Marvel and the actors who bring our favorite characters to life are continuing to double down on “all your favorites are dead,” which … thanks? Recently, Sebastian Stan has taken to telling us that “Bucky Barnes is dead, happy new year,” and that’s just plain rude.
Part of the problem is the secretive nature of Marvel. We know that there is no possible way that all the characters who became dust in The Snap are dead. T’Challa still has a movie coming out, and so does Stephen Strange—not to mention Spider-Man. So, we already know that Infinity War isn’t going to be the last time these characters show up.
Still, Stan is sticking to his story that Bucky is gone, and at his AOL Build interview, he told the audience that he wasn’t even sure what was happening in Avengers: Endgame because the last thing he filmed was in 2017.
But my favorite part of the entire interview didn’t come at the hand of Bucky Barnes. Instead, it was the idea that Carter Baizen of Gossip Girl fame would have turned into Billy McFarland. For those who don’t know, McFarland is the man behind the disaster known as the Fyre Festival, a master of manipulation. He managed to scam people out of millions of dollars and when he was released on bail, continued to try to scam people with tickets to events that you can’t even purchase tickets for.
So yes, I agree; that’s exactly what Carter Baizen would be doing in the year of our Lord 2019. Maybe it’s because we’re all obsessed with these documentaries from Hulu and Netflix, but the idea that Serena van der Woodsen’s ex-boyfriend would go on to scam people out of money is a delightful turn of events. And I don’t know, Ja Rule would probably trust Carter Baizen explicitly. He has a trustworthy face (more so than shark-eyed Billy McFarland).
The rest of the interview went on with questions about Destroyer, callbacks to Crispin Glover working out in a three-piece suit, and Bucky Barnes thinking he has friends. So, you know, a run-of-the-mill time. (The idea of Crispin Glover working out in a suit is a delight, and I will cherish this imagery for as long as I live.)
So, is Bucky Barnes really dead? Probably not. Marvel is trying to sell us a show starring Bucky and Falcon, so if they’re both dead, how is that going to work out? That being said, all this talk of our dead favorite characters isn’t helping us get over Avengers: Infinity War any faster. I don’t need to keep thinking about it, but remember, at the end of the day, we’re all going to be dust in the wind.
“Infinity War is actually going to happen to us all.”
(image: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Audi)
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