The debut episode of What If…? Season 2 is one thing completely different for the Marvel Cinematic Universe: It’s important a movie noir story in animated kind. In the event you’re unfamiliar with noir, otherwise you don’t know why Karen Gillan’s Nebula was the right hero for this form of story, we’re right here to assist.

In our newest Marvel video, we’ll level out all of the parallels between the What If…? season premiere and traditional noir tropes, and we’ll additionally break down all the weather that this episode borrows from Ridley Scott’s traditional sci-fi noir movie, Blade Runner. We’ll additionally present you all the brand new characters within the new opening credit sequence, the witty Marvel model of Rock Paper Scissors that’s hidden on this episode, and focus on the stunning X-Males reference on this episode. Try the complete video beneath:

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In the event you appreciated that video on all of the secrets and techniques within the premiere episode of What If…? Season 2, try extra of our movies beneath, together with how She-Hulk: Lawyer at Legislation might need been the straw that broke the camel’s again for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one on Marvel’s more and more irritating post-credits scenes, and one on how Secret Invasion appears even worse after you watch The Marvels. Plus, there’s tons extra movies over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure you subscribe to catch all our future episodes. New episodes of What If…? Season 2 premieres day by day on Disney+ by means of December 30.

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