8 Problems With The MCU That Doctor Strange Doesn't Fix

Despite being one of the most popular entertainment companies on the planet, Marvel frequently comes under fire for their apparent lack of diversity - and these accusations aren't without grounds. With not a single female-led or non-white-led movie among their current crop of 14 (both issues that'll be rectified in a few years), it's usually the ladies that suffer most in the studio's testosterone-fuelled cinematic efforts.

And Doctor Strange didn't change things in this regard - Rachel McAdams' Christine Palmer wasn't really given much of an arc, and had nothing to do besides attend to Strange's every beck and call.

Palmer follows in the underdeveloped footsteps of Pepper Potts and Jane Foster, who initially both showed promise but have since been completely abandoned; Sharon Carter in Civil War, who existed purely to give Cap a pseudo motivational speech and a kiss and Betty Ross in The Incredible Hulk, whose only job was to pine after Edward Norton and his big, green alter-ego.

Even the kick-ass Black Widow was reduced to a somewhat mopey, dewy-eyed ball of sadness in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, because... Banner needed a plotline and she was available? The characters are the conduits through which we engage with the story, so if one of them is clearly being used as a screenwriting tool - as Marvel's ladies often are - it sticks out like a sore thumb.

Christine is far from an isolated case, and further contributes to the feel that Marvel just outright dismisses any female characters with potential in favour of anything that's male and looks cool in a costume - because those toys are easier to sell.