After months of online speculation and begging from comic book movie fans worldwide, Marvel Studios released the first trailer for their highly anticipated film Avengers: Infinity War. Some writers from The Tailgate Society were tasked with giving their first reactions to the footage. Links to their Twitter handles are included so you can tell them how wrong or right they are. Let’s get to it.

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10 years and 18 movies leading up to this moment. Nothing like this has been done in cinema before. Shut up and take my money.

Vision, Black Widow, Rogers.

Vision has an Infinity Gem so he’s already a goner for Thanos’ plan to succeed. His death will obviously affect Scarlet Witch. I go back and forth on either Hawkeye or Black Widow dying because I don’t see both of them making it. Obviously, either death would greatly impact the other. Plus I kind of like the idea of a guy with a bow and arrow surviving these crazy, universe-altering events. I think Steve Rogers will be the most heartbreaking but at the same time allow for Bucky/Winter Soldier to step up and carry on his cause – thus completing his redemption arc.

Stark, Loki, Banner/Hulk

While they’ve hinted at Tony getting killed, I just don’t see Feige and Co. killing off one of their most popular characters. RDJ’s performance as Stark and the success of the first Iron Man is why we get to have this movie. The first Iron Man still occupies a fond place in my heart and I’ll riot if Tony is killed. Hiddleston’s Loki steals every scene he’s in and is such a fun character in these film, especially this month’s Thor: Ragnarok. If he dies, I will riot. Speaking of Thor, Banner/Hulk has never been better and after striking out with Bana and Norton as Bruce, Ruffalo is by far the best of them. Also, I need to see Hulk and Drax team up and destroy everything at some point. If Banner/Hulk dies, I will riot.

That shot of Spidey in his new suit landing on that…whatever that is.

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Dark and poignant, definitely draws you in. Really feels like a goodbye montage, implying that beloved characters are headed to their doom (which has long believed to be the case). I’m not even much of a Marvel fan but it’s hard not to be relatively excited after seeing this.

I won’t lose sleep over any character death, though I’d prefer Dr Strange be eliminated immediately (being that he’s one of the worst superheroes of all time).

Thor’s encounter with the Guardians at the close.

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Marvel puts all its eggs in one basket as the culmination of 10 years worth of films begins with a bang. All (or most) of your favorite heroes are here–but who will survive in the end?

Captain America, Iron Man, Vision. Vision because of the infinity stone in his head, the other two because contracts.

Black Panther. If T’Challa dies (which he won’t because sequels) Marvel Studios is dead to me.

This gif. I got emotional.

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Wow, the build-up in the beginning with the voiceovers just keeps going and going. BOOM–Loki brings Thanos SOMEWHERE, is it Earth? Is it somewhere else? It appears Thanos is in control of the Power Stone (Purple) and the Space Stone (Blue/Tesseract). We see Thanos pulling the Mind Stone (Yellow) out of Vision but we never see that actual stone in the Infinity Gauntlet. Also, Vision in normal clothes? Cap is back with a “No Shave November” level beard. Cap and Bucky fighting together…holy shit. We see Tony in Hulkbuster armor, but never in his normal armor; sup with that? The scope and cinematography looks UNREAL. TAKE MY MONEY!!!! Major prediction: Dr. Strange will play a BIG part in the next 2 Avengers movies.

1. Cap 2. Tony 3. Vision. Although with Dr. Strange and the Time Stone, I would not be surprised if he were to bring any of them back in Avengers 4

If Spider-Man dies, I riot, but there’s no way that’s gonna happen (I hope). Tom Holland is the best cast Spider-Man we’ve had so far

Best part has to be the shot of Cap leading the charge with Bucky, Black Widow, Hulk, Okoye, Black Panther, Falcon, and I think War Machine?

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The buildup for this movie has been unreal; I now get why everybody went insane at Comic-Con. DC, it’s game over man.

Black Widow, Hawkeye, Vision

Black Panther telling someone to get Captain America his shield.

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Kelby didn’t have a review

Iron Man’s going on like 60, so it’s probably his time. Thor as a character has gotten tired and I’m not sure his character has any more room for growth. Black Widow will probably die because Marvel hates us. (Low key, I hope Loki dies, too. Sorry that’s four.)

If Sam dies I will RIOT and set a couch on fire because he is a sweet baby angel. If Hawkeye dies I will riot and set a dumpster on fire because he’s the only Avenger who’s fully human, no genetic mutation experiments, no money-as-a-super-power. He’s just pure talent.

The final like two seconds when the Guardians of the Galaxy crew show up and Thor’s like “?????” It was funny because sometimes it’s easy to forget these storylines are all happening in the same universe.

Can’t wait, I will be there opening day, but heroes need to die and stay dead in this film so the Marvel Cinematic Universe can move on to other heroes and other stories, Some can retire but there needs to be death (as much as it sucks) in order for the stakes to be raised.

Captain America. Iron Man, because I think after Spider-Man: Homecoming he becomes the Uncle Ben figure to Peter Parker and his death would really hammer home how hard of a life Peter has. And I think Hulk dies to save a bunch of people. Bonus: I see no way in which Loki survives this movie.

Hulk; I think they might kill Hulk but I will be really upset if it happens.

They didn’t show Peter Parker’s spidey sense in Homecoming so seeing it show up in this movie brought glee to my heart.

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