Captain America: Civil War comes out on May 6th, and I along with many other fans are beyond excited. This might come across as blasphemeous to some, but I in fact am more eager to watch this film than I was to see The Force Awakens. There’s something to be said about the immense world Marvel Studios has created over the course of eight years, so the anticipation of watching all these familiar characters—as well as some fresh new faces—collide in an epic conflict is thrilling and suspenseful.

After watching the trailers, however, and hearing about this movie’s story (which is based off a Marvel comic of the same name), I was a little confused. From what I gather, Iron Man and Captain America butt heads because the former advocates for the government to keep tabs on superheroes and restrict them from gaining too much power while the latter opposes this idea because he knows from experience that governments are too easily corrupted.

At first, this made sense to me; this sounds like an interesting, complex clash of ideals. But then I realized I had skimmed the synopsis and accidentally switched the names around in my head. I did a double take and thought to myself, But wait . . . Isn’t Captain America the clean-cut soldier who follows orders while Iron Man is the snarky rebel who says “Screw the government, I do what I want!”? Did the screenwriters make an extended typo? What’s going on here?

Why would Tony Stark, who spent the entirety of Iron Man 2 defending his powerful technology and his ability to use it freely from the hands of the government, suddenly and inexplicably side with them on this huge controversy? And why would Steve Rogers, who spent the entirety of Captain America striving to do his duty and serve in the army for his country and government, suddenly become a loose cannon and go rogue?

It at first seemed to me like a more blatant role reversal than when Obi-Wan (the wise mentor) jumped through a window a thousand stories high to follow a droid while Anakin (the impulsive student) stayed in the building to protect Padmé in Attack of the Clones.

But then I realized one could easily say that it’s because those two films were just the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and that the characters have changed and developed a great deal since then.

I guess you could say that Stark feels bad after Age of Ultron for creating AI that almost wipes out humanity and wants to right his wrongs, and that Rogers feels bad after Winter Soldier for working for a secretly-evil-all-along government and wants to ensure that he’s prepared if it happens again.

But then I’d say, “Well . . . it still seems like a really abrupt change.” Neither Ultron nor Winter Soldier did anything to set this up. I didn’t notice any change of heart in either character when those movies were over. It’s not like Tony apologizes to the other Avengers at the end of Ultron for royally screwing everything up, and it’s not like Steve says, “This governmental system is flawed. We must put a stop to this. [Fade to black. End scene]” once he stops Hydra a second time. In both of these films, the action is resolved, some quips are exchanged, and everything is fine again.

Granted, it would be exceptionally cheesy for those movies to end like that, but at least that way the setup for Civil War would make more sense. I wouldn’t have to do a double-take at my laptop and wouldn’t be forced to research the plot of the comic book to make sense of all this.

Now, because it hasn’t premiered to the public yet, I of course can only speculate. Civil War does have about a three-hour run-time, so there’s plenty of time for dramatic setup in the opening of the movieitself. I just worry that these screenwriters are so burdened with widening and developing the MCU ([Cough] Spider-Man [Cough]) that they overlook the simplest of plot devices.

Even if they screw up, it won’t stop me from spending my life’s savings watching this movie for the forty-third time (so I suppose my saying all this ultimately has no point). But it’s nonetheless important to remember—when creating interweaving, connected blockbuster movies—that characters should make logical decisions and provide a little background as to why they make said decisions. Do this, and we will continue to love the MCU for years to come.