What If...?

GREAT SHOW. CANT WAIT FOR NEXT SERIES.

I already saw the first chapter, it looks interesting 🤔.

While the final season wasn't as strong as the two prior, imo....still such a superb series and a great conclusion. The final episode had one of the greatest fights ever animated...absolutely spectacular.

Season 2 rated a 7

"I am the Watcher. I am your guide through these vast new realities. Follow me, and dare to face the unknown, and ponder the question: what if?"
The MCU's first attempt at an animated show, and it is a great first step. The animation may look a little awkward at first, but I think they hit their stride near the end of the season. Given this an anthology show, with each episode exploring a different universe within the MCU multiverse, you have to judge this by an episode by episode basis.

What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?


The first episode is the introduction of Captain Carter (Peggy Carter as Captain Am... er... Britain 😉) and this was basically a retelling of Captain America: The First Avenger but instead of Steve Rogers it's Peggy Carter. While some people didn't like this episode, I understand why they started with this episode. They wanted to ease you into this concept of the multiverse, and this was a perfect way to do so.

What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?
This episode was an absolute blast to watch. Seeing Chadwick Boseman one last time in this series was great. Seeing him interact with the cosmic side of the MCU was a delight to me. Another great thing about this was seeing that T'Challa convinced Thanos not to snap away half the universe, which says a lot about T'Challa's character.

What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?
This episode is set up like a murder mystery, as a unseen killer is killing off the Avengers candidates before Nick Fury could get to them. One great thing about this episode was we got to revisit the locales of The Incredible Hulk movie and see Betty Ross again. This episode also show how easy it is to push Hank Pym into insanity.

What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?
The strongest episode of the season without a doubt. Instead of Stephen Strange losing his hands in the car crash, his girlfriend Christine Palmer dies in the car crash. A time duplicate reverses time over and over again trying to save her, but the original Doctor Strange tries to stop him. "Demon Strange" at this point absorbs the original and is able to save Christine, but at this point his whole universe was being destroyed. It is a really heartbreaking and tragic episode.

What If... Zombies?!
A rather fun episode after the emotional weight of the previous episode. Hank Pym, after trying to save his wife from the Quantam Realm, ends up transmiting a zombie-like virus that spreads to the rest of the world. Like I said it was a lot of fun to see Zombie Hunter Spider-Man as well as Hulk vs Zombie Scarlet Witch.

What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?


This episode was a bit of a downer in my opinion. Having the villian kill Black Panther (to soon man) just made me have mixed feelings on this episode. Although it was cool to see T'Challa in the afterlife realm, consoling Killmonger.

What If... Thor Were an Only Child?
Yet another fun episode, since Thor didn't grow up with Loki as his brother, he ends up being a spoiled brat. This episode is just hilarious and fun having a great world spanning battle between Thor and Captain Marvel. There is even a funny moment where Thor quips at her "Why don't you smile more?" and Captain Marvel beats the crap out of him as punishment. Also the ending reveal of Ultron in posession of the Infinity Stones is great.

What If... Ultron Won?
I absolutely loved this episode! We really get to see the full power of Ultron and the Infinity Stones. We also get to see The Watcher for the first time, and he's pushed to his limit, being tested to interfere or not. Also, a great Hawkeye moment, sacrificing himself to save Natasha from the Ultron drones (nice reversal of the situation from Avengers Endgame). This episode also ends with Uatu asking for "Demon Strange's" help.

What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?
This brings the main characters from each episode together to form a "Guardians of the Multiverse" to take on Ultron. Unfortunatley this season we didn't get an episode focusing on Gamora (with Thanos's armor), but despite that, they put on an epic finale to this season. With an awesome fight between the Guardians and Ultron.

Overall, impressively good for their first outing in animation. I just can't wait for more of this. With this concept, the skys the limit, so I think it's going to get crazier from here.

I understand that these stories are unconventional takes on Marvel events, or even purely fictional events we have never seen on the screen... But remember that What If? has been a very long running (started in the late 70's, and has been doing one-shots for decades now), and much loved, comic series that does this exact type of thing.

From someone who grew up loving What If?, hell, I used to go out of my way to find them at my comic book shop (it was always on my pull list, but I wanted the old stuff), so for me this is absolutely amazing, and I want NOTHING changed!

I can't believe I'm saying this but watch out DCAU.

worth seeing if you are marvel fan but not all stories stand on their own because they either expect you to have already seen all the mcu movies or they just try to cram a lot of action without much exposition in just 25-30 minutes
jeffrey wright as the watcher's voice was cast spot on. some of the artistic direction (cartoon wise) was not that good.


ep 1 - captain carter - 6.5/10 - too much talk about women empowerment
ep 2 - tchalla star lord - 7/10 - nice positive spin... maybe too positive?
ep 3 - avengers dead - 7.5/10 - like the story but not enough time to explore this properly
ep 4 - dr strange - 7/10 - probably very simillar to dr strange 2 movie
ep 5 - zombies - 6/10 - didn 't like the story direction they went with (or even the characters chosen)
ep 6 - kilmonger stark - 6/10 - they didn't go with the voice of robert downery jr and it kinda showed
ep 7 - thor only child - 5/10 - way too goofy story for me
ep 8 - ultron won - 7/10 - nice idea but the characters are not great (eg captain marvel, black widow)
ep 9 - whatcher helps - 8/10 - finally some of the other episodes make sense and it feels like it falls into place ; too bad it's this short.

What If...? is exactly what its title promises: a narrative playground where Marvel gets to shake up its own rules and reimagine characters with total freedom. What if Peggy became Captain Carter? What if T’Challa was Star-Lord? Each episode throws out the rulebook and runs with it. Not every story hits equally hard, but when it works, it’s a real treat for fans.

The animation is top-notch, blending comic book aesthetics with fluid, dynamic motion. There's humor, action, and just the right amount of surprise. Sure, it leans on fan service, but it does so with good pacing and no pretension. It’s not here to redefine the MCU, just to have fun with it — and it succeeds.

If you're not familiar with Marvel, you might feel a bit lost. But if you are, you'll have a blast. It’s pure entertainment, crafted with affection and enough creativity to stand out. It may not be the deepest or most essential Marvel story, but you can tell they had fun making it. And that energy is contagious.