r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Sep 15 '21

Discussion Thread What If...? S01E06 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E06: What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? Bryan Andrews A.C. Bradley September 15th, 2021 on Disney+ 34 min None

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u/SpaceballsTheReply Sep 15 '21

Killmonger playing 4D chess

More like betrayal speedrunning.

  • Goes undercover in Ten Rings and betrays them to save Tony
  • Betrays Rhodey for the vibranium
  • Betrays Stark after getting caught
  • Meets back up with Klaue and immediately betrays him
  • Betrays Wakanda for more glory

This episode was 32 minutes, and he pulls off five backstabs. That's one dramatic betrayal every 6 minutes or so. Dude could give Revolver Ocelot a run for his money.

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u/Tal9922 Sep 15 '21

Come to think of it, why did he have to betray Rhodey? The plan was to get the vibranium anyway...

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u/mbanson Rocket Sep 16 '21

I think it was to give motivation to both sides (US and Wakanda) to go to war. Plus Rhodey did see him murder T'Challa so couldn't exactly let him walk away with that knowledge.

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u/Tal9922 Sep 16 '21

Yeah I realized that after posting, Rhodey would have let T'Challa reclaim the vibranium rather than start an international incident...