MARVEL WHAT IF 2x05 BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Animation Details You Missed!

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What If 2x05 What If Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper is What If's first sequel, well not really, but we'll get into that! With a ton of Easter Eggs and references to Captain America's MCU journey, Black Widow, and more, Jessica Clemons breaks down all the subtle animation details and Easter Eggs hidden throughout this episode!
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[@patstarfish9514]

Could you please tell me the name of this series?

[@Sonical-Subaru]

​@@patstarfish9514 It's not what if?

[@darkneon5637]

Awesome

[@Buffy8Fan]

Steve says you owe me a date. Their line is you owe me a dance. This was the episode's way of knowing Steve wasn't himself. Also, I'd say Bucky is standing in for a good version of Alexander Pierce, rather than Ross.

[@ShaneChristopher]

@NewRockstars the “beers with aliens” is probably Thor.

[@stuniccals2499]

The Watcher exclaiming “What the hell is this!?” Is so damn funny to me. Just him sounding like sort of surprised but also not the first time of him seeing his story being interrupted before is perfect

[@itsbrimeeks]

ITS LITERALLY HYSTERICAL

[@Melanesian-dude]

Agreed

[@AspiringAutistic10]

Agreed, I had to rewatch it a couple times because it was too damn funny. Especially the way he goes from dead serious to "are you *bleeping* kidding me? I'm getting interrupted AGAIN?!"

[@toonasag]

Yes it was so fun

[@marcopohl4875]

The contrast to his speech about how he didn't see it coming this time is perfect

[@firerun777]

Bruce would be normal because he experimented with Gamma to recreate The Super Soldier Serum, but since it was deemed a 'failure' in the eyes of the government with Peggy getting it, there would be no need to recreate it, so no Hulk

[@martynamaczyszyn]

Bucky in this episode, considering it mirrors Captain America: The Winter Soldier a lot, is not a stand-in for Ross but for Alexander Pierce. Further role reversal, as Bucky is not Hydra, opposed to Pierce.

[@darkneon5637]

Nice

[@SuperCaders]

Bucky living the life he could've lived had HYDRA not abducted him and turned him into their weapon.

[@Leenapanther]

@@SuperCaders It's just a bit weird. Bucky is born in 1918, the events of this movie take place in roughly 2014. Therefore Bucky is still working in his 90s

[@subscorpion9560]

I love Carter and Widow’s friendship. It’s amazing

[@jmaurice72]

They're literally my favorite friendship in the Multiverse at this point

[@Marvelousgamer7697]

Agreed!

[@dantepierre1948]

@@jmaurice72Loki and mobius friendship clears

[@spideymcgee4718]

Having beers with Aliens is probably referring to Thor more than likely.

[@kurtemonster578]

Or Skrulls...

[@necorV]

Definitely Thor

[@theartofthebinge644]

It seems this universe doesn't have a modern Hydra since Bucky and Steve wiped them out. Which would explain Crossbones being good.

[@TheDamagedKoda]

You didn't mention how when Natasha turned the jet to catch Peggy and the hydra stomper it was a call back to age of Ultron where they caught visions body in that box the same way

[@kiidkif2009]

I love the switch up too but i thought for sure Bucky was gonna die since in the sacred timeline peggy died, steve was cap and buck was brainwashed

[@JacksonLane02]

That could've happened although granted Peggy in the Main MCU universe didn't die til the events of Civil War which is I think a few years after Winter Soilder

[@kiidkif2009]

Oh yea​@@JacksonLane02

[@darkneon5637]

Nostalgia

[@Firemaster27]

Best case scenario he lives to see Steve somewhat back to normal before dying. since, like someone else said, our Peggy went through the same but with Bucky

[@NOAHandmycreations]

Plus Bucky would be from 18 where Peggy could be a bit older like 20ish or older

[@cringepolice3174]

I always love when the Watcher breaks character from the noble wise god to straight up just saying “What the hell is this?!?!?!”

[@shubhambajpai5180]

Can we talk about the fact that Wanda potentially did something that even the Watcher had not known and therefore wasnt meant to happen??

