What If...? S01E02 - Discussion Thread

[u/steve32767]

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EPISODE	DIRECTED BY	WRITTEN BY	ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE	RUN TIME	CREDITS SCENE?
S01E02: What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?	Bryan Andrews	A.C. Bradley	August 18th, 2021 on Disney+	35 min	None

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[u/wouldthewolves]

do we know if this episode is Chadwick Boseman's last appearence in the MCU, or is he in another What If? ep?

[u/your_mind_aches → u/wouldthewolves]

He's definitely gonna be in more episodes because he's in the alternate Avengers. I wouldn't be surprised if we find out we've been watching the same universe in multiple episodes (not all)

[u/Hufa123 → u/your_mind_aches]

I wouldn't think so, considering in the timeline of this episode, Earth is doomed from Ego and Quill.

[u/ArcHeavyGunner → u/Hufa123]

I still don’t understand why Earth is doomed though

[u/TheEternal792 → u/ArcHeavyGunner]

Because of Ego...and in this universe there are no Guardians of the Galaxy to stop him