Recaps

The Ancient One showed Heisenberg possible futures and asked him to support a plan in which Kaecilius trapped Dormammu, sparing Earth from wider magical chaos at the cost of an island nation. After they agreed, she took Heisenberg to the United States to gather resources for Kamar-Taj by buying lottery tickets.

• The Ancient One brought Heisenberg to Kamar-Taj’s library and explained that she needed time and resources to study the changing magical world.
• The Ancient One showed Heisenberg more than two thousand possible futures, many of which involved battles over Dormammu’s Dark Dimension and chaos on Earth.
• The Ancient One presented her favored future, in which Kaecilius became darkness’s leader and trapped Dormammu while an island nation sank.
• Heisenberg approved the plan, and The Ancient One decided to guide Kaecilius’s fate toward that outcome.
• The Ancient One took Heisenberg to the United States to buy lottery tickets as a way to replenish Kamar-Taj’s depleted resources.

Heisenberg and The Ancient One won a $160 million lottery jackpot and returned to Kathmandu, where The Ancient One reorganized the Ancient Cult’s supply work and assigned Kaecilius to guard the Great Library. Kaecilius mistakenly saw the assignment as a chance to study forbidden magic, while Heisenberg and The Ancient One planned to use his growing interest in darkness to lure Dormammu into a trap.

• The Ancient One won the lottery, and Heisenberg celebrated loudly with her outside the shop before leading her away to claim the prize.
• Heisenberg and The Ancient One returned to the Ancient Cult, where Heisenberg teased Pietro about his studies and praised Wanda for ranking third among the disciples.
• The Ancient One tasked Mordo with distributing supplies to Kathmandu and the three Sanctums, and told Kaecilius to hand over his duties and guard the Great Library.
• The Ancient One specifically warned Kaecilius to protect The Book of Cagliostro, and Kaecilius interpreted the assignment as permission to pursue forbidden knowledge.
• Heisenberg and The Ancient One agreed that Kaecilius’s access to magic could draw him deeper into darkness, setting up their plan to give Dormammu a foothold on Earth and trap him.

The Ancient One explained her plan to build six new Sanctums and lure Dormammu or the lords of Hell into a trap, accepting the immense civilian casualties it would cause after Heisenberg reassured her. Heisenberg returned to Asgard, where Heimdall welcomed him back and asked whether to hold a celebration.

• The Ancient One told Heisenberg she needed to visit ancient magical worlds in other universes to gather materials for six new Sanctums.
• The Ancient One warned that the Sanctum plan could kill at least a hundred million people, and Heisenberg told her to proceed and prepare Kaecilius to lure Dormammu.
• Fatty Wang questioned Kaecilius's appointment as guardian of the forbidden library, and The Ancient One explained that Kaecilius deserved rest while assigning Wang duties at the London Sanctum.
• Heisenberg left the Ancient One's study and used the Bifrost to return to Asgard, where citizens and Berserker recruits cheered his arrival.
• Yondu and Kraglin discussed seeking an audience with Heisenberg to trade the Orb of the Cosmos for Yondu's adopted son's freedom.
• Heimdall greeted Heisenberg, explained that his disappearance had worried Frigga, and asked whether to arrange a celebration.

Heisenberg met with Yondu and the original Guardians of the Galaxy, who asked him to release Peter Quill in exchange for the Orb of the Universe. He revealed that Quill had been held as bait for Ego, then set a harsh condition for their freedom: Quill had to secure the Orb for him.

• Heisenberg declined a public celebration and let Yondu into Asgard’s main hall to discuss Peter Quill.
• Yondu asked Heisenberg to reduce Quill’s sentence and offered the Orb of the Universe as compensation.
• Colonel Victory, Stakar, and the others arrived and confirmed they had returned Valkyrie and had a lead on the Orb.
• Heisenberg revealed that he had planned to use Quill as bait to hunt Ego, the Celestial planet.
• Heisenberg offered to free the group if Quill brought him the Orb, but said they would remain in Asgard if Quill failed or did not do his best.

