What If…? “What If?” Review

Season 3 Episode 8 – “The end of the beginning…”

Please note, our reviews are based on likes and dislikes. These contain significant spoilers. If you haven’t already watched the episode, we recommend that you click off the article and come back once you have watched the episode. Enjoy!

What I Liked

1. Something I did not expect to see what the origins of The Watcher. He was trained to be a watcher and to oversee everything and everyone. We get to see him take the oath of the Order of the Watchers. This was a unique insight into the Watcher.

2. Infinity Ultron arrives just as The Order of the Watchers is about to kill Peggy Carter and The Watcher. Infinity Ultron stays behind the cover the escape of the exiled while keeping the Order of the Watchers pinned down using his newfound power.

3. The watcher tells the Exiled to take the oath of the Watchers. The group manages to take the oath before the Order of the Watchers can kill them. This causes the group to receive the same powers as The Watchers, and they look good with them.

4. The Order of the Watchers put up a great fight but in the end, have to come together to unite as one and begin to erase every single version, every single version they would have become just to put things back in order within the multiverse until a strong and determined Peggy Carter uses every bit of strength she has to go fully cosmic and stop the Order of the Watchers.

5. They thought they were clever sneaking in some variants of characters within Marvel towards the end of the episode, I managed to see a Jubilee/Silver Surfer variant, a samurai Ghost Rider, A Moon Knight Varient, a Spider-Man variant, and a Thanos/Weapon X hybrid character.

What I Disliked

Nothing to report.

Favorite Moment

My favorite moment was the big fight scene between The Watcher and the Exiled against the Order of the Watchers. This cosmic fight was insane to watch and The Watcher can throw hands, I won’t lie, I was amazed at seeing him do this.

Standout Character

I was going to give this to The Watchers cause that man can throw them damn hands but ultimately, she made the ultimate sacrifice so I’m going to give this to Peggy Carter.

Verdict

What a fantastic episode. The story officially wrapped up and in a decent way as well. The episode gave us a fight scene that is potentially top 10 in the MCU which is wild to think about. The episode delivered a unique perspective from The Watcher and gave Peggy Carter a fantastic ending.

Rating: 9.5/10

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