The Drinker Fixes... The Multiverse Of Madness

[@te4st111]

The Drinkers version sounds like a decent Marvel movie from a decade ago.

[@chasehedges6775]

It really does. It sounds infinitely better than what we actually got in the end

[@Patrix8558]

Ironman today would start with Tony vomiting from too much vodka, a portal opening and a Stark Industries weapon from another universe would fly in and kick him away. He wakes up at home, asks Jarvis to built him some flying suit, Jarvis adds a light into its chest and we go on an adventure with some sidekicks and twerking a world ending threat, cause Tony vomited on one guy's shoes and didnt pay for a clean up, so noe this guy wants a revenge and destroy the world.

[@TheInfamousRPGGroup-on-Rumble]

yea i dont agree with everything he said, but its 95% better than the actual movie we got

[@och70]

That's what happens when it is written by an actual writer, not a box checking diversity hire, who is only there to push tHe MeSsAgE

[@Antonio-ys5zd]

@@TheInfamousRPGGroup-on-Rumble the thing I really don't agree with is that nobody really cares about Christine so just throw her out

[@loltwest9423]

“I shifted the narrative focus from Wanda and back to Strange.” And somehow you managed to give her more character in this than in the actual movie.

[@lamezorlord]

Likely due to the sudden appearance of consistency in motives and, well... more characterisation than zero. America Chavez was literally a mcguffin, but wands was basically anything she needed to be at any time in the script. You can't characterise things that shift at a whim to move the plot along.

[@DoingFavors]

Crazy. this story makes me appreciate Wanda, the other one made me realize she's just a sick monster playing hero.

[@varunjohnson9570]

In this story Evil strange doesn't need Wanda at all. All he needs is Vishanti. Also somehow he manipulates such that they enter his universe. How is it even possible to manipulate such a thing?

[@tylermarks1769]

facts

[@Gerarudo]

True

[@notimpressd]

The Drinker’s version is a thousand times better with just the simple fact that it redirects the focus of the movie back to Dr. Strange instead of Wanda being the whole plot

[@justintime41776]

That's what I said. Thought this was a scarlet witch movie.

[@JennySparkz]

@@justintime41776 You weren't wrong, it was

[@professionalprocrastinator]

Honestly for the amount of screen time given to her, she should have been the title character. I understand the reason they gave her so much screen time was to satisfy feminists. Wanda is honestly my favorite character so I liked it, but they did her so dirty and the ending was so cheap. We all know she is coming back, if you don’t see a body they ain’t dead, but it’s marvel so even a dead body can still be brought back.

[@youtubesucks3882]

I really hated the "muh children" plot.

[@nickkoyle3599]

Idk how much I like Wanda... The thought of them thinking she can do what she'd done in westview and it be justified is a bit horrifying. She's not even good villain territory she knew what she was doing was wrong and didn't care.

[@christopherhaas1238]

Wow, a version of this movie that doesn't neuter or degrade the heroes we've come to love. A Wanda that actually learned from her mistakes and made a sacrifice that didn't feel hollow. A Strange that logically would question his place in everything and is the actual centerpiece to his own movie. Bravo, Drinker, and thank you.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

So. Exactly what the original MoM is?

[@therookie5714]

@@Dragonage2ftw ummm.... no. Wandas “sacrifice” was pointless as she caused all the trouble in the movie. Dr strange was severely underpowered and didn’t use any of his over powered abilities against Wanda. Dr strange not being the sorcerer supreme anymore was dumb af and disrespectful to his character. They brought Charles Xavier in who is extremely powerful and Wanda beat him in his own game (mind control). I was looking forward to the movie for years bcuz I love dr strange, but I was severely disappointed, I will probably never watch it again

[@QrazyQuarian]

@@Dragonage2ftw Not really. Don't be fooled, this film was nothing like it should have been. Was it entertaining, suspenseful, and intriguing? Sure. But in terms of character, everyone this film is a hollow shell written by shriveled, miserable husks with degrees and the required Twitter bios.

[@stacystec]

One thing I like about Drinker's version is that it makes Evil Strange the terrifying villain he should be rather than a momentary plot device. Strange meeting his darker counterpart should be a moment where we witness the true cosmic threat that Illuminati warned of is realized - where Strange sees with his own eyes the true potential of multiversal chaos at his own hands.

[@benharris7358]

not only is he a terrifying villain, but he is a justified one. He literally IS strange trying the best he can to fix his own earth, his intentions are good, but his methods are obviously evil. the best kind of villain.

[@chrispatrick4331]

Unfortunately almost everything in this movie was just a momentary plot point. Almost nothing or no one was developed at all.

[@joseph906]

Almost like someone said we need to make a dr strange movie...

[@gabebartlett9680]

Yeah regular Dr Strange being able to just defeat Evil Strange in the movie, was very bizzare to me

[@justinambru8529]

More like "we need to make an america chavez movie, but market it as doctor strange."

[@Theendman42]

Your motivation for evil Strange is way better than "I want your girlfriend!"

[@badassproductions4734]

The real question now is can you ntr yourself 😟

[@vladpiranha]

In the end, evil Dr. Strange was basically just Bowser from Super Mario Bros.

[@aussiewanderer6304]

It's the Marvel equivalent of "I'll fight you for her!"

[@RanMouri82]

As Mauler rightly put it, "incel wizard cringe". 🤣

[@RanMouri82]

@@vladpiranha "Your Christine is in another dimension." 🍄🏰

[@creative.lights]

I respect the man who doesn’t just critique, but provides solutions. Well done Drinker, you have a gift.

[@deathstrike]

It's because the drinker isn't bogged down by the "Hollywood IT thing of moment". He doesn't adhere to the diversity/inclusion/gender heavy handed writing of studios, and he certainly doesn't pull punches to what is good or bad in a movie. He just simply suggests repairs to the holes and other plot devices to go from a patchwork of badly written dialogue and script, to something that resembles a plausible story. This is why KZbin is such a great place for alternative entertainment and information. It brings in people like the drinker who actually cares about the quality of a movie and instead of just blatant criticism and finger wagging, he brings logical and thought out solutions. So in summary, KZbin and The Critical Drinker bring in a breath of fresh air to a foul, weak willed, and stench ridden movie industry whose only premise at the moment is to lecture and confuse the average moviegoer who simply wants entertainment.

[@robirvine6970]

@obama potato How is it weird? They married off young then.

[@raybrandt]

Well done? he didn't even tell us if America's parents are lesbians or not, you know... the important stuff!

[@Dragonage2ftw]

He doesn’t, but okay.

[@creative.lights]

@obama potato I haven’t read the books, but if that’s what takes place in the books, then a screen adaptation is going to present exactly that to the audience. Maybe they’re sticking to the source material…but I could be wrong.

[@domn2225]

What if instead of evil strange “somehow surviving” Thanos’s victory over Earth, Thanos left him alive to forever live with the knowledge that in one possible future he won, but he exists in one of the 14 million realities where he lost? Could be some good extra motivation for his turning evil, as well as a good antithesis to Wanda’s eventual acceptance that she is happy in another universe. While she accepts it, evil strange is unable to cope with his failure

[@dr.cliche7560]

I like that idea. I'd perhaps also go a step further - Evil Dr. Strange looked into thousands of different realities (just as the current one did). The only victory he saw was when he gave his own life. However, he wasn't willing to make that sacrifice - he wasn't willing to hand control to his team and trust completely in them to make the right decisions afterwards. He had to be the one holding the knife. In the end, though, this attempt to maintain control was what ultimately cost his Avengers the battle and caused them to lose to Thanos.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

Nah. That’s dumb. It doesn’t fit the rest of the film.

