After doing my full plot breakdown of Spider-Man No Way Home, which is now out in theatres
globally, it's time to break down the post-credit scenes that were shown in the film.
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But without further ado, let's dive into the post-credit
scenes from Spider-Man No Way Home explained.
So Spider-Man No Way Home gives us an answer to the events that follow Peter Parker asking
Doctor Strange to cast a spell so that no one knows he's Peter Parker anymore.
Of course, this all goes wrong and the villains
from the past and present films enter the MCU.
But there are a lot more characters that enter the frame and to save time
in this post-credits breakdown, I would recommend checking out my full analysis of the film
that I have already posted if you want to know any specifics about what happened.
But as you know this video is getting into the two post-credit scenes at the end of No
Way Home, so let's get straight into them.
So to begin with, No Way Home had an initial mid-credits scene that reflects what we saw
at the end of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, with Tom Hardy's Venom seemingly been
moved over to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, leaving fans excited about seeing him potentially
crossover with Tom Holland's Spider-Man.
Well, it seems that this happened due to Doctor Strange opening the multiverse in
the first act of No Way Home, potentially supported by the events of Loki which is unclear
as of now, as with Eddie Brock, the spell brought in villains from Spider-Man's
past alongside classic iterations of the web slinger with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.
But it seems Tom Hardy's take won't be going much further in regards to the MCU
as during all this time he never leaves the hotel resort from the second Venom film.
At the hotel lounge, a drunk Eddie attempts to understand all the events that have occurred
in the MCU, discussing Iron Man, Hulk and the events of Infinity War, further aided
by the bartender who explains this to him, before deciding that he should go and talk
to Holland's Spider-Man about everything that has happened.
But before he can do so, like Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and all
the classic villains, he is sent back to his own separate universe.
And just as it seems like this might be a smaller moment of fun for the character being
in the MCU, we cut down to a close up of Venom symbiote on
the side of the bar that has obviously been left to set up a new Venom in the MCU.
It moves across the bar, before cutting to black, suggesting that it could be the version
of the character that comes up against Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in a potential fourth
instalment.
So we could get the black suit storyline and a new version of Venom
in the MCU down the line, and this could simultaneously exist with Tom Hardy's version of the character
in the Sony verse.
It's going to be intriguing to see what they do with
this new version of Venom and who plays the character, but what it does conclusively say
is that we won't be seeing Tom Hardy and Tom Holland going head to head at this particular
moment.
Still, it opens the door for a much darker take on Venom's character in a new Spider-Man
film and I'm looking forward to seeing what they eventually do
with it.
But when it comes to the second post-credit scene in No Way Home, rather than an end sequence,
we actually get a brand new teaser trailer for Doctor Strange In The Multiverse
Of Madness.
This is the next MCU film and it's going to explore the events that situate immediately
after the end of No Way Home.
In the trailer that's shown, we get a voiceover from Chiwetel Ejiofor's Baron Mordo,
reminiscing his line from the first film, where he stated that using magic in a reckless
way will not go unpunished.
So while Strange was slightly out of character and
quite the plot device in No Way Home, it seems that they will be aiming in at this very issue
and Chewitel's character is not happy about Strange’s latest spell, which very
nearly opened the multiverse wide.
But we then see quick shots of Rachel McAdams Christine Palmer in a wedding dress about
to get married, maybe even to Strange himself.
We also have multiversal destruction and moments of Strange looking out into the wider universe,
before coming to the next return of Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch following
the events of WandaVision.
The events at Westview are even discussed in this trailer, with her telling Steven that
she knew he would show up.
She confesses that she made mistakes, while Strange assures that this is not about what
happened at Westview, and rather he needs her help to tackle a
multiversal threat.
We then follow with a final few shots of the character America Chavez, as well as Strange's
tentacled nemesis, Shuma Gorath with the trailer ending at a
bombshell reveal of the greatest threat to the universe being Strange himself.
In comes the reveal of the evil Doctor Strange, also known as Strange Supreme, who was
introduced to the MCU in the Disney Plus animated series What If…?, earlier in the year.
It's likely that this trailer or an extended version will be released online very soon,
but it does give us a good early hint of what is going to happen and what it all means.
If we look back at the fourth episode of What If...?, Strange is so distraught by the death
of Rachel McAdams Christine that he attempts to save her by constantly going back
in time.
The Ancient One warns him that it cannot happen as her death was an absolute point, but of
course, Strange pays little focus.
As this transpires out of control, the Ancient One splits Strange into 2 iterations,
one which understands and accepts Christine's death alongside an evil version, known as
Strange Supreme.
The Supreme version out-powers the good one and uses his abilities
to bring bang Christine from death, but this leads to the destruction of reality itself.
And once the alternate universe collapses, Strange Supreme is left totally
alone.
Yes, he did come back in the finale to save the multiverse, but the Watcher returned him
to his universe by the end.
So with all of these events, it's unclear whether
the Strange Supreme we see in the trailer is the same one from What If...?, but it's
a good starting point for that character that can now be used as a main antagonist.
It's likely that with all the multiverse problems and changes in No Way Home, that this has
left entry for him to leave his lonely universe and cause chaos in another.
After Peter gets Strange to redo the spell at the end of No Way Home to make everybody
forget who he is, we think this is successful.
But like when the first spell was originally contained and characters started appearing,
what if some others slipped through the cracks.
If anyone could, it's Doctor Strange's evil version, but really we'll just
have to wait to see how all of this came to be.
It's also possible that his appearance isn't a direct consequence of the spell
from No Way Home and it might be due to somebody else tampering with the multiverse.
Essentially getting a one-up on Strange after his mess-up in No Way Home.
Maybe it's someone else or maybe it's even Wanda.
After all, she clearly wants to get her children back and maybe this is part of that plan.
We'll have to see and we won't get all the answers until Doctor Strange In The Multiverse
Of Madness next year, but up until then, we can only guess what route they will take.
Overall though, it's two credit scenes that really set up the next Doctor Strange
and Spider-Man film with darker takes, with a potential for a black suit Spider-Man, a
new Venom and an evil Doctor Strange.
But that was my video explaining the post-credit scenes for Spider-Man No Way Home.
I do hope this breakdown helped some of you guys recap and understand all the events,
and I'm looking forward to seeing where this all
goes in the MCU's next entries and especially Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness.
Let me know what you thought of the post-credit scenes down below and whether
you are excited for what's to come.
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