MARVEL WHAT IF Episode 3 BREAKDOWN! Easter Eggs & Details You Missed!

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[@FelixPlayz]

Ok

[@Earth-uu3nf]

M'kay

[@lennys_milkshake537]

V

[@roguewarrior8187]

Nope

[@dylanmatthewper2003]

Loki God of Mischief in italian: Dio del dispetto. God of Deception in italian: Dio dell’Inganno!

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

Loki as Fury getting in Hank's face, saying "You murdered [Thor] just because you could?" just straight up HURT. Loki didn't want Thor dead at this point. Resentment or no, he still loves his brother.

[@Sedow1231]

I didn’t notice that! shows you how he cared about his brother deeply

[@Ikajo]

He was also really angry when confronting Fury at first, not just using the opportunity but clearly angered.

[@WalkoffGrandslam]

Yeah but a minute later he is laughing saying "I didnt care about any of them"

[@queencerseilannister3519]

@@WalkoffGrandslam I think he met he didn't care about the others, only Thor.

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Only Loki gets to stab his brother! >=[

[@CrashKinkaide]

As far as Thor smelling of lavender, even in death, it's worth pointing out that according to multiple mythologies, angels (and their analogues) smell of flowers, regardless of situation.

[@shirleytatha8189]

Ah thank you.

[@Gandalfmandalf]

He should of smelled like fresh rain.

[@Zenitsu385]

@@Gandalfmandalf Please use should have* in a sentence

[@joshbrosh6626]

Noooooooooooooo I made this coment 666 likes

[@bretsheeley4034]

@@Gandalfmandalf I would had gone with honey, water, and yeast.

[@sampena8546]

I cried laughing when Tony died because I genuinely thought Shield fucked up making the serum. They acted so cool before accidentally murdering him.

[@MOMOFCJ6]

Now that's funny

[@supes616]

It made me laugh too. Kinda thought the Hulk's death was silly too.

[@Polymathically]

Same, I'd expect it from a parody like Robot Chicken or something.

[@jellymatsuryuka6853]

@@supes616 Nah, Hulk's death was waay too gruesome and painful if you think about it

[@briantannenbaum8110]

@@jellymatsuryuka6853 hulk died because he got too thick😞

[@numbron803]

surprised you didn't mention the reference to T'Challa's meme "we don't do that here" that Fury made when Loki told him to bow

[@simontuell3345]

Or when Natasha told Betty Ross to "move or you will be move" which is a callback in Captain America Civil War when the Dora Milaje said the same thing to Natasha.

[@numbron803]

@@simontuell3345 seems there were quite a few references he didn't mention

[@neoshenlong]

Which is actually the second reference to that joke in this series.

[@AnalogFoundry]

Or when Hank said "you took everything from me" which is a callback to Wanda's line in Endgame.

[@simontuell3345]

@@AnalogFoundry Since we found out that it was actually Loki who Hank was talking to, Loki must have been thinking, "I don't even know who you are."

[@hellriser__]

I love how when Fury says, "Welcome back, Captain" at the end of the episode, it could both be for Captain America and Captain Marvel.

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

I found the Bruce design to look like a mash of Ed Norton and Mark Ruffalo and I hope that was the intention cause it felt right

[@David_Scar]

Yes it was a mixture of both.

[@AqwDragulum]

They combined Hulk's design too. Norton's hulk hair with Ruffalo's hulk body

[@cheekbonestrenchcoat]

@@AqwDragulum That's hadn't even clicked, I guess cause Hulk is much of a Hulkness XD I love that they did it, honouring both

[@cayden.m3720]

Yes banner is Norton’s body and face with recent ruffalo hair. Whereas hulk is the opposite

[@Antonio-ys5zd]

They should have left norton's hulk design. It looked better

[@BLACKxALERT]

Missed the “Ant… Boot” reference. When Pym tried to escape, a large Fury was projected over him with his boot in the way. “Ant… Boot”

[@silvereaglestudios]

I get that reference.

[@ivanllamas713]

@@silvereaglestudios I understood that reference

[@JA.4]

but Pym was yellow jacket at the time sooo...

[@williams2187]

@@JA.4 I think it’s more of a size thing not a “which type of insect” is it type of thing… given that uh, both could be crushed by a boot… soooo….

[@ItsMeSuper]

One of my favorite Fury lines lol

[@pablofett565]

That Hulk death actually disturbed me Definitely didn’t expect it

[@BungieStudios]

It's what I always wanted to happen I Aang Lee's Hulk. You know how many things pop or explode in that movie?

[@jamarkelly9884]

When Hank kills Thor, do you think it was a favor to Kang in exchange for the future tech he used to kill the Hulk? Because when asked why he killed Thor, he responded it was a favor and Loki seemed to not know about this when he questioned him. Also, who can have knowledge of tech that can kill the Hulk.