Heisenberg freed Peter Quill on the condition that he retrieve the Orb, while Yondu and the other Guardians stayed in Asgard as his guests. After Quill left to fetch the treasure, Heisenberg visited the underground prison and ordered the guards to take him to the last Valkyrie.

• Yondu accepted Heisenberg's terms, and Heisenberg released Quill from his divine-power shackles.
• Yondu told Quill to retrieve the Orb and warned him to return for the hostages; Quill borrowed Yondu's ship and left Asgard.
• Heisenberg invited Yondu and the others to enjoy Asgard as guests, while warning Yondu that he doubted Quill would bring back the Orb.
• Heisenberg entered the underground prison, killed a prisoner who insulted him, and learned that the bloodied woman in a nearby cell was Siren Lorelei.
• Heisenberg declined to engage with Siren Lorelei and followed a guard toward the last Valkyrie.

Heisenberg confronted Valkyrie in Asgard’s prison, rejected her attempt to subdue him, and condemned her for abandoning her comrades and serving the Grandmaster. He decided she had to die and resolved to kill every prisoner in the prison, leaving Valkyrie broken and awaiting death.

• Heisenberg entered Valkyrie’s cell, dismissed the guard, and stopped the punishment currents so she could recover.
• Valkyrie thanked Heisenberg for bringing her home, then secretly attached the Grandmaster’s energy inhibitor to his neck and threatened him with its remote.
• Heisenberg proved the inhibitor could not affect him, crushed it, and threw Valkyrie into the wall.
• Valkyrie lamented her lost chance to serve a worthy king and broke down in tears; Heisenberg rebuked her and smashed her body against the energy barrier.
• Heisenberg accused Valkyrie of abandoning her comrades and becoming a slave trader, apologized for Odin and Hela’s role in her past, and declared that she had to die.
• Heisenberg decided to kill every prisoner in Asgard’s prison, intending for Valkyrie to join her fallen comrades and Hela’s growing Valkyrie host.

Heisenberg killed Valkyrie, then Hela revived her with the Eternal Fire as an immortal spirit and renamed her Sigrun to lead a new Valkyrie Spirit Legion. After Hela returned to the Predator universe, Sigrun questioned the violation of death, and Heisenberg sent her to unleash her anger on Asgard’s prisoners.

• Heisenberg executed Valkyrie with Gungnir and gave her a farewell blessing, then summoned Hela through Bifrost.
• Hela used the Eternal Fire to revive Valkyrie as an immortal spirit, tested her abilities, and renamed her Sigrun.
• Heisenberg lent Hela the Eternal Fire so she could revive the Valkyrie Legion, then sent her back to the Predator universe.
• Sigrun questioned whether returning the dead to life violated the boundary between life and death, while Heisenberg defended his authority as a deity.
• Heisenberg directed Sigrun to kill Asgard’s prisoners, including Fafnir and Lorelei, as she channeled her anger into strength.

Heisenberg ordered Sigrun to execute Asgard’s prisoners and freed the guards to return to the battlefield. He then visited Frigga, who challenged his choice to leave Asgard undefended and insisted she would rather give up being Queen of Gods.

• Sigrun accepted Heisenberg’s command, killed a prisoner, and began executing the criminals in Asgard’s cells.
• Heisenberg told a prison guard that Sigrun would take over the executions and released the guards to return to the battlefield.
• Heisenberg visited Frigga and offered the palace maids a short vacation and tickets to the Opera House.
• Nott and Skadi met Heisenberg, accepted his invitation to the Opera House, and left with the maids.
• Frigga asked Heisenberg to choose Nott or Skadi as the new Queen of Gods, but he affirmed that he wanted Frigga to remain in the position.
• Frigga complained that Heisenberg had taken Hela and more than a hundred thousand warriors away without warning, leaving Asgard vulnerable, and said she wanted to return to her life as a goddess.