[@lightdarksoul2097]

Well without the darkhold I think he figured wanda couldn't just break the multiverse anymore and summoning Captain Carter is dangerous as it could make an incursion

[@MiloMurphysLaw]

Apparently he doesn’t know everything, he just knows a lot from observing so much

[@nicholassoto5782]

Did you notice that as the watcher was repairing the walls of the place he watches from was green being sealed with gold? Maybe the reason the watcher didn't know what was going was because that's when Loki took control of the timelines. See how Loki is now the god of stories, he may have grown far more powerful than the watcher and now the watcher has no idea what comes next.

[@nicholassoto5782]

And what if the only reason why the watcher knows anything up till now, was because he who remains had a set path for them to follow and the watcher was getting all his information from He who remains, a Kang variant.

[@eden20111]

So is Loki aware of the Watcher?? Is the Watcher aware of Loki guarding the timelines?

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I was glad to see crossbones appear as shield agent. Shepherding bucky through the building he exited the MCU too early in the film series.

[@rallenn11]

exited too early but his death caused a ripple in the whole MCU when he blew up with that building

[@redgenerall28]

Might be the best episode so far. Style, story and choreography are all on point.

[@MagicCityMayhem]

9:40 I figured the “alien” he drank beers with was Thor.

[@Chuck_EL]

Yup as Thor told Jane about how they're just aliens and their science looks like magic to mortals

[@JustALittolBear]

The 88 on the Hydra Stomper’s leg plate might be a reference to Hail Hydra. The letter H being the 8th letter in the alphabet, 88 is used in real life as a hail to another very infamous historical figure who’s name also starts with H

[@williambuckley2801]

Hulk Hogan?

[@LordMegatron84]

I love Jeffrey Wright’s little voice crack when saying “What the hell is this?”

[@DetroitDJSpade]

I laughed out loud and rewound that twice!!! 😂😂😂

[@Chuck_EL]

Diggin Nick's 1600 twirl mustache

[@claymathewselevator8121]

Same

[@Monkebs45]

IT WAS SO PERFECT OH MY GOD

[@andrewbogard2411]

I loved that, too. I had to watch it a couple of times because it was so funny.

[@casamiloku]

I just realize it is a three way role swap: Peggy -> Steve Steve -> Bucky Bucky -> Peggy like even if the roles are a bit different, the layout is very similar at least.

[@Caffeinated_Firefly]

"a nice friendship duo"- they were straight up flirting!

[@Crox101]

Yeah there was a lot of romantic tension dawg I’m ngl

[@MobiusTrigger7]

@@Crox101 there wasnt lmao, carter was going for steve...

[@Gambito99100]

I think that in this universe, Peggy being Cap somehow caused Hank to never leave Shield, causing Wasp to join the Avengers early on, and also somehow caused to be no attempts at recreating the super soldier serum, which causes Bruce to never become the Hulk

[@rasyaizzatbarcara5990]

This is because peggy in this universe (supposedly) posthomously became an female allied war hero in ww2 causing feminist movement all around the world. So, around the world including earth in this universe, may granted women to join intelligence agencies and militaries including shield

[@SteeleTheMan2011]

When he says “I’ve shared beers with aliens” I think he was talking about Thor.

[@jardex2275]

It would make sense for Uatu to keep watching this universe. At the end of season 1, he vowed to defend the multiverse, rather than just observe. He's probably keeping tabs on all his guardians, and looking for more potential recruits along the way.

[@DarkSiv]

Is nobody going to mention how you can see Loki's green and gold colours taking over the multiverse during The Watcher's introduction??? 3:55

[@kiidkif2009]

🤔

[@kiidkif2009]

🤔

[@marianoprean1895]

Ok 🤔🤨

[@TheSpiritwockie]

Legit was about to say this!! I'm so glad I'm not crazy

[@ayushalder]

Loki 🐐

[@novek3046]

“shared beers with aliens” was prolly a reference to Thor

[@User-ki8ew]

The attention to detail with every aspect of this episode is insane… truly I’m amazed. I’m so excited for 1602 BRING IT!!!

[@IsiahBradley]

Jessica, as usual you get my THANKS for great work!!!!

[@jolypoly6743]

I think the Hydra Stomper’s wrists were also a reference to the widow’s bite launchers that widows from the red room use

[@andrewvega5567]

This was the BEST episode by far 😍

[@ColorMeConfused29]

I got strong Iron Monger vibes from the Hydra Stomper suit. The revolving cannon, the helmet. You totally glossed over the Steve double cross of Peggy in the first place.

