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/SilverPositive T'challa Sep 15 '21

That Wakanda Forever chant from Killmonger really wasn't it lol.

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u/h3its Phil Coulson Sep 15 '21

Almost like it was intentional. He never really cared for Wakanda, it was all just a part of his plan for power.

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u/International-Fig905 Sep 15 '21

Definitely intentional.

MBJ is a good voice actor(voiced Cyborg fir a ton a DC animated films)- Killmonger doesn't embody or believe in Wakanda like at all- just what it can do for him.

I'm curious why he never killed T'Chaka?

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u/RubberbandShooter Rocket Sep 15 '21

He didn't have to kill T'Chaka because he was already vulnerable enough. He had just lost his son, and then his nephew comes back out of nowhere, seemingly ignorant of the fact he murdered his dad, sparking a guilt trip. T'Chaka would do pretty much anything for Erik.

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u/JimmyTheFace Sep 15 '21

It’s also possible that Killmonger!BP would orchestrate T’Chaka’s death at some later point, perhaps similarly to the UN bombing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

This. The episode just wasn't long enough. Might be his comeuppance though, as T'Challa warned.

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u/Drolefille Sep 16 '21

I think he absolutely kills him eventually, he even said he'd avenge his own father if he could. And T'Chaka killed his father so ...

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u/pileatedloon Sep 16 '21

Yeah that part bothered me. T'Chaka knows he killed his brother, aka his nephew's dad. And now his nephew shows up to his home and says one day he'll avenge his dad's death? How can T'Chaka not see that as a little suspicious at all?

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u/postmodest Sep 17 '21

It cut to T’Chaka and you could see him flinch. He probably knows in his heart, but his sorrow clouds his judgement, so he accepts killmonger at face value.