21/41
Exploring pivotal moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning them on their head, leading audiences into uncharted territory. Chadwick Boseman’s final Marvel project before his death. The Watcher: [Opening narration of each episode] Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path. It’s a prism of infinite possibilities, where a single choice can morph into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds to the ones you know. I am the Watcher. I am your guide through these vast new realities. Follow me and ponder the question… “What if?” Once the Marvel logo appears, it transitions to an animated form in the series’ art style. Edited in Marvel Studios: Legends: Guardians of the Multiverse (2023). A very simple episode of rushing things to fit those pieces right into the puzzle. And my facial expressions were also pretty straight while watching this episode because there was no thrill or even logical storytelling, I understand this is an amin show aimed at kids maybe? But only kids who know the whole MCU so far might be able to enjoy it. Let’s see how the rest of the episodes go but I’m definitely not too excited about them after this one. Edit: The 2nd episode gave a real idea of what the MCU is all about, it was creative and thoughtful with some major WHAT IF moments. I really enjoyed watching T’challa on screen. However, the 3rd episode was a game changer and made me edit this review. It was so exciting and thrilling to watch that I could have watched an entire movie based on this episode. It explored the characters we know to a level that makes you want to know more. I hope to get a 10 star edit by the end of the season. Edit II: Here’s my one more star for a “strange” 39; but a thought provoking episode and by far the best of them all in terms of writing, voice over, animation and storyline. Special shout out to Benedict Cumberbatch for nailing the voice over like a boss. Kudos to Marvel for pulling this one off. However, coming into episode 5, the episode was certainly entertaining, it was humorous and engaging with quality animation but again it showed too much at once, not giving the viewers enough time to absorb things. Still a 9/10 overall for the series until at least the next two episodes. They need to beat episode 4 to get a 10 from me. Refresh your watchlist with the latest list of movies and TV shows streaming on Disney+, featuring old favorites and top notch newcomers.