Heisenberg reassured Frigga about Asgard, explained that he had sent the warriors to an Infinity Universe, and took her to the Godzilla Universe to see its giant monsters. There, the monsters' brawl resumed, Mothra warmly welcomed Heisenberg, and Godzilla and Kong kept fighting over wounded pride.

• Heisenberg told Frigga that Asgard was thriving and praised her work managing the kingdom, then explained that he had sent the warriors to another universe.
• Heisenberg revealed that the destination was an Infinity Universe and took Frigga to the Godzilla Universe to see its colossal beasts.
• Heisenberg halted the monsters' battle with his arrival, while the MUTO couple began mating and Kong's roar earned him a hurricane that slammed him into the ground.
• Mothra flew over to Heisenberg for affection, leaving Godzilla bewildered, while Kong and Godzilla resumed their fight.
• Frigga admired Mothra and teased Heisenberg about attracting queens, while Mothra suggested that Godzilla and Kong stop fighting and Heisenberg let their battle continue.

Heisenberg watched King Kong and Godzilla battle, then visited Monarch’s underground observation station with Frigga and Diana, where Serizawa explained the Titans’ planned hierarchy. He asked for braised pig trotters, and the chapter ended with chefs presenting twelve live pigs.

• Heisenberg used an invisible force field to pin down every Titan except Godzilla and King Kong, who resumed fighting after King Kong shoved a tree into Godzilla’s mouth.
• Diana joined Heisenberg and Frigga, and Heisenberg introduced the two women before taking them to Monarch’s observation station.
• Serizawa explained that Diana had proposed gathering the Titans to establish a hierarchy through their battles and then managing them together.
• Heisenberg asked Claude Strov for braised pig trotters, prompting Monarch to request help from the United Nations and bring in Chinese master chefs.
• The chefs presented twelve live pigs, and Heisenberg sprayed out his wine in surprise.

Heisenberg tasked Serizawa with caring for Godzilla and confirmed the Hollow Earth existed, while Hela gathered Thor and Loki to find dragons for Drogon to mate with. Drogon immediately attacked Mothra in the Godzilla Universe, provoking Godzilla into a fight.

• Serizawa outlined plans for Titan habitats, asked Heisenberg about the Hollow Earth, and learned it existed, though Heisenberg told him to focus on Godzilla.
• Heisenberg asked Serizawa to care for Godzilla, and Serizawa asked Diana to keep Godzilla on the surface and under supervision.
• Hela reunited with Thor and Loki, then told them she planned to find dragons or Titans as mates for Drogon.
• Barry directed Hela, Thor, and Loki to the Godzilla Universe, where Diana was already managing the Titans.
• Drogon flew toward Mothra and seized her, so Godzilla attacked him with Atomic Breath and the two beasts began fighting.

Godzilla fought Drogon and Thor until Heisenberg intervened to save him, then restored the battered giant beasts and reconciled the newcomers with Godzilla and Mothra. Heisenberg left with Hela, Loki, Thor, and Drogon, promising to take Drogon to a world full of dragons while urging Godzilla to grow stronger.

• Godzilla absorbed energy from Drogon's nuclear breath, overpowered him, and freed Mothra, but Thor then knocked Godzilla down and pinned him with Mjolnir while Hela prepared to kill him.
• Heisenberg stopped Hela's blades, lifted Mjolnir from Godzilla, and revived him, prompting Godzilla to complain and seek Heisenberg's help against Hela and Thor.
• Hela and Loki kicked Drogon and Thor toward Godzilla, then apologized to Heisenberg, who restored the giant beasts and calmed the confrontation.
• Mothra coaxed Godzilla into greeting Drogon, and Godzilla accidentally introduced himself as “Not Angry,” making Drogon laugh.
• Heisenberg promised to take Drogon to a world populated by dragons, warned Godzilla to train and become stronger, and departed with Hela, Loki, Thor, and Drogon.