[@terryjackson6643]

It's crap. M Studios hasn't written Hulk correctly AT ALL.

[@pablofett565]

@@terryjackson6643 I agree with you except for the fact that it has nothing to do with what I said

[@morganyakkofan9052]

I did not expect it either.

[@joegus]

This just shows how overpowered antman can be if scott wasnt a goofball

[@woodsmichael23]

To be fair it's mostly hank pyms tech that is overpowered. Scott isn't a scientist so he probably wouldn't be able to study what little information was available on the hulk at the time and realize that making his heart giant could kill him

[@jollyd.joestar3937]

The Hulk situation was bs,

[@Justin-td2er]

@@jollyd.joestar3937 right? I'm not quite sure that was the best way to do it. Seemed a little out there considering hulk is indestructible by normal means. Shouldn't his heart be too?

[@raeldrews1187]

@BadKarma even befero the immortal hulk he survived worst

[@seandabest4329]

@@Justin-td2er his heart might be indestructible, but I imagine that nobody - or, to be more accurate, no body - is made to be capable of handing its blood pumping organ, and likely all of the blood cells and such inside it, being oversized in comparison to the rest of the body. Or to put it in simpler terms, Pym particles can make ANYTHING bigger or smaller, and most things work by having their insides smaller than their outsides.

[@pretzelbomb6105]

This entire episode feels like a love letter to all the fan jokes about how antman could kill thanos.

[@WaterMeLoan64]

LOL 😭 🌺

[@micheal4007]

Same with episode 5

[@ShockwaveFPSStudios]

No this entire episode feels like a Marvel Rip Off, of Batman Mask of the Phantasm. The BEST BATMAN MOVIE OF ALL TIME! But hey at least we get the comic/Marvel accurate Yellowjacket, instead of some nobody who was introduced in the movies just to take on the role as Yellowjacket instead of Hank Pym, who actually originated in comic books.

[@lettuce8279]

@@ShockwaveFPSStudios no, there’s definitely better Batman movies

[@HawkMaestroTTV]

667 like so u can get off 666

[@vapbst5004]

Only thing that didn’t make sense was the Thor and the casket at the end. He wasn’t a planned avenger and shouldn’t have his body returned to Asgard to be buried there

[@KingTwonB23]

I think that’s because Loki didn’t go back to Asgard he stayed on earth so there’s no way to get Thors body back

[@ODISeth]

@@KingTwonB23 Okay but his casket had a really cleanly designed Mjölnir emblem on it. Either SHIELD was able to figure out who Thor was showed up and designed a casket in the exact same style as those of the other Avengers BEFORE Loki showed up, or SHIELD’s graphic design team was working really hard during the 24 hours that Loki was conquering the planet.

[@drrocktapus8182]

@@ODISeth I can draw a hammer super fast. I'm not even a professional

[@Ikajo]

@@ODISeth It is a fairly simple graphic though, a skilled graphic designer can throw that together in less than an hour.

[@ODISeth]

Yeah, they could, but I’ve got a feeling SHIELD had other things going on when Loki was conquering the Earth than telling their graphic design team to make a specific casket logo for Thor. Like, ya know, the fact that Loki was conquering Earth.

[@benhenderson8952]

Ngl & subjectively, Lake Bell’s Scarlet Johansson Black Widow impersonation grew on me throughout the episode

[@nathanpray6279]

I agree it kept improving

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

She’s fantastic as Poison Ivy, so I figured she’d be a great Widow!

[@vuxluongw]

idk about yall but i'd wanna see a alternate Black Widow portrayed by Evangeline Lilly if I'm being honest

[@Roge9]

oh I actually thought it was scarlet johansson lol. I couldn't tell it was different.

[@pyroblade888]

Ikr

[@Jordacar]

I can't believe this is only the second time that Betty Ross has ever appeared in the MCU. Between that, bringing back Thunderbolt Ross, and the return of Abomination, it feels like TIH was being kind of phased out of the series but is now being brought back to the fold.

[@Dragonem_007]

It's like the SW Prequel trilogy coz no one liked it when it came out and now all of a sudden people likes them

[@graceholbert2126]

A bit unfortunate since it's not very good or worth watching, although I do have a recent-found love of Tim Roth so there's that

[@milkshakedraws6944]

I feel like not enough people are talking about Hawkeye’s death here. He was in denial of committed a murder he knows he didn’t do and he had a family, just to die pointlessly. Hell, all of the deaths were super unfair. Hell, none of them deserved it. Especially at where they were in at each of their lives.