[@matthewfong2976]

@@dr.cliche7560 I don’t think this is realistic as dr strange was willing to be turned into dust in infinity war

[@dr.cliche7560]

@@matthewfong2976 Yeah, but we're talking about a different Dr. Strange from a different universe.

[@Kronosfobi]

@@dr.cliche7560 I actually like that. ''He had to be the one holding the knife.'' would say so much about both Stranges as ours also likes control but is willing to make sacrifices. Meanwhile his counterpart couldnt bear to make the sacrifice, He is still as resillient and stubborn as our Strange to think he could make it work. He cant, which is why he turns to the dark magic and eventually becomes someone else.

[@unknownvariable9239]

Honestly I just want Dr. Strange to have SOME consistency in his power. Sometimes he’s strong, sometimes we’re just told he’s strong, sometimes he gets tossed by a tentacle, sometimes he doesn’t use magic barriers when he could..or the mirror dimension and sometimes that is weak.. it’s a character where you constantly have no idea if he can handle the current enemy he’s facing since his powers are basically as strong as the writers needs for the plot

[@username.exenotfound2943]

Eventually the cosmic characters of the mcu will be inconsistent like the comics

[@hhgff778]

Basically Superman, sometimes he takes on living concepts, other times he gets folded by someone like Grundy in some back alley.

[@Avarn388]

Unknown Variable It’s really annoying. The comics did a better job and same with the underrated doctor strange animated movie. I’d have it be where the sorcerer supreme title gives a sorcerer the ability to harness more magical energy from dimensions and bypass the incantation process. But the latter process makes the spells weaker. Also the user can feel more mental/ physical strain. I’d also have personal magic where the user can draw upon their own life force and create shields, astral projection etc. The caveat being the effects are less powerful. I’d also have the mirror dimension be a place where sorcerers can only use personal magic and can’t draw on dimensional magic. The exception is using a sling ring to escape. Sling rings allow the user to generate portals.

[@cbrreezzyy69]

That’s exactly right. Each writer does their own thing. In the comics, they follow a set of rules, in the movies, they just do whatever they want. No structure.

[@fortnitesexman]

this is one of the biggest problems with magic as a whole like for example, what *can't* wanda do? she could've turned thanos into spaghetti if she wanted to according to mom

[@noirhelios]

The irony that Drinker, one of the “misogynistic right wing assholes who is threatened by strong women,” managed to make Scarlet Witch an actual likeable character and heroine with plenty of agency and power that feminists keep saying they wanna give their heroines

[@mr.barcode3186]

With how much I love the person Wanda was prior to her own show, this was one of the most cathartic videos I've watched in a long time.

[@ChunLo21]

Drinker’s Wanda even manage to become a villain and then become a hero again without giving us whiplash

[@CCEkeke]

Drinker doesn't just crap on everything that has a whiff of social commentary for clicks. He actually makes solid story fix suggestions.

[@Aethryx]

Thing is the definition of "agency" for most post-modern feminists is just hating men while being perfect and better in every way. Most feminist harbor resentment towards men either because their dad didn't love them enough or they have a hard time maintaining relationships with them due to some unchecked childhood trauma

[@eugenejamesbon4355]

lol

[@thorthorsen1259]

These 13 minutes made me feel so much more than that entire movie did. This version of Wanda's story could actually become a bit of a tearjerker if executed well, instead of the general 'fuck off' feeling I got from the actual movie. But I guess that's just because we're all sexists, isn't that right Disney?

[@789syrus789]

Disney: Misogamist racist!

[@cutthecheck]

Or a 5 hour video

[@firestick4991]

I haven’t seen anything since Civil War or Winter Soldier, because they don’t sound THIS good! I’d probably still be a fan of the MCU. but instead of this, we get She Hulk. For that reason, I’m out.

[@bobbyhill6828]

@@firestick4991 Winter soldier still the best marvel movie. Back when u could have some political aspects without fully choosing a side and focusing on extremely boring issues that we hear about everyday. Not boring because it doesn't happen, just eye-rolling because of how exaggerated they need to make everything

[@NormanReaddis]

"reimagine tomorrow" is more important than the quality of the movie to Dissknee nowadays.

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

When Wanda killed Xavier, it pissed me off she did it inside his head. He should absolutely hold command over telepathic matters, and her own abilities there should be enough for her to momentarily resist, that’s it. What I would have accepted in a heartbeat would be her fighting and struggling to move in the physical world while he tore apart her mind to help heal her, and she killed his body just as he released the Wanda in that universe, giving his sacrifice meaning as two Wanda’s battled the Darkhold from within.

[@charlesludwig8672]

He's just too old to be believable

[@rohan1748]

All of the illuminati were too weak for Wanda's plot armour sake. Reed Richards is somehow one of the dumbest people in the room when he should be the smartest...

[@adnaanu]

Agreed, Prof X is one of the most powerful telepathic mutants in the Marvel universe.

[@MrReaper071]

"You could spend hours going over all the problems, inconsistencies, and failings of the script" Oh, I think Mauler did his service to the arts and humanity. Tenfold.

[@comradesam3382]

5 hours worth

[@ElliottChinProductions]

Nearly six hours worth it.

[@MsNovaris]

If anyone somehow hasn't seen Maulers very satisfying breakdown of MOV, here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnnEan1rh7FoZ8k

[@vodkavecz]

Went overboard I'd say. 6 hours video on a 2 hours movie... seriously.

[@Killer36661]

@@vodkavecz He's not called Longman for nothing

[@BloodyFlowerFilms]

The moment you said “Evil Dr. Strange”, I literally exhaled perfection. THAT would have solved most of the movies problems with him being the catalyst for Wanda’s dark deeds. Omg that’s brilliant. You had me interested. That sold the idea.

[@RanMouri82]

Much better than what the movie chose, i.e. "what every Strange is capable of", as if he's just a bad guy who needs to "hold the knife" in every dimension. Drinker's version allows for a flawed, human hero.

[@truthedministry]

It's also a better use of the multiverse as the final battle would have multiple Dr. Stranges all teaming up together rather than the pathetic dead Strange vs. Wanda... um, she already beat you and all of Kamar-taj, how can you stand up to her alone? It was fun to have some Raminess in there, but didn't make any sense.

[@sipalingindonesia]

@@truthedministry maybe viewers assume that zombie strange will have different skills that enable Dr. Strange to win this time..... Only to realize that it was just reskinned strange.

[@Funkiotologist]

It’s impeccable how one person can make a more coherent plot than one of the biggest companies in the world in less than 20 minutes

[@pumkinpatchwork]

it might just be because it’s by one person that it’s more coherent. with different writers comes conflict with different ideas, and with demanding higher-ups comes revisions after rewrites after edits after reshoots. it’s partly why so many indie films are better well written and/or well produced than AAA companies, because there is a tighter-knit pool of ideas and less contrast and conflict between ideas.

[@Funkiotologist]

@@pumkinpatchwork ye definitely, drinkers plot sounds better off the bat still lol

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

Or it may be cuz he clearly doesnt understand that it was hinted she was gonna be the villain since WandaVision, ever thought of that? Look man, Im not saying MOMs perfect, it could definitely use some fixing but the plots still perfectly fine and understandable

[@Funkiotologist]

@@skullerclawerbandicoot7966 still beat tho

[@genkibob]

@@pumkinpatchwork , too many chefs spoil the broth, eh?

