The Worst Episodes of What If...?

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   5.5/10(4799 votes)

   #1 - What If... Agatha Went to Hollywood?

   S3:E212/23/2024

   On the set of Stark Pictures' first production, the playboy auteur quickly finds himself enchanted by his bewitching lead actress, Agatha Harkness. Little does she know there will be another superpower co-star on the call sheet… Kingo.

   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writer:Unknown

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   5.6/10(5026 votes)

   #2 - What If... The Hulk Fought the Mech Avengers?

   S3:E112/22/2024

   Captain America/Sam Wilson must suit up in a colossal mech suit to battle Bruce Banner after an attempt to cure himself of the Hulk goes horribly wrong. Bucky Barnes, Monica Rambeau, Moon Knight, and others must join Sam as his new team of Mech Avengers.

   Director:Stephan Franck

   Writer:Unknown

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   5.7/10(4228 votes)

   #3 - What If... Howard the Duck Got Hitched?

   S3:E412/25/2024

   Howard the Duck and Darcy Lewis find themselves on an intergalactic pleasure cruise. When dangerous factions from across the galaxy descend to threaten their trip, they must discover their own cosmic powers to withstand the onslaught.

   Director:Stephan Franck

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Stephan Franck

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   6.2/10(3481 votes)

   #4 - What If... 1872?

   S3:E612/27/2024

   In a universe where the heroes of the MCU live in the Old West, Shang-Chi and his pistol-packing partner, Kate Bishop, traverse the frontier, saving the innocent from the evils of The Hood.

   Directors:Bryan Andrews, Stephan Franck

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.3/10(3808 votes)

   #5 - What If... The Emergence Destroyed the Earth?

   S3:E512/26/2024

   In a Universe where The Eternals never stopped The Emergence, the birth of an incubating Celestial shatters the Earth. Civilization endures on the rocky remnants of our planet, where Quentin Beck leads an authoritarian regime until freedom fighters recruit Riri Williams on a deadly mission to take him down.

   Director:Stephan Franck

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.4/10(15181 votes)

   #6 - What If... Thor Were an Only Child?

   S1:E79/22/2021

   Thor, who never learned to be a good hero, throws an out-of-control intergalactic party on Earth.

   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writer:A.C. Bradley

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   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writer:A.C. Bradley
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   6.4/10(3675 votes)

   #7 - What If... What If? (2)

   S3:E812/29/2024

   The end of the beginning...

   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writer:Unknown

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   6.6/10(14652 votes)

   #8 - What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?

   S1:E69/15/2021

   An American soldier called Killmonger rescues Tony Stark when his Humvee is attacked in Afghanistan.

   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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   6.6/10(6446 votes)

   #9 - What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?

   S2:E312/24/2023

   When Avengers Tower is attacked during the holiday party, Happy Hogan must prove his hero chops.

   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writers:A.C. Bradley, Matthew Chauncey

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   Director:Bryan Andrews

   Writers:A.C. Bradley, Matthew Chauncey
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    6.6/10(4260 votes)

    #10 - What If... The Red Guardian Stopped the Winter Soldier?

    S3:E312/24/2024

    It is 1991, and the Red Guardian takes it upon himself to join a high-profile mission and prove himself to his Red Room superiors. When his antics interfere with the Winter Soldier's own mission to kill Howard Stark, the two Soviet supersoldiers must form an alliance to escape the United States.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley

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    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley
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    6.7/10(3564 votes)

    #11 - What If... The Watcher Disappeared? (1)

    S3:E712/28/2024

    The Watcher must stand trial for his many interventions.

    Director:Stephan Franck

    Writer:Unknown

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    6.9/10(7160 votes)

    #12 - What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps?

    S2:E112/22/2023

    When Nebula is recruited to join the Nova Corps, she sets out to prove her detective skills.

    Director:Stephan Franck

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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    Director:Stephan Franck

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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    7.0/10(22056 votes)

    #13 - What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?

    S1:E18/11/2021

    When Steve Rogers is seriously injured, Peggy Carter becomes the world’s first Super Soldier.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley

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    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley
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    7.1/10(6026 votes)

    #14 - What If... Captain Carter Fought the Hydra Stomper?

    S2:E512/26/2023

    Captain Carter's mission to save Steve Rogers sets her on a collision course with new enemies.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley

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    Writer:A.C. Bradley
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    7.2/10(6747 votes)

    #15 - What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?

    S2:E212/23/2023

    When Ego and a young Peter Quill threaten Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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    7.2/10(6295 votes)

    #16 - What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?

    S2:E412/25/2023

    Tony Stark challenges The Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley

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    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley
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    7.4/10(7149 votes)

    #17 - What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?

    S2:E612/27/2023

    A Mohawk woman ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Ryan Little

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    Writer:Ryan Little
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    7.4/10(6086 votes)

    #18 - What If... Strange Supreme Intervened?

    S2:E912/30/2023

    Captain Carter discovers the greatest threat to all existence may be closer than she realizes.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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    Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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    7.7/10(19957 votes)

    #19 - What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?

    S1:E28/18/2021

    The rough-and-tumble space pirates known as the Ravagers abduct T’Challa instead of Peter Quill.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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    7.7/10(17324 votes)

    #20 - What If... Zombies!?

    S1:E59/8/2021

    When The Avengers are infected by a zombie plague, surviving heroes search for a cure.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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    7.8/10(17696 votes)

    #21 - What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?

    S1:E38/25/2021

    Nick Fury struggles to launch The Avengers when candidates are targeted by a serial killer.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writers:A.C. Bradley, Matthew Chauncey

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    7.8/10(6326 votes)

    #22 - What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings?

    S2:E712/28/2023

    Hela—stripped of her powers and banished to Earth—comes across a new source of power: the Ten Rings.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:Matthew Chauncey

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    Writer:Matthew Chauncey
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    7.8/10(5795 votes)

    #23 - What If... The Avengers Assembled in 1602?

    S2:E812/29/2023

    Captain Carter tries to undo the anomaly that strands familiar heroes and villains in the year 1602.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writers:A.C. Bradley, Ryan Little

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    Writers:A.C. Bradley, Ryan Little
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    8.4/10(13837 votes)

    #24 - What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?

    S1:E910/6/2021

    The Watcher breaks his oath and recruits heroes from across the multiverse to battle against Ultron.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley

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    8.9/10(22926 votes)

    #25 - What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?

    S1:E49/1/2021

    A grief-stricken Doctor Strange uses the Eye of Agamotto in a dangerous effort to change the past.

    Director:Bryan Andrews

    Writer:A.C. Bradley

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    Writer:A.C. Bradley