Doctor Strange 2 Makes A Real-World Retcon Stupider Than Eternals
Warning! SPOILERS for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness makes a real-world retcon that's even more farcical than those of Marvel's own Eternals. The narrative of Eternals is set predominantly after the events of Avengers: Endgame, but it makes several historical revisions while establishing its context. The absurd real-world changes in Eternals’ narrative, however, are now overshadowed by a retcon in Doctor Strange 2 that has ludicrously enormous scope.
The Eternals are explained to have historically protected Earth and aided humanity’s development. As such, several real-world events are retconned for the movie’s explanation of the Eternals’ origin, stretching their influence all the way back to the inception of agricultural cultivation. Eternals also indicates that the titular group of near-immortals had encounters and relationships with several popular figures from history and legends, including King Arthur and King Midas. The retcons of Eternals do not disrupt the narrative of the MCU, but they do provide a new perspective on its historical events.
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In Doctor Strange 2, the powerful America Chavez explains that dreams portray events that are occurring in alternate realities, rather than simply imaginary content. While Eternals’ retcons are bold, they are confined to historical events. Comparatively, Doctor Strange 2’ dreams retcon disrupts the timeline of events as understood in the MCU. The revelation that dreams illuminate events occurring in another universe certainly provides an interesting narrative to the film, but the scope of this revelation is broad and absurdly
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