[@ginocerda3290]

Don’t feel to bad none of this happened

[@saga2482]

I mean none of this is suppose to happen sooner or later these timelines are going to be erased

[@yosurushi1427]

@@saga2482 there not gonna the tva only prunes timelines that create kangs

[@saga2482]

@@yosurushi1427 still haven't watched the loki series yet :/. Only know bits of it. Still have 0clue on how the multiverse will work

[@thenexgamer5608]

@@yosurushi1427 no they prune all timelines, to keep a single "sacred" timeline

[@itscalebgreen]

The nexus event: fury getting cut off from saying his famous “there was an idea” speech by Natasha.

[@tanausu6133]

The nexus event must have had happened earlier, since in the main timeline Hope van Dyme did not die on a Shield mission

[@ikebirchum6591]

@@tanausu6133 the Nexus Event was Hope being chosen for the Odessa mission instead of Natasha

[@Dark-ki7lf]

Nexus event was Hank telling Hope what happened with Janet

[@rodrigowolupeck1788]

@@Dark-ki7lf I thought the Nexus event was Hope working for Shield

[@Timewarpiaman]

@@ikebirchum6591 So technically speaking Hank was right. Shield DID kill Hope since it was the Winter Soldier who attacked Natasha on that mission and he was a Hydra agent who were working within SHIELD.

[@Kidapollo92]

Banner literally has his side and his main in the same spot and no one is talking about it

[@jacoba6747]

He was too Chad to live

[@riceroomp8008]

@@jacoba6747 he had to be nerfed

[@blazer5979]

wasn't that his daughter?

[@bootysnatcher4207]

@@blazer5979 that was Hulks gf in the MCU Hulk movie

[@_bestlavie]

him and natasha arent a thing in this universe

[@dipshikhaindrani7437]

I can't believe Hank really called Loki a Goth Kid by the end of the episode 😂

[@internetduck1520]

is that what he said hahaha

[@uvindukulathunga3860]

And loki understood that and replied

[@TheOnlyHeero]

I was really caught off guard with seeing Betty again but really happy the Incredible Hulk got recognized

[@Fourmath]

Of course it was recognized it's in the MCU canon. Unlike the Hulu, Netflix, and ABC shows

[@rookie713]

@@Fourmath yea but people are trynna act like it wasn’t part of the MCU.

[@supremeio5930]

Agent Carter is canon. They even used the same Jarvis in Endgame. Which means Agents of Shield is canon because it's canon with Agent Carter.

[@Fourmath]

@@supremeio5930 no it's not canon

[@supremeio5930]

@@Fourmath It is even before the multiverse stuff.

[@_bestlavie]

this was hands down the strongest episode so far...i wanna see more epospdes like this..not characters being swapped around

[@roaringdrop364]

Swapping characters is repetitive, but if they create unique characters just from the different events without doing that, I’d like that

[@latinoscasineroscasino9669]

Same

[@paulwatson1547]

Ill take both. Its all good so far

[@turbospider1271]

Ultron takeover episode is gonna be sick🤞🤞

[@afifi2779]

Yeah

[@popcornhistory8344]

Another part of that "Maybe Middle Earth" line: Tolkien got "Middle Earth" from Norse mythology. Midgard translates as "Middle Yard" or "Middle Enclosure" because it was in the center of the Nine Worlds and surrounded by a wall that protected it from things like the giants. Asgard was built the same way, the yard of the Aesir gods. So Tolkien named Middle Earth after the world of men in Norse cosmology because he built a lot of his fantasy off Norse and Germanic lore. Coulson's line is funny as a reference to the Asgardian armor, but it's actually the opposite of how the Asgardians would think of things!

[@torbjornvarsaga8411]

True! And when Tolkiens' books were published in Sweden, they actually translated "Middle Earth" to "Midgård".

[@andrewjohnson6716]

I never thought of the similarities between Tolkien’s description of how Minas Tirith was laid out and the Eddas description of how Asgard is laid out before. Good call.

[@juliacondon2945]

you really know your stuff huh?

[@epictoe7179]

Phil Coulson is alive. Me: Yay! Everyone else is dead Me: awww :(

[@johnsantos507]

See this is why I'm not ready to watch Marvel's What If...?

[@gergokiss7509]

It's sad and all, but... Totally worth it!

[@steverogers6572]

COULSON LIVES

[@icywolf6892]

@@steverogers6572 YAY!

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

I never knew a murder mystery is what the MCU needed, but now it’s all I want! This was such a great proof of concept, now I want a full length movie where the Heroes have to find the killer before it takes them all out!

[@queencerseilannister3519]

Loki must be the best character to ever play! I can see why Tom embraced him. 💚💚💚

[@DDuffy143]

I loved how the one soldier that got knocked out in the back of the truck by Nat, clearly looked like he was smiling and dreaming happy things as he laid there on the ground.

