Note: This article contains spoilers of several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and series.

Marvel movies have been extremely successful for the past 13 years, with adults and kids alike enjoying the movies. The upcoming “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is a multiverse movie, meaning multiple villains will be showing up from other Spider-Man movies and connecting to “No Way Home,” which premiers in theaters on December 17. Before you see “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” here are my rankings (from best to worst) of which movies and shows to prioritize.

1. “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” reveals the origin of mystical artifacts known as  The Ten Rings. The film also explores how Shang-Chi’s father, Wenwu, used these rings to gain power. Wenwu struggled with the loss of his wife throughout the movie and an illusion of him hearing her voice led him to the wrong path. Simu Liu nailed this role and I’m excited to see him in more Marvel movies in the future.

Overall score: 5/5

2. “Loki”

Mobius M. Mobius is an agent of the  TVA (Time Variance Authority),which analyzes and neutralizes potential threats to the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s timeline. Mobius recruits infamous God of Mischief, Loki Laufeysson, to help him prevent the timeline from collapsing and taking reality with it. Loki ends up finding the culprit, which creates a love-hate dynamic. Marvel did a good job introducing variants in the show throughout the season and the beginning of the multiverse in the MCU. This show is amazing because we get to see the 2012 version of Loki stealing the tesseract and getting arrested by the TVA in the first episode. The show does a great job explaining how the TVA works to keep the multiverse balanced, preventing timelines from existing if they are deemed too dangerous to exist and stopping variants from changing events. 

Overall score: 4.7/5

3. “Wandavision” 

As Wanda Maximoff grieves the death of Vision (depicted in Infinity War), she goes into a mental state of instability and holds the town of Westview, New Jersey hostage in an attempt to bring back her lost love. I like how they explore each decade in the show by beginning with an episode inspired by a 50s-era sitcom and eventually evolving into a modern day mockumentary format. I personally like the costumes they used in the show by using the comic suits for the Halloween episode and the Scarlet Witch suit design.

4. “Black Widow”

That moment that every Marvel fan had been waiting for since “Iron Man 2” was Natasha Romanoff’s first solo outing. The “Black Widow” film was supposed to release in 2020, however, it was delayed twice due to COVID-19. The movie takes place after the events of “Captain America: Civil War” with Natasha in hiding and needing to confront her past after a figure tries to take her down. The story didn’t feel like Natasha was in charge in her movie and it was bouncing around the characters in the film. 

Overall score 4/5

5. “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”

Both Falcon (aka Sam Wilson) and the Winter Soldier (aka Bucky Barnes) appeared in other Marvel titles, but they never got their chance at a standalone film. However, now they have their own show thanks to Disney+. The show takes place after the events of “Avengers: Endgame,” in which Steve Rogers gives the mantle of Captain America to Sam Wilson. Sam decides to turn in Cap’s shield to the U.S government because he thinks he isn’t worthy of the title. The show also introduces John Walker, a Army Ranger captain, who ends up becoming the next Captain America. The series’s primary antagonists, the Flags Smashers, set up the plot of the story because they want a world without borders so refugees can easily find homes. but they use super soldiers. The reason why I didn’t give this a better score is because I feel like the producers didn’t do much to make the plot of the series better.

Overall score 3/5

6. “Eternals”

This movie is probably the worst movie Marvel has ever made. The film received a worthy score of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes and the plot was confusing. This entry in the MCU tells the story of Ten Eternals and takes place 7,000 years before any events of the first MCU movie. The post-credit scene is interesting and mysterious all at once. The characters don’t seem very exciting but they are okay in my book.

Overall score: 2/5