This is always the way things were going to go. What If…? has been creating alternate realities for eight weeks, so creatively it made sense to bring that together. With a pimped up Ultron armed to the teeth and almost unstoppable, bringing together these disparate variations made perfect sense if the intention was to tie things up
That this episode postulates, hypothesises and blasts a hole in the hull of multiverses everywhere is enough to recommend it. That there is a seismic cameo prior to the credits running is perhaps another more important point to make. By tying elements from Age of Ultron and Civil War into a mix which is heavily mechanoid in nature, might
Aerial fist fights, global frat parties and an errant polar bear define this seventh foray into the animated world of What If…? Heading up a cast which includes Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings and Jeff Goldblum briefly, Marvel’s God of thunder makes quite the impression. A fact that comes through effortlessly, as Chris Hemsworth seems to be having
By combining elements of Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther and Iron Man amongst others, episode six offers up some serious food for MCU thought, turning heroes into villains, villains into world powers and bringing female empowerment centre stage. Featuring voice work from Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Paul Bettany amongst others, What If…? raises some intriguing questions without offering up all the
This week’s episode plays like a greatest hits compilation with added zombies. It has a roll call of original cast members which will draw in the fan faithful, then follows that up with decent dialogue and genuine performances. Injecting the lightness from Spider-Man: Homecoming and tipping a hat to WandaVision, episode five of What If…? is maybe the best one to
There is something compelling about the idea of love viewed through a rose-tinted prism. That moment of compulsion which shapes us into something else, merely though the extended proximity of another. In the darkest episode yet What If…? addresses just that notion, by turning Doctor Strange into a toxic love story, which audiences will find hard to shake off.
The Avengers coming together was a turning point for the MCU. That is when a disparate string of blockbuster films coalesced into something else. This is when comic book franchises turned into big business. Audiences were enthralled, Disney expressed an interest and studios started running to catch up. Without that defining moment which saw a
Episode two of Marvel’s What If…? comes with a certain degree of poignancy built into its fabric, as this is the last work Chadwick Boseman ever did. From the outset, his rich embodiment of T’Challa comes through effortlessly. Intonation, self-assurance and an innate dignity make his presence a real pleasure. By melding both Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy,
Breaking new ground on your first animated series is one thing, shaping it around a preposition which offers infinite possibilities with no concrete resolutions is quite another. However, that is the route Marvel has decided to take with the new series Marvel’s What If…?. That Disney have just offered up a limitless sandbox of invention in
This is always the way things were going to go. What If…? has been creating alternate realities for eight weeks, so creatively it made sense to bring that together. With a pimped up Ultron armed to the teeth and almost unstoppable, bringing together these disparate variations made perfect sense if the intention was to tie things up
That this episode postulates, hypothesises and blasts a hole in the hull of multiverses everywhere is enough to recommend it. That there is a seismic cameo prior to the credits running is perhaps another more important point to make. By tying elements from Age of Ultron and Civil War into a mix which is heavily mechanoid in nature, might
Aerial fist fights, global frat parties and an errant polar bear define this seventh foray into the animated world of What If…? Heading up a cast which includes Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings and Jeff Goldblum briefly, Marvel’s God of thunder makes quite the impression. A fact that comes through effortlessly, as Chris Hemsworth seems to be having
By combining elements of Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther and Iron Man amongst others, episode six offers up some serious food for MCU thought, turning heroes into villains, villains into world powers and bringing female empowerment centre stage. Featuring voice work from Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan and Paul Bettany amongst others, What If…? raises some intriguing questions without offering up all the
This week’s episode plays like a greatest hits compilation with added zombies. It has a roll call of original cast members which will draw in the fan faithful, then follows that up with decent dialogue and genuine performances. Injecting the lightness from Spider-Man: Homecoming and tipping a hat to WandaVision, episode five of What If…? is maybe the best one to
There is something compelling about the idea of love viewed through a rose-tinted prism. That moment of compulsion which shapes us into something else, merely though the extended proximity of another. In the darkest episode yet What If…? addresses just that notion, by turning Doctor Strange into a toxic love story, which audiences will find hard to shake off.
The Avengers coming together was a turning point for the MCU. That is when a disparate string of blockbuster films coalesced into something else. This is when comic book franchises turned into big business. Audiences were enthralled, Disney expressed an interest and studios started running to catch up. Without that defining moment which saw a
Episode two of Marvel’s What If…? comes with a certain degree of poignancy built into its fabric, as this is the last work Chadwick Boseman ever did. From the outset, his rich embodiment of T’Challa comes through effortlessly. Intonation, self-assurance and an innate dignity make his presence a real pleasure. By melding both Black Panther and Guardians of the Galaxy,
Breaking new ground on your first animated series is one thing, shaping it around a preposition which offers infinite possibilities with no concrete resolutions is quite another. However, that is the route Marvel has decided to take with the new series Marvel’s What If…?. That Disney have just offered up a limitless sandbox of invention in