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I really liked this episode! The groundhog day bit at the start was a bit of a yawn, but I guess they had to set the stage. But then, whoo boy did this get goofy, and in a wonderful way. Let's spend centuries absorbing creatures from the Dungeon Dimensions to become e: new page edit, spoilers ahoy for What If episode 4 Rappaport fucked around with this message at 11:32 on Sep 1, 2021 |
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Risque of Disney to dedicate an ep to why why Strange should just stick to dating his hand
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I loved that (very end of episode spoilers) The Watcher basically told Strange,"You hosed around, you found out, live with the consequences < >"
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Sep 1, 2021 12:28
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Professor Beetus posted:Exactly! And what the gently caress did they replace all that with once he had the surgery to not need that poo poo any more? The surgery was using the Extremis to let him regrow his missing flesh.
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It felt weird that the episode opened with the Watcher acknowledging the existence of the previous episodes. I think that implies there is only 1 true Watcher amongst the entire MCU multiverse. This is probably already canon. If so, AND If we really are getting a team-up episode of all the alt universe characters , then what's to stop evil cartoon Dr. Strange from hopping universes into the live action MCU and being a bad influence on Peter Parker? Also, at the end, i thought the red magic stopping Strange was gonna be coming from Wanda. Last episode's surprise Hank Pym has me hoping for more surprises.
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StrugglingHoneybun posted:It felt weird that the episode opened with the Watcher acknowledging the existence of the previous episodes. Don't they show a bunch of watchers in Guardians 2?
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Necrothatcher posted:I kinda thought the whole fixed and unchangeable moment in time thing was kinda undermined by Christine not dying in the regular MCU. I figured each reality within the multiverse has its own unique set of fixed points in time, moments that define it in relation to the other realities. Strange losing his hands would be such a moment in the film reality. EDIT: Also, drat that was grim. That’s the kind of stuff I’d come to expect from the What if…? comics. Phylodox fucked around with this message at 13:44 on Sep 1, 2021 |
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Sep 1, 2021 13:38
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StrugglingHoneybun posted:It felt weird that the episode opened with [spoiler] the Watcher acknowledging the existence of the previous episodes. The show is literally marvel does interdimensional tv.
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Sep 1, 2021 13:45
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Good episode. I liked its score a lot, it felt like a mix between Sunshine and Army of the Dead's cover of Zombie.
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That was some top quality What If.
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Phylodox posted:EDIT: Also, drat that was grim. That’s the kind of stuff I’d come to expect from the What if…? comics. All it was missing is a dead Spiderman. Maybe he could have absentmindedly swung into the path of a stray fireball or something.
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This is solely personal to me, but given that my wife passed away a couple weeks ago, I probably should have waited to watch this episode. I hadn't read anything about it, so I didn't realize what it was going to be about. It wrecked me. I'm gonna need some more alone time. This wasn't the distraction I was hoping for today. Not a criticism of the episode. Good episode. Sorry, felt the need to say this somewhere.
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Sep 1, 2021 14:31
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thrawn527 posted:This is solely personal to me, but given that my wife passed away a couple weeks ago, I probably should have waited to watch this episode. I hadn't read anything about it, so I didn't realize what it was going to be about. It wrecked me. Sorry that happened to you, man. Yeah, I could see that being rough on you.
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thrawn527 posted:This is solely personal to me, but given that my wife passed away a couple weeks ago, I probably should have waited to watch this episode. I hadn't read anything about it, so I didn't realize what it was going to be about. It wrecked me. Sending love.
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thrawn527 posted:
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thrawn527 posted:This is solely personal to me, but given that my wife passed away a couple weeks ago, I probably should have waited to watch this episode. I hadn't read anything about it, so I didn't realize what it was going to be about. It wrecked me. Oh god, Im so sorry man. It's ok to vent, no need to be sorry.
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Arist posted:Strange;Gate Destined to be an underrated comment. As a consolation prize, I award you one bottle of Dr. Pepper.
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thrawn527 posted:This is solely personal to me, but given that my wife passed away a couple weeks ago, I probably should have waited to watch this episode. I hadn't read anything about it, so I didn't realize what it was going to be about. It wrecked me. Man that's awful. Sorry to hear about that. But yea this what if... was clearly if Strange was less of an rear end. But it always love that causes the further fall than hate. Strange would literally let the world end than not have Christine. Also the Watcher interacting with Strange showed that he is an actual being that is observing all this, and not just a framing device. I am going to assume that MCU Watchers are beings that exist across all timelines and realities, and each is connected with their other selves, so one being is observing everything. Uatu just watches all the various earths. swickles posted:I laughed during last weeks What If? when Widow jumped out of the window and did the super hero pose. Yea, i won't be able to look at her do that without thinking of Yelena dunking on her. I really hope there is a conversation in Hawkeye between Yelena, Kate and Clint about it; "I always thought it was cool" Also my Disney + on my Ps4 was real lovely today. I reinstalled it and its still just failing to load anything, giving me error 83, which is literally just the Problem Light from Venture Bros. Having an error code for just "somethings not right" isn't very helpful. twistedmentat fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Sep 1, 2021 |
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I laughed that the credits music was a soundalike for Time from Inception.
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Really enjoyed the new episode. Space Octopus appearing again was interesting. Wondering if it or Bad Strange is going end up being a villain for the last episode of the season. Would LOVE for Bad Strange to appear in Doctor Strange 2 just to see the effect where he absorbs things in live action. Tragic What Ifs are the best What Ifs.