[@genericyoutuber5533]

A movie that makes Wanda actually likeable and understandable, and brings focus back to the main character! The movie we really needed!

[@nobodyelse7911]

Which one?

[@normadgarmez7026]

Exactly

[@-MuhammadLuthfiSeviansyah]

Nope. The damage has already been done since WandaVision. Should've made Agatha the true villain all along and not someone who stumbled upon Wanda and just made her way inside Westview. Agatha's plans should be to manipulate Wanda into thinking that she is a normal suburban mom. Agatha would enslave an entire town in order to keep Wanda preoccupied while also drain Wanda's power to make herself more powerful. Eventually due to outside intervention, Wanda would regain her mind, defeat Agatha and decided to break the spell that enslaved Westview, sacrificing her own happiness to save the people. But in the end those she saved would be turn against her because they thought it was all Wanda's doing. Thus making her a target for the government and what will also drive Wanda to the edge. Turns out, Agatha is using a powerful spell from the Darkhold to manipulate her and even after she broke the spell, the effects still haven't wear off completely and would still affect Wanda's mind, causing her to obsessed over how to bring Vision and her children back.

[@dott8348]

I liked her in MOM

[@chrysanthos7265]

The drinker fixes series is quickly becoming a shared canon among people who appreciate fine storytelling

[@raahensinha1418]

Damn right he is

[@eeshkawumbathelogical4108]

@@DRINKERSBALDHEAD what an oddly specific bot comment

[@MesaFalcon]

You had me at Wanda hiding out from the government, trying to make peace with what happened at Westview. Right out of the gate, you have a character dealing with meaningful consequences...something that is also in very short supply at Marvel.

[@hunkydory8437]

I’ll never forget that “they’ll never know what you sacrificed” line…like excuse me. Tf, you held these people captive in a reality of your choosing. You’re not the victim here

[@comradesam3382]

@@hunkydory8437 Im still pissed about that line

[@Sin_Of_Greed]

Yes. Exactly.

[@Sin_Of_Greed]

@@hunkydory8437 I know what you are saying. But that line, you said. It was never about that, to me at least. I just took as a line about a sacrifice Wanda made to herself, so other people could go back to their lives before her taking them captive. So Wanda had to make a sacrifice so other people could be free of her evil-doing.

[@fm_0523]

@@hunkydory8437 every time I hear that line I want to answer: "Yeah, because all they'll remember is the thrauma of their minds being imprisoned while their bodies are controlled by someone else".

[@alexbennett4775]

"Now you could spend hours going over all the problems, inconsistencies and failings of the script-" That made me smile; a hat tip to your mate Mauler who has done precisely that. His lengthy deconstruction of the film is just incredible :)

[@jasonfraser7536]

It's my go-to background listening at work. I think that I've gone through the whole thing 3 or 4 times at this point. The Longman is brilliant (and also introduced me to the Drinker, who is likewise fantastic).

[@alexbennett4775]

@@jasonfraser7536 Yeah, Drinker is great and I found Mauler (Longman) and Nerdrotic via him and the livestreams.

[@alexbennett4775]

@Space Ray Engine When i first saw how long it was I did a double take - WTF!?!? I can't even imagine the effort involved putting something like that together. Like drinker, he's very funny and very astute; his riffing on Benedict Cumberbatch's name alone had me in hysterics :D

[@jasonfraser7536]

@@alexbennett4775 Same 😂

[@luckyjedi429]

I really wish I could watch your version, not just because it fixes perspectives and motivations in an interesting way, but also because it sounds more like a *multiverse* movie. Instead of saying that one main character is a MV traveler and dipping their toes into two other universes, it brings mention to more possible uni’s and shows more variants of Dr. Strange.

[@phoenixdzk]

This version of Sinister Strange is SO much better! Wanda gets an actual story i can empathize with!

[@tcb8248]

I think if you threw in Wanda’s story from the original into this movie then it would be even better. She could be working off the promise of sinister strange, but I don’t like the idea of the darkhold being what corrupts her. It gives her a cop out she doesn’t need -she is doing bad things out of her own selfish desire not because of a corrupting magical book. In the end of Drinkers movie I could see Sinister strange presenting Wanda with her children, but they see her as the monster she’s become (much like the original) which spurs Wanda to realize that in this mission to be with her family, she’s become a monster unfit to be their mother. She’d then turn on Sinister Strange.

[@LikaLaruku]

I'm strictly comics when it comes to Marvel. Did Mr. Sinister fuse with Dr. Strange, or what?

[@degenerateaccount5502]

@@LikaLaruku Nah. He's just Dr. Strange but...sinister...in appearance or something. Used the Darkhold too much and grew a third eye. Also wants all the Christines.

[@phoenixdzk]

@@tcb8248 lol to be fair giving their good-looking villains a cop out is a classic MCU trope

[@DETahaX]

I'd say "Hire this man, Marvel", but I know better. Disney's agenda is more valuable than making good stories. Anyway, thanks a lot Drinker, I loved your version a lot and enlightened me as opposed to what the actual movie did to me.

[@MD-ie4tj]

the question is: what IS dizzy's (and the rest of the filth's) end game... WHERE ARE they planning to go with their absurdist madness...?

[@BlackMoonHowls]

@@MD-ie4tj Sheer fucking hubris that's what they will do with it. Anything they want to that'll make Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum go in unison "Huh?!"

[@khuti007]

Drinker working for Marvel lol that's a movie right there!!

[@streetchurchdc164]

Check out the company Blackrock. They're the reason everything has gone woke. It's not about pandering to a certain audience, it's about maintaining funding from Blackrock.

[@MD-ie4tj]

@@streetchurchdc164 yup its part of the "fake reset" plan. gotta make the sheep suffer so theyll BEG for the digital dollar/carbon credits/chinese social credit score system... you will own nothing and you WILL be happy OR ELSE theyll turn off YOUR money... basically the mark if the beast. I HATE that the bible thumpers were/are RIGHT, Im an ANTI-thiest (no not athiest) but truth and facts are all LAID OUT before us. EVERYONE CAN see the plan. just most scared people REFUSE to admit it. Why are folks so afraid of truth and facts?

[@ahdvd]

Think you’ve hit the nail on the head with making the villain be another Strange, makes it more Strange’s movie and also gives more focus on the possibility that our Strange could have turned out that way if given the right/wrong circumstances which felt very glossed over in the released version

[@RanMouri82]

Exactly! And it changes the bad writing to show, not tell, Strange's inner conflict.

[@eugenejamesbon4355]

yeah

[@CabezasDePescado]

I would say that the trailer even made it seems like evil Strange was the bad guy, which would have been pretty cool but hey the mcu always lies with trailers. The movie needed more weird universes and versions of Strange, they gave Benedict nothing to work with and he still carried the whole movie in his back.

[@theinnerlight8016]

It also stays true to the Marvel formula of having a bad guy with similar looks and powers... 😉

[@jaypaul15]

@@theinnerlight8016 tbf that's pretty much the only way to write superhero films lol. Batman needs to fight with hand to hand combat bad guys. Superman needs out of the world villains. Wonder Woman needs a little less strong but stronger than human kind of villain. Aquaman needs water bullshit. Flash needs speedster villains. It wouldn't be that interesting if let's say, IronMan were to fight with a guy who knows magic. This is why I love Infinity War and Trinity vs Thanos fight in Endgame. They nailed that.

[@nathanbroskimoua3111]

It is amazing how the drinker made Wanda sound like an actual reasonable and merciful character instead of a psychopath with Terrible intentions Also I like how she defeats the illuminati instead of straight up murdering them echoing the mercifulness and how she doesn’t want to harm people for her intentions.

