Despite the naysayers, many fans adored Brie Larson's Captain Marvel. Not only was she a feminist statement for a very male-dominated Marvel Cinematic Universe at the time she debuted, but Carol Danvers truly became a powerhouse essential in saving the cosmos. In fact, given her powers and overall links to the Tesseract, Carol was more or less a living, breathing Infinity Stone.
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