Doctor Strange 2 splits opinion as some Marvel fans claim it ruined WandaVision
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been dividing Marvel fans across its opening weekend, as some suggest that the sequel ruins WandaVision, the Disney Plus series centered on Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff.
Following on from the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, the movie sees Benedict Cumberbatch's titular sorcerer try to protect teenager America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez), as she's pursued by a relentless enemy who's keen to steal her dimension-hopping powers. It acts both as a follow-up to 2016's Doctor Strange and last year's WandaVision, which tracks the transformation of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) into the Scarlet Witch, following the death of Vision (Paul Bettany).
As those who have watched it already know, the show ended with Wanda freeing those she'd trapped inside her fake life at Westview, and saying goodbye to her conjured-up versions of Vision, and their sons Billy and Tommy. Its post-credits scene, however, teased a less peaceful future for Wanda, as it caught up with her living in the middle of nowhere and poring over the Darkhold, a fabled collection of evil spells.
Doctor Strange 2 leans into that tease, as Wanda fully embraces her dark side. Some have described the film as an earned continuation, while others have been left disappointed by its approach to the character.
All I wanted was for MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS to integrate ~ all ~ aspects of Wanda's journey into her arc: the good, the bad and the ugly. And because of the scheduling reshuffle and WANDAVISION released first **SPOILERS** they chose to *only* focus on the bad and the ugly. pic.twitter.com/WZCkEhHE1FMay 7, 2022
One viewer took to Twitter to describe it as a "slap in the face to WandaVision fans", as they claimed: "It's one thing
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