. T'Challa's mission to protect Wakanda leads him to hunt down Council members, and Zemo becomes a reluctant source of information or a target whose motivations complicate T'Challa's moral standing.
: It bridges the gap between classic Earth-12041 villains (like Zemo) and the newly introduced Wakandan myths and historical figures explored later in the season.
A small corner of Reddit (r/MarvelsAvengersAssemble) claims there is a lost episode #108 that was written but never animated due to the show's cancellation. The theory suggests a script titled "The Beyonder's Gambit" that was scrapped when Secret Wars was shortened from 32 episodes to 26. Marvel Animation has officially stated that all 127 episodes released are the complete run.
The flashbacks reveal that the Shadow Council isn't a new threat; they were actively working with Hydra during the war to steal Wakandan technology.
