# MCU: No spoilers please: Any need to see "Eternals" prior to "Spider-man:No Way Home"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [December 17, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194 "2021-12-17T01:18:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chockfullofheadygoodness/32/511_2.png) [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/1 "2021-12-17T01:18:51Z")
Given that “Eternals” has met with a resounding “meh”, I wasn’t going to see it until next month when it pops up for free on Disney+. But I am pretty excited about the next Spider-Man movie and am planning to catch it in a theatre within the next week. (I’ve seen all the other MCU movies and the live-action Disney+ series) I’m guessing nothing terribly important is set up, seeing as “Eternals” was primarily introducing a buttload of new characters, and “No Way Home” appears to pick up immediately after the end of “Far From Home”, with JJJ revealing Peter Parker to the world. So…those of you who have already seen “No Way Home”, is there any reason at all to bother trying to catch “Eternals” first? Non-spoilery yes/no answers preferred. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/2 "2021-12-17T01:49:07Z")
I have seen _Spider-Man_, I have **not** seen _Eternals_. I didn’t notice any need to have seen it first. There may be tie-in references somewhere that I missed, but if so they were not plot relevant. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/3 "2021-12-17T02:21:03Z")
I haven’t seen Spider-man(seeing it tomorrow), but I have seen Eternals. My bet would be you 100% do NOT need to see Eternals before Spider-man 3. I mean…I will be very surprised if its story contributes all that much to the new movie. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/4 "2021-12-17T02:41:32Z")
Just got back from No Way Home, you do _not_ need to have seen Eternals, there is no reference to that film. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/5 "2021-12-17T13:16:52Z")
I haven’t seen “Far From Home”. Should I see that before “No Way Home”? And if so, where can I stream it? IIRC Disney+ does not have the streaming rights to the Spider-Man movies. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/6 "2021-12-17T14:46:34Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > I haven’t seen “Far From Home”. Should I see that before “No Way Home”? Yes, most definitely. This one starts directly where that one left off and you will be very confused if you have not seen it. It doesn’t appear to be on any free streaming service, but you can pay to rent it on Apple, Amazon, Vudu, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/7 "2021-12-17T15:22:36Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > but you can pay to rent it on Apple, Amazon, Vudu, etc. You can check the DVD out of the library, or actually buy it. Oh I’m sorry, only us old farts use physical media. Such a luddite I am. (goes off to watch my own copy…) ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/8 "2021-12-17T15:45:26Z")
What about Shang Chi or the Disney+ shows? I haven’t seen any MCU stuff since Endgame. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/9 "2021-12-17T16:02:05Z")
Ok. Except he asked where he can stream it. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/10 "2021-12-17T16:04:23Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Ok. Except he asked where he can stream it True… Mistakenly I interpreted “streaming” as “free streaming”, so that’s on me. It is free from the library. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/11 "2021-12-17T18:36:33Z")
Thanks **Eyebrows**. I’ll look for it on Amazon Prime. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/12 "2021-12-17T19:22:08Z")
Another no-spoilers please question: Is there a mid-credit scene? A post-credit scene? Both? Neither? (I don’t think Marvel has done more than two credit cookie scenes…yet). ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/13 "2021-12-17T19:23:33Z")
_Guardians of the Galaxy 2_ had, like, five. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/14 "2021-12-17T19:25:28Z")
I had forgotten that. Good recall. So, how many, if any, mid-/post-credit scenes does _No Way Home_ have? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/15 "2021-12-17T20:14:57Z")
> [@gdave](#): > > Is there a mid-credit scene? A post-credit scene? Both? Neither? Both. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/16 "2021-12-17T20:32:25Z")
> [@gdave](#): > > So, how many, if any, mid-/post-credit scenes does _No Way Home_ have? I am hearing one mid-credit and one post-credit. I’ll report back tonight. ---
**Author:** ![gdave](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gdave/32/3683_2.png) [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/17 "2021-12-17T20:39:44Z")
Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/18 "2021-12-18T00:50:32Z")
Turns out “Far From Home” is on the FX cable channel tonight. I’ll DVR it then watch it later so I can skip through the commercials. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/19 "2021-12-18T01:17:00Z")
> [@Snarky\_Kong](#): > > What about Shang Chi or the Disney+ shows? I haven’t seen any MCU stuff since Endgame. I don’t think any of it is necessary. ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194/20 "2021-12-18T01:58:36Z")
Just doing a bit of Googling. Eternals will be available for streaming January 12th (and on DVD February 15th). Like the OP, I’d rather see the movies in order. I’m used to two Marvel movies coming out in summer in quick succession, but the pandemic has probably messed up the schedule. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcu-no-spoilers-please-any-need-to-see-eternals-prior-to-spider-man-no-way-home/956194.md?page=2)