MCU What If...? - Every Episode Ranked From Worst To Best
6. What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?
Throughout What If…?, there were some incredibly dark moments and episodes that would only be possible outside of the main MCU continuity. The first of these was episode three, as Tony Stark, Thor, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, and Natasha Romanoff were all murdered in cold blood.
Revisiting the events of The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, and Thor, the spotlight was put on Nick Fury’s big week and the story that came out of it was compelling from start to finish, if not as spectacular as some of the other episodes. Seeing some of the MCU’s greatest heroes fall, and the mystery behind who could do such a thing kept audiences guessing until the very end.
The episode itself of course wasn’t perfect. In a similar complaint to many of these episodes, the pacing felt very rushed. There was a lot to get through and unpack in this chapter, and to fit it all into half an hour meant going at a hundred miles an hour.
Scarlett Johansson was also definitely missed in the Natasha Romanoff role, but all things considered, this was a strong, above average outing in the series.