Season 3 of What If…? is enriched with an episode that mixes the emotion of fatherhood with the invasion of mysterious intergalactic forces, creating a story that is as comical as it is dramatic. In Episode 4, Howard the Duck (voiced by Seth Green) and Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) become parents and find themselves at the center of a series of events that put their new family in danger.
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The episode begins with a tender and familiar scene: Darcy and Howard welcome their baby boy into the hospital. However, instead of a newborn baby, they are faced with a mysterious egg, which may soon hatch to reveal their future child. The Watcher (voiced by Jeffrey Wright) makes his appearance and, in his usual enigmatic tone, predicts that the birth of this child will change not only the lives of Howard and Darcy, but the entire fate of the universe.
The plot intertwines with past events, taking viewers back to Season 1, Episode 7, where Howard and Darcy met in Las Vegas, during a Thor party, and had an immediate connection that would lead to them getting married that same night. With the arrival of their child, however, it is no longer just the parents who have to worry, but also cosmic entities who see the little one as a resource of crucial importance.
An intergalactic cruise and an uncertain future
The newly formed family finds itself aboard a spaceship hosted by the Grand Master (voiced by Matt Friend), who, while seemingly welcoming, has a dark plan: the egg is his goal, and the baby will become his “meal ”. After a series of chaotic events, including the betrayal of Yondu (Michael Rooker) and the intervention of government agencies such as SHIELD, the escape with the child turns into a fight for his survival.
In a moment of desperation, Howard and Darcy decide to ask for help from Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Director Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who explain to them that the child may be linked to a powerful cosmic alignment, known as the Cosmic Convergence. The most powerful forces in the universe are searching for the egg, but their motivations are anything but noble.
An unlikely alliance to save the family
As the chaos intensifies, Darcy and Howard seek refuge on Knowhere, a planet located in the heart of a distant galaxy, where they encounter Kaecillius (Jared Butler) and his disciples, who plan to use the child to summon Dormammu and gain a power immense. But the intervention of Fury and Coulson prevents the plan from being completed, at least temporarily.
After numerous chases, battles and unexpected alliances with characters such as Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Laufey (Andrew Morgado), Darcy and Howard finally manage to save their child from a tragic end. The fate of their family finally seems to be safe when SHIELD, after seeing the parents' determination, decides not to take the child away from them.
A bittersweet epilogue
Despite the attempts of various characters to obtain the child for their own purposes, in the end, Howard and Darcy's love and dedication prevail. After a long series of frenetic events, the child hatches from the egg and manifests as a powerful entity that reduces surrounding threats to ashes. In the end, Howard and Darcy can finally live their dream of a family, with a future that looks bright, despite the dark forces that continue to threaten the universe.
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