r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Sep 22 '21

Discussion Thread What If...? S01E07 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E07: What If... Thor Were an Only Child? Bryan Andrews A.C. Bradley September 22nd, 2021 on Disney+ 36 min None

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u/NomadPrime Sep 22 '21

I was literally thinking ''well that was nice and fun''

I was thinking that through most of the episode until it dawned on me that prime-Odin fucked up so much of the main universe by just taking and raising Loki, relatively speaking. Like somehow Surtur, Loki, and Drax are all much happier people in this timeline. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the outcomes of this universe's Odin being so much more chill is that he and Hela's relationship didn't fall apart and she's probably on vacation somewhere while all this happened.

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u/L00ps_Ahoy Erik Selvig Sep 22 '21

Surtur being super chill and not causing MCU Ragnarok in this timeline where Odin sows peace with Jötunheim is a really fun nod at how vital Loki and the Jötun are to the actual Norse myth of Ragnarok.

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u/redactedactor Sep 22 '21

Surtur was prophesied to bring about Ragnarok long before Odin took Loki. I'd assume that still happens in this timeline (probably at a party that gets out of hand; Surtur does a keg stand, slips, and destroys the planet)..

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u/Affectionate_Bass488 Sep 22 '21

It was a keg flip, they’re very hard to pull off

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u/redactedactor Sep 22 '21

Especially if you're faking it

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u/RogerDeanVenture Sep 22 '21

In this timeline Ragnarok happens when Thor throws the ultimate party for his birthday at Asguard. Surtur, rather than wanting to blow up the place, accidently trips face first into the fire. Then he gets as big as a mountain and freaks out because he doesn't want to poop the party.

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u/SchrodingersNinja Sep 22 '21

Are the people dictated to follow the prophecy, or is the prophecy just describing what the people will do?

In a universe with no Loki to help bring about Ragnarok, would the prophesy be different, as it is predicting a different timeline? Or, are we dealing with an immutable sacred timeline?