Snark Industries tackles what both hosts agree is the most confusing entry in the What If...? series so far, and neither of them is especially thrilled about it. The full plot gets walked through as clearly as the episode itself allows, from Loki performing Shakespeare in front of Queen Hela and Thor to the cascading chaos of a reality-tearing rift, Captain Carter's reluctant heroism, and the eventual reveal that Steve Rogers is the forerunner responsible for all of it after accidentally striking the Time Stone with his shield during the Battle of Wakanda. Comic connections to Neil Gaiman's 2003 Marvel 1602 storyline are noted, though the episode takes enough liberties that the parallels only go so far. Easter eggs get their due, including the Hulk wearing an Iron Man Mach 1 mask as the Man in the Iron Mask, Loki's Shakespearean performance as a  ...