What If…? Season 2
Series, 2023, Phase 5, Set in Multiversal
What If…? Season 2 is #52 of 69 in release order and #29 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments.
What If…? Season 2 recap
This is the second season of the animated anthology narrated by the Watcher. Nebula joins the Nova Corps and solves a noir mystery on Xandar; Peter Quill is raised by Ego and attacks Earth in the 1980s; Happy Hogan gets Hulk powers at a Christmas party attacked by Justin Hammer; Tony Stark crashes on Sakaar and races the Grandmaster; Captain Carter fights a brainwashed Steve Rogers in a Hydra Stomper suit; a Mohawk woman, Kahhori, gains powers from the Tesseract and fights Spanish conquistadors; Hela is stripped of her power, trains in China and joins the Ten Rings; and Captain Carter helps the heroes of 1602, a medieval-styled universe, and returns a displaced Steve Rogers to his time.
What If…? Season 2 ending explained
In the finale, Captain Carter and Kahhori find Strange Supreme feeding beings called universe killers into a forge to rebuild his lost universe. They free the captives and stop him, and Strange gives himself up to the collapsing forge. The Watcher takes Kahhori home, shows Carter Strange's restored universe, where Christine Palmer lives again, and agrees to show Carter more of the multiverse before taking her home.
Where to watch What If…? Season 2
What If…? Season 2 is streaming on Disney+ and PBS in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Marvels, before Echo.
- Chronological order: after What If…?, before What If…? Season 3.
What to watch before What If…? Season 2
In release order, 37 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before What If…? Season 2 (2023), from Iron Man (2008) to The Marvels (2023). What If…? Season 2 itself is optional in the Marvel Cinematic Universe order.
Cast
- Jeffrey Wright as The Watcher (voice)
- Terri Douglas as Additional Voices (voice)
- Matthew Wood as Additional Voices (voice)
- Fred Tatasciore as Groot (voice)
- Robin Atkin Downes as Additional Voices (voice)
- Shelby Young as Additional Voices (voice)
- Debra Wilson as Additional Voices (voice)
- Dave B. Mitchell as Additional Voices (voice)
- Helen Sadler as Additional Voices (voice)
- Piotr Michael as General Dreykov (voice)
- Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Captain Carter (voice)
- Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes (voice)