The MCU Is Wasting Its Perfect SHIELD Replacement

Following SHIELD’s fall, the MCU had plenty of prospects to fill its void, but one is being wasted. SHIELD, or the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, was a central foundation of the MCU from the very beginning in Iron Man with important characters including Nick Fury, Maria Hill, and Agent Coulson. However, shortly into Phase 2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it was revealed that HYDRA laid long dormant within SHIELD, and thus the organization crumbled from the inside. For a while, nothing was officially presented as a successor in the MCU. That is until WandaVision revealed the existence of SWORD, dedicated to protecting Earth from extraterrestrial threats.

Source: Screenrant