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This was the first actually great What If. Dark, deeply sad, and doing something so much more than swapping a few existing pieces around a bit. Honestly, it’s only the way the ending goes all in that stops it being an actual Doctor Strange movie. Also, sending big internet hugs to Thrawn527.
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gently caress me that was bleak. Loved it.
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I think creme brulee is actually a super overrated dessert and is nowhere near as good as say a chocolate lava cake
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The Grumbles posted:I think creme brulee is actually a super overrated dessert and is nowhere near as good as say a chocolate lava cake Mods!!??
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The Grumbles posted:I think creme brulee is actually a super overrated dessert and is nowhere near as good as say a chocolate lava cake Agreed. I think it is thought to be fancy because of the whole setting it on fire thing. Extra work = makes it better.
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twistedmentat posted:Agreed. I think it is thought to be fancy because of the whole setting it on fire thing. Extra work = makes it better. What if... twistedmentat had actual tastebuds?
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This always has and always will be bullshit. I would download a Ferrari Testarossa in a fuckin' heartbeat, and about a dozen other cars besides. Anyway, while I think they really should have gone harder on the visual weirdness, I really appreciated this ep, it pressed a whole lot of depressing buttons I really relate to right now. And Bug Cloak > Strange's Cloak. Jerusalem posted:I loved that (very end of episode spoilers) The Watcher basically told Strange,"You hosed around, you found out, live with the consequences < Yeah, it you could tell this one held him in the high esteem the 616 version holds Hank McCoy.
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One hand: My name (Christine) is said over and over again like I'm an object rather than a person. Hearing my name in fiction weirds me out and I don't know why. Other hand: Benedict Cumberbatch says my name over and over again  This episode could have been a movie and I would pay real money and possibly go to a real theater to watch it.
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Something I liked thematically: the episode is an attack on Fridging, not from a feminist position (which goes without saying) but on the also-true basis that traumatic loss of a loved one and manpain doesn't lead to a hero, it leads to someone trapped by grief and not moving forward. Because our Strange lost his hands, he was able to learn about his own flaws (overvaluing of his skills and the need to fix everything); the Strange who lost Christine but still had all his own advantages was just lost. While he found meaning, he just traded one set of amazing skills for another, and was never forced by his physical brokenness to address his core brokenness. So instead of realizing he's not a god able to fix everything, he remains sure he can. Really, the end of his world at his hands is only half as bad as it seems -- that Strange would never have accepted the One Outcome on Titan, and would have kept fighting until everyone there, including Tony, was dead. I also have thoughts about the Absolute Point blablah but no one wants to hear me talk about "binding point for this sheaf of timelines," so I'll leave off.
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Mameluke posted:Good episode. I liked its score a lot, it felt like a mix between Sunshine and Army of the Dead's cover of Zombie. I definitely kept hearing snatches of the Sunshine soundtrack in there, so I’m glad it wasn’t just me.
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Spacebump posted:Really enjoyed the new episode. Space Octopus appearing again was interesting. Wondering if it or Bad Strange is going end up being a villain for the last episode of the season. Would LOVE for Bad Strange to appear in Doctor Strange 2 just to see the effect where he absorbs things in live action. Tragic What Ifs are the best What Ifs. Strange Supreme looks like a devil and has the Eye of Agamotto. Spider-Man 3 has a Strange with the Eye of Agamotto acting out of character who might have some motivation for messing with the multiverse. Mephisto anyone?
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Lid posted:What if... twistedmentat had actual tastebuds? Yes, because if you prefer something over another thing, that means the other thing is literally the worst thing. You can only ever love your hate something, you can't ever have any degrees of like. That's how it works on the internet. Though I am yet to find a good lactose free creme brulee.
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Great episode. What If? Episode Four Spoilers I feel bad for Alt!Strange. Maybe if he had gotten the rest of the Infinity Stones, it would have worked.
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Infinitum posted:He also replaced his penis with an arc reactor. Why are all those normal school kids flying around Iron Strange?
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thrawn527 posted:This is solely personal to me, but given that my wife passed away a couple weeks ago, I probably should have waited to watch this episode. I hadn't read anything about it, so I didn't realize what it was going to be about. It wrecked me. You have my sympathy. Never feel bad expressing your grief. I hope you have loving people around you, right now.
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Arist posted:Strange;Gate I prefer "Life Is Doctor Strange." Bonus: the working title for that game was "What If?" until legal told them they couldn't for presumably this exact reason. Nameless Pete fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Sep 2, 2021 |
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Uhhhhh holy poo poo that episode I don't think I was prepared for how good it was
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I thought it was ok, did it seem darkly lit for most of the episode? I understand needing to have Winter Soldier/Falcon with a night battle for budget reasons but c’mon you’re making a cartoon, light it up a bit. It felt 10 minutes too long and too predictable. Strange might destroy the universe if he persists in his path. Yup that’s what happens. The absorbing part was tedious and felt padded. Here’s a gnome and he’s gonna absorb it. Now a bird. Now a goat thing. And so on, with none of them giving him a fight or being interesting character designs. C’mon you’re making a throwaway story, break out the ultra weird dimensional creatures. The ending felt too safe. Yup you did the bad thing and it didn’t work now everyone is dead. Why not have him succeed but be driven insane, and have him ruling an empty waste with a terrified Christine by his side? Whenever she tries to escape have him bring her back? That could work for a horror twist.
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