[@chrisfranklin4125]

When he said he drunk beer with aliens, I think he was referencing the previous What if... episode. After they stopped Ego, didn't they drink with Thor at the end of the episode before the next mission.

[@tenderjoncy]

Its not the same timeline, since in this Captain Carter timeline Bucky lived and grew a normal life and Steve Rogers was the one who took his place as like Winter Soldier thingy but named Hydra Stomper while on the Quill Celestial timeline, he was captured and became a Winter Soldier.

[@WhiskerDooz]

Hayley Atwell kicked ass in MI:7. We're definitely getting more MCU Captain Carter

[@erickarnell]

88 might be a reference to HH = Hail Hydra.

[@antdiamond64]

Another detail is that in Black Widow Alexei was super proud of Natasha rising from a killer to an Avenger, whereas here Malena is disgusted by it

[@Evil_Monologues]

If you dont know, 88 has a very specific connotation when it comes to nazi's, and thus hydra. It's a dogwhistle they use, referencing how H is the 8th letter of the aphebet, so HH as in, that thing they say when they heil you-know-who Real world nazis use 88 as a dogwhistle, so keep an eye out for odd references to that number

[@freezo10]

Isn't the scotland lighthouse the lighthouse in Agents of Shield? Looks pretty close to it

[@makhevz69]

1:34 "we get a nice best friend duo from Peggy and Nat" yeah right there was no sexual tension at all ;) Animators definitely didn't inserted some tease between them.

[@khonshugodofthenightsky2159]

Wow, the MCU needs MORE gayness. For sure

[@drewe2331]

When the hydra stomper brakes to destroy the jet behind him, it's a call back to one of iron man's first moves. When the widows jump the fence, it's a shot remake of the avengers at the beginning of age of ultron. My favourite line was Peggy's "i have a shield" line! The whole episode, i tried figuring out which 80s movie this was like... nothing came to mind except maybe red dawn?

[@RieCon25]

The Watcher's expression going from calm to confusion gets me every time.

[@TheNickarnett]

All I wanted for Christmas was Jessica breaking it down ❤🎄🎁

[@amayarx7]

That part where Steve flies into the red room reminds me of the Independence Day scene when Russel crashes into the saucer on top of Area 51 to destroy that ship.

[@seanj3667]

More Captain Carter and Natasha! Give them a movie.

[@darkneon5637]

I would love to see that

[@Chuck_EL]

Absolutely

[@Wolfsburge]

Thank you so much for breaking these down during the holidays ! Jessica Clemons you rock !

[@mauricebarry8858]

8:16 I thought the Bigfoot reference was sarcasm lol. As in, fury thought it was just a myth or urban legend.

[@kiidkif2009]

Lmao ths exactly what i thought and commented i thought i was the only one thinking this too😂😂

[@enriqueanaya7292]

I liked “The Iron Giant” parallel towards the end when the Hydra Stomper(Steve) flew towards the red room!

[@ShamanFox]

"SUPERMAN!"

[@redliteb.w.720]

I’m surprised we didn’t have more dark endings this season but this was one of them

[@cholten99]

"Instead of the sexual tension we usually get, instead we get a great friendship." Were we watching the same thing? You can't tell me these two don't have a major vibe doing on 😁.

[@Sarah-mg8hq]

I was looking for this exact comment 😅😂

[@cosmicriptid]

They are entirely into each other.

[@FS_shore]

Does anyone else think the Scotland Lighthouse is a reference to the SHIELD base from Agents of SHIELD? or just a coincidence… I can’t remember where that shows lighthouse base was located however

[@Peterkrack]

The one episode I thought he would pop up just to say I thought it was Mephisto until they ruined the cliffhanger and we got the universe where Q never ended his Robin Hood test and the avengers are Fury and his merry men

[@shankleythebest]

I can't be the only one who was thinking that there seemed to be alot more to their friendship, especially with the way Nat looks at Peggy.

[@westonkraus3340]

@11:36. 42 is also the number of the quinjet bucky steals in captain america the winter soldier whens hes moving between the helicarriers (at the 1:45 mark)

[@SZOPanther]

The "88" is also code for "HH" since H is the 8th letter in the alphabet. This is used by modern groups that support the German WW2 leader standing for "Hail Hi..er" or in this case Hail Hydra.

