…to YOU. you are just not able to understand her complexity. wanda maximoff in her sexy murder milf era ?? YES. they want me to root against her because she made some immoral decisions and maybe committed homicide??? NO. that’s my wife we’re talking about and i support her rights and most importantly i support her wrongs. and if she committed a couple murders who cares she looked amazing doing it.
(Feel free to drag me up in the comments if I get any of these details wrong)
Essentially this theory states that the Illuminati will play a huge part in Multiverse of Madness.
The idea is that they have started an organization (kinda like T.V.A) where they imprison “threats to the multiverse”. This organization is led by Professor X (Stewart version) who arrests Doctor Strange for being a threat to the multiverse.
Within this prison of sorts we see other characters from different universes behind shielded prison cells. These characters would most likely include: Magneto (Fassbender version), An Iron Man variant, Ghost Rider, Jean Grey (Turner Version/Phoenix), Red Skull, and Sylvie.
All of these characters would have tampered with the multiverse at some point. (Believable from each character chosen for this theory)
Anyway, I doubt this will happen but it is a fun theory to think about.
My favorite Multiverse of Madness theory that isn’t going to happen:
A fight with Doctor Strange, Jean Grey (Turner version), Ghost Rider, and Magneto (Fassbender version) all teaming up against Scarlet Witch. That would be in incredible in every way…but it’s not going to happen.
The likelihood that these Multiverse of Madness theories are going to happen (according to me):
-Mephisto is the villain (1/10 because Mephisto theorizers are clowns.)
-Scarlet Witch is the villain (10/10. That is definitely happening even if it is a variant.)
-Wong dies (7/10. I don’t want him to die, but it would open up the spot for Doctor Strange to be sorcerer supreme)
-Wanda kills Wong (6/10. Most likely but not as likely as him dying in general)
-Professor X appears (8/10. I just feel like it’s very plausible)
-Jean Grey appears (3/10. I highly doubt that she will.)
-A variant of Iron Man will appear (5/10. I have no idea)
-Tom Cruise will play said Iron Man variant (2/10. No. They will want to save an actor of that degree for a more important role I feel like)
-Kaecilius returns (5/10. It’s 50/50 for me)
-Wolverine appears (6/10. Less likely than the Professor but still likely)
-The Fantastic 4 are teased (9/10. Highly likely. Especially in an after or mid credits scene)
-Loki appears (8/10. Very likely. Especially if it’s a variant)
-We see older teen/adult versions of Wiccan and Speed (10/10 because I hope so for the sake of the Young Avengers)
-Ghost Rider played by Norman Reedus appears!? (You know what…10/10 because I just want that so badly)
-Magneto appears (1/10. Not happening yall.)
-Enchantress is in the movie (4/10. I feel like that is a hard maybe)
-The entire X-Men appear (0/10. Yall are clowns if you believe that.)
-Deadpool appears (4/10. I’d love it, but I doubt it…maybe in after credits.)
-Christine dies (9/10. Yeah probably)
-Miles Morales appears (2/10. Marvel doesn’t love us enough to do that)
We’ll see if I right in a few months
I was correct about Professor X. I’m going to increase the Magneto likelihood from 1/10 to 5/10. I’m also increasing the Tom Cruise theory to 6/10. Thank you for your time. Watch Moon Knight
Btw saw the new Doctor Strange recently, don’t have much to say on it other than it is hilarious that Wanda talks about how “I don’t hurt people, I’m not a monster, I break the rules and all the sudden I’m the bad guy ” and then, like, kills a whole group of people in the most brutal and painful way as possible
“I’m just a mom I just want to see my kids ”
*proceeds to unravel a man like a spool of thread and he is screaming the entire time*
Btw saw the new Doctor Strange recently, don’t have much to say on it other than it is hilarious that Wanda talks about how “I don’t hurt people, I’m not a monster, I break the rules and all the sudden I’m the bad guy ” and then, like, kills a whole group of people in the most brutal and painful way as possible
we had so many plot-heavy marvel movies/shows lately that introduced so many new things and pushed the story of phase 4 forward so much, so imo it is such a breath of fresh air that MoM was just pure campy fun and badass creepy awesomeness that didn’t really do anything big plot-wise or got carried away with cameos and setting up the next ten movies
Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness: Spoiler Review
Right, let’s get into it. I have actually seen this movie twice at this stage, and I still don’t know if I have truly wrapped my head around what played out to be honest. I wouldn’t go as far as to say I hated it, but I definitely didn’t enjoy it either.
We’ll start off with some positives. The cinematography was beautifully executed, the horror aspects were fresh and exciting and the use of magic got a much needed upgrade as well. Overall, it was a stunning film visually, and every single person gave the performance of their lives, particularly Elizabeth Olsen.
Moving on to the elephant in the room… Wanda’s character and storyline. Oh boy, there is a lot to unpack here. Now I now there had been rumours circulating since the end of WandaVision that she was going to be the villain, but I had figured it was going to be clear cut that she was acting on instinct to protect her children, or even during my first watch, that she was merely being manipulated by the Darkhold.