Heisenberg accepted Hela’s advice to maintain a dignified image when his identity was known, while Thor’s story about taking Jane to another universe revealed that he had brought her into a zombie apocalypse. The chapter left Jane stranded in the School of the Dead world, furious at Thor and declaring that they had broken up.

• Hela drove the curious onlookers away and persuaded Heisenberg to keep a proper distance from his believers when his identity was exposed.
• Hela beat Thor and Loki after they teased her, then asked Serizawa to care for her dragon.
• Frigga questioned Thor about his relationship with Jane, and Thor proudly described taking her on a trip to the School of the Dead world.
• Heisenberg and Frigga realized Thor had taken Jane to a zombie-infested world, and Frigga told him to prepare to find a new girlfriend.
• In the School of the Dead world, Jane told Rei Miyamoto that Thor had deliberately left her surrounded by zombies and declared that they were breaking up.

Thor returned to the zombie-infested world, where Jane confronted him over abandoning her and ended their relationship. After Thor took Jane back to her universe, she returned to work and learned that Dr. Erik Selvig had been arrested after acting strangely near Stonehenge.

• Thor slaughtered thousands of zombies and flew to the villa where Jane was staying.
• Jane angrily told Thor that he had disregarded her safety and feelings, and she broke up with him.
• Thor gave Saeko Busujima a Sun Wheel Emblem, revealed that he served Heisenberg, and then took Jane back to her world.
• Jane refused Thor’s help, bathed at home, and returned to the Justice League’s New York headquarters.
• Daisy told Jane that Dr. Erik Selvig had been arrested for running naked near Stonehenge and had left behind strange astronomical readings.

Jane investigated strange space-time anomalies at the Port of London with Daisy and Commander Rumlow, then vanished while following the readings. Meanwhile, Heisenberg returned to Asgard, where Thor confessed that he had brought Jane there without permission.

• Jane and Daisy traveled to the Port of London with intern Emil after Jane detected unusual astronomical readings.
• Commander Rumlow showed Jane a truck that floated and a beer bottle trapped in a looping fall, and Jane concluded that the anomaly’s core lay elsewhere.
• Daisy caught a piece of candy that looped back, but Emil’s tossed car keys disappeared, and Rumlow and Daisy realized Jane was missing.
• Heisenberg asked Diana to bring Liu Angxing and Erina Nakiri to the divine realm, turned Godzilla World’s Amazon rainforest into Monster Paradise, and returned to Asgard with Frigga.
• Thor confessed to Heisenberg and Frigga that he had brought Jane to Asgard without permission, adding that they had already broken up.

Thor brought Jane Foster to Asgard, where Frigga discovered that the dangerous energy inside her was the Aether, or Reality Stone. Frigga said its seal had vanished and warned that something loathsome would return, then sent Thor to the Grand Library to study his grandfather, King Bor.

• Thor explained Jane's condition to Heisenberg, and Antomis reported that Jane contained a vast, destructive energy.
• Heimdall told Heisenberg that Jane had vanished from his sight for five hours and that the Nine Realms were nearing a complete planar overlap; Heisenberg forgave him and ordered him to watch Svartalfheim while Hela recalled the warriors.
• Frigga examined Jane at the Soul Forging Ground, reassured her that she could recover in Asgard, and used Vanir Magic to investigate the crimson energy.
• Frigga identified the energy as the Aether, one of the Infinity Stones, and told Thor that its seal had vanished and dangerous beings might return.
• Frigga ordered Thor to research King Bor in the Grand Library and write a reflection of at least four thousand characters by nightfall.

Frigga learned that the Reality Stone had escaped its seal as the Nine Realms converged, and Heisenberg ordered Asgardian and Kryptonian forces to return to prepare for the Dark Elves. Meanwhile, Frigga removed the Stone from Jane, and an Avengers time-travel mission brought Thor and Rocket to an unfamiliar version of Asgard, where Thor realized something was wrong.

