What If…? episode 2 left fans with a number of questions of its own.
The first episode of Marvel Studios What If…? gave viewers a new super soldier. Instead of Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter was the one who saved the world, with the Disney Plus show highlighting how one simple moment can change the course of history.
Now, it’s time for episode 2. This one already holds a special place in fans’ hearts as it marks the last time we’ll hear Chadwick Boseman’s voice in a Marvel Studios project. A tear-jerker of a thought, but something everyone is honored to be a part of.
After a very emotional episode, here are five burning questions we need answered after “What If… T’Challa Became A Star-Lord?”.
5. What if…? Thanos
One of the great things about T’Challa being Star-Lord is what he accomplished. He did more in space than he did on Earth in this timeline and among those accomplishments is something that seemed impossible: He managed to make Thanos rethink his plans.
Instead of getting rid of half of the universe’s population, the Mad Titan bought into what T’Challa was doing. And yet, it makes us wonder what T’Challa said to him to change his perspective?
T’Challa is smooth and diplomatic, but this is Thanos. The Mad Titan wasn’t willing to let anything in the galaxy stop him from his mission. Yet, there was Star-Lord. Finding a way to make peace when all someone wanted was war. It would have been nice to hear the conversation that swayed Thanos.
4. What if…? Wakanda
When T’Challa disappeared from Wakanda, the nation must have been in chaos. T’Chaka had to have scoured the Earth looking for him. It may have been the first time that Wakanda left and let the world know who they are and what they’re capable of. The question here is what exactly did they do?
The Dora Milaje are among the best at finding their targets. They must have went to great lengths to find their future king, perhaps pushing boundaries they normally wouldn’t. Considering they were looking for their prince, it’s understandable. They had no idea where he was. It was probably how they ended up in space. Moreover, how did Shuri deal with her brother being gone? Who became the Black Panther? And did T’Chaka give up searching for his son?
3. What if…? Earth and Asgard
In The Collector’s collection were weapons we saw in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among them were Hela and Loki’s helmets, Captain America’s Shield, and Thor’s hammer Mjilnor. Now, if he has these, does this mean that he defeated some of the universe’s greatest warriors? Was Earth taken over? Furthermore, if Asgardian and Dark Elf weapons were in his possession, that means none of the nine realms were safe. Was there a battle or did the world miss T’Challa’s presence so much that it caused massive destruction?
2. What if…? Earth and Asgard
One of the only complaints about this perfect episode is a question that a lot of us want answered. Is T’Challa worthy of Mjilnor? In Avengers: Age of Ultron, the Avengers took turns trying to lift Thor’s hammer. In the end, the only person who came close was Steve Rogers. In Avengers: Endgame, we actually saw Steve lift and use Thor’s hammer.
However, fans have long wondered if T’Challa could wield Mjolnir and Endgame could have given us that answer but he never picked the hammer up.
In the MCU, there’s not much of a difference in terms of personality with T’Challa and Steve Rogers. In What if…? T’Challa proved to be the most noble and selfless being in the universe. Granted, it takes more than that to be worthy. Nevertheless, T’Challa had all of the other qualities to be worthy.
It would have been a nice tribute for Chadwick Boseman’s last MCU project to feature T’Challa using Mjolnir. However, as we saw, he didn’t need it.
1. What if…? Peter Quill
It’s a safe guess that viewers wanted to know what happened to Peter Quill after Yondu and the Ravagers took T’Challa instead. If he wasn’t captured by Yondu, then what was his fate? The end of What If…?‘s second episode showed us exactly what it was.
Ego appeared at Peter’s place of work as Uatu claims that T’Challa becoming Star-Lord puts the universe in jeopardy. This means that Quill most likely accepts Ego’s offer.
It’s not a guarantee that Quill goes along with Ego’s plans. Just because he never became a universe-traveling space pirate, doesn’t mean that Quill didn’t have morals. He may have still been a person of honor and fought back. Except, in this universe, Quill didn’t have the Guardians of the Galaxy or his skills as a fighter.
What If…? releases new episodes on Disney+ each Wednesday.
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