This Wiley Post contains spoilers forDoctor Strange .

It ’s one of those classical Hollywood finale : hero winds back time with ancient amulet powered by crystallized cosmic energy ; hero ’s sentient cape flies him into a drear ill-tempered - dimensional demon ’s distill putsch ; hoagy make a fourth dimension loop , provoking the demon to quit his world - conquering ways out of thwarting ; hero keep an eye on his foeman float into murky eternal damnation as his skin dissolve off his bones ; grinder sound off back with his pals – a occupation well done !

WhileDoctor Strangeopts for this time - reward conclusion , director Scott Derrickson was n’t contented with tying things up simply . The 14th Marvel movie really has three endings : one we see put together on after the final battle , one sliced into the close title sequence , then one final beat snuck in after the last credit scroll off the screen . And true to the hour and 50 minute that introduce them , these final kick ofStrangeare on purpose unmated and satiate with comic - record book lore .

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3. Mordo assumes his villain role for the inevitable sequel,Doctor Stranger

The terminal clitoris onDoctor Strangedrops from a sea mile away – nothing scream future adversary like an ally grimacing and grumbling about morals in the aftermath of a destructive battle – while still landing with a thud . Mordo ( Chiwetel Ejiofor ) , frustrated after his discovery that Tilda Swinton ’s Ancient One sucked life force from the Dark Dimension to sustain immortality and pass on the cosmic pedagogy to her learner wizard , arrive to the doorstep of Jonathan Pangborn , the paraplegic who casts piece to heal his leg and take the air again , demanding his powers . The oddment do not vindicate the mean value for Mordo . If the Ancient One could n’t be 100 % vapourous about her world - equilibrise magic , no one merit to wield the power ( I ’m glad Mordo is n’t vote in this election ) . So with a baleful smile , Mordo pillage Pangborn of his power . BAD GUY : BORN .

This is catnip for mirthful rooter , who may have been take out for a Doctor Strange - Mordo face - off from the beginning . Doctor Strange debuted in the pages ofStrange Tales # 110 in   1963 . A month later , comics titans Stan Lee and Steve Ditko   introduced Baron Mordo , a fall disciple from Strange ’s magic stratum , as the Hero of Alexandria ’s archnemesis . The Biff to the Doctor ’s Marty , Mordo beset the multiverse for ages . Doctor Strangewants to make his turn of events to feel tragical , but this scene trudges along with all the false confidence of the post - credit stinger from Ryan Reynolds ' failedGreen Lanternmovie ( who can forget that classic conniption where a speck of yellow monster swarm transforms good guy Sinestro into yellow - suited sinner ? ) . This is not a Bucky - Captain America human relationship , and this is not a satisfying act of threat . The silver lining : a few more minutes of Benjamin Bratt , America ’s sweetheart .

2. Doctor Strange talks to Thor so MCU fans have something to live for

Doctor Strange ’s mid - credits scene makes importantly less sense than the Mordo villain setup scenery , but is   significantly more fun . In the tease , none other than Thor joins Doctor Strange at his Greenwich Village lair , the Sanctum Sanctorum . We have n’t seen Thor since the events ofAvengers : Age of Ultron , which all but bypass the brow - raising conclusion of his last stand - alone , Thor : The Dark World , in which   Thor left his Loki , disguised as their Father of the Church Odin , on the Asgardian pot , and retort back to Earth to swing his one truthful beloved confounding   dream sequence in a cave pond . Joss Whedoncan barely explainwhat happened . And now Thor ’s back in New York , look for for Odin – and he need Doctor Strange ’s help .

The scene is a jarring shot of exposition , and harmonize to Derrickson , that was the point . " I liked the theme that when we get to that tag scene , you do n’t even know what flick you ’re in , " hetoldScreenCrush . Mission accomplished . The twist is that   Derrickson did n’t even shoot this aspect ; concord to anotherinterview , Taika Waititi , director of the upcoming thirdThormovie , Ragnarok , wrote the fit before his moving picture go into production , fly to theDoctor Strangeset , and filmed it for inclusion in Derrickon ’s movie .

If Doctor Strange ’s role asan Iron Man replacementwasn’t obvious from the mechanics of the movie , the trumpets blast in this random recruitment . How do Thor and Strange even have it away each other ? Is n’t there anyone in Asgard with more wizard knowledge than the Doctor who could help situate Odin ? Where is Loki , and why is he not in galactic jail ? I ’m sorry , I ca n’t try any of these questions over the dog whistling signaling a thirdAvengersmovie costarring Doctor Strange . There ’s a long story ofThor - Doctor Strange crossovers , but expect the necromancer ’s appearance inRagnarokto be a brief apparatus for 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War– the threequelalready has a Hulk , after all .

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1. Doctor Strange asserts his franchise potential by becoming Sorcerer Supreme

The necessary of post - credit teases think of every Marvel movie suffers fromReturn of the Kingsyndrome . Imagine if the Heron , bloody and tired from their braggy fight , walk off into the sunset , predict to return for the next big brawl . Whedon knew how to voyage the stinger quad – the firstAvengersoffered a glimpse of Thanos , a big bad , from miles down the road , and the cast eating   shawarma – a joy . apparatus string up across start - and - halt endings are brutal , butDoctor Strange ’s last meter is deserving the denotation .

For all thehyperactive , hallucinatory graphics , for every spell cast and rune immobilize , Strange never sire a icy - in - metre splash Thomas Nelson Page moment . A tack - on ending does the trick . After say bye to Christine ( Rachel McAdams ) and hanging up his Eye of Agamotto infinity stone , Strange returns to the   Sanctum Sanctorum , plume his ness , and stands stoic , quick for what ’s next . Cumberbatchisa hero , command the downbeat . There will be more of him to come – a concluding form of address card call it – and the actual ending of the picture pumps you up for his return . No extra Avengers involve .

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