[@COND4D]

You know what’s weird is that in the original Avengers Tony says how “there is no version of this where you come out on top” to Loki, yet here it is.

[@epicdude3659]

Maybe because at the time, Tony didn't think about alternate time lines actually existing.

[@andrewvega5567]

Well he still had to face captain marvel n captain america in this time line so 🤷‍♂️( and black widow) lol

[@doge9455]

Until episode 9 lol

[@deaf-tomcat]

literally cackled when Loki took over like of course he would!!!!

[@zvimur]

The multiple Lokies in "Loki": Yes, about that agreement.

[@JB-qs7zv]

The Fury-Watcher wipe is a reference to when Nick Fury becomes the Unseen- replacing the Watcher in the comics.

[@dogge4649]

Idk how fury killed a powerful god-like being that par with the celestials. Comic logic I guess

[@FADINC]

Thank you! I can’t believe they miss that detail!

[@Ninjersey1]

@@dogge4649 same way Batman battles godlike beings lol plot armor

[@isaiahdeleon2508]

Hulk’s death was pretty creative, as well as the killer.

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

Yeah, I can’t say I ever expected that, but the death definitely made sense!

[@lmul1441]

@@sethfeldpausch4337 most logical way to kill him

[@ermacmacro7136]

Oh wait a minute....i just realized. Hank didn't just enlarge Hulk's heart, he also enlarged everything connected to Hulk's heart. His veins and arteries and stuff

[@habibh42069]

Which isnt really realistic, the resizing disc only touched his heart, not his veins, so him "expanding" was just made to give this episode a darker tone.

[@faustinojungehasen8633]

@@habibh42069 we don't know how the Pym technology has improve in this universe, sorry for bad english

[@CQuinnts]

i need those for my weewee

[@anirudhrnair8935]

@@CQuinnts me too brother .. me too

[@lilliebobson3146]

His dk

[@graceholbert2126]

"Hello. Trickster god. Hi." was legit one of the funniest lines to ever come out of Loki, and that's saying something.

[@sabby04061994]

Fury : "we don't do that here" when asked to kneel by Loki.. was a cool call out to T'chala's " we don't do that here" to Banner in infinity war when Banner tried to kneel in Wakanda

[@misteryman526]

Just think, if SHIELD was smart enough to actually remove people's security clearance after they died, then Hank wouldn't have been able to use his daughter's codes to see the files and all this would have been avoided.

[@Cmon_bro12]

Yeah but igs it's one of those why would they situation

[@PerfectMessProductions]

@@Cmon_bro12 cuz everyone comes back to life

[@cosmicriptid]

I think he used Janet's codes

[@OgBarryKendo]

You need to keep both eyes open.

[@NiceGuyAndyPodcast]

Unless hydra gave him the way in I really hope this was was all put together by hydra

[@MrClarksvillain]

You missed one. Pym told Fury he was pretty spry for an older fellow, like Ironman told Cap.

[@blazer5979]

Pym also told Fury that killing Thor was a "favor". For who though? Maybe Loki pretended to be someone else and played everyone.

[@thejurassicjungle1275]

@@blazer5979 I think he meant it was a favor to Thor, based on the context. Since he was just going on about how he killed Thor because Fury would've probably tried recruiting him if he lived, so by killing Thor he "spares" him of S.H.I.E.L.D. affiliation

[@GeeklyGoods]

Oooo that's a good one xD I actually missed that. When Fury was flipping around I was thinking the same thing LOL like damn homie like he's 25 again!

[@itsboyaknow]

100th like right here 👋😎 Lol nbd

[@RileyHernandez24]

Tony got a very unfortunate end to his hangover

[@jimmyhu6014]

Wow, this episode was amazing. At first I thought it was Loki behind everything using his magic to kill everyone but as soon as Betty Ross mentioned nanoscience I knew it was Yellowjacket, only I thought it was the Darren Cross version working for Hydra or something. Scary how far this Hank fell, all the ingredients were apparently there, they just needed the final push.

[@juanrisa945]

All it takes is one bad day...

[@rodrigowolupeck1788]

"Either make a pact with a god or deal with a devil." I'm surprised that Erik didn't mention that line 😂😂😂😂

[@graceholbert2126]

One could argue that Loki fulfills both those roles

[@Da69expert1]

@@graceholbert2126 yes thats the meaning of the line...

[@adampaulfarmer]

Fury phasing into The Watcher could be foreshadowing. He becomes a Watcher in the comics after Uatu is killed.

[@Jorge-tq1ch]

Didn’t he kill the watcher? It was part of the Original sin run of comics they had i can’t remember

[@GrifterTheBoyIdiot]

@@Jorge-tq1ch no he killed a celestial

[@GeeklyGoods]

Hmmm that could be! Wouldn't mind him narrating it to be honest!

