What If...? (TV Series) What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes? (2023) User Reviews

Lots disliked this? but it at least felt like Real What-If Scenario

[truthbrarian · 7/10 · 25 December 2023]

This was an interesting one. Its 1988 and a tween Peter Quill crashlands on Earth. One of the weird things to start, he like kills 20 people crashing in NYC. But the rest of the episode has no deaths, I just found that odd. I loved the idea that his father destroys his walkman thereby symbolically taking away his sons soul and making him spoiled. If you are a comics fan its enjoyable at least to see the new characters that haven't been in a movie before like Dr. Bill Foster and King T'chaka. I loved how they made Hope this very sexy vivacious woman. When a Giant Bill opens his hand and Hope was reclining with her leg up, that got my heart fluttering. The MCU needs a lot more cheesecake/pinup if you will, it would be very refreshing.

I guess I enjoyed this overall because it was fun to see Ego and Peter at the height of their powers and some of the performances such as Bucky's were so cool. When Peter said "this is why I am called STAR LORD" that was freaking awesome. Come on admit it.

I think too many of these shorts aren't even that What-Iffy like nobody ever thought wow what if Hogan became Purple Hulk or what if Nebula was in Blade Runner but actually getting to see what if Peter was raised by Ego is an actual interesting question.

I am not sure if I like the idea that Peter is now joining some kind of vengeance force to kill whatever is left of Ego though, I wish he had a chance to be a wholesome kid. Overall... I can't understand what people want with this show, you gotta be able to turn your brain off, pour yourself the most unhealthy sugar cereal you can find, and watch episodes like this with a silly grin on your face.

Fun

[gabrielmikhno · 6/10 · 24 December 2023]

So, I really enjoyed season 1 and I was upset when they didn't fully explore the "what if ego was winning" concept from episode 102. S I was really excited for this one!

Well this one fell flat. I enjoyed the first half of it a lot, and loved the scene where all the avengers were working together in the beginning, but by the end they got rid of that, and it would have been better if they were trying to stop Ego and Ego only instead of a desert army. Also, I didn't like Quill's insanely quick change of heart. And it turns out he was blowing plants up because of mind control. Lame excuse. The show should take more risks! Stop making it so cheery, especially with concepts like this! That's what I loved about episodes like the murder mystery, strange supreme, and Ultron. This episode toke an almost ultron level being and beat him in 2 seconds.

But it was fun and I liked the character interactions, so it's a 7.

Wish upon a Star-lord.

[southdavid · 7/10 · 7 February 2024]

I've decided to review each episode of Marvels What If individually, as they all appear, at least initially to be unrelated, stand-alone episodes. That said, they're all proving to be so good, reviewing them is a little redundant.

In this alternate universe, instead of keeping Peter Quill, Yondu delivers him to his father Ego: The Living Planet (Kurt Russell). Able to combine their power, Ego is able to start his plan to remake the universe in his image, with young Quill (Mace Montgomery) leading the destruction and Ego following up. When Quill arrives on earth, SHIELD operatives Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) and Howard Stark (John Slattery) engage a team to meet him, including Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), Bill Foster (Laurence Fishburne) King T'Chaka (Atandwa Kani) and a silent imposing Russian assassin known only as The Winter's Soldier (Sebastian Stan). They engage young Quill only to find they're hopelessly outmatched, until another hero arrives, from an already destroyed realm, to even the odds.

As before, the show has its definite style and looks really good. Vocal performances, from an almost entirely MCU cast are spot on. There's only the story really on which to judge the episode and, whlist I didn't think that this was quite as good as the opening episode from last week, it's still pretty strong stuff. I'm not really sure why he was using Quill as the harbinger of doom, as I'm pretty sure from "GOTG2" he could activate his seeds from way out in space and they would essentially do the work for him, but I liked how the story went from there, and thought it was clever and touching how he resolved it.

Not perhaps one to live long in the memory, but solid enough.

Very nice

[jackson_richards · 27 December 2023]

I dont know why others didnt liked this episode. It was good. Characters werent too powerful but theyre all cool. Logical and understandable. Not forced like others. Of course theres the "happy ending" cliche but it wasnt bad and rushed as episode 1.

Its so good to see Thor with them.

