23/42
Exploring pivotal moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and turning them upside down, taking audiences into uncharted territory. Chadwick Boseman’s final Marvel project before his death. The Watcher: [Opening narration for each episode] Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path. It’s a prism of infinite possibilities, where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities, creating alternate worlds from the ones you know. I am the Watcher. I am your guide through these vast new realities. Follow me and ponder the question… “What if?” After the Marvel logo appears, it transitions into an animated form in the show’s art style. Edited in Marvel Legends: Guardians of the Multiverse (2023). Now that the first season is out, I can safely say that this series exceeded my expectations. It uses witty writing and intricate animation to give fans the service they wanted and more. Each episode is quite varied, so there are a lot of different scenarios and you never know how it will end or which characters will show up. The series doesn’t waste time explaining anything about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and just gets straight to the point of the scenarios, and it also starts to mix up the scenarios without warning. This is for the fans, not the casual viewers! However, the variety of episodes also means that the quality and tone also vary drastically. The short runtime means that a lot of events and battles are cut short. There was a good deal of care taken to make everything canonical and consistent, but there are still some shortcomings and each character’s power/ability seemed to be made up based on the needs of the plot.