[@garrettstephens8168]

Hearing this version written out genuinely makes me sad for how the actual movie turned out. Your fix had me captivated and longing for the movie to be different than it is, but too bad because Marvel and Disney likely won’t be able to make a movie like you’re proposing again. The glory days of the MCU are likely in the past for good.

[@chasehedges6775]

I would love to see the Evil Strange try to destroy everything.

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

Well you can always bully the studio to make something fans want to see. SnyderCutForMCU or MakeStrangeStrongAgain. The message gets delivered

[@gammasmash1924]

I was.......fine with the movie. I'm well aware of the problems it had, and it's not a plot I'll be pondering anytime soon, but I enjoyed it as a series of cool moments. This Fix has officially ruined the original for me. *It could have been so much better.*

[@mikavirtanen7029]

Glory days of MCU ended with Infinity War movie. Now it's just a turd swirling down in the toilet.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@mikavirtanen7029 💯💯💯. INFINITY WAR was the best!

[@aaron6622]

Another problem I had with this movie that no one else talks about was the fact that Christine in multiple dimensions keep using a line about how Dr. Strange always had to be the one holding the knife, meaning he always had to be the one to solve everyone else's problems instead of letting someone else with a better idea or more qualifications rush in and save the day. The problem is, Dr. Strange's only plan for defeating Thanos was to allow himself to die in the snap and let Tony Stark and the remaining avengers handle the situation, meaning he knew full well how to pass the knife on to other people if the situation called for it. Worst of all, the various Christines and other people accusing Strange of always having to hold the knife never seem to offer to take the knife from him; they don't propose other solutions to problems or offer to step in; they just criticize him for fixing everything that goes wrong.

[@janedoll3237]

Yeah, that would have been better to mention in the first Dr.Strange movie. It would have shown great character growth in End Game.

[@paulnicholson5997]

Not to mention that Strange used the time stone to the tune of 14 million + outcomes and what Strange did was the only path to to defeat Thanos.

[@doctordonutdude]

I don't think it's a reference to his need to literally be the one to act, but that it needs to be his decision. Regardless of his death in the movie, he was the one in the driver's seat because it was his decision that set them all on this path. Idk, I could be wrong, but that's what I got from it.

[@AS_210]

Is it just me, or does this seem eerily similar to a (feminist) woman always lamenting about how "the men" are always in charge and making decisions, yet she never takes the initiative (much less the responsibility) to do anything and be accountable for her decisions

[@GingerZombie29]

"You've got to better."

[@eddster1987]

Damn, that actually sounds really good. It’s one thing to rail against bad writing, but it’s a different skillset to fix it well.

[@MisterCovek]

Yeah, it sounds good and all... But how many jokes per minute can we fit in this one? I say about 3 j/m.

[@JimmyC1994]

One change I'd make to this Instead of Thanos being responsible for Evil Strange's universe being destroyed I'd have him explain that "a conqueror came" which out Strange would just assume was Thanos but later find out that it was actually Kang. Planting the seeds for the next Avengers big bad and tying it into the other films a bit

[@DrakenFire]

Yes that would be sooo good. And i would take it a bit further having an after credit scene, where loki shows up to revel this bit of information to doctor strange and saying something like they have to start warning/planing/gathering heroes for a battle against Kang.

[@JimmyC1994]

@@DrakenFire cool idea and I love it but save that for the end of Loki season 2 One other thing I'd do: replace the Stan Lee cameo tradition with Jonathan Majors. Have him appear as various different people in all the films to plant the seeds for Kang further and when he finally shows up as the big boss we can reveal that he was undercover and scoping out the universes, getting ready to invade them and seeing what potential heroes could get in his way

[@jackofhearts1067]

@@DrakenFire Or maybe instead, while Wanda and Evil Strange are about to die under the collapsing santum, Loki intervened and saved Wanda, and there reveal this bit of information to her because her powers would be needed to battle Kang.

[@Sakanade__]

That would actually be so good and makes sense if the plot leaks of Dr. Strange 3 regarding Strange and Kang’s rivalry to be true! It would kinda make sense that evil Strange survived that reality of his when a conqueror arrived in his universe.

[@tyranidswarmlord9722]

I would cry. A proper Kang the Conqueror, and Dr Strange-Wanda-Loki as the new Big Three for the Multiverse saga wouldve been soooo gooooood.

[@superjlk_9538]

I like how you included that evil Strange into the main plot. That character was really wasted in the actual film. I thought he would be the main villain because of the way the trailer showcased him.

[@4922jack]

This also kinda connects to the 'evil' strange from the What If? episode where he inadvertently destroys his universe JUST to try and bring Christine back...

[@bobbyhillthuglife]

if ever a movie needed to be rewritten, it’s this travesty. The internal logic of LITERALLY EVERY SCENE is an utter shambles. Seriously, if you were to watch this movie pausing at every critical juncture and ask yourself what they should do in this situation, they will never do that thing. I have no idea how the writer was able to write a script in which every single decision made by every single character throughout the entire movie is suboptimal. it is quite an accomplishment in a way.

[@ikemkrueger]

„But it’s woke!“

[@barnabusdoyle4930]

I don’t think people realize that Multiverse of Madness was written by Ryan Johnson. He was subverting everyone’s expectations against by giving us another crap movie

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

"Galeem Kills The Smash Universe"

[@skullerclawerbandicoot7966]

@@barnabusdoyle4930 It literally wasnt a crap movie but ok

[@MrShadow8869]

The sad and fucking annoying thing was that apparently this movie was rewritten around 2 thirds of the movie - Because of covid and the delay that it caused wandavision came out first and so the rewrote the story to fit in with that dumpster fire. I would love to see the original and if the version we got is an improvement then the original how the hell did they fuck it up that bad.

[@dannypalin9583]

I still remember that one guy who didn't have Disney + and saw Multiverse of Madness at the pictures. For him, this was Wanda's first appearance since Endgame. That confusion over Wanda suddenly being evil was not only hilarious but proof that relying too much on continuity will bite you in the arse if it's not accessible to all.

[@srialekhyananduri7036]

To be honest even the Tv show doesn't justify Wanda turning evil so suddenly in any way. I was so surprised to see her as the villain after everything she went through in WandaVision where she looked like she finally started to accept her grief

[@PKdanceTV]

I got chills at the climax with Wanda’s line about a new life not being really her life to live. Well done sir.

[@Horsemeat]

The most tragic thing is this movie had the potential to be great. With Sam Raimi directing, the score done by Danny Elfman, competent, charismatic lead actors playing familiar characters, and the setting of the multiverse itself. But what we got was a complete mess

[@TheDreamingJune]

It's such a missed opportunity that all those promising ingredients for a great film were right there, but horribly wasted.

[@lainiwakura1776]

They should have let Raimi write the script.

[@CosmicFreedoms]

Its a shame the script was cranked out in a week

[@nelisezpasce]

The most important element is still the story

[@greebj]

I don't think it's possible to come up with good stories around this multiverse idea. Why should anyone care about anything if everything is not just possible but actually happening? Win one battle but countless other "you's" lost and bad stuff happened and people died somewhere else in another universe all the same anyway? Not to mention lazy writers just cannot resist the urge to "plot twist" and subvert with stuff with no warning from yet another invented 'universe' that'll barely ever be mentioned again. The core of it, that there are multiple "you's" who are somehow recognisable as "you" and share elements of history and superficial appearances and traits, but every major element of character/motivation/outcome is the product of the interaction of circumstantial differences? It seems too close to dissolving the definition of individual and indulging a nihilistic construction of the self where nothing that "you" are really matters because the most important thing about the development of "you" are your circumstances, and "you" don't need to fix anything because "you" were never the problem. TL;DR I think there's a profoundly unhealthy obscure layer that lurks underneath "The Message" and the lesson at the end in this Drinkerverse of Madness version about doing the best with what you have, is a far better moral lesson to lecture the audience with.

