Wednesday, October 13, 2021

New Streaming: What If...Killmonger Saved Tony Stark (Episode 6)

 After a big-time fan request, here's an idea that came from who-knows-where.  Let's ask the question yet again...

At a key point in the MCU Timeline, Tony Stark is under attack in (not technically) Afghanistan.

In the proper Timeline, he's captured and becomes Iron Man.

In this one, he gets a savior...
Killmonger saves Tony- hey, that's the Title!- and makes things go in a very different direction...
For starters, he reveals Stane's plan and upends the rest of the Iron Man Screenplay.

What's he going to do next- replace the original Actor who played Rhodes?

Oh...right.
Killmonger- as you might guess- is not really altruistic.

What's his big plan?

To find out, stream the Episode now.
A good, if complex Episode.  The whole timeline here is a bit odd.  Yes, we know that Killmonger in the MCU was a Soldier before the events of that Film.  In this divergence, however, he had all of his skills and tech years before he put his plan into action in Black Panther.  It's not impossible, I suppose.  So much of this hinges upon you remembering the very first MCU Film, so you might want to bone up.  Seeing how far things can go and how different Characters interact here is neat.  It would have been nice to get RDJ for this, but I'm sure it would have cost like $30 million.  Regardless, Jordan really nails his anti-hero well here.  It feels like he really wanted another crack at the character, something that seems unlikely to happen.  Of course, it's not *impossible* since, you know, Comic Books.  I will say that the Plot gets *close* to stretching credibility with just how much he's got things planned out and how he uses so many people.  It's still good, but he's almost a Marty Stu here.  Even so, it's nice to see people make new friends...

Next time, another fun Episode as Thor takes the focus.  Can he grow up eventually?  See you then...

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