X-Men ’97 creator Beau DeMayo criticizes Marvel movie What If…? Season 3

The Marvel movie “What If…?” It premiered in 2021 and its innovative remixes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s status quo have become consistent bright spots during a difficult time for the franchise. while The first season of Disney+’s animated Marvel multiverse show Combining stylish animation with fast-paced storytelling, Season 2 was a great and refreshing addition to the MCUand both seasons ended up receiving generally very good reviews.

“what if…?” Season 3 began dropping daily episodes on December 22, 2024, and concluded a week later on December 29, and while critics didn’t quite embrace it as they did its predecessors, it was still an entertaining watch… that is, unless you ask Beau DiMaio. The former “X-Men ’97” director took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share his complaints about the “What if…?” Season 3 and His short review He made it clear he wasn’t all that impressed:

“#whatif, season 3, just like it”

In another tweetDeMayo took more time to explain. Although by no means an article, this post highlighted what it considers to be obvious issues with the writing of the episodes and the basic setting:

“(It) has no substance and feels like fiction. The dialogue is very flat and obvious, and some of the introductions are weird.”

DeMayo’s issues seem to be based on the first parts of “What if…?” Season three. Not only did he post his criticism on December 27 — before the final two episodes dropped — but he also chirp On his lack of interest in ending the series:

“I’ve been watching more to provide feedback on how to easily do this better but I have some water to watch boil.”

This indicates that he has not watched the season after Episode 6, “What If… 1872,” a 19th-century adventure starring Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). Of course, at that point, the series had already done some pretty wild stuff even by “What If…?” standards, from battles between a kaiju-sized Hulk monster (Mark Ruffalo) and giant mechs to a bizarre interspecies marriage between Howard the Duck (Seth Green ) and Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings), which resulted in a strong hybrid daughter named Birdie (Natasha Lyonne). Suggested That quality issues in Season 3 may have something to do with Matthew Chauncey taking over head writer duties from series creator A.C. Bradley:

“This is also the season that AC Bradley completely backed down to have Chauncey take over.”

Of course, it’s worth keeping in mind that DeMayo has a very personal bone to pick with the MCU. The drama between the creator of “X-Men ’97” and Marvel It has been running since March 2024, when DeMayo was fired shortly before the series premiere. Marvel’s claims of creator behavior issues and DeMayo’s vocal rants toward his former employer have made this one of the MCU’s high-profile behind-the-scenes upheavals. Like DeMayo’s “What If…?” The comments show that he’s more than willing to criticize MCU productions, so expect this rift to continue to make headlines in the future.

“what if…?” It’s now streaming on Disney+.