Doctor Strange: 7 MCU Connections You Might Have Missed
3. Is Strange Monitoring Thanos?
Both of Doctor Strange's post-credit scenes are incredibly interesting, for vastly different reasons. Still, no matter how much material the second one gave us to digest, it's the first that will inevitably draw the most attention due to its rather blatant, in-your-face connection to the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok.
But the devil's in the detail, and those who possess a sharper, more attentive ear may have found one line in this scene of particular note. Before Thor is revealed, refillable beer cup in hand, the camera focuses on Strange, who mentions that he's keeping an eye on dangerous people and beings from other dimensions and planets.
The Doctor then goes on to discuss Loki's whereabouts, without divulging exactly who these beings are, besides Thor and his estranged brother. But given how Thor is a friend to Earth and Loki has posed no threat since the events of The Avengers, isn't it likely that Strange is also referencing someone else? Thanos, or the Guardians, perhaps?
We know that Strange is aware of the Infinity Stones (thanks to Wong's brief explanation) and he even owns one - the Time Stone - himself, so him being made aware of Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet, either by way of a dream, vision or trip to another reality, is incredibly likely.