Why Doctor Strange Helping SpiderMan in No Way Home Makes Sense

Why Doctor Strange Helping Spider-Man in No Way Home Makes Sense

It may seem odd that Doctor Strange is Spider-Man: No Way Home’s mentor figure, but it fulfills two major storylines in the MCU’s Phases 3 and 4.

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Why Doctor Strange Helping SpiderMan in No Way Home Makes Sense

Although, at first, it may seem unusual that Doctor Strange is helping Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home, it actually makes perfect sense. In fact, the move advances two important storylines within the greater Marvel Cinematic Universe during its Phases 3 and 4: the character arc of Dr. Strange and the inexorable expansion of the multiverse.

From the moment audiences first meet Dr. Stephen Strange, he is egotistical and reckless, willing to push whatever boundaries or bend any rules that may be placed in front of him in the relentless pursuit of his goals. Of course, it is these very same qualities that made him an accomplished neurosurgeon at the beginning of his MCU arc, and they’re also the ones that allowed him to become a Master of the Mystic Arts in a remarkably short amount of time. Wong’s warning in the Spider-Man: No Way Home teaser trailer to not cast a complex and dangerous spell to aid Spider-Man is proof positive that this ceaseless drive within Strange still exists – not to mention a touch of arrogance. Indeed, these qualities may have actually been exacerbated by the sorcerer’s ability to pull off the impossible, orchestrating a plan to defeat Thanos and restoring half of all life throughout the cosmos in Avengers: Endgame.

Stephen Strange’s budding relationship with Peter Parker certainly comes into play, as well. The two created a bond during their quick time together in Avengers: Infinity War and that shared experience gives the good doctor more than enough justification to double down on his natural instinct to throw caution to the multiversal wind. It also provides the perfect opportunity to continue this Spider-Man trilogy’s mentor storyline, which sees each installment provide a new father-esque figure to help guide the young superhero on his developmental path to adulthood. Not only is Doctor Strange more than capable of following in the footsteps of Iron Man, Nick Fury, and Mysterio, but his swaggering style could prove to be the best, final illustration of the role of personal responsibility and the law of unintended consequences for Spidey.

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Strange’s involvement in No Way Home can hold some lessons for him, as well, and not just Parker. From the start, viewers have pointed out the similarities between Stephen Strange and Tony Stark, and that parallel can continue in this film; the end of Iron Man’s arc was very much about deconstructing Tony Stark’s ego and narcissism and increasing his sense of humility, getting him to the point where he was more than ready and willing to sacrifice himself for the rest of the universe. Tony’s relationship with Peter was a major component of that transformation, preparing him for real fatherhood and familial obligations, and it may very well be the same for Doctor Strange as the Sorcerer Supreme as he’s about to embark on his next solo outing, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, early next year.

That sequel will also service the growing multiversal front of Marvel Studios’ storytelling, but it will be positioned to do so thanks to Spider-Man: No Way Home. Endgame may have hinted at the multiverse’s existence, and WandaVision may have teased a multi-studio crossover (leading viewers to believe that Quicksilver from Fox’s X-Men franchise was hopping into the MCU), but it’ll actually be Spider-Man: No Way Home that’ll deliver on both counts, actively showing audiences multiple timelines from multiple filmmakers from multiple decades. There’s even the possibility, thanks to Doctor Strange’s arrogant meddling, that He Who Remains from the recently concluded Loki can make an appearance, paving the way for Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

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