For the past two phases, Marvel has struggled with figuring out what the audience wants from their characters. The critical reception, excluding Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and maybe even Spider-Man: No Way Home, has been tough to watch as a fan. But, as a critic, it’s warranted. Superhero conventions have, unfortunately, become formulaic. So it’s important to have well-choreographed action sequences and a compelling character-driven narrative to make a strong film. When Thunderbolts* was announced, fans felt it was an odd choice to have the antagonists from the recent Marvel universe come together to form a team. Because most of them weren’t that strong, apart from Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) and Red Guardian (David Harbour). One-off characters like Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko) didn’t have much to do other than be part of the team because they still had no development lik...