[@cms_samuel]

10:28 is a MCU reference where Clint catches the Ultron cradle using the Quintjet

[@mr.objective8918]

Hulk isn’t on the team because there was no experimental super soldier serum for him to experiment with since no one is in the ice

[@here4thecookies676]

9:27 Thor. He drank with Thor. And maybe the Guardians of the Galaxy.

[@TimDaco]

Awesome Video!!! OMG THIS EPISODE WAS AMAZING!!!!!! I LOVED IT SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! My Favorite Episode so far! As a Huge Captain America Fan, It had everything! The Action was Fantastic, It was really cool to see the Winter Soldier Era again and also to see The Red Room was very cool too! And that Cliffhanger was INSANE!!! The Watcher saying "What The Hell is This?" is just so funny to Me since He did say it before in The Last Season and it felt so odd to hear Him say that and then He says it again here 😂 This Episode Was INCREDIBLE!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIE REST OF THE SEASON!!!!!!

[@YemTin-c1b]

Same the combat and story in this episode was so good

[@jasonmay3634]

Pretty sure the "88" stands for Hail Hydra (in the real world is stands for hail h*tl*r, cause H is the 8th letter of the alphabet).

[@Tom-oz7wk]

I'm so glad someone else made this connection. I've seen a lot of "alien=thor" in the comments but this is the only comment I've seen about the Hail Hydra reference. It's just cool to know I wasn't the only one who spotted it

[@khonshugodofthenightsky2159]

Why do people censor Hitler? He's not Voldemort

[@blackwhyloreign441]

Jess Clem is such a delight on this channel 🙂

[@nm985]

Anytime I see Bucky I get happy.

[@chrisrobinson407]

@9:30. The line about sharing beers with aliens. Probably simply refers to Thor since he is not from our world, he would be considered an alien even though he is a god

[@ziveisenstodt2477]

Are you kidding me I felt ONLY sexual tension between Nat and Peg They're my top 1 ship in the MCU

[@linl.hendric1438]

Please guys make it happen. Nat and Peggy make such a cute couple.

[@bsmith2806]

literally same. and the way nat was watching peggy and steve at the end..my heart 💔😢

[@astorian2077]

I thought the confidence Peggy had in Natasha when Natasha got a boost. It was “you ready?” Instead of “are you sure?”

[@Marvelousgamer7697]

Really loved this episode! There is so much cool action in this one! 9/10!

[@mcdonciii]

As a Hungarian, I feel sorry for Natasha😂 and respect

[@ricardozk]

6:56 the number 88 is also a secret code that stands for hh, since the 8th letter is h. HH stands for Heil H*lter or Heil Hydra in this case.

[@jasondayton1581]

For me, this was the best one from this season so far.

[@enthusiastick]

In the MCU, drinking with Thor canonically counts as sharing a beer with an alien.

[@andrewcornwell4943]

11:18 I knew that wasn’t Scarlett but I also knew I recolonized the voice. Thank you for pointing out that she’s Ivy. Now I get it

[@michaelbelljr4826]

I'm pretty sure when Bucky said he shared a beer with an alien, he was talking about Thor

[@eatschmitt4265]

I assumed the reference of the shared beer with aliens would be them referring to Thor.

[@martianunlimited]

Aliens, plural. It's more likely the skrulls

[@eatschmitt4265]

@@martianunlimited or thor and his buddies. Do you not remember his group came to earth at the end of the first Thor movie?

[@AKCMediaHouse]

I couldn't blink through this episode

[@graphicsaw2657]

Now the question is, is this Steve going to find his way to Wakanda to be recovered from the Hydrastomper?.....

[@96SWgeek]

Another thing I noticed that's a subtle tip to Steve's state: When Bucky jumps in front of him he falters, but later he tells Peggy that it was like watching from behind the suit and he couldn't do anything, which is a contradiction.

[@UthmaanXDFire]

88 could be a reference to 88mph from Back To The Future, because Peggy went to the future and Steve is something from the past, maybe?

[@elmegil]

Beers with aliens sounds like Thor.

[@toonasag]

This episode was interesting! I did go ain't no way is Steve getting better so fast, I still hope he & Peggy get a good ending. Happy to see Bucky alive! That ending is hilarious, I had a feeling Wanda will interrupt as Olsen was in starting credits

[@toonasag]

I also love Carter & Natasha's friendship! Like Steve & Nat's heh

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I like how in this episodes the watcher is place where infinity utron first found him ,and crashed through that barrier and the whole still remain.

