History Recap / WhatIfS2E8WhatIfTheAvengersAssembledIn1602

** Most of the characters still talk in modern American accents. Which, as any linguist will tell you, ''is'' historically accurate. The Elizabethan Era English accent actually sounded closer to a modern American Southern accent than the "Received Pronunciation" accent that most modern media uses to depict the era. [[{{Irony}} Peggy, Hela, Thor, and Loki's accent is the actual outlier here]].

** There's a reference to a Victoria sponge, named after a queen who won't exist for another two centuries.

** Most of the characters still talk in modern American accents.

* WhamLine: "I can hear you." Peggy reveals that she can hear Uatu narrate about her, despite him not intending to make himself audible to her. This level of perception has previously only been achieved by three known characters: Strange Supreme, Infinity Ultron, and [[WesternAnimation/IAmGroot Baby Groot]], two of whom are extremely powerful cosmic entities. What this implies about this version of Peggy, if anything, remains to be seen.

* AlternateSelf: There's two Steve Rogers in the episode, both of them native to the universe featured in the episode, but from separate timelines. The first shown grew up in the Time Stone-adjusted reality, becoming an outlaw in the mold of Robin Hood. The second shown came from the original reality, which seems to have been similar to the Sacred Timeline.

** [[Creator/CateBlanchett Hela]] takes the place of Elizabeth I in the 1602-verse. Her actress has already played her before.

** The first shown grew up in the Time Stone-adjusted reality, becoming an outlaw in the mold of Robin Hood.
** The second shown came from the original reality, which seems to have been similar to the Sacred Timeline.

* AlternateSelf: There's two Steve Rogers in the episode, both of them native to the universe featured in the episode, but from separate timelines.

* BehemothBattle: The Hulk vs The Freak

** Rogers Hood turns out to be just as adept with Carter's shield in combat as she is. Later, he turns out not only to be the local equivalent of Steve, but is indeed a modern Steve who became Captain America, so he is ''very'' familiar with how it works.

* {{Expy}}: The Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Scott Lang, Peggy Carter (who's several years dead) and Happy Hogan in this world are based off of [[Myth/RobinHood Robin of Loxley, Little John, Will Scarlet, Maid Marion and the Sheriff of Nottingham]] respectively.

** There is no indication that Steve or Bucky have their SuperSoldier strength, though that only means they're BroughtDownToBadass.

** Rogers' band of outlaws are from TheHighMiddleAges rather than [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethI the later Elizabethan Era]].

* AlternateSelf: There's two Steve Rogers in the episode, both of them native to the universe featured in the episode, but from separate timelines.

* SpecialThanks: The credits include one to Creator/RoyThomas, the writer for Comicbook/TheAvengers comics from 1966-72.

** Wanda and Thor never really met each other in the Sacred Timeline, outside of sharing the same battlefield while battling [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron]] on one occasion, and Thanos on [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar two]] [[Film/AvengersEndgame separate]] occasions. Here, Wanda is Thor's court magician.

* AlternateSelf: There's two Steve Rogers in the episode, both of them native to the universe featured in the episode, but from separate timelines.

* StarCrossedLovers: Peggy has yet to find a world where she and Steve get to be together. Fitting, given it's the setting of the [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare trope namer]].

* Behemoth battle: The Hulk vs The Freak

* ArtisticLicenseArt: A common one in fiction: {{Theatre/Hamlet}}'s "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Act 3, Scene 1 is depicted with Hamlet holding Yorick's skull. In the actual play, the skull appears much later in the play (specifically in Act V, Scene 1) during a completely different monologue.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Jon Favreau is the only one trying for a British accent among the American cast.

* LighterAndSofter: Despite being (loosely) based on ''[[ComicBook/Marvel1602 1602]]'' , the tone is still very light-hearted when compared to the source material.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Thor and Hogan are quick to blame Peggy for everything and act accordingly.

* HatDamage: Steve slices the feather in Happy Hogan's hat. This turns out to be his BerserkButton.

* HopeSpot: The Merry Men seem to have defeated the Yellowjackets... until Hogan brings out the Destroyer.
* IWantThemAlive: Hogan tells the Yellowjackets that King Thor wants Carter taken alive, but the Merry Men's lives are at the assassins' discretion.
* InSpiteOfANail: Despite it being a completely different universe even before the time periods collapsed onto each other, Hogan can transform into the Freak like one of his alternate selves.

** Steve when Hogan transforms into The Freak.

* WaxingLyrical: Hogan quotes the lyrics, "The pipes are calling" from the Irish song, "Danny Boy", after throwing a harpsichord at the Hulk.