What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?

Nice set-up, but no follow through. It is one thing to leave the audience wanting more but this just lazy storytelling. This is twice they have done this now and I hope they don't stop with the half-stories from here on in.

Only reason I thought it was bad, they made everyone so dumb and easy to manipulate when that's just not who they are.

This episode had an intriguing premise. In fact, a small clip of this episode from the trailer got me excited for the entire show. But after watching it, i was quite disappointed. It definitely is enjoyable and it isn't the worst episode, but it could have been so much better.

First of all, killmonger's character has been portrayed really well. It was interesting to watch how his menacing side unfolds as the episode progresses. Also, the episode has no unnecessary humor which has been a recurring problem in the previous episodes. The pacing was quite decent too.

However, the episode fails to generate the necessary thrills that the story demands. It is very predictable, you can litterally picture how it is going to end too. The other supporting characters as well as tony's, feel extremely and quite shockingly underutilized. Hence, the episode feels bland and forgettable despite having some cool moments.

To sum up, the episode falls prey to poor execution despite having a great premise. Killmonger's character has been given justice and it was really enjoyable to watch that but that's pretty much it. The rest of it falls flat and fails to be a compelling watch.

P. S - This episode (like a few others) ends on a cliffhanger which doesn't really makes sense for a "What if...?" episode unless there's continuation of the episode in the future.

Plot

Killmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan and manipulates his influence for his designs of conquering Wakanda.

Cast

The usual fantastic MCU alumni, sadly Downey Jnr and Paltrow aren't present.

Verdict

What If? Was something I was very much looking forward to. I'm a comic book nerd, I'm a fan of the MCU, I was very impressed with them managing to maintain the same cast and I saw limitless potential. So far, I'm very dissapointed.

Not one episode has been what I would consider bad, but most have been underwhelming even the zombies which I had high hopes for.

Killmonger rescuing Tony Stark? Certainly wouldn't have been a prediction of mine for the show. I mean, why? What a weird choice and unsurprisingly not a successful one either.

The story is predictable and unengaging, it follows the villain which is always something that needs handling tactfully and I found myself rather bored. Because I was bored I also found myself focusing on different things and as a result really did find myself reminded how much I dislike the animation style.

What if Killmonger Rescued Tony Staff? I honestly don't care.

Rants

Next up, what if Vision has been green and purple? Followed by what if Happy Hogan had been a kickboxer instead of a normal boxer and then we'll round the season up with what if Wanda had dated Ultron instead of Vision. Actually scratch the sarcasm the last one sounds neat.

The Good

Most of the original cast are present

The Bad

I really don't like the animation style A couple of key cast members have been recast Weak storyline Uninteresting "What if?"

These episodes aren't meant to be super deep, but the last bit said by the Watcher really got me.