[@kamatariedgar3603]

Came here to comment this, thanks.

[@tylerpeterson8503]

There's going to be a "Captain" team up throughout the Multiverse

[@25Erix]

Bruce's fate made me go "oh...god," Like, damn...what a way to go.

[@Lodilimb]

And people say that the Incredible Hulk isn’t canon

[@CalobAdamsInfamous913]

They have no reason to say this even before this episode. The MCU started with that movie

[@thomasstevens191]

@@CalobAdamsInfamous913 nope started with Ironman Incredible Hulk was the 2nd film

[@jyotijain9850]

How it can't be canon?? The best thing about that movie is Tony's cameo

[@masterofmythology]

Incredible Hulk is in the "we don't like to talk about it" section of the MCU Canon.

[@tallerwarrior1256]

@@jyotijain9850 Pretty sure there are a ton of other great things in that film apart from Tony’s Cameo

[@Faaaaaabri]

I like seeing the watcher in the stars and backgrounds, it makes me feel like we’re also watchers seeing all these different universes with him

[@Steel_Prophet]

This feels like it'll be a 2-part story, I know that's not likely, but it feels the setup for another episode.

[@seanwright5867]

Probably the zombie episode

[@siracc8216]

i think every episode is, I'm guessing 2nd season will take from where each episode left off

[@GurunathHirve]

I think all the episodes which have potential to be made into multi part stories will be continued in second season.

[@Earth-uu3nf]

Zombie anyone

[@theninjabird9510]

@@seanwright5867 maybe but I doubt it

[@IceCold_Carter]

That Hulk scene, got me...I felt like Betty (He can’t die)

[@kurukavatar5089]

Yeah

[@bensenzo]

There's no coming back from being exploded

[@GeeklyGoods]

Right? That shot before he became Hulk was concerning but I figured he'd be able to shake it off and potentially be the only one to survive xD

[@uncagedmnc956]

@@bensenzo I mean he has come back from worst tho

[@edwinjoseph2163]

@@bensenzo it’s like wolverine can grow back from a drop of blood… this mcu hulk is nerfed like crazy and it’s just disrespectful at this point

[@MrForteIV]

I’m really sad you didn’t point out the “what’s in the box?!” line

[@GeeklyGoods]

Se7en! Legendary quote lol recognize that one anywhere!

[@willbender9035]

EA Voss still doesn't mention that line since people freaked out on his joke in the Dune first trailer reaction.

[@jeppo165]

The box-line is followed up by the Hulk going into a wrath-frenzy. Just as Brad Pitt committed the wrath sin in Se7en after the line “What’s in the box?!” was said. I don’t know, I thought it was nice thou

[@rpandya97]

So the event that ultimately caused this branch was Hope dying, which led to Hank becoming evil?

[@atomikdog2024]

Same question. The first 2 episodes showed the event that caused the branch. Maybe the trigger is whatever caused Shield to send Hope instead of Black Widow?

[@brianthomas2434]

Obviously. My only complaint about the episode. Of course if it were titled along the lines of "What if Hank Pym's daughter joined SHIELD against his wishes and died in action," we would have lost some mystery.

[@skrttskrtt7534]

That's also my same question though 🤔🤣🤣

[@MegaSharkX]

Yeah, it seems like this one's nexus event was Hope joining SHIELD

[@patginty]

@@brianthomas2434 we do not want a what if episode titled "what if Hank pumps daughter"

[@Abhayabhayam]

Hank: You took everything from me. Loki (Pretending to be Fury): I don't even know who you are.

[@naoise_c]

Who else still traumatised about the Hulk scene O_O

[@qingakabenji9876]

Me

[@internetduck1520]

i think one of the writers has an inflation fetish (and tentacles judging from the last few episodes, i bet my wallet vore will crop up too)

[@lichguard]

@@internetduck1520 well with marvel zombies on the horizon that's not a bet im willing to take

[@ASTHARTE]

The real question is, can we really kill hulk like that ?

[@bilboswaggins3393]

Kinda felt weird now that hulk is basically immortal in the comics being turned into a chard body, heart bitten, and being cut up into piece in jars and coming back

[@guillaumejoop6437]

At this point the Incredible Hulk is just a what if episode where Banner is played by Ed Norton. The true MCU movie had Ruffalo in it

[@poptartthefourth7295]

A branched reality if you will?

[@woodsmichael23]

He still would be playing hulk if he didn't demand RDJ money and creative control over hulk movies. I'm kind of glad he expected too much and got replaced

[@oneandonlysound3453]

The true movie would've been 30 minutes longer, a proper origin story at the beginning not just opening credits clips, and been released uncut that wouldn't have angered Edward Norton and we would've gotten a far superior look and actor to play the role who would've never agreed to the bad jokes of thor 3: DLC side-quest.

