MCU What If...? - 10 Biggest Takeaways From Episode 5
4. Zombie Thanos
Thanos is not only arguably the greatest antagonist in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is one of the strongest in the history of the entire comic book movie genre. He briefly succeeded in his quest to restore balance to the universe, and defeated the Avengers like no one else could.
In the second episode of What If…? however, he couldn’t have been more different. After a conversation with T’Challa, Thanos gave up his quest for the Infinity Stones and joined the Ravagers. Episode five has now shown yet another new version of the Mad Titan.
As Scott, T’Challa, and Peter entered Wakanda, a zombified version of Thanos awaited them, just one Mind Stone shy of a full Infinity Gauntlet.
Unfortunately, this was only a tease at the end of the episode, leaving more questions than answers. How did he get the Time Stone if he never fought Doctor Strange on Titan? How will Thor deal with what he finds when he lands back on Earth with Stormbreaker? Could this lead to something of a sequel episode in season two? If any story needs to be explored further, it's this one.