A return to form for the season as John and Derek chat about What If 305 What If The Emergence Destroyed The Earth? A dark episode with a hopeful end.

What If 305 What if The Emergence Destroyed The Earth? Synopsis

Executive Produced by: Matthew Chauncey, Bryan Andrews and Brad Winderbaum with Kevin Fiege.

Head Writer: Matthew Chauncey

Story by : Bryan Andrews, Matthew Chauncey, and Ryan Little

Teleplay by : Matthew Chauncey and Ryan Little

Episode Directed By: Stephan Franck

After the Earth was split apart by the Emergence, Quentin Beck overtook Stark Industries, creating an army of drones called the Iron Federation to subjugate the survivors. 

In the present, Riri Williams is recruited by Wong, Okoye, Valkyrie, and Ying Nan to join their "Alliance". After defeating Beck's lieutenant Vision, Williams uses his components to become a human-synthezoid hybrid. 

While the Alliance holds off the Federation, she infiltrates Beck's base to destroy the nanites powering his illusion. However, her suit fails and she loses the ability to see through Beck's illusions and is lured into a prison cell, where Beck explains that he uploaded the nanites into himself, meaning he can control illusions with his mind. 

But the nanites are killing him, so he intends to merge with Vision to live longer. Williams breaks free, only to learn that her comrades are dead and everything since Vision's defeat has been an illusion. 

The Watcher intervenes by encouraging Williams to fight back, so she siphons the nanites off Beck's body, killing him and destroying the Federation. Williams then projects the Avengers logo into the sky to give the survivors hope. 

Elsewhere, three other Watchers are displeased by the Watcher's continued interference.

Marvel's What If...? 305 Cast

• Dominique Thorne as Riri Williams / Ironheart
• Alejandro Saab as Quentin Beck / Mysterio
• Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter / Power Broker
• Kenna Ramsey as Okoye
• David Chen as Wong
• Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie
• Michelle Wong as Ying Nan
• Jason Isaacs as the Eminence
• D. C. Douglas as the Incarnate
• Darin De Paul as the Executioner

A Return to Defending

As we are returning to the Marvel TV universe we are using the format of our former Marvel podcast, Defenders TV Podcast. We discuss: - What if we had a Top 3 points about the episode.

What have we seen before, What's the change, what does this mean for this episodes universe - Whether we each Defend the episode or not - Notes, Quotes and comic references

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