12 Awkward Moments That Must Have Happened After Avengers: Endgame

8. Doctor Strange Explains That A Rat Saved The Universe

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Probably the single most unexpected thing in the entirety of Endgame was the revelation that the universe was actually saved by a rat, which just so happened to accidentally press a button that reactivated the quantum tunnel and brought Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) back into our dimension.

This is especially hilarious when you consider that Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) parsed all 14+ million possible outcomes of the Avengers fighting Thanos, and so he was presumably well aware during Infinity War that it basically all came down to a freaking rat.

Moreover, you have to imagine that Strange sifted through countless alternate realities where the rat almost pressed the button and saved Scott, only to miss and scurry away.

And while the precise nature of the universe's salvation will be a touchy subject for many, you have to imagine that Strange wouldn't be able to resist at least telling Wong (Benedict Wong) and a few others how it all came down to a bloody rat.

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