# Marvel’s What if….Season 2 (spoilers possible) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [December 30, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364 "2023-12-30T21:26:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/1 "2023-12-30T21:26:14Z")
Just finished it this morning. All in all it was pretty good. The animation was great as usual, and the stand-in voices were fine where the original wasn’t present (like for Black Widow). I’d be happy with many more seasons of it if they keep up the quality. Not as much of an overall story, but I didn’t mind. And I could stand for more noir Karen Gillan. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/2 "2023-12-31T14:55:48Z")
There were none I didn’t enjoy, and quite a few highlights like the Christmas party, Tony on Sakaar, Carter and Black Widow up against the Hydra Stomper, Cate Blanchett’s return as Hela and the finale. The complaints I’ve seen about this season are hilarious - they just re-tell the movies, they parody _other_ movies, they just follow the comics people have already read, they don’t follow the comics closely enough, and gosh darn it where did all these _women_ come from? ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/3 "2023-12-31T16:12:32Z")
Calling Korg Groot and Miek “rock paper scissors” was absolutely brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/4 "2023-12-31T16:13:39Z")
My only (very minor) complaints about the series are: - the episodes always feel rushed; I think they would work better in a slightly longer format - the characters’ mouths look kind of weird when they move But otherwise they’re kind of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/5 "2023-12-31T17:17:20Z")
And Kahori seems like a fun new character. Interestingly, the Space Stone seems to be the one whose energy gives people powers. The poor old Power Stone never gets any fun. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/6 "2024-01-01T00:37:22Z")
I liked S1 and S2. I like Peggy Carter. I do hope for S3, should it get made, that she maybe sit it out or be a little less prominent. There are so many people and situations that it’s less compelling it’s always the same few. Oh, and Dr Strange. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/7 "2024-01-01T01:43:26Z")
> [@Fair\_Rarity](#): > > Oh, and Dr Strange. Sorry, do you mean you want more or less Strange? And it’s a pity they can’t (or haven’t chosen to) use more Spider-man, or Daredevil, or such. ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/8 "2024-01-01T23:21:24Z")
Less Peggy, less Dr Strange. Not that I didn’t enjoy them, but yeah, Spider-man, Jessica Jones, Colson, Mantis, etc etc. So many people not in it at all or barely in a couple. It’d be a little better if the seasons were longer or more frequent. Waiting 2 whole years + for 9 more episodes and it’s heavy in the same people was kind of unimpressive, even though I liked it and would watch S3 if it did the same thing again. My preference is a little more variety, but sameness done well is enough to keep me watching ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/9 "2024-01-01T23:26:18Z")
I think the Sony contract about Spider-man is so tight they’ve hesitant to use him much. And maybe they’ll bring out Daredevil and the rest on TV before getting them into the What If… stuff. I wonder how they choose what ideas to use before setting up the larger story? ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/10 "2024-01-01T23:41:23Z")
…for context, season two started production way back in 2019, and the scripts were written between January and October 2020, during Covid. And we’ve already seen a long segment from a season three episode, so much of that is locked in as well. This show has basically been locked in for a very long time. A lot of casting was a matter of economics and logistics, so I wouldn’t expect much variation going forward. And with A.C. Bradley (the showrunner) moving on after Season 3, and with a big revamp coming after a disappointing year for Marvel, this is probably the end of the line for this show. Which is a shame, because both this and the Marvels were two of my favourite MCU things I’ve seen in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/11 "2024-01-02T16:58:53Z")
A podcast I follow noted that everything is set pre-Endgame. It’s like the “greatest hits.” I get that it’s locked in as you say, but still disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/12 "2024-01-02T19:17:42Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Interestingly, the Space Stone seems to be the one whose energy gives people powers. The poor old Power Stone never gets any fun. The reality stone gave the dark elves from Thor 2 powers. And it was the mind stone that powered Wanda, Quicksilver and Vision. The power stone sorta powered Ronan, he just couldn’t touch it. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/13 "2024-01-02T20:07:21Z")
That’s true, I’d forgotten about the reality and mind stones doing that stuff. Teach me to make blanket statements. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/14 "2025-01-06T16:50:04Z")
There’s a Season 3 out. Looks like all eight episodes are now available. I’ve watched the first four. Each episode so far has had a very different style. For me, they’re well worth the time to watch. I love seeing the different takes on the regular characters. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/15 "2025-01-13T16:08:54Z")
Finished watching Season 3. The finale has beautiful art direction. I’m not sure what the future plans for the series is, but it felt like a series finale. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/16 "2025-01-13T23:18:21Z")
My understanding is What if is done but an Exiles spinoff is coming. It feels like that is what the show wanted to be all along anyway. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/17 "2025-01-15T13:51:05Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > It feels like that is what the show wanted to be all along anyway. I feel like it turned more into a Captain Carter show than anything else. It was fun, and i enjoyed it… but I would have liked to see other things explored. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvel-s-what-if-season-2-spoilers-possible/995364/18 "2025-01-15T17:24:22Z")
Yeah it was much less an Anthology than I would have liked.