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* FiveSecondForeshadowing: The hints that [[spoiler:Monica landed in an X-Men world comes from when her "mother" repeats "Mom?" and "Missed me?" with confusion. Then a glimpse of someone with blue furry hands in a white labcoat pass by.]]

* TheBusCameBack: After several installments with no indication where she might have been since the 1990s, Goose makes her return in this film, where it's revealed that she was eventually given to Carol by Maria because she was dying of cancer and wanted someone to take care of her. Since then, the Flerken has been accompanying Carol on her space adventures, eating any enemy combatants that might get in the way.
* BusCrash: [[spoiler:The Supreme Intelligence has died in the interim since the first film, killed by Carol in retaliation for its crimes as she vowed.]]

* ActingUnnatural: When the subject of Aladna comes up, Carol suddenly becomes really evasive about how familiar she is with the planet.

** [[spoiler: John Ottman's theme from ''Film/X2XMenUnited'', ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' & ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' gets a MusicalNod in TheStinger, when it's revealed that Monica is stuck in a universe inhabited by X-Men]].

** [[spoiler:The theme for ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' gets a MusicalNod in TheStinger, when it's revealed that Monica is stuck in a universe inhabited by X-Men]].

** [[spoiler:A civilization that has had all of its political and military decisions made by an AI for over a millennium is not going to be in any position to even function if the AI is suddenly removed from the equation. So, after Carol destroys the Supreme Intelligence shortly after the events of ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'', it doesn't take long for the Kree Empire to descend into chaos and civil war.]]

** Dar-Benn's anger at Carol, having festered for at least two decades, doesn't magically go away just because Carol offers her a peaceful solution to her problem. [[spoiler:No matter what claims she may make about wanting to save Hala, she chooses RevengeBeforeReason in the end.]]

* ContinuitySnarl: Towards ''Series/SecretInvasion''. The movie is set after it, but cheerfully disregards or outright contradicts pretty much all of that series' plot points. In particular: There's an established Skrull colony on another planet, making the plot point of "The Skrulls are disenchanted with Fury and Captain Marvel for not finding them another planet to colonize" nonsensical. [[spoiler:Fury's wife, who in the series specifically followed him into space in order to help with the peace talks, isn't mentioned or seen on either S.A.B.E.R. or the Skrull colony. G'iah, who has Captain Marvel's powers amongst others, isn't mentioned in the movie and doesn't become entangled with the others. Valkyrie shows up in the movie to take the Skrulls to safety on Earth, even though by the end of the series Earth should no longer have been safe for either Skrulls ''or'' Asgardians]]. The Skrulls in the movie are also characterised the way they were in ''Captain Marvel'', as noble and blameless refugees, disregarding their characterisation from the series. Most likely this was caused by schedule changes that couldn't be properly fixed by reshoots, since ''The Marvels'' was originally supposed to release before ''Secret Invasion''.

** By the time the credits roll, we don't know what became of the [[spoiler:second bangle]] following the climax.

* DoubleStandard: The prince's herold tells Monica to look more cheerful, and she dutifully plasters on a smile. Yes, a man telling our female superheroine to smile more, and her immediately obliging - how very feminist and empowering, Marvel! However, when the prince comes over to greet his guests, he isn't smiling either. Even though one of them's his wife who apparently (this being a matriarchial society) outranks him.

* DenserAndWackier: As a sequel to Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}. The 2019 film is Carol Danver's origin story with a largely serious sci-fi tone, and Goose the Flerken being the only bizarre element. This sequel features three protagonists exchanging commentary on their different powersets, Kamala and her family in some FishOutOfWater moments, a world where the people communicate via singing and dancing, [[spoiler:with Carol joining in the song/dance too, and finally ''dozens'' of Flerkens hatching from eggs laid by Goose and using their {{Hammerspace}} abilities to save people]].

** During Dar-Ben's flashback, [[spoiler:the Supreme Intelligence is briefly shown in its comic-accurate appearance as a massive inhuman head before Carol destroys it.]]

** [[spoiler:Valkyrie shows up at one point to take some Skrull refugees to New Asgard. In [[Film/MenInBlackInternational a black suit]], [[ActorAllusion no less]].]]

** [[spoiler:Valkyrie shows up at one point to take some Skrull refugees to New Asgard.]]

* TakeThatAudience: Monica's many complaints about how Carol abandoned her, as well as Carol's not knowing about Monica's whereabouts and powers, come across as this: "How dare you not have watched ''Series/WandaVision'' to keep informed about Monica Rambeau's grown-up adventures?"

