Every Post-Credits Scene From Summer 2017 Movies, Ranked

The post-credits sequence has become just as much a part of the big budget extravaganza experience as somebody nonchalantly walking away from an explosion or egregious product placement. What started out as a nifty Easter Egg for those dedicated enough to stick around until after the credits has become par for the course (it's actually nice because it makes time for a quick post-film discussion with you and your fellow viewers). What was surprising this summer was how many big films went without post-credits sequences (things like "Wonder Woman") but for the ones that did have an extra scene or two (or five), we're here to rank them accordingly. Major spoilers follow, obviously.       

6. Something Happens in the Desert (We're Not Sure in 'Transformers: The Last Knight'

It's almost like the rest of Transformers: The Last Knight" was just a screeching, screaming preamble for this truly WTF-worthy post-credits scene. In it, a bunch of science and/or military guys are investigating one of the "horns" that had recently been discovered around the world (this one is in a desert). Keep in mind that, earlier in the movie, it was revealed that Earth is actually a giant, ancient Transformer. So. Guess they'll have to rewrite the history books. Anyway, these science and/or military guys are working away when a mysterious woman shows up. She starts speaking to the men and then -- a glimmer reveals something altogether Transform-y underneath her human exterior. The implication (and I only gathered this after reading several articles on the subject) is that she is actually Quintessa, the "Prime of Life" and creator of the Transformers, who earlier in the movie had sent Optimus Prime on a quest to kill his fellow Transformers (or something – it gets fuzzy). So, she survived the epic space battle, and Bumblebee's death blow, and then disguised herself as a comely young woman to strut around our planet, making eyes at science and/or military guys. Obviously this gets points deducted for shamelessly extending an already threadbare franchise (as the box office receipts from "The Last Knight" have shown) and for being totally incomprehensible.

5. Mater Builds a Sculpture in 'Cars 3'

Playing off a joke earlier in the movie, after the credits for "Cars 2" devoted so much time to the country bumpkin tow truck and, just one movie later, he's relegated to a post-credits gag. Poor Mater.

4. Davy Jones Returns, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'

"Keira Knightley) have reunited and gotten down to some post-long-distance whoopee, Will awakens to see a familiar shape lurking in the doorway: the tentacle-faced Davy Jones. When he gets up to investigate, the shape is gone -- but the camera reveals a puddle of oceanic water and some writhing sea creatures. Why this isn't higher on the list is because it makes such shockingly little sense. Yes, it's a good gag, but when an entire movie worked up to Davy Jones' death, which is dramatized quite graphically, then logic is just thrown out the window for whatever the filmmakers think will goose an audience (and goose us it did!) The best post-credits sequences this summer didn't try to artificially generate excitement or prolong a franchise's demise; they surprised in other, fresher ways. Take that to heart, ya scallywags.

3. All the Awesome End-Credits Scenes in 'Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2'

There wasn't anything subtle about "Chris Pratt) begging him, and then finally a sequence where Stan Lee is sitting on a planet talking to the omniscient Marvel beings The Watchers, explaining his cameos in all of the different MCU movies (very funny). What's great about these tags is that they extend the madcap fun of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" while also sprinkling in some genuine bombshells for where the series will go (writer-director James Gunn is already working on "Vol. 3"). Like the rest of the movie, these are a total hoot.

2. The ALF Reforms in 'Okja'

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1. Vulture Chats with Scorpion and Captain America's PSA in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'

The first scene with Adrian Toomes (Spider-Man: Homecoming" with charm, humor, and an affable level of loveable charm -- it doesn't feel mean-spirited or sarcastic. Instead, it feels like the best post-credits sequence of the summer of 2017 and the single greatest post-credits sequence in the history of the MCU.