What If…? Season 2 Episode 5 Explained: Where Is Captain Carter?

Lucas Aquino
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 27, 2023

Marvel’s ongoing animated sensation What If…? Season 2 has been a refreshing change of pace for MCU fans this Christmas, as each episode is released every day consecutively to keep yourself busy. From the 1980s Avengers fighting Peter Quill to Tony Stark ending up on Skaars, the anthology series leads us from one intriguing universe to another through the perspective of Uatu the Watcher.

The latest Episode 5 of the series brings us back to Captain Peggy Carter, who takes on the mantle of Captain America after getting trapped in the ice for more than half a decade. In this episode, we learn that his lover, Steve Rogers, also survived into the present as Carter did, but got turned into a villain as he was corrupted by the Soviets’ Red Room. What lies in store for Steve and Carter in this episode? Let’s find out.

#1. What Happens In What If…? Season 2 Episode 5?

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Continuing the events of Season 2, Peggy and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff head to the Red Room to battle Melina Vostokoff and her army. The two find Steve Rogers/The Hydra Stomper there, but he’s being brainwashed by Melina. A huge fight ensues, and Peggy manages to undo the corruption on Steve, and the latter flies into the Red Room’s fortress in his Hydra Stomper armor to destroy it once and for all.

While Steve seemingly dies in the explosion, Peggy refuses to believe so, as she continues to search for her loved one under the rubble. However, before she can Natasha can start searching, huge cracks form below their feet and swallow Peggy inside, transporting her to another timeline yet again.

#2. This Isn’t The First Multiverse Adventure For Captain Carter In What If…?

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Fans from the first season of What If…? would know that this is not the first time Captain Carter travels through the Multiverse. In Season 1’s finale, the character was summoned by Uatu the Watcher himself to be a part of the Guardians of the Multiverse to fight against the powerful Ultron, after the latter obtained Vision’s body.

Uatu’s Guardians of the Multiverse consists of Captain Carter, Doctor Strange Supreme, Thor, Dystopia Black Widow, T’Challa’s version of Star-Lord, and Gamora.

#3. Where Does Captain Carter Travel To?

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Peggy Carter wakes up to find herself in an encounter with variants of Nick Fury and Wanda Maximoff, who wear Elizabethan-era outfits. This may suggest that Captain Carter has ended up on Earth-1602, a dimension where the Avengers are active during the Elizabethan era in the comics.

Upon finding Peggy, both Fury and Wanda admit that she is the hero who can save not only the queen, but also their entire world. Surprisingly, even Uatu himself is caught off guard by the existence of Scarlet Witch in this universe. It seems that this version of Wanda is even more powerful and unpredictable than he can imagine.

This fateful encounter seems to be a premise of What If…? Season 2 Episode 8, "What If… the Avengers Assembled in 1602?", which will continue to story of Captain Carter on Earth-1602.

#4. Can Captain Carter Return To Her Universe In Season 2?

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It’s likely that Peggy will have to put her priority to find Steve aside to help Earth-1602 first with whichever danger they are facing. In a couple of days, we’ll find out what will happen next with Captain Carter in What If… Season 2 Episode 8 on December 29th, and whether her loved one is alive or not.

What is your impression so far for this season of What If…? Do you think the Hydra Stomper version of Steve Rogers is alive? Let us know in the comments.

What If…? Season 2 Episode 5 Explained: Where Is Captain Carter?

#1. What Happens In What If…? Season 2 Episode 5?

#2. This Isn’t The First Multiverse Adventure For Captain Carter In What If…?

#3. Where Does Captain Carter Travel To?

#4. Can Captain Carter Return To Her Universe In Season 2?

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