‘Thunderbolts*’—A Spark of Hope in Dark Times
After years of mediocrity, Thunderbolts* is the welcome change MCU fans were waiting for.

New Year’s Eve 2000. The Y2K virus and the change of the millennium are subjects that scare humans. Mara spends her night with Anna, her mother, and some special guests. Her mother’s friend, Miriam, brings a matryoshka doll as a symbolic gift to the family and the universes unveil.An unknown man invades Mara’s private space and keeps filming her. The other people seem to not know. Everything seems confusing as the world ends.
After years of mediocrity, Thunderbolts* is the welcome change MCU fans were waiting for.
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A cat-and-mouse chase that will make viewers nostalgic for the cartoon series.