What If...?/Season Two

: "I don't do sequels. Normally."
: ―The Watcher[src]
The Second Season of What If...? was announced in December 2019. It premiered on December 22, 2023.
== Synopsis ==
Season 2 of What If...? continues the journey as The Watcher guides viewers through the vast Multiverse, introducing brand new and familiar faces throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments with an incredible voice cast that includes a host of stars who reprise their iconic roles.
== Plot ==
The Watcher continues observing the countless timelines from the Nexus of All Realities:
# Ronan the Accuser betrays and kills Thanos, which results in Nebula joining the Nova Corps.
# Ravagers deliver a young Peter Quill to Ego as planned, so he becomes an accessory in Ego's Expansion. Quill lands on Earth, so S.H.I.E.L.D. assembles the Avengers in the 1980s in response to the possible threat.
# Justin Hammer takes over the Avengers Tower during a Christmas party, so Happy Hogan, Darcy Lewis and Maria Hill have to stop him without the Avengers.
# Iron Man does not come back to Earth after destroying the Chitauri Command Center and instead lands on Sakaar, where he has to confront the Grandmaster's rule and survive Gamora's revenge.
# Captain Carter discovers that HYDRA Stomper is still alive, but he had been captured and exploited by the Red Room.
# As a result of Asgard's fall, the Tesseract lands in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and opens a gateway to the Sky World. Kahhori harnesses the power of the Tesseract and uses her new abilities to save her people from the Spanish Empire.
# Odin banishes Hela to Earth instead of Hel where she encounters the Ten Rings and embarks on a journey to learn mercy.
Suddenly, even for the Watcher, Carter gets summoned to a universe of 1602 England, which is being plagued by Incursions, by Scarlet Witch who believes that Carter can save their world. However, she fails to save Queen Hela, so King Thor blames Carter and orders to detain her. Carter recruits Rogers Hood and his merrymen to confront Thor's court and identify a temporal anomaly which causes incursions. However, Carter finds out that Rogers was an anomaly all along, so he willingly steps into a rift between into realities to save his world.
Stuck in 1602, Carter gets approached by Doctor Strange who had been capturing the so-called "universe killers" to protect the Multiverse from them. He asks Carter to help him capture a runaway, who turns out to be Kahhori. She reveals that Strange lied to Carter; he was capturing villains and heroes alike to sacrifice them and revive his home reality. Carter and Kahhori join forces to stop Strange. During their battle, Carter and Kahhori manage to save the prisoners, while Strange regains his senses and sacrifices himself, recreating the universe that was once his home. The Watcher approaches Carter and offers to return her home, but Carter instead asks him to take her on a journey across the Multiverse.
== Cast ==
=== Starring Cast ===
* Jeffrey Wright as Uatu/The Watcher
* Karen Gillan as Nebula
* Jude Law as Yon-Rogg
* Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
* Seth Green as Howard the Duck
* Taika Waititi as Korg / Korg
* Peter Serafinowicz as Garthan Saal
* Julianne Grossman as Irani Rael/Nova Prime
* Fred Tatasciore as Groot / Drax the Destroyer
* Michael Douglas as Hank Pym/Ant-Man
* Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter / Peggy Carter/Captain Carter
* John Slattery as Howard Stark
* Kurt Russell as Ego
* Chris Hemsworth as Thor / Thor / Thor
* Laurence Fishburne as Bill Foster/Goliath
* Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier / Secretary Bucky Barnes / Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
* Atandwa Kani as T'Chaka/Black Panther
* Madeleine McGraw as Hope van Dyne
* Mace Montgomery Miskel as Peter Quill
* Keri Tombazian as Mar-Vell
* Gene Farber as Vasily Karpov
* Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan/Freak / Happy Hogan/Freak
* Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis
* Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill
* Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer
* Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk / Bruce Banner/Hulk
* Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
* Mick Wingert as Tony Stark/Iron Man / Tony Stark/Iron Man / Tony Stark
* Lake Bell as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
* Josh Keaton as Steve Rogers/Captain America / Steve Rogers/HYDRA Stomper / Steve Rogers/Captain America/Rogers Hood
* Isaac Robinson-Smith as Sergei
* Matthew Waterson as Rustam Vyacheslav
* Ross Marquand as W.E.R.N.E.R.
* Jeff Goldblum as En Dwi Gast/Grandmaster
* Tessa Thompson as Brunnhilde/Valkyrie
* Rachel House as Topaz
* Josh Brolin as Thanos
* Cynthia McWilliams as Gamora
* Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury / Nick Fury
* Frank Grillo as Brock Rumlow
* Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff
* Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch/Wanda-Merlin
* Benedict Cumberbatch as Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange/Strange Supreme
* Clancy Brown as Surtur / Surtur
* Jeff Bergman as Odin / Odin
* Cate Blanchett as Hela / Hela / Hela / Hela
** Liv Zamora as Young Hela
* Feodor Chin as Xu Wenwu / Xu Wenwu
* Idris Elba as Heimdall
* Tom Hiddleston as Loki
* Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man
* Stanley Tucci as Abraham Erskine
=== Guest Stars ===
== Episodes ==
Title 	Number 	Airdate 	Writers 	Directors
What If... Nebula Joined the Nova Corps? 	2.01 	December 22, 2023 	Matthew Chauncey 	Stephan Franck
When Nebula is recruited to join the Nova Corps, she sets out to prove her detective skills. 	When Nebula is recruited to join the Nova Corps, she sets out to prove her detective skills. 	When Nebula is recruited to join the Nova Corps, she sets out to prove her detective skills. 	When Nebula is recruited to join the Nova Corps, she sets out to prove her detective skills. 	When Nebula is recruited to join the Nova Corps, she sets out to prove her detective skills.