But I didnt understand that bucky restrained by "Captain America" words but it was seemed too hard in Captain America The Winter Soldier movie.

Its nice that peter and hope are gonna grow up together with a nice dad. Im wondering whats gonna happen to ant-man story for that universe. Peter as Ant-Man? That would be cool.

What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 12 January 2024]

This story considers, what if Peter Quill was actually delivered to his father, the one who came to earth and sired him.

Ego manipulates Peter as a child, to help spread his seed and destroy other planets.

So Peter comes to Earth in 1988 and starts destroying midtown Manhattan. A resistance movement is swiftly assembled. The Earth's Mightiest Heroes soon joined by Thor, looking for vengeance as his planet and people have been annihilated.

They consist of Agent Carter, Howard Stark, Hank Pym as Ant-Man, King T'Chaka as Black Panther, The Winter Soldier and Wendy Lawson.

The young Peter is subdued but it is Hank's daughter Hope who gets them to see Peter's human side.

Food for thought of a prototype Avengers story. Ego is suitably callous, manipulative, evil and great hair. At its heart this is a little boy lost tale.

I love this episode

[noahrosenthal-13281 · 10/10 · 30 December 2023]

Episode two of what if season two Realy shows a real what if scenario that is believable. Everything in the episode I like including but not limited to: the voice actors, the animation style, the EXPLOSIONS, the plot , and the overall vibe of the characters.

Let's start with the voice actors. The voice actors did an amazing job in every episode but Peter quills voice actor I think is one of the best child voice actors I've heard. I'm not good at describing how good a voice sounds but it fits the character. Him at the start not talking a lot can also fit the character because his mother died and he never really had much time to mourn. I can go on on how good the voice actors are but I think I'll stop it here

The animation style. I'll add the EXPLOSIONS to be apart of this. The animation is vary good. It's nothing as good as across the spider-verse or other movies with amazing art styles but it really fits the vibe of the whole episode. The EXPLOSIONS are so good looking!

**spoilers**

The plot is amazing. The ending is amazing, the whole thing with his mother is so well played into the story and the end fight is amazing. The battle at Coney Island is amazing! Him holding the stuffy (I hope I spelt that right) makes you remember that he is still just a kid in this whole fight. Out of all shows that marvel has made this is one of if not the best of the shows on it

**end of spoilers**

The vibe of the characters. Now what do I mean by that? I mean it by how the vibe of the characters fit the character themselves. As said with Peter quill before the vibe for him fits amazingly and fits the character. Hank Pym also fits it vary well from him first denying to help S. H. E. I. L. D but then looking at the chaos and helping.

In conclusion, it's an amazing story, with good animation, and magnificent voice actors!

It's simple. People have bad taste.

[darkhelmet16 · 9/10 · 11 January 2024]

Why on earth is anyone surprised that people are finding reasons to complain about this? I don't know when I started exactly where everyone thought they were such a fantastic judge of what quality entertainment is. Maybe during the pandemic? Who knows, but the fact remains that so many of the armchair warriors wouldn't know a worthwhile program if it slapped them in the face. Most of these people just need to crawl back to their spawned from.

In summary, this show is a lot of fun and has limitless potential in what it can do. It definitely shouldn't worry about what a bunch of dorks go can't hold girlfriends say.

What if...this cast wasn't wasted?

[reaganreviews · 4/10 · 27 December 2023]

This episode actually had a solid concept: instead of having a change of heart, Yondu delivers Peter Quill to Ego, leading to the formation of a proto-Avengers team in the 1980s.

Michael Douglas, Laurence Fishburne, Kurt Russell, and more return to voice their characters and what does Marvel do with this stellar cast? Absolutely nothing. Familiar characters are quickly thrown together with a very sloppy script. Unfortunately, Hemsworth's Thor is also wasted, receiving some horrendous dialogue. The episode is chock-full of misplaced MCU humor, tonal inconsistencies, and plot conveniences.

This is an absolute waste of a great cast and likely a very large budget. The script should be the most important aspect of film/television, something Marvel's What If has forgotten.

A great cast utterly wasted.

[GregTheStopSign95 · 2/10 · 26 December 2023]

It was great having Michael Douglas, Hayley Atwell, Kurt Russell, John Slattery, Chris Hemsworth, Laurence Fishburne, and Sebastian Stan back in their regular MCU roles, it really was.

