It's not good. it's not bad either. I mean, it's ok, nothing atrocious at all, but it pales compared to any episode of first season. Everything predictable, nothing worth of a revisit of the characters. And the cosmic side was my favorite. But I hope the other episodes pay off.
Loved the Blade Runner vibes in this episode. nice way to start off the season.
What If is much better than the current live-action MCU shows.
Boring. I really love Nebula... but that alone isn't enough to make me care for this scenario.
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would. Good action and voice acting. The animation takes some getting used to, but it works. There were some strange story points, but not enough to derail the episode.
What if the MCU wasn't a total train wreck.
I like the dark detective tone this episode had. Kinda slow in places, overall not my favorite episode of What If, but it was okay.
This came so close to being good! But the pacing is rushed, the twists are predictable, half the jokes fall flat and the other half is really not awesome either. Ah well. Nice try.
Honestly, who even cares about this "What if?" scenario? Three-quarters of the characters, I barely even remembered them, and as a season opener, it was hella boring...
[7.7/10] A cool episode to open the season! I’m a sucker for a good film noir homage, and casting Nebula as the former bad guy trying to break good is a great way to reimagine the “conflicted gumshoe” archetype. The episode does a nice job of showing her as a true believer who shows loyalty to her new cause, even when everyone doubts her. The fact that Nova Prime turns out to be the culprit, and it’s her lack of devotion to the cause of righteousness that exposes her, gives the story a certain ironic poetry, which I appreciate.
I also enjoyed the aesthetic here quite a bit! I was a bit more mixed on the look of this show last season, as I recall. But the cell-shading fits unexpectedly well with the grim future dystopian setting of Xandar. The show used some neat colored lighting, a darker palette, and some off-kilter framings to evoke the planet as a unique and memorable cesspool. The show managed to evoke a real Cowboy Bebop-esque atmosphere, which isn’t easy in such a different animation style and cinematic universe.
There were also a few particularly good sequences. The scene where Nebula connects with the data core had the right mix of startling body horror and evocative coloring. Her and Yon Rogg spelunking through the old data tower, replete with underwater elements, made this one memorable too. In addition to Cowboy Bebop, these sequences in particular had a real Animatrix vibe that I enjoyed.
I also appreciated Nebula’s new crew. The combo of her, Howard the Duck, Korg, Groot, and a choppy-hands guy lent the right comic misfit badass quality to their standoffs with the corrupt Nova Corps. And Nova Prime making a deal to let Ronan the Accuser take over in exchange for reopening the planet to the sun is a cool motivation, one that's understandable but mercenary, in a way that runs counter to the principles Nova Prime inculcated in Nebula. The dialogue ties into the dark versus light imagery and symbolism that pervades the episode.
Overall, this is a cool, stylistic way to kick off season 2, with a nice noir-filled outing that uses familiar characters in novel ways, and gives us some deeper insights into Nebula to boot.
some good space-noir moments but overall just meh
I liked the theme, the fact that they always betray nebula uff hurts, but it ends well for her, or at least it seems that way to me.
And see Howard Duck uff... Hopefully they put him in the movies in a role with more minutes on screen... And see Howard Duck uff... Hopefully they put him in the movies in a role with more minutes on screen....!!!!
The art/animation is beautiful. Most of the rating are just for that. The plot is predictable, and I wish they'd use new characters from the comics instead of reusing characters specifically used in the mcu.
But the 7 is just because it's a treat to watch.
this was a fun little neo-noir cyberpunk mystery. I love Nebula in general and she was well done here. I wish Xandar was a more aesthetically interesting setting but overall it was solidly done.
literally just blade runner lmao
SPOILERS....Just don't read until after.
I, uh, read some comments beforehand, so had zero expectations. Seven minutes in I'm getting a serious dopamine hit from boss lady's trust of Nebula, and her recip' respect. Eight minutes and I recognize Seth Green's voice.
I am really enjoying this so far, but, zero exp + investing urself (plus a gin spritzer) will improve ur mileage.
Boringly predictable.
If you never watched any movies/tv shows before it might be exciting?
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Started off strong with dredd/blade runner vibes but quickly fell apart when she went into that casino and just got worse after that. Really wish they would bring in new characters instead of constantly recycling old characters.