What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes? 	2.02 	December 23, 2023 	Matthew Chauncey 	Bryan Andrews
When Ego and a young Peter Quill threaten Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team. 	When Ego and a young Peter Quill threaten Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team. 	When Ego and a young Peter Quill threaten Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team. 	When Ego and a young Peter Quill threaten Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team. 	When Ego and a young Peter Quill threaten Earth in 1988, Howard Stark and Peggy Carter form a team.
What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas? 	2.03 	December 24, 2023 	A.C. Bradley and Matthew Chauncey 	Bryan Andrews
When Avengers Tower is attacked during the holiday party, Happy Hogan must prove his hero chops. 	When Avengers Tower is attacked during the holiday party, Happy Hogan must prove his hero chops. 	When Avengers Tower is attacked during the holiday party, Happy Hogan must prove his hero chops. 	When Avengers Tower is attacked during the holiday party, Happy Hogan must prove his hero chops. 	When Avengers Tower is attacked during the holiday party, Happy Hogan must prove his hero chops.
What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster? 	2.04 	December 25, 2023 	A.C. Bradley 	Bryan Andrews
Tony Stark challenges the Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match. 	Tony Stark challenges the Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match. 	Tony Stark challenges the Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match. 	Tony Stark challenges the Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match. 	Tony Stark challenges the Grandmaster, leading to a grand prix-turned-demolition-derby death match.
What If... Captain Carter Fought the HYDRA Stomper? 	2.05 	December 26, 2023 	A.C. Bradley 	Bryan Andrews
Captain Carter's mission to save Steve Rogers sets her on a collision course with new enemies. 	Captain Carter's mission to save Steve Rogers sets her on a collision course with new enemies. 	Captain Carter's mission to save Steve Rogers sets her on a collision course with new enemies. 	Captain Carter's mission to save Steve Rogers sets her on a collision course with new enemies. 	Captain Carter's mission to save Steve Rogers sets her on a collision course with new enemies.
What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World? 	2.06 	December 27, 2023 	Ryan Little 	Bryan Andrews
A Mohawk woman ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people. 	A Mohawk woman ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people. 	A Mohawk woman ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people. 	A Mohawk woman ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people. 	A Mohawk woman ventures into the waters of the Forbidden Lake to help save her people.
What If... Hela Found the Ten Rings? 	2.07 	December 28, 2023 	Matthew Chauncey 	Bryan Andrews
Hela—stripped of her powers and banished to Earth—comes across a new source of power: the Ten Rings.	Hela—stripped of her powers and banished to Earth—comes across a new source of power: the Ten Rings.	Hela—stripped of her powers and banished to Earth—comes across a new source of power: the Ten Rings.	Hela—stripped of her powers and banished to Earth—comes across a new source of power: the Ten Rings.	Hela—stripped of her powers and banished to Earth—comes across a new source of power: the Ten Rings.
What If... The Avengers Assembled in 1602? 	2.08 	December 29, 2023 	A.C. Bradley and Ryan Little 	Bryan Andrews
Captain Carter tries to undo the anomaly that strands familiar heroes and villains in the year 1602.	Captain Carter tries to undo the anomaly that strands familiar heroes and villains in the year 1602.	Captain Carter tries to undo the anomaly that strands familiar heroes and villains in the year 1602.	Captain Carter tries to undo the anomaly that strands familiar heroes and villains in the year 1602.	Captain Carter tries to undo the anomaly that strands familiar heroes and villains in the year 1602.
What If... Strange Supreme Intervened? 	2.09 	December 30, 2023 	Matthew Chauncey 	Bryan Andrews
Captain Carter discovers the greatest threat to all existence may be closer than she realizes. 	Captain Carter discovers the greatest threat to all existence may be closer than she realizes. 	Captain Carter discovers the greatest threat to all existence may be closer than she realizes. 	Captain Carter discovers the greatest threat to all existence may be closer than she realizes. 	Captain Carter discovers the greatest threat to all existence may be closer than she realizes.
== Videos ==
== Music ==
Song title 	Artist 	Location(s)
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	
* "Deck the Halls" TV Spot.
== Trivia ==
* What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster? was originally conceptualised as an episode of the first season. However, production delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic caused the episode to be pushed back into Season Two. Despite this, the episode's main characters still appeared in What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?, the first season finale.
* On October 27, 2021, it was revealed in The Making of What If...? the relationship between Captain Carter and The Watcher evolves in a grande fashion in this season of What If...?.
* As part of the nine day release of What If...? Season Two, Marvel Studios released a website called The Watcher's Nine Days of What If...? Season 2, which updated with a new "gift" for the next episode every day at 9:00 AM PST.
* A.C. Bradley wrote an episode, which she described as "Children of Men with Spider-Man", but it was scrapped due to being too dark.
* Season Two orignially contained an episode about a Pet Avengers team, "four different ones" that were musical-themed, and a pirate episode focused on Crossbones.
== References ==
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# ↑ ‘What If…?’: Unwrap New Season 2 Trailer Now
# ↑ What happened to What If’s missing Gamora episode
# ↑ Fandom Oct. 27, 2021 Tweet via Disney Plus - Twitter
# ↑ Marvel's What If...? Head Writer Breaks Down Every Episode of Season 2
# ↑ ‘What If…?’: Director Bryan Andrews Dives Into Season 2