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How about this? What if Agent Carter became Captain Carter? Took that shield like Captain Britain. Led the Howling Commando's to victory over Hitler and Hydra. Punching misogyny in the face iconically whilst she was at it. What if Hayley Atwell got the heroes welcome she deserved for Peg after fronting the first female solo series 'Agent Carter'? Whilst Captain America remained skinny but suited up in an iron giant, Hydra Crusher machine that looks a lot like the one Howard Stark's son made in a cave with "A BOX OF SCRAPS!?" What if 'Captain America and The Winter Soldier' star Sebastian Stan's best friend Bucky Barnes never lost that arm, but instead was given a hand as the punchline delivering quip King to his new Cap? Devoid of the darkness that would set into his metal and mind like a coming Winter. But then what if Peggy and Steve still missed that dance? What if the wrong kid got abducted by aliens? What if the King of Wakanda actually got to be the lord of the stars? What if this time there was no "WHO"? What if a black man could be more than even king, ruling a galaxy? What would the already inspired kids think of this incredible role model we lost too soon then? What if we got to hear Chadwick's voice again? What if this was the last time? What if another old friend was brought back, whistling in the wind? What if you got the chance to laugh at that Taserface name again? What if we saw that even mad men can be good? Efficient? What if we saw what Nebula was really like before she was stripped for parts? What if we really saw how much Benicio del Toro could collect in his villain armoury? What if we got more quack from the duck? What if all the supporting characters cut from the comics finally got their page to screen, cell to cartoon due like what 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' director James Gunn is doing right now with all those misfits from 'The Suicide Squad'? What of a real homecoming as we say goodbye to a real hero? One who knew all about power and responsibility.
What if The Avengers didn't assemble? Thor didn't pick up his hammer? Mr. Stark didn't step out of the donut and Bruce Banner didn't get angry? What if Loki gave us another variant for this multi-verse variable? What if we could say more, but don't want to spoil? What if Strange Tales really gave you the greatest question to 'What If'? So much so even The Watcher almost got involved like a Dr. Dre song. Stranger things have happened. But what if the good Doctor lost his heart instead of his hands? And this Sherlock didn't have a magnet to repulse all of that. What if sometimes when something is broke, trying to fix it just makes it worse? What if Strange was trapped in this paradox on a 'Groundhog Day' on the 'Edge Of Tomorrow'? Heartbreakingly again and again for the most emotional episode. A poetic meditation of loss. Giving you one of the greatest glass shattering quotes about real love. Showing the darkness that lies underneath the cape. Showing the other side of the coin as he tries to create a world of his own. Waking up every mourning to grief like tuning into 'WandaVision' with your breakfast cereal. Creating his own 'Multiverse Of Madness' like his forthcoming solo movie duet with the Scarlet Witch. All with 'No Way Home' like with Spider-Man this Christmas exploding with Easter Eggs. "Stop messing with the spell". Strange days indeed as we open the doors. What if the Marvel Cinematic Universe became World War Z? Earth's Mightiest Zombie's. What if Captain America could eat brains all day? And Tony Stark said, "I am an undead Iron Man!?" What if Bruce Banner came crashing down to earth to warn nobody about Thanos? What if Michael Douglas' Hank Pym really did mess up everything in this 'What If'? What if the head of Paul Rudd ate up all the Dad jokes? What if cult comic ("I'm a super") hero of the moment David Dastmalchian came back from 'Suicide Squad' to be a part of this Baba Yaga horror? So many cameos for these headshots. "BLAM. BLAM!" What if Vision created his own 'WanadaVision'? What if Marvel's comic legend of zombies had more bite? And you think the Skrull Invasion is something to be afraid of when they finally flesh it out like fear itself.
What if by mid-season there was so much more flipping the script? What if we still loved 'What If' this far in, even with the Christmas tinsel teaser of the 'Hawkeye' holidays are coming trailer? What if the questions got even more world altering for better or worse? What if the greatest villain not named Loki, Erik Killmonger rescued Iron Man from that cave in the desert instead of Ho Yinsen? What if we really got to see even more how good Michael B. Jordan was at being bad? As his Erik character that kills it lives again to add a few more notches to his body. What if Jordan was having the time of his life making Stark Industry iron men inspired by anime and being really vocal in this one like he was in Netflix's cult, 'Love, Death + Robots' animated anthology like straight out of a video game? What if Marvel with loving rendering recreated the first scene out the MCU that blew the "fun-vee" doors off and Mick Wingert did his best RDJ impression? All in an episode which revisited key Marvel sets and pieces in animation for this reinvention remix. What if we got to hear once more from T' Challa again like in the previous epic episode? All for an even more powerful and poignant moment for the Panthers. Dear Chadwick forever. The idea of 'What If' taking us back to the 2008 'Iron Man' inception has even got us thinking. With all due respect to Don Cheadle, what if Marvel gave Terrence Howard's War Machine a call for this multiverse, this time baby? What if the god of love and thunder, Thor was a party boy like Jackass Chris Pontius? The Rager like Kid Cudi, without his brother or beard. For one episode that will have you shouting "ANOTHER" like dropped teacups. For all the "scoot, scoot" cameos like more duck tales, Jeff Goldblum getting his Grandmaster "Flash" on and Odin's son getting it on with Captain Marvel after their 'Endgame' flirting...but not in the way misogynistic trolls would think from reading way too much into that line. This episode? I like this one. Just make sure you have everything cleaned up before the parents get home. No longer a puppet on a string, what if the 'Age Of Ultron' lasted more than 15 minutes? And standing inside your brain this was the closest we could get to Budapest?
What if this all culminated into something special we simply couldn't spoil for AC Bradley's creation? What if we saw the ultimate team-up of avenging Guardians? All with 'No Time To Die' as what if The Watcher in this westworld broke his oath? And what of that lost Gamora episode? What if...there was a season 2 too? What if this was real Disney, legendary animation for a plus? With classic concept art in closing like 'The Mandalorian' to credit. What if this collection was the closest thing to the Marvel Comics' compelling strands of plot that like a 'Doctor Strange' spell now makes this MCU 'Multiverse' madness closer to its rival DCEU in their tangents, all whilst still colouring inside the lines? What if this was the key to all the multiverse you're about to see? What if around 80% of the Academy of amazing actors lent their vocal talents to this? The beautiful Boseman. Jeremy "I'm Clint" Renner (we care). Hayley Atwell. But Chris Evans is not the Captain now and Robert Downey Jr. is not Iron Man. And apparently when it came to Drax's selfie moment, Dave Batuista wasn't asked. Fading into the background like the Invisible Man. What if this was Marvel's most original idea yet? What if Jeffrey Wright was really a big baby? What if he was just a massive intergalactic pervert? Ponder these questions with the nuanced narration of The Watcher. Its an eternal question posing infinite possibilities to your life, my life and their life. What if you followed that dream, took that job, told that person you loved them? Or then again...what if you didn't? 'What If...?' Watch this! TIM DAVID HARVEY.
Further Filming: 'Captain America-The First Avenger', 'Iron Man', 'Guardians Of The Galaxy'.
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