SendMeNudesThough t1_j6iz5nk wrote on January 30, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Reply to comment by orient_vermillion in What year did movies start to incorporate "post-credit" / "stinger" / "credit cookie" bonus scenes during/after the credits coming on? by Boston_Baked

Oh I know, I did mention that every installment has one, but felt unnecessary to describe every single one in detail. I decided last minute to throw in the Dead Men Tell No Tales one only because it's the first after-credit scene that seems to tease a new installment, so it seemed notably different to the rest.

Stranger Tides after-credit scene meanwhile is Angelica finding Jack's voodoo doll, but nothing really comes of that in the next installment. Therefore, this one is neither a reference/joke (like the dog worship one) nor a bit of extra continuity (like Jack's immortality or Elizabeth's and Will's child) nor teasing the next installment (like Dead Men Tell No Tales)

It's just a dangling plot thread that they didn't decide to do anything with

greg225 t1_j6nje2n wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:24 PM

I suspect that they probably did have intentions for it, but just decided to clean the slate when the movie underperformed. Usually when they make these fourth entries it's with the intention of starting a new trilogy and that almost never makes it off the ground.