Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for What If…? Season 3, episode 8What If…?Season 3, episode 8 is the epic series finale for the animatedMCUshow that first began in 2021. The show ends on an exciting high note, featuring Uatu the Watcher (Jeffry Wright) as he finally answers for the many times he’s broken his oath only to observe the multiverse. Likewise, the final episode is full of exciting variants in the multiverse that will make even the show’s harshest critics wish this wasn’t the final season so their stories could also be explored.
As was seen in the previousWhat If…?Season 3, episode 7, The Guardians of the Multiverse and Infinity Ultron were preparing to access the 5th Dimension, home of the Observational Plane and the Watchers. Rescuing Uatu and Captain Carter in this new episode, what follows is a major cosmic brawl that brings the entire series to a fairly satisfying close. With that in mind,here’s our full breakdown ofWhat If…?Season 3, episode 8, its ending explained, and the biggest MCU Easter eggs, references, and variants we were able to find throughout.
Captain Carter’s Major Multiverse Sacrifice Explained
(And Why Uatu Spared The Eminence)
After Uatu had his allies speak the oath of the Watchers to gain their powers, what follows is an intense cosmic brawl of epic proportions at the end ofWhat If…?Season 3, episode 8. After all, The Eminence, Incarnate, and Executioner believed they had no choice but to break their own oaths to destroy Uatu and The Guardians of the Multiverse in order to restore order, so much so that they’re shown merging as one to simultaneously erase every variant of the heroes that exist in every universe. However, Peggy refuses to lose any more friends.
What If Season 3 Cast & Character Guide
What If…? returns for its final season with an enormous cast of characters plucked from every disparate corner of the constantly expanding MCU.
Through sheer will and her new cosmic power as a Watcher herself, Peggy launches herself at The Eminence, ending his cosmic attack which saves her friends and their variants. She also transports everyone to the living universe of Strange Supreme, who nullifies the Watchers' powers. However, this was Captain Carter’s final act of heroism, as shown when the surviving heroes held a funeral with Peggy’s shield in the Observational Planeat the very end ofWhat If…Season 3.
Thankfully, Captain Carter’s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. Uatu successfully got through to his fellow Watchers after sparing their lives, offering to teach The Eminence all that he had learned about truly seeing the multiverse and its beauty. While he might have broken his oath for the sake of preserving said beauty, he never fully abandoned his people’s core mission and ways.
What If…? Season 3’s Finale Ending Scene Explained
There Are A Lot Of Really Cool MCU Variants
Several exciting variants are shown in the episode’s final scene, as Uatu closes the series with narration that mirrors his episode intros.Here are all the exciting MCU variants we were able to pinpoint at the end ofWhat If…?Season 3, episode 8(as some appear rather quickly):
Some of these included variants like Young Hela, Infinity Witch, and Centurion Carol Danvers were first seen inWhat If…? – An Immersive Story, a spin-off mixed-reality video game from Marvel and ILM Immersive for the Apple Vision Pro.
What If…? Season 3 Episode 8’s Biggest Easter Eggs and References
Uatu, Kirby Krackle, Strange Supreme, And More
There are several exciting MCU Easter eggs, references, and more multiversal variants inWhat If…?Season 3, episode 8. Here are the biggest ones we found:
Beyond the many variants that are featured at the very end of What If…? Season 3, episode 8, the Watchers' combined power threatens to erase every variant of Storm, Kahori, Byrdie, and Peggy that exists in the multiverse before Captain Carter sacrifices herself to stop their attack.Here are all the different variants we were able to identify:
What If…?
Cast
What If… ? is an animated anthology series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe which features fan-favorite characters, including Peggy Carter, T’Challa, Doctor Strange, Killmonger, Thor, and more. The new series, directed by Bryan Andrews with AC Bradley as head writer, features signature MCU action with a curious twist. The show sees Uatu the Watcher, an omnipotent being that observes the events of multiple universes from afar as they unfold, unable to interfere. However, things shift when an entity peers beyond the veil, jeopardizing the multiverse.
