- The Russo Brothers have confirmed
the Soul Stone theory.
Avengers: Infinity War has been out for a week now,
and not only has the epic Marvel superhero flick
been smashing the box office records,
expectations,
and theories,
but it has completely destroyed our feels.
And with it about to cross the one billion dollar threshold
faster than any other film in history,
we've been grabbing onto any and all speculation
to get us through this year long wait
until Avengers Four.
And some of the best speculations we've seen
have everything to do with that
most mysterious of all gems,
the Soul Stone.
I don't know why I did that.
Now this should be obvious,
but if you haven't seen Infinity War,
this episode is chock full of spoilers.
So you should board your Quinn jet
and get out now.
Seriously though, why are you even watching this video
if you haven't seen Avengers: Infinity War?
You're just doing it to yourself.
Spoilers.
Even before Infinity War hit theaters,
the mystery of the Soul Stone has plagued fans
and shows like ours for months, nay,
years.
Guys, I've been talking about this for years now.
It's been a lot.
And while Avengers Three gave us plenty of answers,
it has also left us with plenty of new questions,
which of course has led to new theories
around the orange stone.
A lot of us noticed that immediately after
Thanos' fateful snap,
he is instantly seen in a hazy orange place
and has a bittersweet interaction
with the child version of his daughter, Gamora.
Now this could have been a classic dreamlike sequence,
but knowing the Marvel universe,
and these sometimes trippy qualities
of its magic and power,
many fans,
like yours truly,
theorize that Thanos was, in fact,
in the Soul Stone itself at this time.
And to take that a step further,
these super sleuths, again, mwah,
began to consider that maybe Gamora
was actually still alive inside the Soul Stone,
but now trapped in it since it was Thanos' sacrifice
of her life that got him the gem in the first place.
And guess what,
they, nay,
I was right.
Oh god, yes.
During a recent visit to a high school in Iowa,
Infinity War co-director, Joe Russo,
confirmed that these theories were, in fact, true.
While taking questions from the students,
Russo confirmed that yes,
the orange hazy place was inside the Soul Stone
and that Gamora was alive there.
After having to guard so many secrets from us
before the film dropped,
it must feel good
to just let tidbits like that spill, right Joe.
I mean, it felt good for me.
I'm feeling really good right now.
And it's a very good thing for Gamora fans to hear.
Gamora being alive in the Soul Stone
means that we could see her back in the Marvel
cinematic universe in the flesh,
and not just in flashbacks and memories.
But, what exactly could Gamora still being alive
in the Soul Stone mean for Avengers Four?
Well there's definitely some precedent for characters
not only being stuck in the Soul Stone,
but also managing to get out.
The idea of heroes getting stuck
inside a pocked dimension of an infinity gem
has been in the comics for years.
That pocked dimension was called Soul World,
and it was described as a peaceful place
where souls that get sent there
live in harmony and share a dimensional consciousness.
In the comics, whoever wields the soul gem
also controls the souls that are trapped inside Soul World,
making it nearly impossible to ever leave
if the owner of the gem doesn't want you to.
But there are a handful of characters
who do manage to escape.
One of them being Adam Warlock,
who sort of, kind of made his MCU debut
in the post credit scene
from Guardians of the Galaxy, Part two.
And another Soul World escapee
happens to be
our girl, Gamora.
And even through our shock and sadness
that seeing Gamora meet her maker,
we see how she could still be a key part
of defeating Thanos.
In an interview with Empire,
Joe Russo said that,
you have to find vulnerabilities for characters
of Thanos' level of strength.
Look for their emotional and physical life.
That's where we figure out how
to make those characters crack.
And the closest that Thanos ever came
to really cracking in Infinity War
was on Vormir
when he had to make the decision to sacrifice his daughter,
whom he genuinely loves
to get that Soul Stone.
So like any villain or secret agent
in any movie or show ever,
love and family prove to be a weak spot for Thanos,
which could later be used to bring him down.
And if the Soul Stone theory follows closely
to the lore of the comics,
then Gamora's soul is still alive
in the Soul Stone,
where she could possibly help get through to Thanos
and convince him somehow to restore
all souls he snap-dusted into oblivion.
And that ties in pretty nicely
with yet another Soul Stone theory
that every single person that Thanos killed
after he obtained the Soul Stone
is also still alive in there
hanging out.
Which could mean one possibility for Avengers Four
is that the remaining Avengers,
or the ones trapped inside
could band together to get control
of the Soul Stone
and return all those souls back to their fleshy husks.
That sounds gross.
A stretch?
Maybe.
But who would have thought that Marvel
would have killed off most of their lineup
with the snap of a finger.
Uh oh, there goes half of Nerdists.
Kidding.
But what do you folks think?
Will Gamora escape the Soul Stone somehow
in Avengers Four?
Do you think the rest of the Avengers
are in there too?
And does Soul World just sound like a funky disco club
from the '70's?
Let's discuss.