[@samarmaithani1333]

I would like to see a What if of Captain America and Captain Carter together.

[@Drrck11]

Had so much fun watching this episode.

[@avtolick]

1:35 "Gals pals". Natasha obviously have some feelings for Peggy.

[@adamlivingston6599]

In the first Avengers movie they go to Berlin. That's where Steve and Tony first face Loki. I assumed it was a reference to that scene. I assumed the Bigfoot mention was referencing Sasquatch from Alpha Flight.

[@rasyaizzatbarcara5990]

No. in avengers 2012, steve and tony first face loki in stuttgart, germany. Whereas captain carter went to berlin, germany to captured arnim zola and tesseract

[@ItsVasl]

loved it!

[@jhouck1969]

Bucky sayin he’s had beers with aliens could be a reference to Thor, as we know he’s rather fond of beer…

[@declancheetham]

Carter and Widow were giving really close friends, maybe even roommates if you know what I mean

[@cosmicriptid]

Two superheroes... chilling in the quinjet... five feet apart cause they're not...

[@spideymcgee4718]

42 could be a nod to Chadwick for his role in the movie 42 where he played Jackie Robinson.

[@DatBoiChris420]

Lmfao its not its just a random ass number at this point Not everything needs to be "Connected"

[@spideymcgee4718]

@@DatBoiChris420I’m basically making fun of all their reaching

[@cosmicriptid]

Almost certainly not, but I have decided it now is such a reference

[@the_clontz]

I honestly thought there was gonna be an X-Men tie-in. A medical emergency resulting in a trip to Scotland, and we didn't get a cameo from Dr Moira MacTaggert? Color me shocked.

[@leemcgowan5150]

I'm excuse me, if argue that Peggy and Nat have even more sexual tension than Steve and Nat ever did😂😂😂

[@cosmicriptid]

1000% straight facts. Was waiting for a proposal.

[@estrellaalamillo2537]

I have been waiting all Day since 130 am I needed this yasss

[@terrancejackson1205]

This is one of my favorite episodes, just for the watcher breaking character, and I want to know more about this universe.

[@hunterofendermen367]

Can we just please have Scarlett & Hayley be the best of friends in their own Natasha & Peggy movie please??!!!! It'll be its own universe separate to the sacred timeline, I just so want this movie really bad

[@Yuusfw]

There is no sacred timeline anymore

[@martianunlimited]

@@Yuusfw The "616" universe is the "sacred" timeline. It is more accurate to say that the "sacred" timeline is no longer the only timeline in the MCU.

[@tenderjoncy]

The MCU is still focused on the Sacred Timeline unles its a trick and was changed to a different timeline.

[@Yuusfw]

@@tenderjoncy the timeline is there, but it was called "sacred" by the old TVA. It's no longer a single interwoven timeline, it's now a tree of branches. And 616 it's just our main focus, but its no longer one sacred timeline

[@dantepierre1948]

@@Yuusfwfor us their still is😂for the TVA they just call it 616 adjacent realm now

[@Marpete721]

I’m behind on the episodes this season, but so far, this is my favorite!

[@gonx9906]

Best episode so far.

[@jklinger716]

THANK YOU! Crimson Dynamo 100%

[@andrewbogard2411]

I mean the episode is after the battle of newyork and thor was present in the episode for the battle and is considered a alien, secretary bucky barns could be talking about sharing a beer with him

[@redhairing2628]

I don’t know if it’s just me, or does the blonde housewife robot from the town look a lot like the blonde spy from Agent Carter??

[@charleshenry8194]

Great work

[@lovell8983]

this is like alternate Cap 2: Winter Soldier lol

[@kevinphiggins]

1:35 I’m surprised to hear anyone say that Peggy & Natasha have less sexual tension than Steve & Natasha. Seemed pretty flirty to me.

[@cosmicriptid]

In my eyes they had way more chemistry than Steve and Natasha.

[@J.O.R.D]

9:45 atmospheric gibberish 😂 I love it

[@BrentSpar1975]

8:40 Sebastian would be a perfect Luke Skywalker.

[@ahmedben3805]

9:32 " ..beer with ALIENS. " is maybe Thor ..?

[@breezytv8516]

i just love The Watchers expression “The hell is this?” when Captain Carter gets transported to 1602😂