https://www.cnet.com/news/endgame-confirms-it-captain-america-will-always-be-my-favorite-avenger/

So I braced myself for a future in which the very prolific and successful Marvel Cinematic Universe would plod on without him.

But four days after seeing Endgame, I'm genuinely happy with how his story plays out in the Russo brothers' funny, smart, moving and masterful follow-up to last year's semi-annoying cliffhanger, Avengers: Infinity War. (Our spoiler-free review calls Endgame an epic "thrill ride" and our spoiler-packed review calls it "so close to being perfect.")