[@wesuckatgames9549]

I really did think Evil Strange would be the villain, so it's kinda strange how little of a role he plays in the film by comparison. This rewrite honestly handles Strange's character so well. The first movie was about him learning to understand that he's not the most important, that other people have lives too, and that cementing a good legacy can mean making choices that aren't necessarily the best for himself. It makes perfect sense in the sequel to have him falling back a little on his old selfish ways and wondering if he really did make the right choice, while the multiverse shows him Stranges that are each successes and failures in their own ways to help him understand that it doesn't matter. Stop trying to be the perfect surgeon, fixing every mistake. Make the best with what you've got, because there is no such thing as perfect. With this, he'd let go of the last part of the close-minded, stuck-up perfectionist he was in the beginning of the first movie. Even if it is really similar to Everything Everywhere All at Once, that was a really good movie, so who cares?

[@animesloversunited9069]

Imagine having name like evil strange and he is good but, kinda strange is bad lol

[@copiumkiller]

Well said. It would also reflect society's perfectionism (to be happy you must be rich, popular etc.) and give MUCH better mindset (your state of mind matters MUCH more to be happy). At least MCU nailed Thanos in "Infinity war", who reflects "dumb genius hero" like Twitter warriors.

[@movieclipsvideos1781]

What ya mean? They threw musical notes at each other and did serious damage yo

[@Gneefek]

Imagine allowing a villain to have some sympathetic motivations even if they are misguided, or allowing a hero to make a bad decision, take accountability for their mistakes and grow - insanity.

[@Paladin1034]

Imagine more that the very franchise we're bagging on now had both of those things in earlier, better movies. How the mighty fall, right?

[@ireplytostupidpeople4750]

It's crazy because I feel Man of Steel had this.

[@blackjoker2345]

@@ireplytostupidpeople4750 Ehhh, the issue with man of steel isn't that it was a bad superhero movie, it's that it was a bad Superman movie. Superman is held to a different set of standards and criteria to most other superheroes because he's essentially supposed to be the bar other heroes are measured by.

[@bogey780]

The best part of Drinker's pitch is it continues off the theme of the first film and develops Strange. Strange in the first act of the first film easily matches the same origin story you'd have for a villain. He is a total ass to everyone because he has talent and is an ass and resents people after he loses it. He chooses correctly and becomes heroic in service of others. Having the sequel unwrap his thoughts on his transition and show doubts about whether he's actually a hero works. "Pain is an old friend" was a great quote summing up what caused him to move from just a man to a superman. Continuing on that theme of pain reflected in Wanda and in Dark Strange would have been great to watch. Oh well, I guess all I get is my own fan fiction and pitches from Mr Jordan as MCU serves us crap.

[@Luke_Groundwalker]

So basically Endgame? 😆

[@Demortixx]

It's crazy how in 15 minutes you write a better story than a multi hundred million dollar movie

[@Icemario87]

Laziness can overcome all the wealth, good will, and momentum in the world.

[@caleb3912]

Better?

[@echo_z319]

@@caleb3912 yes. MoM was ass.

[@Alcides985]

@@caleb3912 decent atleast

[@BillPeschel]

Your version not only improves the Dr. Strange movie, it rescues the immoral and retch-inducing Wandavision at the same time. Well done.

[@sunphoenix1231]

Honestly, both versions are shite. Wanda hasn't been good since Endgame. Wanda has been the MCU punching bag with all the loads of terrible stuff happening to her and the Drinker is just beating the same dead horse with her is just plain bad as well. Wanda is one of my favorite comic characters and I think one of the characters that has faced enough adversity and should have had peace. Wandavision should have addressed grief and she should have had someone help her be responsible for her actions.

[@kwesigafrank6442]

I'm not a fan of alternate realities, but if I ever wished for one, it's one where those audiences got to watch this version of Multiverse of Madness. Almost cried hearing this Drinker Fixes

[@glassyjasses_9413]

Same

[@stephenblevins3829]

Me too.

[@michailshatkus9250]

Me too, it was emotional for me.

[@FluffNCrunch]

I’m glad I’m not the only one. I don’t know if it’s because he gave Wanda what she deserved and I was vividly imagining his version of events, picturing how sad of an ending his film would be or just tears of frustration from NOT having a satisfying resolution to one of my favourite characters. Either way, this fix definitely got me a little emotional

[@stealthyturtles]

@Victor Ngo everything everywhere all the time is alternate timelines done right. The story is great, there’s a reason why the daughter is homosexual, it actually has a narrative it’s not just checking a box to meet the message quota. She’s the last of the bloodline and her grandfather will not have his name or bloodline carried on, it ends with her. They are also very traditional Asians, further driving the point home. It’s got layers on layers, it’s not just a random thing they threw in the movie. Such amazing writing and makes you think of real world situations

[@ehhhhhhh6141]

Wow, Wanda knowing that the reality where her kids are alive… isn’t hers to live and knowing at least a version of hers is happy somewhere legit made me shed a tear.

[@Dragonage2ftw]

Something that the original film does?

[@elephant_888]

@@Dragonage2ftw does NOT!!!

[@Naruku2121]

@@Dragonage2ftw It does, but the path to get there was clunky at best.

[@ehhhhhhh6141]

@@Dragonage2ftw i guess better motivation and character development made it more important to me. 🤔

[@bananaforscale1283]

That would be extremely dumb. You could right now accept everything wrong with your life because "there is other good version".

[@timothysullivan1669]

I might need to actually buy one of this guy’s books. If he’s able to turn that trash heap into a movie that sounds really good, his original work could really be something.

[@congokael8087]

Drinker: “I can’t rewrite the whole story, as much as I would like to…” …Then completely rewrites the story in less than 10min with one 1000x better than what we got!

[@marcorc5167]

His version gave me goosebumps when he describes how Wanda gave up the life Evil Strange was offering her. How can these dumb activist writers get it so wrong??

[@JAdino]

Halfway into his story and I'm sold.

[@Dumat1479]

And the funniest part, unlike the original version, his version actually has what Marvel wants - strong and interesting female characters.

[@jabarrex]

Phenomenal re-write from the drinker; no idea why most modern shows/movies suffer from terrible, preachy writing.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@jabarrex Same. It’s more lack Of Creativity and lack of passion.

[@justkatebake]

I love how Drinker does not just rant about all the flaws, but really does the work and have great ideas how to make sense out of stories… I would really love to hear His version of Rings of Power.

[@taniromanenko3902]

Yes please. His version would be respectful of Tolkien's work

[@randomDaved]

His version would be, don't do it. The end.

[@taniromanenko3902]

@@randomDaved Amen to that

[@johnyshadow]

@@taniromanenko3902 Do Silmarilion, not as a running show, but each episode (or double) focusing on a single story. Maybe?

[@taniromanenko3902]

@@johnyshadow would be awesome! If The Drinker would agree...😄

[@zidahya]

Having Wanda mind-control most of the sorcerers while they are trying to defend Kamar Taj without her realising what she is doing would be such a good "Oh no!" Moment during the film.