[@guillaumejoop6437]

@@oneandonlysound3453 Yeah and on Universal/Marvel side you just have a control freak that will cost you more and can't remember he is an actor, not the director. I won't deny Norton could and probably would have been beneficial to the MCU, but not with that attitude

[@yisraelaufrichtig6742]

@@guillaumejoop6437 He would've saved the Hulk...

[@dipshikhaindrani7437]

This episode reflected how much bad Hank could really get like in the comics

[@sethfeldpausch4337]

For sure! He always hates on the Starks, but neither of them would resort to serial killing!

[@97irishflyer]

I'll pay cash money to see Captains America and Marvel, Fury, and Coulsen take on the Asgardians. That would be a great movie.

[@thebatman.]

Yep, pretty brilliant idea to use him like that as the villain

[@znspyder]

well, ultron does take after him in the comics

[@granmastersword]

@@znspyder yeah. He was modelled after Hank's brain in a time where he was experiencing serious mental issues, so he inherited and made worse the negative traits that made him into a murder happy robot

[@ZirahPastel]

Bruce is my favorite in Marvel so far, Seeing him pop like that makes me want to cry.

[@Blueteam-to2mz]

Imagine how gruesome Hulk exploding would have been if Marvel wasn’t owned by Disney

[@aaronwwilliams]

Lol have you seen the animated Invincible comic adaptation on Amazon Prime? Applying that level of gruesome here would be wild.

[@yellowvegtables454]

Like that one panel in marvel ruins

[@austiny6019]

@@yellowvegtables454 lmao, yessss

[@authorofone]

I mean, if they weren’t owned by Disney, they wouldn’t have been able to get to this point, where they can give out short episodes that get loads of attention

[@Raccon_Detective.]

But it would never happen because Hulk is indestructible.

[@connormagee9858]

Honestly a brilliant way of taking down the hulk that I’ve never thought of. Using his own indestructible cells and healing factor against him

[@David_Scar]

That won't work in the comics he'll just come back and probably kill tf outta whoever did that to him.

[@livederad6805]

I mean Hank Pym is one of, if not the Smartest Person in MCU. So I wouldn’t be surprised if he has all scientific counter.

[@brianthomas2434]

Haven't read the books in years. When and why did Hulk get an infallible "healing factor"? Some editor decided there was too much dramatic tension otherwise?

[@Tim3.14]

@@brianthomas2434 It was introduced decades ago (maybe Peter David's classic run? I'm not sure, though). Like part of why he's so indestructible is because he's instantly healing whatever damage you do to him. But it isn't shown all that much because he's so hard to damage to begin with. Unlike someone like Wolverine who (unbreakable bones aside) sustains damage like a normal human.

[@brianthomas2434]

@@Tim3.14 I stopped reading comics for the most part in 1990 (DC coaxed me back for a time with the follow-up to the Death of Superman, "The Return of Superman ". My reaction to that was, "fool me once." I started David's run on Hulk from a digital collection, which Marvel has yet to complete. Several years in, I don't recall a healing factor. But obviously, there are things "healing factor " won't help you with. If Wolverine gets his head cut off, his brain will die in a few minutes, no? Hulk explodes and it all comes back together? People are only critical of Superman being too powerful. Magneto is MUCH more powerful these days than originally. If he faced the original X Men with today's level of power, he wouldn't need a Brotherhood. They'd just get in the way. The battle would be over in two pages and he'd stroll to the mansion to kill Xavier. Which, of course, is why they didn't make him that powerful. Somehow a Hulk who is impossible to kill, not difficult, impossible, is more interesting to today's fans. Got it!

[@megaplays2748]

I felt the same anxiety during this episode that I felt when I watched Infinity War. This is an alternate timeline where they don't need to follow regulations to keep an entire cinematic universe continuing. They can literally do whatever they want and kill of whomever they want.

[@badtemtime999]

I love how no one has plot armor in what if but obviously because this isn't main timeline canon the events don't have as much weight

[@megaplays2748]

@@badtemtime999 Yeah that is true, most of our love for these characters derives from their Sacred Timeline counterparts but it still hurts seeing things like this happen

[@neoshenlong]

@@badtemtime999 Hopefully they keep this series going. I can see some of these moments have a huge impact after they stablish the characters a bit more. Like if they kill Captain Carter in Season 3 or something like that.

[@Thisgueyesguapo]

Loved this episode! I was shocked to see how Bruce died. I like how they made Hank the killer.

[@GeeklyGoods]

Yeah! A mix of hope dying and being in the suit too long seems like it would take a big toll on his mental... so it makes lots of sense!

