MCU What If...? - Every Episode Ranked From Worst To Best
2. What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?
Episode nine of What If…? was the big season finale that brought together the stories from all the previously separate episodes to give the MCU’s first foray into animation an explosive, satisfying ending. There can be few who could doubt that this was achieved, and then some.
The Watcher selected his recruits from across the multiverse, bringing together some of the best characters from throughout the series to fight Ultron. Coming off the back of the previous eight episodes, there was little need for any exposition or introduction, allowing the episode to dive almost immediately into the action.
The Guardians of the Multiverse gave some incredible new team dynamics with the likes of Captain Carter and Natasha Romanoff, and Doctor Strange and the Watcher, and with the entire episode effectively being the final act of the story, there was plenty of room for some incredible action pieces, and stunning visuals.
One or two of the Guardians themselves did feel surplus to requirements, and without her own episode coming before her, Gamora was afforded almost zero development. However, it was a fantastic ending to the series, the action was awe inspiring as any final battle should be, and it brought everything to a satisfying conclusion. It just wasn’t quite as good as the episode that set it up…