Captain Carter quotes from What If...?

The Watcher

What you're seeing has all the makings of a Shakespearean tragedy: a king marred by loss, a soldier on the run, a world on the brink of oblivion. The year is 1602. She is Captain Peggy Carter. But how is a time-displaced super-soldier end up in such a strangely familiar reality? The sad truth is that there are worlds among the Multiverse simply meant to die, but every once in a while, a glimmer of hope can emerge. With their world collapsing in on itself, a band of heroes gathered together to save their reality. The Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff, used her powers to reach into a neighboring universe for a warrior. One willing to face impossible odds to save a dying reality that's not her own. A hero like Captain Peggy Carter. And so, the captain joined the heroes of 1602 in their desperate bid to save their world. But now, after weeks of trial and error, she stands alone. A failure and an outlaw in the dying universe she was summoned to save. On the run, with no way home. No place to go. Nothing.

Captain Carter

I can hear you, you know?

The Watcher

Wait. Really? You can?

The Watcher

Worlds die every day. I've watched millions fade from existence. It happens.

Captain Carter

Well, not on my watch.

Captain Carter

No arc reactors in 1602...

Stark

Again with the beautiful gibberish! Keep talking, it's like opium to my ears.

Steve

Most people would be driven half-mad at the mere idea of being stranded in a foreign world.

Captain Carter

At this point, being in the wrong place at the wrong time is my specialty.

Steve

I must ask. In your world, is there another Steve Rogers?

Captain Carter

Yes.

Steve

Tell me what he's like.

Captain Carter

No, I... I don't think I will.

Captain Carter

If you see someone hurt, you help them.

The Watcher

Well, a piece of advice from an all-seeing being: you cannot possibly comprehend the consequences of your actions. Even if you find and destroy this forerunner, what happens next? What if the world doesn't magically correct itself? What if it's the final straw that destroys this universe? What if, when the universe resets, you're trapped here forever? What if you die?

Captain Carter

"What if, what if, what if". I have to try.

The Watcher

Because you're human.

Captain Carter

Because I'm Captain Carter. And if you're not going to help me, get out of my way.

Captain Carter

We never get our happy ending.

Steve

I'm sure, somewhere out there, we do.

Captain Carter

What in the world...?

The Watcher

Or "worlds", I guess you could say.

Captain Carter

Well, look who it is. You here to help for a change, or just to narrate?

Captain Carter

You're trying to bring back Christine, aren't you?

Strange Supreme

Yes! And if anyone could understand, it's you.

Captain Carter

Strange, come to your senses!

Strange Supreme

I have to do this...

Captain Carter

But this is madness!

Strange Supreme

Oh, come on, Peggy! You know you'd do the same thing for Steve!

Kahhori

Peggy. Peggy, please...!

Captain Carter

I would never do this for Steve. Steve Rogers wouldn't want me to. The cost is too high.

Strange Supreme

Well... In the grand scheme of things... It's a small price to pay.

Strange Supreme

My grief is too strong. It's grown beyond my control.

Captain Carter

Christine wouldn't want this!

Strange Supreme

No...

But we do.

Captain Carter

You saw it, didn't you? The Forge, Kahhori, the monster in Strange. We nearly lost everything.

The Watcher

But we didn't. The Multiverse didn't need me to intervene, Peggy. It just needed you. So, ready, finally, to get back to your universe?

Captain Carter

I am. But perhaps we could take the scenic route home? Surely there's something worth seeing along the way.

The Watcher

Oh, Captain, just you watch.