WHAT IF...?'s Season Finale Features The Show's First Post-Credits Scene...And You Won't Want To Miss It!

WHAT IF...?'s Season Finale Features The Show's First Post-Credits Scene...And You Won't Want To Miss It!

We finally got a post-credits scene at the end of today's episode of What If...?, and while we're sure you were tempted to switch off once the credits started rolling, this is one you won't want to miss.

By JoshWilding - Oct 06, 2021 03:10 AM EST
Filed Under: What If

Spoilers for the season finale of What If...? follow!

In today's episode of What If...?, The Watcher broke his oath and assembled the Guardians of the Multiverse to put an end to Infinity Ultron's reign of terror. Following the android's defeat, each of the heroes was returned to their respective worlds, including Captain Carter. 

Before she was plucked from her reality, Peggy was basically reliving the opening few minutes of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Watcher sends her back to that moment, and we then get a post-credits scene revealing that she does, in fact, get a happy ending. 

Black Widow directs Captain Carter to a shipping crate that HYDRA was protecting and inside is the HYDRA Stomper. However, Steve Rogers is alive and well in the suit after seemingly been kept on ice all these years until he can be weaponised. It's possible he's fallen under HYDRA's control like The Winter Soldier, but it looks a lot like Peggy and Steve will be reunited in this reality for their happily ever after.

Rumour has it Captain Carter will be part of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while there have been rumblings that there might be season 2 plans for the hero as well. Hopefully, they're also going to involve bringing the HYDRA Stomper into the present day. 

Let us know your thoughts on "What If...The Watcher Broke His Oath?" in the comments section.
 

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SKetCH
SKetCH - 10/6/2021, 4:01 AM
Rushing home after a long 12hr day to roll a blunt & watch this madness. I can't wait!
SKetCH
SKetCH - 10/6/2021, 6:03 AM
@SKetCH -

Well, what a f.u.c.k.i.n. letdown that was...
Vigor
Vigor - 10/6/2021, 3:22 PM
@SKetCH - what. How?
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 10/6/2021, 4:14 AM
Amazing episode.
NoobNoob
NoobNoob - 10/6/2021, 4:21 AM
No Spiderman, what a shame, not even zombie thanos
ElvenKingSlayer
ElvenKingSlayer - 10/6/2021, 4:40 AM
The Dragon is not gonna be happy when he finds out Peggy says BFF.. It's officialy canon in the mcu. Oops, am I aload to say that?
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 10/6/2021, 9:52 AM
@ElvenKingSlayer - LOL!
Cap1
Cap1 - 10/6/2021, 4:42 AM
Great finale. Loved the Mjolnir cocoon around Ultron and the Zola/Kilmonger prison. Would’ve liked a Kang cameo but can’t have everything
MeAreLegend
MeAreLegend - 10/6/2021, 4:44 AM
I liked the series overall, despite a few misses here and there the animation and action has always been on point. But yeah, this show definetely would have benefited from 45 minute episode instead of the half hour ones we got. Would have preferred them to cut the less interesting episode ideas and instead invest more time in longer episodes (but I get why they didn’t too)
Fares
Fares - 10/6/2021, 4:47 AM
Well that was fun. The Guardians of the Multiverse were cool, and it was interesting seeing Killmonger as Black Panther in action since I wanted him to be T'Challa's successor in the main timeline.
Overall, What If has been a fun time filler but nothing to write home about. Hoping for improvements in the second season.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 10/6/2021, 5:10 AM
I’m happy that Peggy might have her happy ending. Can’t wait for season 2
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 10/6/2021, 5:15 AM
I guess the Start in Sakaar episode was the one that got cut for time this season.
it was pretty fun, the fight scene was really well done.
it's a shame about what COVID did to the series' production, you can see they wanted to do more but got cut somewhat short for time just to get it out. but for the first animated MCU iteration I think it's been overall pretty stellar on a technical side. and the door is always open to revisit things and maybe improve upon them if needed.
I definitely want to see some of these characters make the jump to proper live-ation MCU stardom, hopefully they have something cooking.
Spidey91
Spidey91 - 10/6/2021, 5:19 AM
and for the people worried the previous episode might have "ruined" the infinity stones lore (Thanos had the soul stone but Gamore was still alive), this episode kinda answers that question: while the stones themselves have the same powers across the multiverse, each stone set comes with its own set of properties, which means the souls stone of the Thanos that got Freeza'd by Ultron might have not required a sacrifice to begin with.
JFerguson
JFerguson - 10/6/2021, 2:11 PM
@Spidey91 - You're right. Soul stone was Heimdall in that universe. Headcanon from now on. The end

Repian
Repian - 10/6/2021, 5:32 AM
Code name: Iron Cross?

