Doctor Strangeexpands the scope of the Marvel Studios film series.
Lets discuss them!SPOILER ALERT!
Strange tells Thor hes in charge of monitoring any extra-dimensional threats to Earth.
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Apparently, Thor has brought one such threat to Earth: his brother, Loki.
Thor explains he and his brother have come to New York to find their father, Odin.
Strange offers to help them.
Also, Thor drinks a lot of beer.
This scene is setting upThor: Ragnarok, which arrives on Nov. 3, 2017.
Thor thought Loki had died in his battle against (sigh) the Dark Elves.
Given what he says in the post-credits scene, it sounds like he has uncovered Lokis deception.
But the nature of that deception may be more complicated than we know.
The end ofThe Dark Worldimplied Loki had staged a quiet coup but is it possible OdinwantedLoki to impersonate him?
Throughout comic book history, Odin has frequently set off from Asgard on one quest or another.
Start theorizing: Is Odin thebad guyinThor 3?
(Probably not.)
(But maybe!)
(What isbad, really?)
(Anything would be better than Malekith.)
We see Pangborn get attacked by Chiwetel Ejiofors Mordo.
By the time we see him again, hes had a good long think about things.
Hes decided the true purpose of sorcerers is to twist things out of their proper shape.
Easy to assume who hes gunning for next.
Ejiofors Mordo is quite different from the Mordo of the comic books.
Actually, comic Mordo more closely resembles the films Kaecilius.
(In the comic books, Kaecilius is actually a subordinate henchman to Baron Mordo.)
Its interesting, on a deep-thematic level, to consider how the adaptation shifts Mordos motivation.
In the comics, Mordo was a figure who sought power for his own gain.
(Mephisto, maybe?
Heck,Eternity?)
Either way: Benjamin Bratts career in street basketball just suffered a minor hiccup.