• Frigga told Heisenberg that Jane carried the Reality Stone and warned that the converging realms could weaken Asgard and free Malekith's Dark Elves.
• Heisenberg promised to bring Hela and her legion back to Asgard and ordered The Flash to summon twenty Kryptonian warriors.
• Frigga removed the Aether from Jane while Thor proposed searching other universes for a way to make Jane immortal.
• Iron Man and Captain America sent the Avengers on a time-travel mission to retrieve the Infinity Stones.
• Thor and Rocket arrived in an unfamiliar Asgard, and Thor stopped Rocket when he realized their destination was wrong.

Thor and Rocket discovered that the Asgard they had arrived in was unlike the one Thor remembered, with Hela, Loki, and Frigga all appearing in unexpected circumstances. Thor broke down after seeing Loki, then set out with Rocket to find answers about the timeline.

• Thor and Rocket hid in a corridor and watched Berserkers return from other worlds, including a warrior infected by the T-virus.
• Hela arrived with Fiona, scolded her Berserkers over Beowulf’s infection, and welcomed Fiona to Asgard.
• Thor recognized Hela and realized their timeline did not match his memories, then spotted Loki and wept as his brother walked away.
• Thor told Rocket they should seek Heimdall to learn what had happened, but he stopped when he heard Frigga’s voice nearby.
• Thor and Rocket saw Heisenberg walking with Frigga and female scholars, leaving Thor stunned that his parents were together in this universe.

Fat Thor and Rocket followed Heisenberg through a changed version of Asgard, where Frigga urged him to make its warriors study and Hela pressed him to attack the Dark Elves. As they learned that Heisenberg was baiting Malekith with something Asgard possessed, Rocket made Thor doubt whether he was truly related to his black-haired family.

• Frigga proposed making Asgard's warriors study, and Heisenberg agreed that she should oversee their education.
• Loki told Frigga and Heisenberg that Hela and Fiona were waiting, then followed Frigga to the library to find material about the Dark Elves.
• Thor and Rocket decided to follow Heisenberg, believing Jane and the Reality Stone were at the Soul Forge, while avoiding meeting the younger Thor.
• Hela urged Heisenberg to invade Svartalfheim, but he refused and told her Asgard would wait until the Nine Realms finished overlapping.
• Heisenberg told Hela that Asgard had something Malekith needed, forcing him to enter Heisenberg's trap.
• Rocket pointed out that Thor alone had blond hair while the rest of his family had black hair, making Thor fear he was the one who had been picked up.

Thor and Rocket watched Heisenberg and Hela flirt before going to retrieve the Reality Stone from Jane Foster. Rocket’s extraction attempt hurt Jane and ended with her unconscious, while Thor restrained him.

• Rocket mocked Thor by claiming he had been adopted, and Thor angrily denied it.
• Heisenberg told Hela that the Dark Elves’ Reality Stone was already in Asgard, and they left together after kissing.
• Thor knocked Rocket unconscious to prevent him from dwelling on what he had seen, then later woke him to watch Jane.
• After the younger Thor left Jane by the Soul Forge, Thor and Rocket approached her to extract the Reality Stone.
• Rocket repeatedly jabbed Jane with the extractor, and she passed out before Thor restrained him.

Thor tried to extract the Reality Stone from Jane with Rocket’s device, but it failed, and Rocket left to repair it. Frigga discovered Thor’s future identity and comforted him as he broke down over his losses, then blamed Heisenberg for his suffering, leaving Thor confused about who Heisenberg was.

• Thor tried stabbing Jane with Rocket’s container again, but it still failed to extract the Reality Stone, so Rocket took it away to modify it.
• Thor held Jane’s hand and blamed himself for the losses and tragedies that had shaped his future.
• Frigga found Thor hiding in the Soul Forge, recognized him despite his disguise, and asked what had happened to him.
• Frigga realized Thor came from the future, and Thor confessed before breaking down in tears.
• Frigga comforted Thor, then blamed Heisenberg for his suffering, but Thor said he did not know who Heisenberg was.

