Except that … we did. This could have been, and really should have been, a mind-blowing surprise — but it totally wasn’t. From the jump, these episodes were structured less like stand-alone episodes in a typical anthology show, and more like mini-Marvel movies, ending on cliffhangers that were clearly designed to tee-up further adventures. The fact that we’re revisiting these alternate storylines that were billed as one-off diversions, like in the What If comics, is a great twist — but because of how most of the individual stories wrapped up, it’s a twist that we were all expecting.
Even worse was the fact that the genuinely thrilling finale was already spoiled by a car commercial. As we previously speculated, the conceit that these alternate universe characters would unite to battle a common enemy was already the premise of a goddamn Hyundai ad.
We should have been blown away at the sight of Captain Carter battling Ultron alongside Doctor Strange and T’Challa — but many of us already saw that play out weeks ago. Thankfully in the actual finale, Thor didn’t save the day in a spiffy new SUV.
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