Reviews

What If...?'s 2nd season starts on an unexpectedly strong note. Whilst the series is clearly in no rush to continue the overarching storyline that connected the episodes of season 1, it does succeed in providing a satisfying standalone episode featuring Karen Gillan's Nebula playing in a Blade Runner-influenced sandbox, clearly inspiring both the story and the cinematography of Xandar. The central detective mystery fueling this episode unfortunately is somewhat constrained by its limited runtime. The actual mystery Nebula is tasked with solving is fairly straightforward and easily unraveled. 30 minutes isn't quite enough to do the plot full justice, especially with so much of that space devoted to the early setup and the big climax. However, ultimately the action, humor, and general tone largely make up for most shortcomings, providing a fun and interesting "What If" episode.

This season started after what was meant to be the end of the series. It picked up from a low-point and already raised the stakes significantly and cleverly.

Throughout the season, there were many excellent plot twists, enabled by strong characters and solid character-building. This season really managed to flash out the ninjas, giving them personality differences, making them feel all unique despite their similarities. Ultimately this season had excellent build-up, with a stellar finale, that broke grounds for the series and was very emotional, and character-driven whilst also remaining action-packed and intriguing.

This is a well done season, 10/10 E. S.