[@Thisgueyesguapo]

@@GeeklyGoods It does, I loved the twist because I didn’t know who was going to be the killer. I also loved how they made Hank yellow jacket.

[@odistabettor]

It especially fits because one of the running themes of The Incredible Hulk is Banner watching and learning to control his heart rate.

[@nothing.lasts.forever]

Great point

[@jarednavarrete1740]

I just love that they made Bruce look like Mark Ruffalo the way he looked in the mid-2000s around The Incredible Hulk, i.e. 13 Going on 30

[@OtisMcNuttIII]

I didn't realize that was Lake Bell voicing the Widow, she's a great actress and sounds like Scarlett Johansson

[@steverogers6572]

I loved seeing and hearing Phil Coulson again. It was like an episode out of Agents of Shield. Every episode just keeps getting better and better.

[@ComeWhatMay24]

Definitely the best episode so far!

[@jonathanfranco8547]

The scene where the Watcher's and Fury's eyes overlap is a reference to the comics where Fury becomes the watcher.

[@danielnosuke]

I thought Natasha said "It's all about Hulk" and was so confused.

[@hansuri401]

Same bruh

[@shadowsnake5133]

Kinda wish we could see more of this timeline, as Loki could be a good ruler all things considered. He ruled asgard well in ragnarok, and considering he worked with nick fury, he could be a bit wiser, more willing to listen to say heimdall, who saw hela coming before hand, meaning he could prepare for that and thanos, maybe even building a team to specifically deal with him.

[@Kuodo79]

He literally messed up during his time as King in Ragnarok. Spends his time fooling around and replaces the security. Which was the reason why Hella could return so easily while everyone were so ill prepared for war. He was never meant to rule well.

[@contuary2081]

I literally JUST finished the episode when this video released. Awesome!

[@brucelau2023]

Truly this was the most brutal thing I’ve seen happen in the MCU and in animation , since they can do whatever they want really , but that Exploding Hulk scene was just UNREAL, popped like a huge green zit , like WHOA 😳😱😱😱😨

[@KingTwonB23]

I was not expecting that 🤯

[@f2pcoder92]

It was the most disrespectfull thing they could possibly do

[@samantha3990]

@@f2pcoder92 I mean they did hulk bad in endgame but this was brutal

[@f2pcoder92]

@@samantha3990and also thor and tony stark idk i am pretty sure modern marvels hates their superheroes episode 2 showed the hipocrisy of it.

[@traktor420]

@@f2pcoder92 how did tony get disrespected in endgame? He was the driving force of the plot

[@bakedsims5478]

Now we need to settle this argument: Who would win Batman with prep time? Or Hank Pym with prep time?

[@gabrielpalileo3294]

Batman: "I'm Batman" Hank: *Guess I'll die.*

[@RoyalAspects]

Hank pym being the yellow jacket was the most bad ass thing in this episode

[@Big_Dai]

Instead of things "we missed", this is basically a summary...

[@Tainted_Human]

That's usually how videos of this nature go

[@rokeYouuer]

A "things you missed" episode that only had good details would be under 2 minutes, which doesn't make KZbinrs as much money and frankly, I almost never watch videos under five minutes.

[@johnphoenix1175]

Black Widow's reaction to Fury's speech reminds me of the second XXX when Samuel Jackson is trying to recruit Ice Cube.

[@TheRibottoStudios]

The artwork for the images of the original timeline were STUNNING.

[@rodneyhobbs6507]

He can just make his heart real big. All but immortal hulk would probably die with hummer sized heart.

[@MoonKent]

My only regret about this episode is that Loki at the end didn't have a "Vote for Loki" pin on his outfit. Don't know why I expected it, but for some reason it would have made me really happy!

[@stephenjr.7654]

The episodes keep getting better, I think this will lead directly into the Ep with the OG Avengers being Zombies, i Think he does find Captain America but this time his not alive in suspended Animation, his dead!

[@umbraan1ma641]

This is cool, but in the trailer you see a zombie ironman in the infinity war suit. And bucky has the wankandan arm which he wouldn’t have at this point. Hopefully the next episode is the marvel zombies one though

[@chaz2187]

This is the saddest episode so far. I can’t believe I watched all of the avengers perish.

[@camthewolfgamer8632]

Not Cap though

[@Tevin-MK]

@@camthewolfgamer8632 soon

[@TheRabidPanda]

What I see happening to the Hulk was his Heart enlarges and, everything inside it grows too, including all those blood cells which then pump to the rest of the body.

[@tajklair]

I just knew Erik would talk about agent colsen’s password

[@GeeklyGoods]

LOL It's hilarious, Steve Steve... I love Steve LOL!