[@TheFlyingNostril]

And is also far more on-brand than throwing magic fireballs everywhere. Her strength has always been mind magic.

[@zidahya]

@@TheFlyingNostril I'm still convinced she could destroy Tanos without problems. That guy was so commited to his goal, showing him a world were he failed utterly would have crushed him. Forget throwing things at him, just make him believe he failed and sacrificed Gamora for nothing. Instant win right there.

[@ColeBeeRyan]

In the first Strange movie, Mordo explains sling-rings open portals that allow travel through the multiverse. Chavez is literally pointless.

[@propheci]

I actually don't mind her being a living sling ring(walking macguffin, but it's fine). Its just her personality and goals absolutely suck.

[@MrShadowSmith]

Then they should have made it such that wanda destroys all sling rings so they have no choice exept Chavez.

[@propheci]

@@MrShadowSmith that actually makes sense. That would've upped the stakes tremendously.

[@SadEyes1412]

@@propheci Agree

[@alexandredasilvavilasboasrosas]

ACTUALLY SHE HAS 5 POINTS CUZ STARS HEHEGEDHJHEDD TROOLLED ELMAO

[@PrincessFionaYT]

Actually this version is a pretty solid interpretation of the character that we’ve come to know. It would’ve been a great movie. No reason to start from scratch. Reining in all those inconsistent powers and stupid decisions alone would get a great links to improve the movie. I’m not sure many of going to appreciate just how much your version improves the mess that we got. I tried to do a similar thing for my own head cannon and I was just unable to fix this movie but you did. Well done. Me thinks you deserve a draught of good ole’ hundred year old single malt.

[@JoeWithTheHoesBiden]

This movie wouldn't be quite a mess, but it certainly wouldn't be more than a 7/10. The villain just isn't fleshed out enough, and the powers of the trio aren't fully utilized, but I can look past that. I just can't look past the bait and switch of who was the villain, that bumped it down from a 9/10 to a 7/10. Overall, I'd still recommend the drinker's version.

[@ThatGuy-ky2yf]

@@JoeWithTheHoesBiden Drinker's version is exactly the type of decent script Marvel used to make pre-Avengers 2. Not perfect but a solid comic book movie that makes the most out of convoluted worlds and characters regardless.

[@eugenejamesbon4355]

yeah

[@sleevemcdichael5841]

One think that ruined this movie for me was that just like Spiderman 3 Raimi let his rather unique brand of humor seep into this movie. His humor works very well in Evil Dead but in a mainstream blockbuster it just doesn't. Wanda is going to murder people so cue comedy zombie Dr Strange puppet and bad cgi, cut it out Raimi!

[@sipalingindonesia]

@@JoeWithTheHoesBiden you basically need to cut out either christine or america for time to build the villain. But face it, disney executives won't let you.

[@Pers0n97]

Ya know having Wanda be promised to get into a dimension where she died and her familly is missing her would have helped to make her look less selfish. She isn't just trying to get kids for herself, she is also now trying to give a mother to kids that have lost there's

[@ImperativeGames]

Sorry, it makes *too much* sense for modern Marvel ^^

[@KevinOnEarth_]

Well said 👏🏼 Except for this tiny, little, insignificant correction… *theirs Ah, much better :]

[@Dave-ks9fi]

She literally trying to be a magic version of Rick Sanchez.

[@KungFuHustling]

Theirs* also yes

[@jameswest6232]

Definitely a better version that feels competently structured. Seriously, this version of Evil!Strange sounds like such a good villain! I can actually see version of Strange going down that path after losing everything and falling back on arrogance and narcissism to try and fix things. - Chavez could work if you chucked the stupid "American" theme and instead played up the toll dimension hopping has taken on her. Make her a foil to Wanda by having her awaken her powers after losing her own family, but found that even finding an alternate version of them didn't heal the pain she felt. Have her be the one person more than anyone who can sympathize with Wanda and talk her down off the ledge.

[@bighands69]

America was put there to spout nonsense about having two moms and how food should be free.

[@sipalingindonesia]

Someone suggested to make america a foil to wanda,in the sense of she was just losing her moms, while wanda lost her kids. But unlike wanda, america isn't on bloody journey to recover her moms.

[@ggt47]

It would of been cool to throw in one of the exiles. They are one of my favourite mutant teams. They are a multiverse version

[@llamaz6731]

One of my issues with this movie is that absolutely nothing happens to Dr. Strange. In the first movie, he had a great character arc which made that movie so good, but here, it feels like they did absolutely nothing with his character. Your idea of trying to develop his character more, not with new problems for himself, but by self-reflections on his existing problems by seeing the other choices he could've made, better or worse, sounds so much better than whatever they did here! It would've been such a cool way of further developing him.

[@torezgermy2]

MoM was Wanda's movie disguised as a sequel to the first Dr Strange movie. Look at the promotional material such as the movie posters and see who takes center stage. Ever since the movie got announced, it was my most anticipated movie post endgame and Spiderman NWH but I was shocked at how disappointing it was.

[@PPX14]

That sounds really good, even for a non Marvel fan. It sounds like it respects the power level, significance and experience of each major character.

[@gloweye]

I love that in this rewrite, Wanda remains flawed, but is still a good person at heart. Which is exactly what the original is trying to tell us, but failing hard at doing.

[@nyanko2077]

Give a budget to this man, Disney. He has the potential to make a good story for Dr Strange: In The Multiverse Of Sanity.

[@strangerdanger8462]

Nope. He doesn't check the boxes of "The message"

[@Kromiball]

Any decent writer can write a better and more coherent movie than what we got

[@miriamweller812]

@@Kromiball It's indeed very easy to fix most mess of best selling books and stories these days. Overall a single writer can always have the problem to be a single person and just overlook something, even if it's super stupid, but you simply did not think about it. But when you look at movies: hell, thousands of people work on that and you can't tell me, that none of them, even if you only take that decision making % at the top did not see how fucking stupid it is. When I write stories, I love when people tive me feed back, so I can't improve it and my writing skill overall.

[@DmanDice]

Youre saying that as if a good story is the primary goal for them.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@Kromiball 💯💯💯

[@AnansiTheLibra]

I hereby petition for Drinker to rewrite all marvel movies from Phase 3 on. Goddamn I’d actually pay unreasonable money for a Drinker rewrite of all Marvel films save a few. Top marks man 🤙🏿🤙🏿

[@CrazyChiv]

Drinker: "You could spend hours going over all the problems in the script." MauLer: "Hello there ladies and gentlemen..."

[@mr.barcode3186]

I was legit expecting a flash of the Long Man's icon when he said that.

[@CalypsoDarling]

“Turned one of the coolest and smartest characters into a clueless idiot who’s basically an extra in his own movie” Do you mean Loki? You can thank Michael Waldron for that.

[@RanMouri82]

Pisses me off that he screwed up Loki and Doctor Strange, and couldn't even keep the multiverse nonsense consistent while he did it.

[@fish5645]

They did it to Thor as well, seeing a pattern yet? Male characters are seemingly not allowed to spearhead their films anymore.

[@iDubyai]

this version of MoM would have had everyone asking: "what about wanda?? can a version of her come back?? I cant wait for the next marvel movie to tap into this!! Such a beautiful and sad ending!!" instead of how I ACTUALLY felt at the end: "wtf did I just watch?? Marvel really has dropped the ball... i dont really care what happens anymore and dont even care about the fate of Wanda.. which everyone knows that they will somehow bring her back in the next movie with a one-scene exposition dump once she arrives. this was the lamest cash grab... i feel dead inside after sitting through that."