Frigga comforted future Thor as he explained Thanos’s victory and the losses that drove him back in time to retrieve the Reality Stone. She revealed that she had already removed the Stone from Jane and said she needed Heisenberg’s permission to give it to Thor, leaving Thor finally asking who Heisenberg was.

• Frigga recognized Thor despite his confusion about Heisenberg and questioned him about his future and his family.
• Thor asked about his hair and Hela, and Frigga explained that he was Odin and Frigga’s son while Hela had a different mother.
• Thor told Frigga that Thanos had destroyed half of life, described the deaths of his family and friends, and asked for the Reality Stone.
• Frigga reassured Thor that failure did not make him an idiot and comforted him as he grieved for her.
• Thor explained that he and Rocket had come to retrieve the Reality Stone, and Frigga revealed she had already removed it from Jane.
• Frigga said she needed Heisenberg’s permission to give Thor the Stone, and Thor asked her who Heisenberg was.

Thor learned that Heisenberg had defeated Odin and ruled Asgard, and he resolved to stop what he saw as his family’s oppression. Frigga knocked him unconscious with Mjolnir after it chose her, transformed into a battle-clad Female Thor, and Heisenberg arrived to find Rocket trying to escape.

• Frigga revealed that the Reality Stone was in her possession and that Heisenberg’s approval was needed before she could hand it over.
• Frigga explained that Heisenberg ruled Asgard after defeating Odin, and Thor became furious about his father’s fate and his family’s place under the new king.
• Thor insisted that he had to intervene, but the Mjolnir he summoned from the Grand Library flew to Frigga instead.
• Frigga wielded Mjolnir, transformed into a battle-clad Female Thor, and knocked Thor unconscious.
• Heisenberg appeared, admired Frigga’s transformation, and noticed Rocket trying to sneak away until Rocket surrendered.

Heisenberg gave Rocket the Reality Stone after Frigga chose to help her future son, and Frigga sent Rocket and Thor back with Mjolnir. Back in Asgard, Heisenberg learned Captain America had arrived with the hammer and summoned him for an audience.

• Heisenberg restored the Reality Stone and agreed to lend it to Rocket after Frigga said she could not refuse her son's request.
• Heisenberg warned Rocket to treat future Thor gently, then returned to Asgard and asked Frigga to spend time with her family.
• Frigga woke Thor, lent him her Mjolnir, and sent him and Rocket back to the future before he could reveal her fate.
• Frigga healed Jane Foster's injuries after Rocket and Thor disappeared.
• Heimdall told Heisenberg that Captain America had arrived at the Bifrost carrying Mjolnir, and Heisenberg ordered him brought in.
• Captain America followed Heimdall across Asgard, saw its thriving people and extraordinary sights, and reflected on Heisenberg's influence.

Captain America returned the Reality Stone and Mjolnir to Heisenberg, describing the chaos and harsh rule that followed the Blip in his future. Heisenberg sent Frigga to plan a trap for Malekith, and Frigga learned that she had died in the future but resolved to help break Asgard’s fate.

• Heimdal escorted Captain America into the great hall, where Heisenberg stopped him from kneeling and accepted the Reality Stone.
• Captain America told Heisenberg that the Blip’s returnees faced poverty and upheaval, while Tony, Black Panther, and the Guixiu Association’s mages formed the Illuminati to suppress unrest.
• Captain America returned Mjolnir, said he planned to fulfill an old promise after returning the remaining Stones, and vanished using his time-travel device.
• Frigga caught Mjolnir and received the Reality Stone as Heisenberg ordered her to work with Hela and Loki to lure Malekith into the open.
• Frigga asked whether she would die, and Heisenberg confirmed that the Dark Elves had killed her in Thor’s future; Frigga resolved to survive and help break Asgard’s fate.