Current Events > Why is Peter Parker still in high school in the MCU? *spoilers*

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Given that there is a five year time difference between when he disappeared and when he returned?

Because he didn't age. Time moved on without him
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Because he didn't complete the required course work to graduate during his disappearance.
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i guess his friend ned did right ?
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Let me see if I understand this correct...
In MCU, half of Earths population suddenly vanish one day. More dies because of the loss in one way or another (suicide, the doctor that operated your heart suddenly dont exist any longer, your airplane pilot is suddenly gone, etc etc), but that is a different matter, anyway, and five years later everybody gone suddenly appears back again.
What kind of backwater society do you live in that believes that those returning people shouldnt be able to finish the school courses they had when they vanished?
Where do you draw the line?
Should returning kids in Kindergartens be moved up 5th grade as well?
Should 12th graders suddenly skip college?
Yeah Billy, I know that you are only five years old, but we are going to place you in a class with 12th graders, have fun!

Because the filmmakers have a creepy obsession with high schoolers.
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user78 posted...

Let me see if I understand this correct...
In MCU, half of Earths population suddenly vanish one day. More dies because of the loss in one way or another (suicide, the doctor that operated your heart suddenly dont exist any longer, your airplane pilot is suddenly gone, etc etc), but that is a different matter, anyway, and five years later everybody gone suddenly appears back again.
What kind of backwater society do you live in that believes that those returning people shouldnt be able to finish the school courses they had when they vanished?
Where do you draw the line?
Should returning kids in Kindergartens be moved up 5th grade as well?
Should 12th graders suddenly skip college?
Yeah Billy, I know that you are only five years old, but we are going to place you in a class with 12th graders, have fun!

Oh gosh this scenario would basically be even worse than the snap lol. Can you imagine all the different crap governments and other institutions would have to sort through? And they probably hadnt even finished declaring everyone dead in only five years lol. The more you think about the logistics the crazier it gets.
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at least they didnt return with super powers like the 4400
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hey tc what's your iq
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marc55 posted...

at least they didnt return with super powers like the 4400

Not that you know of yet.

I can see them definitely spinning that into a way to introduce a hero or villain.
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Endgame spoiler So how would a high school deal with the snap. Are a bunch of the new classmates from a grade five years prior now wooper
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The logistics of such a scenario would be a nightmare in itself and I don't know if any MCU movie will ever fully go into it.
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Yeah, the Russos confirmed that Peter and Ned were both snapped and now have to finish high school, while many of their classmates are now in college.
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chrono625 posted...

marc55 posted...

at least they didnt return with super powers like the 4400

Not that you know of yet.

I can see them definitely spinning that into a way to introduce a hero or villain.

Introduction of X-Genes?

LockeMonster posted...

Yeah, the Russos confirmed that Peter and Ned were both snapped and now have to finish high school, while many of their classmates are now in college.

That's such a lazy copout lmao

If you were snapped while in prison does that count towards your sentence gurdurr
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The logistics of the situation are simply too much to think about.

All those men and women who had moved on with their relationship, now have their SO back.

Yeah, some loved them enough that they didn't move on like a certain someone, but there's probably tons that did move on.

And that's just relationships. What about the guy with the cushy executive job, who was likely replaced half a decade ago? What about the job market that has likely compensated for all the loss a long time ago?

People out of homes, out of jobs, out of money, out of relationships.

How do you live?
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Pretty sure in real life society would have already collapsed if we lost 50% at random. There probably wouldn't be a functioning school system to go back to
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Imagine being dead for 5 years and when you come back, all your friends have moved on without you, your family has either moved on and actually don't want you back in the new life they've built for themselves

Oh man, imagine there being discrimination practices against snapped people now like how people treat immigrants and people hating the avengers for bringing back these people because it's fucking up their lives
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Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

Pretty sure in real life society would have already collapsed if we lost 50% at random. There probably wouldn't be a functioning school system to go back to

This is how I see it. Post their return, I see global catastrophe. Enough that high school and shit wouldn't even matter.

Remember, people had to move on because nothing even impled they'd ever return. People weren't walking around going "I hope they return one day". They accepted it as death.

Also all the Christian folks that probably spouted "The Rapture" are gonna be in for some heavy shit.
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DoctorVader posted...

Also all the Christian folks that probably proclaimed "The Rapture" are gonna be in for some heavy s***.

God changed his mind, it was all just a test, etc etc.

Goats posted...

If you were snapped while in prison does that count towards your sentence gurdurr

LOL
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user78 posted...

DoctorVader posted...

Also all the Christian folks that probably proclaimed "The Rapture" are gonna be in for some heavy s***.

God changed his mind, it was all just a test, etc etc.

...the Christian folks wouldn't think it was the rapture because they were still on earth, so...
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The Top Crusader posted...

user78 posted...

DoctorVader posted...

Also all the Christian folks that probably proclaimed "The Rapture" are gonna be in for some heavy s***.

God changed his mind, it was all just a test, etc etc.

...the Christian folks wouldn't think it was the rapture because they were still on earth, so...

Except for the ones that believed that they were not good enough Christians to get raptured...

LockeMonster posted...

Yeah, the Russos confirmed that Peter and Ned were both snapped and now have to finish high school, while many of their classmates are now in college.

Many of their classmates huh? Apparently it was all just ones they don't talk to. Cause based on the Far From Home trailer, every single one of the important named classmates from Homecoming all conveniently got snapped

If people returned to where they were when the snap occurred, would someone who got snapped during intercourse return to where they were doing it or would their partner suddenly have a dick in them
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clearaflagrantj posted...

LockeMonster posted...

Yeah, the Russos confirmed that Peter and Ned were both snapped and now have to finish high school, while many of their classmates are now in college.

That's such a lazy copout lmao

Get over it. They're not going to suddenly throw out half the Spider-man supporting cast and their character building because that would be more statistically likely.

Trigg3rH4ppy posted...

Pretty sure in real life society would have already collapsed if we lost 50% at random. There probably wouldn't be a functioning school system to go back to

Yes it's best not to think about it too much.
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It was less ridiculous on the comic version of the story because way i remember it, the Snappening only lasts like 1 day or less

He snaps, people go away. Remaining heroes deal with Thanos. And then it gets undone all within one day or like 12 hours or something

The 5 year time skip was created for the movie

user78 posted...

chrono625 posted...

marc55 posted...

at least they didnt return with super powers like the 4400

Not that you know of yet.

I can see them definitely spinning that into a way to introduce a hero or villain.

Introduction of X-Genes?

Well "inhumans" technically already exist in the MCU and S.H.I.E.L.D. knows about them, it's just a matter of rebranding now that Disney owns Fox.