The time has come to face the Multiverse in its’ full and indefinite possibilities.

While some may not have loved its’ placement, Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness trailer appeared at the end of NWH as the second post credit scene. Which of course, makes a lot of sense since it directly follows the actions of NWH and also correlates with the events within it, aka the Multiverse appearing in full. But because NWH was absolutely jam-packed, we didn’t have a lot of room to look into the trailer and the Multiverse itself, in the NWH reactions episode. But not to worry because now we have plenty of time, and we did use it, in our newest podcast episode that you can listen to directly here or press the button to find your listening platform of preference.

The biggest possibility coming from the MoM trailer is that there are three Strange’s and possibly two Wandas, as to the main poster that has dropped as well. We really endorse this idea, especially with having multiple Wandas, since it seems weird for Marvel to have her toe the line yet again with becoming a villain. After Westview, it seems Wanda has kept fairly quiet and has not led any more towns into being held captive. If she becomes a villain now, there is likely no redemption arc for her again in the MCU, a sad but very true thought. However, this could be really interesting if Marvel wants to do the House of M storyline with Wanda, since she creates, well, chaos. It is also based pretty strongly behind Wanda’s want for her children, which we already have in real time in the MCU after seeing WandaVision. So, while it is possible there are two Wandas (and at the moment that is what we are going to go with), there is also a great possibility that Wanda Maximoff is going House of M area and the MCU will eventually see her end, sooner rather than later. As a Wanda stan I really don’t endorse this, but I would love to see that storyline play out, so it’s complicated.

Going with this idea of either evil Wanda or an evil version of Wanda, it is also highly possible we are going to see the end of Wong in this film. In the trailer we see Wong being held captive and if you look very closely, his arms are being held by red magic, aka Wanda’s Chaos magic. Now, this doesn’t normally make me think a character would die, but the issue is is that Wong is currently the Sorceror Supreme, a title he can pretty much only give up if he dies. Since I don’t see Strange not having that title going forward, Wong’s death would not inherently surprise me so that Strange is able to once again be the Sorceror Supreme. Unfortunately, Wong’s death would be a means to an end for Marvel.

During the podcast, there was a lot of talk about Evil Strange and the connection with What If? This is mainly because there are a ton of tie ins seen in the trailer that play out the same way in the What If? episode, including Evil Strange himself and the city falling apart with the black goo. Because of this, the talk of an absolute point was thrown around a lot. The possibility that the absolute point refers more to Strange’s loss of Christine was an ongoing debate, as a random scene of Christine’s wedding is seen during the trailer. This could just be solidifying that the absolute time is Strange not having her at all, including in our universe where he sees her marry someone else. Evil Strange himself may be directly from the concept of What If?, coming from one of the universes not destroyed by Ultron, but we know he isn’t the one that is trapped in an endless battle against Ultron. Pretty much this just concludes this Evil Strange hasn’t had a redemption arc and is just a really, really bad guy.

While we didn’t touch much on cameos, there have been quite a few being thrown around that feel worth mentioning. For one, the possibility of White Vision appearing once again has been high. This one makes a ton of sense, as really Vision, as a character, goes wherever Wanda goes. But truly, he’s been MIA since the ending of WandaVision, holding all the memories of Vision without any of the emotional ties. Coming in here would make a lot of sense. Another possible cameo is Tom Cruise as a variant of Iron Man. If I’m being completely honest, while I find this one interesting, I would rather see cameos of our characters rather than random variants, especially if we aren’t going to necessarily see them ever again. Another huge possibility are the Mutants, unless Marvel wants Wanda to be the one to create the Mutants. This isn’t necessarily able to be ruled out, since Wanda has already created two Mutants in the form of her children and there is a little comic book relation to this storyline. Because of this, introducing the Mutants here in MoM isn’t necessarily a high hope anymore. Lastly, many expect to see a Loki cameo. I actually expect to see Sylvie more than Loki, as Loki is currently trapped in some random timeline at the TVA. Sylvie, last we knew, just opened the Multiverse and is at the end of time. She really has everything at her fingertips, so it wouldn’t surprise me to see her. Now, maybe another Loki variant (as in Tom Hiddleston Loki), that’s possible.

A few other interesting topics are covered in the podcast, so make sure to go listen to that to hear all of our thoughts on what the MoM trailer has brought us and what the Multiverse is all about. For preparation for this film, definitely go rewatch/watch the first Dr. Strange and WandaVision, along with Loki and Spider-Man: NWH. All of these are solid choices for multiverse related content or important character information. As we go back to our bi-weekly schedule until more content comes out, make sure to keep up with us by following the blog and subscribing to the podcast on whatever your favorite listening platform is. Also check out the Twitter linked on our home page. Prepare for some great episodes coming up, since Marvel just blew your mind, so let’s talk about it.

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