Obligatory disclaimer: real life sucks, so let us talk about the series’ premiere of Marvel’s ‘What if?’ Yay?!
…Actually, I got nothing. Nothing new, that is. As we have
talked earlier, ‘What if?’ is a rehash of MCU and MCU alone – no X-Men, no
Defenders, no outriders, put otherwise. The series’ premiere is a reboot of the
CA: TFA film, with a gender role gap – it is not Steve Rogers’ who the titular
hero is no, but Peggy Carter, (already known as the star of the ‘Agent Carter’
(AC) series). Surprise?
Well no, not really. The first three phased of MCU had been
a carefully choreographed affair, and now that Disney/MCU is writing –
essentially – a fanfic version of itself in a cartoon layout, (as opposed to
live-action), so far there won’t be too many surprises, and this first episode
is the most straightforward of them all: Captain Carter, The First Avenger.
Some people were surprised by this plot twist, others were not, but for the
moment, Disney/MCU & co. can afford to shoulder the slings and arrows of
the hard-wrought fortune (or whatever was that Shakespeare wrote down in our
universe), and pull out such pieces as the ‘What if?’ series’ premiere – after all,
they aren’t risking anything; WASP women are probably the most powerful social
minority after their male counterparts, according to the progressive scale, so
Disney/MCU is playing it safe. Again.
The technical side of the situation… yeah, it’s less than
perfect, but, again, when it comes to technical
issues, that is another situation altogether: technical issues can be
resolved, or sidestepped, easily enough, as the remake of Disney’s ‘Aladdin’
showed in regards to the blue Will Smith. Here, it is more of a voice acting
issue, and I will not comment on it – that would be a low blow. And what is a
high blow?
There is no high blow – Marvel’s ‘What if?’ is beginning
with a low bar, one where there aren’t any surprises, something that was shown
to the audience in all of the teaser trailers that gave us enough material
about the first three episodes at least; plus, there’s the show’s S1 poster
that shows us enough material to foresee as to what will happen in that season –
and knowledge is half of the intrigue!
Pause. In discussion the ‘Captain Carter’ episode, we have
no other path to go but around, in circles, for for the moment, there is
nowhere else to go – the journey is only beginning, and we have no idea as to
where it will take us. Right now, we have enjoyed watching the first episode,
but nothing more; maybe that is what Disney/MCU wants, so who knows?
…For the moment, however, this is it. See you all soon.
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