“Chekhov's gun” is a storytelling rule that says if a gun shows up, then it should eventually be used, otherwise it shouldn’t be in the story. Which means, if you set something up, be sure to pay it off. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s one setup in particular involving the mighty Mjolnir that promised a monumental payoff, but it never happened.
Let’s call this a case of “Chekhov’s hammer.”
The Case of Chekhov's Hammer
In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Steve Rogers is able to lift Thor’s hammer just a smidge. The others tried with all their strength to no avail, but when Cap makes the unliftable hammer budge, Thor reacts with a hilarious look of concerned disbelief. But by the end of the movie, Cap never picks up the hammer to, you know, smash robots. We got the setup, so where was the pay off?
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