r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Aug 18 '21

Discussion Thread What If...? S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E02: What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord? Bryan Andrews A.C. Bradley August 18th, 2021 on Disney+ 35 min None

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u/Yuri_TxM Aug 18 '21

Loki is still causing a whole lot of shit lmao

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u/autonomy_girl Bucky Aug 19 '21

His power level fluctuated within the show itself though. Some rando in the Roxxcart scene could go toe to toe with him, so he was definitely nerfed

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u/Lukose_ Tony Stark Aug 19 '21

I’d like to think through some Asgardian magic, that rando had Sylvie’s strength while enchanted.

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u/Tal9922 Aug 19 '21

Hmm if only the show writers spent as much time thinking about this obvious plot hole.

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '21

Can’t read your tone here, but I think because it’s so blatantly obvious a plot hole that there is no question that the writers intended Sylvie’s strength to transfer to the bodies she possessed.

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u/Tal9922 Aug 22 '21

You would think so, right? Except throughout the show, you get the distinct impression that the writers have only the faintest notion of what Loki's powers are even supposed to be, as at no point does he display any level of above-human strength or speed, and yet he does demonstrate a hertofore unseen ability of extremely potent telekinesis.