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No Way Home Explains Doctor Strange's Absence From WandaVision

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Spider-Man: No Way Home established that Wong assumed the role of Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange's absence during the five-year Blip. And although Doctor Strange returned in Avengers: Endgame , it seems there hadn’t been any need for a “take-back” rule regarding the rights to leadership over Masters of the Mystic Arts when someone returns from the dead.  According to Doctor Strange, Wong got the title of Sorcerer Supreme thanks to “a technicality.” Even so, this meant that Stephen Strange could only resume his role as the Master of the New York Sanctum when he came home; he would no longer have the power, or “higher duties,” of the Sorcerer Supreme and would be strictly devoted to the Sanctum.  ADVERTISEMENT Because of this, Doctor Strange is going to be much more limited in terms of assisting the Avengers. This could explain why Strange hasn’t been around for some of the MCU’s biggest problems lately, including a mishap in Westview that left...

Andrew Garfield Reacts to Emma Stone's Absence In Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Spider-Man: No Way Home has entered the conversation as one of the biggest films of all time, and fans are continuing to rave about the experience. Tom Holland’s latest adventure introduced the Multiverse to a wider audience thanks to Doctor Strange’s botched spell. With it came the return of Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock, Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin, and Jamie Foxx’s Electro. Of course, it also saw the return of both Tobey Maguire and Garfield as their respective Peter Parker. As exciting as Maguire’s return was, it was Garfield’s who garnered one of the most explosive reactions in theaters. While Spider-Man 3 wasn’t meant to be the last of Raimi’s film, it still gave that Peter a natural ending; The Amazing-Spider-Man 2 did not offer the same privilege to its leading character. ADVERTISEMENT The last time fans saw that Peter Parker, Emma Stone’s Gwen Stacy had died, and the hero wasn’t taking it well. So not only was he at his lowest point, but he also ne...