However, what we got instead was a slightly OOC Wanda who has no problem in killing another child to be with her own. It doesn’t sit right with me that after all of her speeches about being a mother, after her own experience as a young girl discovering powers she didn’t fully understand and couldn’t control, she unapologetically wanted to kill America, a girl in the same position that she had been in.
What bugged me the most was the lack of continuity following the ending of WandaVision. The whole heart of that show was Wanda getting through her grief, and by the end, she had pretty much come to terms with everything that happened and even felt remorseful for holding everyone in Westview. Of course she had never truly finished grieving, no one ever does, but her moving out to her little cabin for some peace and quiet showed promising signs of her overcoming the first few stages of grief.
The main thing I immediately noticed had been forgotten about or discarded was the whole “MOM! HELP!” end scene. It would have been more realistic for Wanda’s character if she had reason to suspect Billy and Tommy were in some kind of danger and therefore would be safer with her as their mother. Having her blatantly try to take them away from her variant self simply because she wanted her happy ending with them seemed so off and untrue to Wanda’s character, regardless of the influences of the Darkhold.
In fact, they completely missed the mark by not having her look for Vision at all. I mean, she hardly even mentions him! Look, in one way I understand she has had more time to get over his death - WandaVision told that story beautifully - and now she has a new wound to heal with the loss of her children, but come on, we got like three references to him in the whole movie! You can tell that she still loves him dearly with how hurt she sounded in her conversation with Strange about sacrifice, so why not use that and the ability to travel the multiverse to reunite with her husband?
I was actually expecting a mention of White Vision, but surprisingly there was nothing. I do understand that it is primarily a Doctor Strange film, but with the amount they dived into what happened in Westview, I was hoping for some hint of where he has gone and what his deal is.
On the other hand, I loved seeing the full might of Wanda’s powers, and there was something strangely satisfying about watching her single handedly take down the Illuminati. I want to point out that Wanda was never defeated, in fact, no one was even close so *cough* strongest Avenger confirmed *cough*. She had some powerful lines and as I said before, Elizabeth really put her heart and soul into her performance.
Overall, villain Wanda is not the direction I wanted her character to go in, and the poor execution makes it even harder to swallow. It was the most detached I have ever felt from her, and Wanda has been my favourite since I watched Age of Ultron in the cinema - she practically got me into Marvel movies. It felt like I was watching a completely different character, like I was watching ‘The Scarlet Witch’ and not 'Wanda Maximoff’, as if they are separate beings. Watching her sacrifice didn’t mean much because we know the rule that if there’s no body, she didn’t die, but it’s still nice knowing that as far gone as she was, she still turned around and did the right thing in the end.
Getting away from my feelings on Wanda, I wasn’t sure about Doctor Strange’s character arc and development. If anything, he just proved Wanda’s point of “You break the rules, you become a hero. I do it, I become the enemy.” The plot reeked of hypocrisy, and I couldn’t pinpoint how Strange grew from the start of the movie to the end.
I don’t even want to get into Christine’s character, whose only use seems to be as Strange’s tragic love. In fact, their whole story resembles Steve and Peggy (I won’t get into how much I dislike them here, that deserves it’s own essay) and it’s disappointing that Christine never got to evolve past male lead’s love interest.
I enjoyed the Illuminati cameos, especially John Krasinski as Reed Richards - I literally gasped so loud when the camera cut to him. I thought they would do more with the characters, but watching Wanda pick them off like it was child’s play was quite entertaining, I won’t lie.
I want to say that, for the record, I think the whole Doctor Strange’s third eye thing is so freaky and I am not here for it, but the first end credit scene introducing Clea is exciting and I’m looking forward to learning more about her.
I’m going to wrap it up there for now, but I could go on and on about this movie for days. All in all, it wasn’t completely horrible, but I definitely didn’t like it and won’t be rushing to watch it again. I have no idea where they are going to go from here with Wanda’s character, so I guess I’ll have to simply stand by and hope for the best.
I’m curious to know what everyone else thought of the movie - do you agree with me or did you like the direction it took? I’d love to know! ❤
I’ll post a full spoiler review tomorrow with all of my thoughts, but I predict I’ll lose a good few followers because I have some controversial opinions, mostly about Wanda’s character, but also about the movie as a whole.
Going to see MoM tonight, I’m so excited! I haven’t been active lately because I was so busy with college and now I’m on teaching practice so in even more caught for free time, but just to let ye know, I’ll be tagging anything I post with spoiler warnings and will post a spoiler free reaction tomorrow.
Because I’ve been so busy, I haven’t seen any trailers or clips, which is so unlike me, so it’ll be interesting going in pretty much blind. I’m so excited so see my girl Wanda, but I know if she even vaguely mentions Vision, I’m going to be a sobbing puddle on the cinema floor! ❤
the fight scene between the stranges that quite literally weaponizes the score was one of the most inventive and creative things i’ve ever seen in marvel tbh