[@unownintendo]

This episode was by far my favorite. It’s just so cool seeing the phase one movies over again but now knowing that so much other stuff was going on at the same time

[@lucasreed9690]

I liked this episode but wish we could get like a part 2, like we didn’t see enough of what happened after

[@jellymayao.o]

I'm thinking the most liked episodes of this whole series are going to continue next season.

[@britalian37]

Maybe next ep or next season?

[@Earth-uu3nf]

I hope so

[@raichu753siordia2]

They probably are seeing as it got left as a cliffhanger, I'm think every episode will get a second and maybe third part

[@fahriandikadir5799]

That's not how what if...? Work lol

[@pikaverse2497]

Well people are definitely going to ask marvel to give this episode a Part 2 or many parts for it continuations as a Series

[@GeeklyGoods]

I think they are! In the Avengers trailer, there's this wraparound Avengers-like shot and it seemed to be a group of characters from these stories. We'll see how it shapes up though!

[@pikaverse2497]

@@GeeklyGoods I never said that

[@colinray4186]

The Latest Obsession shirt is unintentionally hilarious, because it's interacting with your blue screen, Erik. So you're a little on the transparent side.

[@kellyandrew6912]

11:11 I think the reason Hulk exploded into green smoke is because of Hank Pym throwing the disk at is heart wich brought the atoms in his blood further and further away from eachother making his blood a gas,

[@erikeliut3654]

I honestly imagined NR going crazy when Fury said "... make a deal with the devil"

[@dex123sg]

god damit Roddy's BOOM I can't stop laughing, why is that so funny in that context.

[@bigbean4403]

Really wish this ep got a pt 2 . would love to see how Steve , Marvel and fury take back earth from asgard

[@Pchelozavr]

Or fight against zombie virus

[@Anonymous-eb4wu]

And maybe we see Steve use Mljonir here 🗿

[@bigbean4403]

@@Anonymous-eb4wu honestly hes technically the only one worthy rn so that would be tight

[@jonnyjoker1802]

I mean there’s going to be a season 2 so let’s hope

[@Casanova-Frankenstein_93]

Wakanda would come out of the shadows and go to war with them.

[@Redwolver111]

Missed detail. The fact that Hope Van Dyne is involved with SHIELD, and Potentially the Avengers initiative, means that the moment of change in this universe could have been Joss Wheden receiving the okay to put Wasp in the Avengers lineup.

[@v.v365]

If Steve went down with the plane as per usual, can it also be assumed that Hydra has infiltrated Shield? Pierce, Rumlow, they could be Hydra in this timeline.

[@wolfmanhcc]

"Don't know what they put in Hulk's casket." Homer Simpson: "I missed garbage day this week."

[@Justsomedudeokay]

I'm loving What If...? so far!

[@Batman1998-]

First ep was trash

[@samantha3990]

@@Batman1998- yeah it was too goofy

[@JamMan02]

Haven't even started the vid yet and I just watched the episode and fury mentioned devil and I swear if I hear vids mention mefisto I'm slapping him

[@Yothatscharlie]

I was just about to rewatch this episode then you released this, Perfect timing 🙃

[@sambathkheng2073]

How could I watch the full episode?

[@mlbbigboy8126]

Disney+

[@rjohmerjohx]

Even though I knew a Thanos joke was coming, but the lead up and clip is so hilarious! Great job!

[@blastff2180]

The dialogue when the shield (Hydra agent) exclaims when he finds Natasha escaped is same energy as the one falcon exclaimed when Steve Rogers overtook Him while running in winter soldier (on your left)

[@nerdunleashed3978]

When the Fury's phone rung in the episode I thought my phone was ringing.

[@shaabosqueezy6599]

For minute, I thought this was going to be the Zombie Avengers episode, we fury and collison where In the infirmary 😅

[@sergeantmacnuggets1132]

This episode shows how OP pym particle is

[@djodyssey99]

Smiled everytime I saw them bring in an Avenger, then they proceeded to step on my heart as they killed them off one by one. 😭

[@crimsonthefierylion5318]

That made me cry alot

[@Packratjay]

Who is T. Sim? Why is there a headstone in the credits that reads, “T Sim. Gone without a trace. 1975 - ?”

[@Indoraptor27]

When Nick Fury tells Tony he isnt the centre of his universe, he literally means that because in the main MCU timeline, Tony kick-started all phases and his iconic words were the first and last ones to be heard..

[@seatspud]

Hulk's death here looks like a "kinder, gentler" version of what happened to him in Ruins. ;)

[@lancelot_4271]

When the hulk blew up i was laughing. It looked so goofy cause he loooked like an inflatable ballooon

[@kinggeneral2691]

does anyone else notice the fear in hulks eyes before he explodes. This really says something.