That's where the good ends, though. The characters themselves are actually weak, watered down versions of anything we've seen previously, the dialogue is weak - with Thor especially being ridiculous - and laughable, the story is weak and rushed, it comes across as little more than filler. Especially compared to the first episode! The story there was VERY well crafted, and told a COMPLETE story. This is a barely-strung-together series of vignettes that I honestly hope doesn't get a callback in later episodes or seasons.

Mindless action and exposions, not much else

[bc-94452-11797 · 2/10 · 25 December 2023]

I loved the first episode of season two. It had a brief but unique feeling story because of the general tone and attitude of the protagonist. It reminded me of some Marvel comics I've read and gave me high hopes for this season; and then I watched episode 2.

The MCU seems to have a problem with always staying with their proven formula: constant "comedic" one liners, forcing tons references from well known properties, and not having any believable stakes. From the beginning of the episode you know the MCU will never have a kid be assassinated and the heroes won't die so what's there to fear? I could at least imagine Nebula having to sacrifice herself to save her planet in the last episode.

This episode had nothing going for it except "MEMBER DA AVENGERS? MEMBER ANT MAN? MEMBER AGENT CARTER?"

Some of the worst of What If...

[chillinboyika · 4/10 · 23 January 2024]

I think my biggest problem is the storytelling. In a show like What If... a butterfly effect has to happen to explain why a particular event changed. A hydra agent invading the super serum experiment, Doctor Strange falling in love, Ultron successfully connecting to Vision. But in this episode, it's nothing but Yondu randomly changing his mind. It's such a lazy way to spring off what could have been an amazing premise. You're not given much of a reason to care and it only makes what happens next worse than it already will.

I already had a problem with most MCU character designs but the choice to make all of the avengers look like they came from modern day was baffling. You couldn't have chosen some cool 70s comic inspirations for the character designs? And looking like modern day avengers is one thing but to have them quip just like them was another. Everyone was so unbelievably annoying. They had to rub in their quirky joss whedon "well THAT just happened" dialogue that was already outdated since Age of Ultron.

I couldn't really remember the rest because it was so forgettable. There was so much wasted potential it genuinely makes me upset.

What if season 2 was good?

[rich-12169 · 1/10 · 27 December 2023]

Wow..This whole concept is outdated. First season timed well with the movies that i still cared about these characters. But now, its just characters that I know, in completely random situations. What if the hulk was pink? What if Iron man was born in 1853? These scenarios are not even fun to watch or think about even.

Even in the context of the rules set in the movie, this episode makes absolutely no sense. Why would ego send Peter to destroy planets physically when they could do it from afar. Why does peter destroy half the city, then stops and waits for people to show up? How is Thor in here when in the movies he didnt come to earth til much later..

Its all so freaking random that i dont care!!!!

Everything Wrong With The MCU In One Episode

[ftgable-72723 · 1/10 · 25 December 2023]

This episode made me question where or not I actually enjoy the MCU any more. It's like they took every complaint about the MCU and crammed it into one script. The episode is over-stuffed with underdeveloped characters (they're relying too much on character building done in other MCU movies/shows, the problem is these are alternate versions of those people, they are not the same characters, so they end up just being a bunch of caricatures) and a rushed plot that doesn't earn any of the emotional moments it tries for. The story is nothing we haven't seen before, just with a different group of random characters mixed together.

Worst of all, every single line is either a quip or a call-back to another movie. This has been a common complaint against the MCU for a while now, but here it feels like they dialed it up to 11. Nobody calls each other by their name, they all use random lame nick-names for each other (at one point, two different characters call Thor two different nick-names within a 10-second span, it's ridiculous), it's like every single character is trying to be Tony Stark. The story has some high stakes, but all of the attempts at humor undermine it, and the voice acting is far too flippant to sell the drama and I end up not caring about what's happening.

I'm honestly surprised this episode has as high of a rating as it does right now, so I'm left wondering, is this episode actually worse than what's come before or if I'm just getting tired of the MCU formula. To be fair, the first season of "What If..." is one of my least-favorite MCU things, so maybe it's just this show I don't like? The first season improved as it went along, though, so maybe this will do the same, so I'll keep watching for now. But this episode doesn't fill me with high hopes for the rest.