While I am not thrilled that the MCU has progressively gotten less grounded (especially with wild multiverse stories) since Phase 1, it is clear with Loki, Ant-Man and Wasp: Quantumania, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, What If, and Spider-Man: No Way Home that the multi-verse is the heart of Phase 4! :-(. Being that the case, this show seems to set it all up, so it is critical. However, despite great acting and effects, the situations are much harder to relate to, and for me, less compelling :-(