Were finally in the endgame now.

A year after we picked ourselves up and brushed the dust off our shoulders following Avengers: Infinity War , Avengers: Endgame is here. The latest superhero flick ties up the first decade of movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a nice Thanos-sized bow, answering some of the biggest questions from Infinity War and even some of the oldest mysteries from the franchise.

(We tried to stay away from getting too specific, but there are some major spoilers below. If you havent seen Avengers: Endgame yet, we recommend you do not read past this point.)

(Seriously. You have been warned.)

Q: So ... what happened to everyone who disappeared at the end of Infinity War?

A: They died.

After Thanos (Josh Brolin), in possession of all the Infinity Stones, snapped his fingers and turned half the universe to dust in Infinity War, there were a lot of theories about what happened. Was everyone transported to another world? Were they alive somehow within the Soul Stone?

The answer: Nah. They dead.

Well, actually, in Endgame its confirmed that 50% of the population was simply snapped out of existence. In order to bring them back, the snap has to be undone.

Q: Will the Avengers time-travel via the Quantum Realm to try to collect the Infinity Stones and undo the Thanos snap?

A: All your fan theories were right.

All the time travel. All the Quantum Realm. All the Infinity Stones. Yes, yes, yes.

Q: Why didnt Doctor Strange tell anyone the plan before he was dusted?

A: It wouldnt have happened.

Before Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) disappeared in Infinity War and said the title of the next movie: Were in the endgame now he looked at more than 14 million possible futures, and the Avengers beat Thanos in only one of them.

HuffPost asked Cumberbatch once before why Strange didnt reveal his plan. Maybe he just forgot to tell anyone, the actor joked. He was quite busy.

In Endgame, Strange flat-out says that if he had revealed the plan, the events wouldnt have played out the same way and the Avengers would definitely have lost.

Thanks for clearing that up, Doctor.

Q: Wait, did Hawkeyes family get snapped, too?

A: Yup.

Q: Even Linda Cardellini?

A: Yes, even Linda Cardellini.

The trailer for Endgame heavily hinted that the family of Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) his kids and his wife (Cardellini) didnt survive the snap. The opening sequence of the movie confirms that. They disappear during a cookout (though they were also putting mayonnaise on hot dogs at the time, so there probably had to be some comeuppance).

Q: Is Captain America worthy to wield Mjolnir?

A: Hell yes.

This is a question weve all been wondering about since Avengers: Age of Ultron, when Mjolnir, Thors hammer, moves just slightly as Cap attempts to pick it up.

HuffPost asked Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo if Captain America was worthy of Thors hammer back in 2016 following the release of Captain America: Civil War. At the time, their answers were cagey.

I dont know, that might be a ... Anthony Russo said, thinking about how he would answer. That might be a question for future storytellers.

In one of the most poignant moments of Endgame, Captain America does use Mjolnir against Thanos. Given the importance of the sequence, it makes sense that the Russo brothers would have wanted to keep it under wraps.

Q: Wait, but how does Ant-Man escape the Quantum Realm after getting stuck there in Ant-Man and the Wasp?

A: A rat.

(Rat presumably on the way to save Paul Rudd.)

Five years after the events of Infinity War, a rat randomly activates the Quantum Tunnel in which Ant-Man got stuck at the end of Ant-Man and the Wasp. Theres not much more to it than that. A random rat is the most important Avenger of them all.

Q: Does Ant-Man defeat Thanos by jumping inside his butt and blowing himself up to Giant-Man?

A: No.

The rat didnt save Ant-Man for that to be his fate.

Q: Does one Avenger have to sacrifice another?

A: R.I.P.