What If…? hasn’t lost any of its sense of fun, and its bizarre MCU mash-ups are cleverer than before. But the show’s gradual reveal of an overarching storyline is starting to become too predictable. .... It’s nothing that a Marvel fan should turn their nose up at just yet, but it is more of a “try to act surprised” holiday gift than a “how did you know?!” holiday gift.

It’s off to an excellent start, has continued well, and there’s plenty of prismatic possibility of what else is out there in the far corners of Marvel’s multiverse. More of this type of foundational writing and questioning in Marvel overall, please.

What If…?’s second series is witty, inventive, and may even be an improvement on the first.

Thankfully, What If…? isn’t all that concerned with the big picture. It’s created its own arcs and stakes in this animated multiverse. And if this is the end, What If…? leaves its story in a good place once all is said and done.

What If…? Starts its second season on an unexpectedly strong note. While the series is clearly in no rush to continue the overarching storyline that connected the episodes of season 1, it does succeed in giving us a satisfying standalone episode featuring Karen Gillan’s Nebula playing in a Blade Runner-influenced sandbox. The central detective mystery fueling this episode may fall a bit flat, but the action, humor, and general tone more than make up for any shortcomings.

An animated anthology of alternate-reality MCU tales that underline the franchise’s greatest strengths—if also its persistent weaknesses.

What If...? is trying to both have its cake and eat it too. That's not to say the season is not enjoyable. It's a lot of fun, and several of the episodes are rich and compelling, making me wish the whole season was just that. It's frustrating, however, when the potential for it to be just that much greater is visible but seems to be lying just out of reach.

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Now they start to focus more on lore then what this show is about, still some fun episodes.

I think the first season was much better than the second. The ending of the second season, in my opinion, was very simple and not interesting. The characters were devoid of motivation.

Horrible season. Every episode is either bad, boring, or "woke". Horrible season. Every episode is either bad, boring, or "woke". Horrible season. Every episode is either bad, boring, or "woke".

I'm all for Marvel trying to spotlight more female heroes and diversify their audience, but this show is hot garbage. They took one of comic's most fun and whacky ideas and devolved it into a Captain Carter fan fiction. I actually liked the Agent Carter show, but we did not need a crappy animated spin-off. Not sure what Marvel expects when they hand the reigns on a project with insane potential to people like A.C. Bradley whose entire resume was 3 writer's credits before showrunning "What If?". Consisting of a single episode of Arrow, and a couple Dreamworks "Tales of Arcadia" series that nobody has heard of. The premise of the source material is fun twists on scenarios like "What if Dr. Doom was on the ship when the Fantastic Four got their powers," not "What if we pulled a new character out of our butts for episode 6". Talk about missing the assignment...