[@jonsolo32]

Boy I’m glad I didn’t waste money on it. I just waited until the Drinker did a review to decide the fate of my hard earned cash.

[@spritemon98]

@@jonsolo32 I watched a near 6 hours of mauler and his review of MoM

[@RanMouri82]

This. The opposite of love isn't hate, but apathy. Thanks to bad writing, MCU fans just don't care anymore.

[@RanMouri82]

@@spritemon98 Just started rewatching Mauler's hecking chonker when Drinker uploaded this. Both the Long Man and the Drinker have blessed us with quality content.

[@spritemon98]

@@RanMouri82 agreed

[@nightsprings6920]

This story is 500 times better than what we got. Job well done

[@Fionalah]

One thing that separates Will from many others - he actually suggests improvements and isn't just shitting on the things he dislikes.

[@SupportTheLittleGuy]

Look at me I know his real name

[@xSilentZeroXx]

Holy parasocial relationship Batman, he knows the KZbinr's real name!

[@anvos658]

This pretty much just shows how much Marvel needs actual writers to give their writing staff's scripts a revision to make something coherent and half decent.

[@MMattikkie]

Fanfiction writers

[@chasehedges6775]

💯

[@sipalingindonesia]

Marvel don't need to worry, MCU is still too big to fail. All they need is some lame key-jinglings,like cheap cameo appearance or name-throwing, have a partially finished script, and pour some CGI into next outings, and boo-yah, hundreds of millions revenue, baby!

[@SpareMango]

The #1 solution should be to actually make it a movie about Dr. Strange

[@nabilahmed579]

Literally, two potential plot lines they could’ve expanded upon with doctor strange: mordo’s war against the sorcerers or his consequences of trying to help Peter living his lifes becoming problems of the multiverse wing is taking about. But no… Wanda is the villain instead of any of these plot lines and potential villains. It really was basically a fanfaction for Wanda if I’m being honest

[@johnneilbunting2750]

Yep same problem that piece of warm dogpoo the Witcher is.

[@chasehedges6775]

💯💯💯💯. Indeed. Make it about THE MAIN CHARACTER!

[@JimmyPizzaDelivery]

I have to think for a minute, that the screenwriters made this movie 95% about Wanda, and then 5% about other characters. This could have been a good film, really could have, but, no.

[@chasehedges6775]

@@JimmyPizzaDelivery This could have really been a good film. Same.

[@jprsfragoso]

That evil Dr. Strange plotwist, and opening portals so other Strange's would have helped... god, closed my eyes to picture it, and sounds so good.

[@knedoshane]

Sooo much better. I really felt short-changed by Dr Strange being a side character in his own show. Maybe one day we'll see a Dr Strange movie with Strange at the height of his powers.

[@markzuckergecko621]

The worst part to me is how Wanda just had a change of heart in the end, just because she got shown that her kids were terrified of her. Like "ah damn, I'm the asshole. Sorry bout that whole trying to destroy the universe thing guys, my bad."

[@maybeitsmen]

It’s not Wanda’s fault Blame the writers please wanda is a good character depending on writers

[@SallyBMcgill]

@@maybeitsmen since Wandavision, she's been depicted as a villian. Imprisoned thousands and was being justified within the show, and then the movie. It was stupid 😒

[@VioletDeathRei]

@@maybeitsmen Everyone is a better character when not written by modern marvel writers. Frankly any fan should fear the day their favorite character gets their own movie or show.

[@miriamweller812]

Worst part is, to have a reality changing witch and she cries around about having babies. Hell, create some, impregnate yourself, clone yourself, whatever, change yourself into a man and Dr. Strange in a woman and make 'him' carry out the baby - likely Satan because evil book - or whatever else someone with that power could come up with, but what's the fucking point of that stupid shit show we got instead? She could likely just have changed all those slaughtered magicians into her kids. As a writer you got all the free choice of your settings and characters and their power and no one forces you to chose something super duper over the top and whatever. But if you do, you have to work with it. And if you don't want to or can't work with it: choose a different setting and characters...

[@mr.barcode3186]

@@maybeitsmen I have MANY issues with Christopher Markus and Stephen McFreely as writers, but they absolutely get Wanda Maximoff. Jac Schaffer and Michael Waldron do not.

[@mrwelshi7201]

I'm in awe, you're just one man. One passionate, inebriated man; and by your self you put together a solid framework for this movie that actually sounds enjoyable, and respectable to the characters. Cheers to you Drinker.

[@landofthelostzRo]

You've spelled Inbred* wrong lmao

[@TheNightman.]

@@landofthelostzRo No he got it right, inbred only really applies to you

[@friendofvrgl]

Just finished watching all of these videos! It’s been a ride to hear your changes. Just amazed at how you did make each one better while still incorporating the main parts of the movie. Now my sadness …. There are no more. DO MORE! I’m ready for some more fixing. There’s plenty to fix out there!

[@holty1314]

Drinker fixes Dr Strange MOM MCU fans: “Impossible”

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

The first script of multiverse of madness with Nightmare as the villain. The Wanda burn into madness was slowly and was teased for another movie if i remember good That was a good movie

[@Bundeskaiser]

when you need to use the core storyline and concepts that we got in the movie - like the ruleset here established - than yes, it is impossible to salvage this shitshow of a movie.

[@TheRealW.S.Foster]

I went to go see _Spider-Man: No Way Home_ over the Labor Day weekend, and it reminded me of how underpowered they made Dr. Strange in _Multiverse of Madness_ when compared to his power in the former. In NWH, he was casting reality-altering spells left & right and just _felt_ more power, even if all he did was do a couple spells like mind-wiping and utilizing the mirror dimension.

[@deadfox0091]

Not to mention the fight with Thanos. He used the red bands of cyttorak (the juggernaut must exist!), images of ikkon, the sword of vishanti, hosts of hoggoth, suns of cinnibus and the mirror demension. I love that fight.

[@TJBucketman]

lets be honest those other clips are sh!te, here's an even better clip hehehe kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4WbcqWflNCUnZY

[@shadow_1363]

I mean he did seem weak in NWH, losing to peter to geometry

[@jt1559]

I think part of it though was that he was trying to beat Peter without hurting him, which gave Spidey the gap in the door (geometry) to beat him. If Dr Strange unleashed from the start, Spidey would have had no chance.

[@SpectacularSpiderFan]

@@shadow_1363 Well Peter took advantage of the fact that Strange didnt want to hurt him.

[@burtleturtle0012]

Imagine a world were companies hired writers, directors, and artists based on their work and reputations the stepped out of the way and left creative work to creative people. What a fantastic alternate reality that would be.

[@mkno2799]

Only in a perfect world, still at least fanfiction is improving.

[@justinkennedy3004]

Sorry to tell you, you are living in that world. Reason is, talented sociopaths and liars can work hard for a few years to get influence and then we end up right back where we are. You aren't the first person to think of egalitarianism so please consider why it has failed.

[@kevchan1103]

This version is now stuck in my head, and in my head I started to remembering this as a decent movie, damn you Drinker!

[@Thunderbox247]

Dam, I hate when people fix storys like this because it just makes me feel like I'm being robbed by Marvel

[@stubblytuna4068]

That’s cause we are you gotta love the house of mouse

[@thedarkone9552]

You were anyway

[@justinambru8529]

That because you were, they don't care if they hire a bunch of hacks all they care about is your money.

[@randomuser1093]

Ngl, I would 100% see this version of Doctor Strange. Imagine the epicness of different versions of Doctor Stranges fighting evil Strange!

