The 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' mid-credits scene isn't just tying up loose ends

Given what happened at the very end of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Eddie Brock is a surprising no-show for most of Spider-Man: No Way Home. That is until the mid-credits scene. 

There, Eddie (Tom Hardy) sits at a beachside bar, hearing all about Thanos' quest for the Infinity Stones and subsequent "snappening" — aka The...