It’s crazy to think that everything in the Marvel Cinematic Universe stems from Tony Stark getting captured. So, what happens when Tony Stark isn’t captured in Afghanistan and doesn’t become Iron Man? This week’s episode of What If…? takes us all the way back to Phase One – with then a little bit of Phase Two sprinkled in. It’s a story that I thought about, but it’s certainly one that shows how imperative it was that we got Iron Man. And the extent Killmonger would go to in order to get done what he set out to do in Black Panther.
Spoilers
This week’s episode explored the hyperbole of what if Killmonger saved Tony Stark? At first, it was a little disjointing – as we know how Killmonger is and at first, I really didn’t have a lot of trust for this newly formed friendship. I was suspicious of Killmonger at every turn and [SPOILERS] for good reason. While it seemed, at first; that we may have lived in a world where Killmonger was not the villain, we see he is strategic as ever. Just, in this universe; he used Tony to accomplish his end goal. It was in this episode we saw what he had wanted to do in Black Panther and what it would have meant to Wakanda – and the world.
Was It Worth It?
Killmonger certainly lived up to his name in this episode, killing off some of our most beloved characters in this world. Was it worth it? It seems in any universe, Killmonger does not understand what it means to hold the mantle of the Black Panther. Chadwick Boseman’s voice in this is a reminder of how much T’Challa is and was needed in the MCU – a voice of hope and reason. And of course, if you love Shuri, you’ll love her in this episode.
Rating: 4/5
My biggest gripe with this episode is the sudden ending. It seemed that just when there could be resolution and hope, the episode ended – refusing to show us what happened in this world. I would have liked to actually see more and felt a little disappointed by the sudden ending. Tell me what you think of this episode of What If…?!
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