Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
Trailers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesshave teased that Wanda Maximoff ’s Scarlet Witch might serve as a baddie , but one hint might avail the MCU to avoid using a coarse stereotype . The trailers forDoctor Strange’slong - awaited subsequence suggest that Wanda will fully become the movie ’s primary antagonist . Some theory even suggest she could become a Thanos - level threat for the entireness of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s Phase 4 .
The original Marvel strip include some precedency forDoctor unknown in the Multiverse of Madnessand the MCU to take this itinerary . Inthe Marvel Comics “ House of M ” storyline , a traumatized Wanda used her reality - warping powers to reunify with her lose twin son , Billy and Tommy . As a collection of grinder fight to break up the illusion , Wanda ’s genial wellness drop further , leading her to holler at her father , Magneto , “ No more variation . ” In the true reality , mutants began losing their power , and the biotic community ’s universe was reduced from million to C . While mutant have n’t formally entered the MCU yet , an adaption of this narrative base on Billy and Tommy is still potential thanks to the Disney+ showWandaVision . In the serial , Wanda created a simulated reality in Westview , New Jersey , so she could reunify with Vision ( Paul Bettany ) and finally yield birth to Billy and Tommy . At the show ’s end , Wanda break up this realism and left New Jersey to see more about the topsy-turvyness magic that allowed her to produce the legerdemain in the first place . The last seconds oftheWandaVisionfinaleshowed an astral projection of Scarlet Witch suddenly hearing the voice of one of her son .
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With Billy and Tommy setup inWandaVision , based on her appearance in trailers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , it ’s reasonable to theorize that Scarlet Witch is the master villain . Footage shows tense conversation with Doctor Strange , scenes of Wanda set on the Illuminati , and her confrontation with a Captain Marvel variant , so the villain turn feels obvious . However , one trailer limn Doctor Strange telling Wanda that her assistance could “ get her back on the lunchbox , ” as well as a brief moment of Wanda , in her Scarlet Witch outfit , team up up withWong , the current Sorcerer Supreme , to campaign something off - silver screen . These hints at a takings to herodom for Wanda could save the MCU avoidfrom run into the “ unstable overpowered womanhood ” trope that beset many comic and other medium .
Historically , adult female have deal with being labeled “ hysterical . ” Until the 1970s , “ hysteria ” was weigh a valid aesculapian diagnosing , applied if a woman describe anything from infliction to negative emotion or even intimate interest . Rather than address actual symptoms or illnesses , women were treated with unnecessary drug , visits to mental institutions , or ( in extreme situations ) coerce hysterectomies . Though it ’s no longer common in the aesculapian residential area , the stereotype persists in society and is perpetuate by TV and film .
woman with superpowers are exposed to this figure of speech of being portrayed as mentally ill even more than most , with it being vulgar for them to boast an arc where they become an resister to kill . Most notably is Marvel’sJean Grey and her Dark Phoenix persona . In moments where Jean becomes mentally and emotionally overwhelmed , the Phoenix emerges , and the result is always topsy-turvydom . In DC comic strip , Raven ( of the Titans ) must keep her emotion in check so her demon side does n’t take over . outdoors of comics , Stephen King ’s Carrie becomes so traumatized that she ends up pop more than 200 masses with her psychical powers .
Those are just a few example from the countless case where women are painted as distract because they ’re feel something other than happiness . IfDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessends up intrust to Scarlet Witch as a baddie , it would n’t be a surprise . It ’d even be a comic - accurate take . However , allow for Wanda to return to her grinder status — or even letting her rest that way throughout the movie — would be a far more interesting story . Moreover , it would be a great way for the MCU to elude the “ hysterical ( super)woman ” trope in favour of something that respectsScarlet Witch and her trauma history .
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