It’s also fun to see actors play radically different versions of their characters — like Michael Douglas as the murderous, unshowered, presumably urine-encrusted version of Hank Pym. But as great as these moments are, they also make it all the more distracting when voice actors are called upon to fill in for the original actors, which was never more conspicuous than in this week’s episode. Not surprisingly, the producers didn’t want to pay Robert Downey Jr.’s Marvel fee (which we believe is measured in Learjets, not dollars), so instead, Jordan’s Killmonger faces off against … some guy doing an impression of an Ally McBeal-era Downey.
Obviously, this is born out of necessity, and the voice work is certainly serviceable, but it would be one thing if the show’s cast was composed of all sound-alike actors — but the blend of original actors and impressionists makes the discrepancy between the two pretty glaring. In retrospect, maybe they should have just made the episode “What If … Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark, Who Also Happens To Be Mute In This World?”
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