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.
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.