A fresh and fun animated dive through the multiverse that is in turns wildly dark, irritatingly brief, surprisingly funny and mind-blowingly extreme. The stiff 3D animation is not flawless, but the swanky stylised cel-shading, pleasant palettes and beautiful background work helps buckets and by the end I barely noticed it. The biggest limitation to me is the runtime of the episodes, which can often make it feel overwhelmingly breathless and doesn't give some plots room to settle. With the snappier episodes (party Thor, Doctor Strange, the penultimate one) this can work in its favour, but with others (Peggy Carter, Yellowjacket, Zombies) it leaves them feeling like a "previously on" montage rather than a proper plot. All-in-all though the starry voice cast, the pleasing anthology vibe and the fun continuity games make this the strongest Disney+ offering yet. Here's hoping season 2 lets the episodes dictate how long they need to work, we're no longer in the syndicationverse after all!