What If.?'s narrator Uatu the Watcher voiced by Jeffrey Wright (Image credit: Marvel Studios)Īdd to that the last scene of WandaVision, which implies Wanda Maximoff's children Billy and Tommy continue to exist somewhere after the newly-crowned Scarlet Witch ended her elaborate illusionary takeover of the town of Westview, New Jersey. The conclusion of Disney Plus's Loki was the catalyst to a rapidly expanding Multiverse that might lead directly to the "Madness" in the Doctor Strange sequel's title, a term named-checked by Miss Minutes in the opening minutes of the 2021 Tom Hiddleston-starring series. However, back then, the idea that these Earths or universes existed side-by-side with the main reality wasn't a thing – when the comic book series debuted in 1977, the concept of a Marvel Multiverse wasn't fully formed.īut unlike the source material, the Disney Plus series now looks like it's an incubator for MCU concepts. ![]() But as the Uatu the Watcher, the series' omniscient narrator always reminded readers, the stories were just glimpses at possible alternative realities. The whole point of the original premise was to tell brief one-off stories that played with continuity rather than in it by turning it on its ear. The series is based on a Marvel comic book concept that for most of its history was designed to not be part of ongoing Marvel Universe continuity. Marvel Studios can sometimes be playful with its fans, and What If…? seemed like it was designed to be an inconsequential detour. What If.? was always bigger than it seemed?
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