WHAT IF...? (SPOILER TALK)

[Casey]

It's the same situation as Thor throwing Stormbreaker at him in Infinity War: because he caught Thanos off guard and didn't have time to use the other five stones (six in IW)?

[JonnyLaw]

On 9/29/2021 at 4:03 AM, Casey said:

It's the same situation as Thor throwing Stormbreaker at him in Infinity War: because he caught Thanos off guard and didn't have time to use the other five stones (six in IW)?

Yeah, it seemed like he just completely caught him off-guard.

I just finished watching it a bit ago, and I liked it a good bit at first glance.  I’m also pretty tired so I haven’t put much thought into any potential plot holes. My favorite part was Ultron’s reality warping punches to go with the Monitor vibe the Watcher was giving off.

[For Great Justice]

This show definitely reminds me of Fringe. Monster of the week to start out, forming a cohesive narrative toward the end. With a supernatural theme, and with The Observer / The Watcher as the lynchpin.

[Casey]

I hope I didn't spoil it for anyone that might have glanced in the Marvel TV thread. My bad!

Anyway...

Killmonger in a hybrid Black Panther/Ultron suit was badass.

All I really have to say is that I'm pretty sure two episodes were cut or moved to Season 2 or something - Stark goes to Sakaar and Gamora killing Thanos. Everyone else had been introduced, but that scene of them melting the Infinity Gauntlet was so out of place because it's the first time you see Sakaar Hulkbuster armor and Gamora in Thanos' 2014 armor.

I take it the mid-credits scene implies that the Watcher changed Captain Carter's timeline and inserted the HYDRA Stomper with Steve inside, since he dropped Natasha into a world where their Black Widow died.

I'm excited to see some of these characters (supposedly) appearing in Multiverse of Madness next year.

[ErinQuinn]

Yeah it really felt like there were episodes missing, otherwise this was one episode that felt very close to the Marvel third act formula. Would have loved more character work especially T’Challa and Kilmonger meeting but they had one bit of dialogue. 

I thought for sure the mid credits scene was going to reveal a winter soldier version of Steve, but a happy ending is nice too. 
 

if Strange supreme is in Multiverse of Madness I wonder if we’ll get to see the Zola/Kilmonger prison

overall a really fun season with more hits than misses

 

Edited October 6 by ErinQuinn

[odessasteps]

Thinking about the whole series, i wonder if they should have waited at least until S2 before having the Watcher interfere instead of hotshotting it in S1.

[Casey]

Maybe it’s building up to the trial of Uatu, after interfering in such a big event like Ultron almost destroying multiple universes.

[Eivion]

I enjoyed the finale quite a bit. It was cool seeing everything come together. Dug the character bits with Peggy and Natasha. Was weird not getting an episode for Gamora, but I also kind of like seeing someone with a slight unknown factor. It will be interesting to see if any of the characters pop up again.