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Well that’s a show that knows how to capture the audience on the closing scene.
Trevor has never shown himself to be someone who has it all together. In Iron Man 3 he looks serious until he’s revealed to be a bumbling fool. In Shang-Chi there is this hint of otherworldly intelligence when it comes to speaking with or at least understanding Morris, but it still seems like an act.
He still looks a little bit like he’s being played by somewhere higher, whomever the man on the phone is, but third contact isn’t nothing.
And Simon Williams himself. We saw a brief little red eye magic thing, but otherwise Simon has shown zero super powered abilities. He didn’t even hesitate signing the “no super powers” contract.
Does Simon know he has powers? Why would the studio care? Is this the first step in the eventually superhuman registration?
I think superhero registration was implied, starting with Civil War and then further in Wandavision. I don’t recall a specific explanation of the precise laws, but it seems to have emerged as the status quo that the US government has become very heavy-handed in their supervision of super powered individuals.
I’ve already watched the next one, and in the first scene of the next episode, they basically declare this, but it was my understanding going in, too.
You’re definitely right that the Sokovia Accords and Civil War address this. I was thinking more as we’re on the cusp of Doomsday/Secret Wars and introducing mutants if we might get Superhero/Mutant Registration Act as a major storyline.
Also I won’t spoil anything but having now seen the show completely, they discuss this concept a bit more in the future.
