Black Panther Wakanda Forever: Shuri’s Journey is One of the MCU’s Best

Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.The opening scene of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a frenzy of activity as Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) desperately tries to create an artificial Heart-Shaped Herb.

We soon find out why—she needs the plant to save the life of her brother, King T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman).

T’Challa is suffering from a terminal illness, and just as Shuri prints the most viable version of the herb, she learns from Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett) that T’Challa has died.

A few moments prior, Shuri’s artificial intelligence, Griot (Trevor Noah), had requested her to join her brother, but Shuri had refused because she hadn’t finished working on the Herb.

And thus, T’Challa died without Shuri by his side.

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