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Explain Like I'm Five

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Can someone explain to me like I am five. How the whole time travel thing worked in Avengers: Endgame they reference alot of movie that are not accurate. How is EG accurate then? (lemmy.world)
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[–] entropicdrift 6 points 1 day ago

The Loki TV show goes way deeper into the mechanics of MCU time travel. Basically every timeline where they changed the past is supposed to create an alternate timeline that then gets pruned by the TVA, at least until the end of Loki Season 2 where they switch to a full "it's a multiverse, infinite alternate timelines are A-OK" stance.

Still doesn't explain old man Steve Rogers unless he switched timelines to say goodbye to Sam.