Every MCU Disney Plus Pilot Ranked Worst To Best

6. What If...?

The first episode of What If...?, What If...Captain Carter Were the First Avenger, markes the first animated property in the MCU. The episode follows Peggy Carter in an alternate universe where, at the last minute, she replaces Steve Rogers and takes the super soldier serum herself, becoming the superhero Captain Carter.

While Captain Carter herself is a fun addition to the MCU, the episode fails to differentiate itself from the MCU film off of which it is based, Captain America: The First Avenger. The two projects have the same story beats, so What If...?'s pilot feels repetitive, as if someone hit fast forward on The First Avenger. Even the other episodes that take an MCU character and make them the protagonist of a different MCU film, such as What If...T'Challa Became Star-Lord, stand out from the original films, since, unlike Steve and Peggy, who share similar ideals, T'Challa and Star-Lord are fundamentally different in just about every way.

What If...?'s pilot may not have been the strongest start. However, it introduces audiences to the cool character and eventual MCU mainstay that is Captain Carter.