushed them to develop Project Insight years later. The prospect of alien infiltrators would make it easy for HYDRA to persuade others in developing a controversial weapon, as the whole point was to prevent potential threats before they can happen, and convincing the public that their freedom is worth giving up for their safety. It is a good thing the Skrulls didn't stay on Earth, because Zola's algorithm would've identified the Skrulls as a threat.

* Back in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', Nick Fury says that the reasoning behind the creation of the energy weapons was because of Thor's fight with the Destroyer, mentioning it as a hostile FirstContact. Why didn't he mention the events of this film instead outside of meta reasons? Because thanks to Carol, he knows that the threat posed by the Kree are being handled by her while at the same time as a fellow human, he knows Carol herself isn't a threat to Earth. At the same time, general knowledge of it wasn't widespread, making it look simply like a one-time incident which can be easily swept under the rug for the public. Meanwhile, Asgard's might not only outclasses that of both the Kree and the Skrulls, Thor's incident alerted Earth that there are even more deadly aliens out there and thanks to the internet it made the existence of aliens general knowledge. Now take a good look at this particular exchange back when we only knew of Asgard back in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'', are you really sure Fury forgot?

* In ''Guardians of The Galaxy'', at first it would seem like it would not make a difference if Nova Corps knew Ronan was after the orb, especially since they failed to stop his genocidal campaign. But, it wasn't be Nova Corps he was worried about, but rather them finding out and calling in Captain Marvel, because if ''she'' found that out, she would not hesitate to go after him and if Captain Marvel found him (at least before getting an Infinity Stone), he'd be finished, and he knows how it went the first time.

* In the Blockbuster, Vers picks up a copy of ''The Right Stuff'' and looks at it before setting it down. Since the movie is about test pilots and the origin of the US space program, it's not only appropriate but also might have been a favorite of Carol Danvers before she "died."

* Carol not taking Yon-Rogg up on his offer to trade hands not only shows her refusal to earn his approval but is also a smart move because Yon-Rogg has shown twice in the movie that he is superior to her in hand-to-hand and curb-stomped her in a real fight. Not using her powers would put her at an unfair disadvantage because they wouldn't be equals. Without her powers, Yon-Rogg is still much more experienced in combat.

* Animal inflicted injuries, and especially cat scratches, tend to get rather infected if not properly treated. Nick Fury seems to have waited to get his eye treated. So it wasn't the scratch that took his eye but the subsequent infection. Even with this explanation, Fury's initial apathy towards the scratch and Talos' concern are both still valid; Fury probably thought he had time to get back to Earth disinfect it, and make sure that his eye was fine, but bacteria from alien life probably works faster than the stuff from Earth, a fact Talos probably knew.

* More FridgeBrilliance: Both Captain America and Captain Marvel were trained with heavy doses of war propaganda. But with Steve, that propaganda was more honest, since America ''was'' fighting the war for just reasons. Being a world-renowned war hero and icon of moral purity is also sure to go to one's head. Carol, on the other hand, was [[{{Gaslighting}} misled]] into straight up working for bad guys. The blow this delivered to her world view, combined with the fact that her allies were all ''telling'' her she was wrong, would obviously help her develop better self-reflection skills than someone in Steve's position.

* On the subject of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''... fans have joked and complained about how similar Carol Danvers seems to Steve Rogers, before the movie's release, but her final confrontation with Yon-Rogg highlights a major difference between the two characters. Early in CATWS, one insignificant lackey quips to Steve, "I thought you were more than a shield," and Steve takes the bait, pausing his rescue mission of 20 hostages to prove he can beat this henchman without his shield and helmet. In the first CA film, Bucky even says sarcastically to pre-Serum Steve, "Because you got nothing to prove," highlighting one of Steve's major motivations. In the climax of "Captain Marvel," the ''main antagonist,'' who the heroine has an important personal history with, tries to taunt her into putting aside her powers. He reminds her that she has never, in all these years, beat him without her powers, and then begins a dramatic speech--that wouldn't be out of place in a "Captain America" movie--about how this is her one chance to prove she can win a fair fight. Carol blasts him mid-sentence, and says loud and clear, ''"I don't have to prove anything to you."''

** Or a cultural one, given the radically different time periods each character grew up in. The bigotry Steve would've faced "pre-serum" in the 1940s (a time when the eugenics movement was in full swing--yes, even in America) would certainly have been far worse than the casual '90s sexism Carol had to put up with. And after he's thawed, we don't really see anyone challenge his outdated views of heroism or masculinity. Instead, he's usually praised for it.

** In short, she is not just Captain America with breasts... unless perhaps this ability to put aside one's pride is a [[WomenAreWiser gender-related difference]].