* BagOfHolding: A sentient example! Goose, the Flerkin, can devour objects and people many times her size without gaining size or mass, as well as later spit them out unharmed. [[spoiler:Her kittens have the same ability.]]

* ChekhovsSkill: Goose swallows two Kree soldiers and then regurgitates them harmlessly. [[spoiler:Later Fury has a litter of flerkens swallow the satellite crew in order to evacuate them.]]

* ContinuitySnarl: Towards ''Series/SecretInvasion''. The movie is set after it, but cheerfully disregards or outright contradicts pretty much all of the series' plot points. In particular: [[spoiler:There's an established Skrull colony on another planet which Carol calls home -- making the series' entire plot of "The Skrulls are disenchanted with Fury and Captain Marvel for not finding them another planet to colonize" nonsensical. Fury's wife, who in the series specifically followed him into space in order to help with the peace talks, isn't mentioned or seen on either S.A.B.E.R. or the Skrull colony. G'iah, who according to the series has Captain Marvel's powers amongst others, isn't mentioned in the movie and doesn't become entangled with the others through her powers. Valkyrie shows up in the movie to take the Skrulls to safety on Earth, even though by the end of the series, Earth should no longer have been safe for either Skrulls or Asgardians. The Skrulls in the movie are also characterised the way they were in Captain Marvel's first movie, as noble and blameless refugees, disregarding their characterisation from the series. And Nick Fury's portrayal is entirely at odd with the one in the series.]]

** [[spoiler:She also could have avoided the whole movie by simply stealing a star from a solar system that doesn't have any life and getting water from uninhabited planets or ice asteroids. Nobody would care or even try to stop her.]]

* ContinuitySnarl: towards ''Series/Secret Invasion'' . The movie is set after it, but cheerfully disregards or outright contradicts pretty much all of the series' plot points. In particular: [[spoiler:There's an established Skrull colony on another planet which Carol calls home - making the series' entire plot of "The Skrulls are disenchanted with Fury and Captain Marvel for not finding them another planet to colonize" nonsensical. Fury's wife, who in the series specifically followed him into space in order to help with the peace talks, isn't mentioned or seen on either S.A.B.E.R. or the Skrull colony. G'iah, who according to the series has Captain Marvel's powers amongst others, isn't mentioned in the movie and doesn't become entangled with the others through her powers. Valkyrie shows up in the movie to take the Skrulls to safety on Earth, even though by the end of the series, Earth should no longer have been safe for either Skrulls or Asgardians. The Skrulls in the movie are also characterised the way they were in Captain Marvel's first movie, as noble and blameless refugees, disregarding their characterisation from the series.]]

* ContinuitySnarl: towards ''Series/Secret Invasion''. The movie is set after it, but cheerfully disregards or outright contradicts pretty much all of the series' plot points. In particular: [[There's an established Skrull colony on another planet which Carol calls home - making the series' entire plot of "The Skrulls are disenchanted with Fury and Captain Marvel for not finding them another planet to colonize" nonsensical. Fury's wife, who in the series specifically followed him into space in order to help with the peace talks, isn't mentioned or seen on either S.A.B.E.R. or the Skrull colony. G'iah, who according to the series has Captain Marvel's powers amongst others, isn't mentioned in the movie and doesn't become entangled with the others through her powers. Valkyrie shows up in the movie to take the Skrulls to safety on Earth, even though by the end of the series, Earth should no longer have been safe for either Skrulls or Asgardians. The Skrulls in the movie are also characterised the way they were in Captain Marvel's first movie, as noble and blameless refugees, disregarding their characterisation from the series.]]

* ContinuitySnarl: towards "Series/Secret Invasion". The movie is set after it, but cheerfully disregards or outright contradicts pretty much all of the series' plot points. In particular: There's an established Skrull colony on another planet which Carol calls home - making the series' entire plot of "The Skrulls are disenchanted with Fury and Captain Marvel for not finding them another planet to colonize" nonsensical. Fury's wife, who in the series specifically followed him into space in order to help with the peace talks, isn't mentioned or seen on either S.A.B.E.R. or the Skrull colony. G'iah, who according to the series has Captain Marvel's powers amongst others, isn't mentioned in the movie and doesn't become entangled with the others through her powers. Valkyrie shows up in the movie to take the Skrulls to safety on Earth, even though by the end of the series, Earth should no longer have been safe for either Skrulls or Asgardians. The Skrulls in the movie are also characterised the way they were in Captain Marvel's first movie, as noble and blameless refugees, disregarding their characterisation from the series.