The MCU Needs To Fix Its Rick Jones Problem Before Phase 6 Ends
That’s not an exaggeration, either. Rick Jones could go anywhere the Marvel Cinematic Universe wanted to see him go. Well, so long as there was a good reason for him to be there, anyway, because Rick Jones is a man on a mission. Remember that falling out with Captain America we mentioned earlier? Yeah, Rick Jones felt that Cap’s ego was getting in the way of actually saving people, so he dipped. That’s the level of moral fiber this guy has: he challenged Captain America, of all people. And his appearances in the MCU should reflect that.
If Marvel wanted to start him off small (which is totally against his original comic story, but okay), the studio could drop him in an episode of “Daredevil: Born Again.” Have Rick Jones insist on helping Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) stop a street-level crime. Or, better yet, bring the aspiring hero into “Fantastic Four,” which would let audiences really see his character shine, as he would be surrounded by supers. Ideally, he would show up sooner rather than later, though, so that he could be brought on board for “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which — if Marvel does it right — will feature the MCU’s entire roster of superpowered beings, both good and bad. That, more than anything else, would show Rick Jones’ true character.
Eventually, though, Rick Jones should circle back to the Hulk in one way or another because, full disclosure, we might have been stretching the truth a bit when we said Rick Jones doesn’t have any superpowers.
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