Draft:What If... the Emergence Destroyed the Earth?
| "What If... the Emergence Destroyed the Earth?" | |
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| What If...? episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Bryan Andrews |
| Written by | Matthew Chauncey |
| Editing by | Anton Capaldo-Smith |
| Original release date | December 26, 2024 |
| Running time | 32 minutes |
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"What If... the Emergence Destroyed the Earth?" is the fifth episode of the third season and 23th episode overall of the American animated television series What If...?, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. TBD. The episode was written by Matthew Chauncey and Ryan Little and directed by Bryan Andrews.
Jeffrey Wright narrates the series as the Watcher, with this episode also starring the voices of TBD.
"What If... the Emergence Destroyed the Earth?" was released on Disney+ on December 26, 2024.
Plot
In an alternate future, the Earth was split apart by the Emergence years before the Eternals could stop it. Quentin Beck has overtaken 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, Williams 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. The nanites are also 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. Not willing to see another universe fail, the Watcher intervenes by encouraging Williams to fight back, so she siphons the nanites off Beck's body, killing him and shuts down the Federation. Williams then projects the Avengers logo into the sky to give the survivors hope, inspiring them into undoing Beck's empire. Elsewhere, three other Watchers are displeased by the Watcher's continued interference, and agree to continue watching him.
Production
Development
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Casting
Jeffrey Wright narrates the episode as the Watcher,[1] with Marvel planning to have other characters in the series voiced by the actors who portrayed them in the MCU films.[2][3] The episodes stars TBD
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