Can We Ignore the Elephant in the Room?
Some of our most favorite characters of the MCU appeared in the first film in the franchise. For instance, Samuel L. Jackson is still kickin’ it as Nick Fury. But the same can’t be said for Rhodey, from a technical standpoint. In the first Iron Man movie, the role was played by Terrance Howard.
But in Iron Man 2 and beyond, Don Cheadle inexplicable made his way into Rhodey’s suit, effectively erasing Terrance from the MCU. So, how did the film address the sudden change? They didn’t. They had Don/Rhodey tell Tony to “deal with it.” That should be MCU’s motto.