Spike101
Spike101 - 10/6/2021, 5:33 AM
Best what if by far
clornelas
clornelas - 10/6/2021, 5:38 AM
She gon open the suit and find a bunch of dusty bones.
KanchaCheena
KanchaCheena - 10/6/2021, 5:58 AM
So this version of Dr. Strange is the most powerful being (without any special weapon or infinity stones of sort) in the whole Marvel multiverse right now? He fought against 6 infinity stones alone! Then put them in a prison.
PantherKing
PantherKing - 10/6/2021, 6:01 AM
One thing I wish we got was more of Gamora and tony stark story. At least an episode focused on them would have been great
SKetCH
SKetCH - 10/6/2021, 6:02 AM
@PantherKing - That was the cut episode. Originally season one had 10 episodes.
WhatIfRickJames
WhatIfRickJames - 10/6/2021, 6:22 AM
@PantherKing - I would have liked to see that back story as well. Every other Guardian lined up with the narrative. Having that ep pushed to season 2 will feel out of place.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 10/6/2021, 6:31 AM
@PantherKing - totally agree. That cut episode should have been the 9th episode rather than the finale.
Dotanuki
Dotanuki - 10/6/2021, 6:07 AM
Sort of on the fence about the episode but the animation was amazing. Beautiful and exhilarating.
Turogalh
Turogalh - 10/6/2021, 6:23 AM
The episode I enjoyed the most. Love Captain Carter. Can't wait to see her on live action.

However, I have a doubt... Aren't the Infinity Stones only supposed to work on their own universe? That's what I understood from "Loki", with all those stones useless in a drawer.
HeeroG
HeeroG - 10/6/2021, 6:33 AM
@Turogalh - They only don't work on the TVA.
vegetaray
vegetaray - 10/6/2021, 6:38 AM
@Turogalh - The Infinity Stones didn’t work in the TVA which was itself outside of time and the multiverse…That’s why the stones didn’t work there…They never said they wouldn’t work outside their own universes as far as I remember…Also if that were the case then the stones that the Avengers went back and collected in Endgame wouldn’t have worked when they brought them back to the main timeline, since the ones they acquired technically would’ve come from another universe…
Turogalh
Turogalh - 10/6/2021, 7:52 AM
@vegetaray - That's something I thought too. But in Endgame it was supposed to be the same reality and universe. Hence why they didn't change the timeline and just brought the stones to the present day.

Anyway, thank you for answering! I feel better knowing there is not plot hole haha
vegetaray
vegetaray - 10/6/2021, 11:09 AM
@Turogalh - Right on…

For Endgame they all thought that it was the same reality when they started the whole “time heist” stuff…But that’s because they didn’t know of the multiverse yet…The ancient one explained it to Bruce on a very rudimentary level which is why they concocted the idea that the stones should be returned to the timeline they came from…We know now that it wasn’t a past reality they were traveling to, it was an alternate universe…One created by the fact that they were now there…

Effectively what Steve was doing at the end, in returning the stones to their timelines, was pruning those multiverse branches like the TVA was shown to do…But the mere fact that they were there at all is the creation of an alternate reality…So all the stones they obtained were specific to that universe that branch that they had created by simply being there…Which is something we now know thanks to today’s What If episode…
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 10/6/2021, 6:24 AM
By far the best episode of the season. It was awesome in my opinion, I was hooked the entire time and I really liked what we saw. Some great action and team work from these Guardians of the Multiverse (minus Killmonger). I liked also how that Natasha was allowed to continue in the episode 3 universe.

The post credits scene was fine. Not necessarily a massively impactful one that I would have expected would finish out the season. I think that the delayed 10th episode should have honestly been the 9th episode, Gamora showing up out of the blue felt strange- we should have had her backstory just like we had for the others.
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 10/6/2021, 10:37 AM
@HeavyMetal4Life - I kinda disagree about Gamora. I think knowing she survived sakaar was all we needed for now but I do agree with everything else.

This episode was awesome from start to finish. The Post credit scene wasn't a big revelation just something for season 2 I guess. I thought they'd do something to set up strange 2 or Spiderman 3
KindredMac
KindredMac - 10/6/2021, 6:27 AM
I really wish they would have ran the Gamora/Tony Stark SAKAAR Episode to have some background there.
The final fight felt really rushed and some of the cut-jump scenes during the fight were confusing at times... like scene with Strange eating the blast event felt oddly placed.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 10/6/2021, 6:31 AM
Now that the season has ended, I can critique the first season as a whole. Overall, it was solid and enjoyable, with some notable big bumps. On the positive side of things, there were some really good to great episodes, with the Star Lord T'Challa, Supreme Strange, Zombies, Ultron Won, and finale episodes (the best being the finale). I loved seeing who was able to return and reprise their roles as well in these episodes.

There were a few weaker episodes, a couple of which I really flat out disliked (especially that terrible Killmonger one). I think that as a proof of concept, Marvel really succeeded with this season. But at the same time, I think they could have gone above and beyond what they already did. At times it felt like the season played it too safe with some of the episodes, and didn't really take advantage of the endless possibilities What If provides. I want to see more of an embrace of that in the future.

Additionally, I would have liked to have seen some indication that all these multiverses were a result of the Loki finale. In the promos, we had hints of the TVA monitors looking at splintering timelines, but we saw none of that here. It would have been great to have had some connection there between these two shows.

Compared to the other D+ shows this year, What If would be the weakest of the bunch (with Loki the best of the bunch). Anyways, with a solid foundation now established, looking forward to season 2 going above and beyond and really building off of the quality of these final 2 episodes at the very least.
HeeroG
HeeroG - 10/6/2021, 6:34 AM
Guess Steve will now be Iron Man in modern times on Captain Carter Universe! That's awesome!
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