Yea I'm starting to think this was about the bag.
@humminbird
Did any brehs here ever watch the show Spartacus? The main actor had cancer after the first season. I think the feeling was he didnt have long to live.
So instead of making a "2nd season" they instead made a prequel/different timeline season. This allowed for them to pump out another season without halting production. It also gave them enough time to find the right actor instead of rushing it for the "2nd season".
Its very possible Feige told Coogler to scrap some things just make it more about Wakanda. Then by 2024 we'll have a new T'Challa in place via multiverse or whatever. Maybe they felt they'd rather rework a script thats going to make bank regardless (in their opinion) than force another actor to play T'Challa in a Covid year.