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Legend
well....that was a downer.....
What If...?
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I wasn't sure why some people, like Happy and Sharon, turned instantly and fought, while others like Hope lingered for a long time.
As a side note, my favorite zombie movie is "Train to Busan", especially since here in the US movies seem to mandated to have happy endings, and that one does not follow US tropes.
Just as I can enjoy that the What If...? are not mandated to have happy endings. They don't need to all live and fight another day, and this is one of the few medias they can show that since it's not the same universe as the MCU. (For now...)
As a side note, my favorite zombie movie is "Train to Busan", especially since here in the US movies seem to mandated to have happy endings, and that one does not follow US tropes.
Just as I can enjoy that the What If...? are not mandated to have happy endings. They don't need to all live and fight another day, and this is one of the few medias they can show that since it's not the same universe as the MCU. (For now...)
There is no mandate on a happy ending, but a satisfying ending is still desired. The rules of modern storytelling (at least from an American culture perspective) is that the ending is crafted in part by the actions of the Protagonists.
In the last episode, this occurred. Strange's obsession is what led to the end, as was the inability of his twin to stop him. So even though it was a dark ending, I found it a satisfying one.
In this one, we see the heroes go for a cure.....and then Thanos just snaps his fingers and probably messes up everything they did... completely separate from the actions of the Protagonists. Its the storytelling equivalent of "rocks fall you all die"
Is that a realistic ending?....sure. Its just not a satisfying one.
MarkB
Legend
Degree of exposure, I assumed. Happy and Sharon were full-on chomped, but Hope only got a small scratch.
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Death was what mattered. Happy and Sharon were fatally attacked, Hope wasn’t. She didn’t die until she was mobbed getting the heroes into the base.
MarkB
Legend
That would have been a major factor. Also, she was infected by Sharon, who'd only just been turned, and might not have been very virulent yet.
except that we know that if we break Strange's hands, he will become Dr. Strange as well.
The reason we (some of us) the audience are balking at the Absolute Point claim is because we KNOW it can be done differently.
MarkB
Legend
Maybe, maybe not. This is a variant who managed to overcome his self-absorption sufficiently to maintain a stable relationship. Maybe he wouldn't be driven to such desperation by his hands' injuries.
Another sad episode.
Plenty to nitpick. Zombeye's good bow arm should have rotted off by the time he got from San Francisco to NYC
It's pretty far fetched that he and ZombCap happened to wander from the west coast to the east coast. That's a long hike for random shambling. Maybe strange popped them over to "help" before losing control.
All the zombie heroes seemed to have good control of their powers despite being zombies. though without that, zombie avengers wouldn't be more dangerous.
Hope should have normal-sized and disabled her rig as her last dying act after dropping the kids off. She knew what was coming.
T'Challa should not have flown his plane over the giant zombie. We all saw that coming
Thanos should really do some recon before he goes down to the planet. Maybe send a rover.
Plenty to nitpick. Zombeye's good bow arm should have rotted off by the time he got from San Francisco to NYC
It's pretty far fetched that he and ZombCap happened to wander from the west coast to the east coast. That's a long hike for random shambling. Maybe strange popped them over to "help" before losing control.
All the zombie heroes seemed to have good control of their powers despite being zombies. though without that, zombie avengers wouldn't be more dangerous.
Hope should have normal-sized and disabled her rig as her last dying act after dropping the kids off. She knew what was coming.
T'Challa should not have flown his plane over the giant zombie. We all saw that coming
Thanos should really do some recon before he goes down to the planet. Maybe send a rover.
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