Marvel's What If...?

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Season 2
  • Network: Disney+
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 11, 2021
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Sam Barsanti
    Jan 2, 2024
    83
    What If…? hasn’t lost any of its sense of fun, and its bizarre MCU mash-ups are cleverer than before. But the show’s gradual reveal of an overarching storyline is starting to become too predictable. .... It’s nothing that a Marvel fan should turn their nose up at just yet, but it is more of a “try to act surprised” holiday gift than a “how did you know?!” holiday gift.
  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Rodrigo Perez
    Dec 22, 2023
    83
    It’s off to an excellent start, has continued well, and there’s plenty of prismatic possibility of what else is out there in the far corners of Marvel’s multiverse. More of this type of foundational writing and questioning in Marvel overall, please.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Chris Hewitt (1)
    Jan 5, 2024
    80
    What If…?’s second series is witty, inventive, and may even be an improvement on the first.
  5. IGN
    Reviewed by: Jesse Schedeen
    Dec 22, 2023
    80
    What If…? Starts its second season on an unexpectedly strong note. While the series is clearly in no rush to continue the overarching storyline that connected the episodes of season 1, it does succeed in giving us a satisfying standalone episode featuring Karen Gillan’s Nebula playing in a Blade Runner-influenced sandbox. The central detective mystery fueling this episode may fall a bit flat, but the action, humor, and general tone more than make up for any shortcomings.
  6. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Trent Moore
    Dec 22, 2023
    80
    Thankfully, What If…? isn’t all that concerned with the big picture. It’s created its own arcs and stakes in this animated multiverse. And if this is the end, What If…? leaves its story in a good place once all is said and done.
  7. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Dec 22, 2023
    75
    An animated anthology of alternate-reality MCU tales that underline the franchise’s greatest strengths—if also its persistent weaknesses.
  8. Collider
    Reviewed by: Arezou Amin
    Dec 22, 2023
    70
    What If...? is trying to both have its cake and eat it too. That's not to say the season is not enjoyable. It's a lot of fun, and several of the episodes are rich and compelling, making me wish the whole season was just that. It's frustrating, however, when the potential for it to be just that much greater is visible but seems to be lying just out of reach.