[@chasehedges6775]

Man, that would be sooo cool.

[@iancummings6864]

I had to pull over to write this. This new version honestly gave me chills as I listened to it. A great and honest effort from the drinker. I don't know how you can get chills from a story that didn't happen, but I wish this was what we got.

[@cainabel404]

This 13 minute voiceover plot summary, accompanied by a loosely edited, looping quickcut reel without audio, was a more accomplished, engrossing and noteworthy piece of cinema than the $350m Marvel original. I even got a little teary eyed when Wanda sacrificed herself at the end there. The most I could conjure up for Multiverse of Madness was a blank stare.

[@unknownvariable9239]

This movie had so much potential. It could’ve ACTUALLY been the Multiverse of Madness. Like Dr. Strange and Wanda team up once, say, Loki shows up and is like “He-Who-Remain!!” and they’re like “your meant to be dead”. Even Spider-Man can make an appearance. There could’ve been an actual madness in the multiverse but instead we get Wanda being mad her kids aren’t available while forgetting Vision.

[@markzuckergecko621]

I was really hopeful, with Sam Raimi directing. This really might be the worst movie he's made, it's sad.

[@chasehedges6775]

THIS!

[@chasehedges6775]

@@markzuckergecko621 Same here. It all went so wrong

[@markzuckergecko621]

@@chasehedges6775 at least we got our obligatory Bruce Campbell cameo, so that was cool.

[@AndrewThoesen]

Lmfao. Loki, Strange, Wanda. Absolutely bizarre team that would have been great under the right circumstances.

[@YounglingSlayer9000]

This is the version of the movie I thought we’d be getting in the first place. Thank you for giving me what I wanted Drinker, a shame that a multi-billion pound company couldn’t make a good or coherent story

[@jackmesrel4933]

Money alone can't buy talent

[@Martijn_Steinpatz]

Drinker: "You can go for hours to go over all the problems..." Mauler: *chuckles*

[@rundown925]

All the characters are so much more fleshed out in your version. And I can empathize with all of them so much more.

[@ChristopherKlepel]

I've started to wonder if marvel is irredeemable but you have illustrated that there is actually a reasonable way to bring things together, well done.

[@TVsBen]

The common thread among all of the "Drinker Fixes..." series is feeling the humanity and complexity of characters. The story kind of reminds me of my favorite MCU movies like The Winter Soldier and Civil War, in which the main characters are clearly conflicted and just doing their best with what they have.

[@tylerjames646]

"you can spend hours going over all the problems, inconsistencies, and failings of the script." Shout out to MauLer for giving us 6 hrs of just that.

[@galapiat]

I had goosebumps while listening to your version of the movie! Well done!

[@Tim-007]

You know I really wonder just how Chavez managed to survive for so long in so many different universes. And why they thought that dumping her at the training facility of Doctor Strange was somehow the magical solution to help find her parents, wherever they are.

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Problably she find different people for help Like she was with another strange at the start

[@wawrzys9824]

Why do they let her stay in the main univers, isnt she gonna make the anomaly and destroy it?

[@Bluewah96]

Wouldn’t her parents be destroying universes

[@disclaimer.imjokin]

Her two mums??? She should look for her dad

[@joshuagiehll3737]

She was unconsciously opening portals to places that help her. She was hungry? Open a portal to a world where food is free.

[@briexander8353]

I really liked this version, the way Strange and Wanda realizations at the end are sooo good and much more satisfying than what we got in the actual movie

[@chasehedges6775]

Same. The two of them realizing their flaws and mistakes is just wholesome and definitely makes for a much better told story.

[@albertoaugustomanzanillahe9951]

the sad part is that we'll never get to see this version wich sounds millions of times better than what we got!. :(, I still can't believe they did this to Strange and Wanda, two of the most interesting and potential filled characters. Here's hoping.

[@bighands69]

Welcome to the new world of Disney productions. We already seen it with Star Wars and should have expected it to filter into everything else they do. Once it is realized within Disney the corporations that they have destroyed their brand it will be too late.

[@SunwardRanger83]

Wanda, Strange, and Peter Parker are the only ones I actually cared about aside from the original Avengers. Great to know Marvel had to screw up two of them. F*ck off Marvel, f*ck off Disney.

[@patrick7142]

No, his version has multiple loop holes in it. Should I list them for you? Drinker thinks he is smart because he uses big words but he is not. Most of the things he said doesn't make any sense whatsoever. lmao

[@fegeleinthesithlord8910]

@@patrick7142 okey what are plotholes here??

[@GlueTubber]

one addition: in a pivotal (for Wanda) scene, she would visit a universe where her children and Vision were alive, and Vision would say something that would make her realize the error of her ways, and that, in the end, would tip the balance in her psyche, causing her to fight the Evil Strange.

[@MTXCPL]

America: "I cant control my powers." Strange: "Yes you can." America: "Yes I can." I present to you: The dumbest script alive.

[@chasehedges6775]

Indeed. Terrible writing

[@brandonjanicki1601]

Almost as bad as when Wanda looked at America and shook her head making the noise "mm mmm" and America brilliantly replied with "mm hmm"

[@Ihavethetouch]

Somehow, Palpatine has returned

[@HSuper_Lee]

"You have not seen what I have seen." "I have seen enough." "You have not seen what I have seen."

[@destinyhero4795]

@@Ihavethetouch exactly my thought

[@mr.barcode3186]

Wanda Maximoff is a character that I absolutely adore. This monster who is parading her corpse around and using her powers to tear down everything she stood for throughout Phase 4 insults me in ways that only Jake Skywalker ever managed to do. With that said, you have some great ideas. I might not approve of everything in this rewrite, but I think if this was the movie we got, I would've been reasonably satisfied.

[@deadlyninja112]

Lol Jake Skywalker

[@protohunters]

You know what’s hilarious? Mauler made his 6 hour breakdown of the movie and during so came up with his own rewrite of the movie. And it’s extremely similar to what you made. If two different people can come up with roughly the same idea that is better than what the film actually did, it tells me the film screwed up that much more. Also learned DS2 was written in a week. In fact, most Phase 4 projects are apparently being written in less than a month. Maybe we need to stop that.

[@jaypaul15]

They won't stop. The Marvel audience is too casual and gets impressed by the simplest of things. 15 jokes every hour, an attractive cast and cool CGI means a good film to them. Ffs they think Hulk is a good character and has developed, they don't even realise his development was off screen and Planet Hulk storyline should've happened 6 years ago.

[@protohunters]

@@jaypaul15 Sadly yes. Any criticism is met with dismissal or claims of being a hater. Even if you like it. I liked WandaVision and still do, but will point out the flaws it has. People will only focus on me pointing out the flaws and tear into me.

[@jaypaul15]

@@protohunters also they have come up with this big coping mechanism. They say stuff like "Marvel fans like to complain about everything" or maybe, you know, Marvel has turned into shit and that's why the fans are complaining. Lol

[@Fotoschiki]

How can one man summarizing the plot of a story through just a spoken monolog be so much more entertaining than an actual movie? That's how far hollywood has fallen in one decade. But it also shows how competent the Drinker is not only a critic, but also as a writer. Thank you very much. Not only have you concretized the point you already made about the bad shape Marvel is in and the wasted opportunity this movie was, you also entertained my ideas-absorbing brain 10 times more in 10 minutes than all the Marvel products since endgame together.

[@RepublicOfBridger]

Holy shit this is actually a really interesting story I want to see. Drinker, you continue to impress me by turning this dumpster fire into something worth our time.

[@Thelegacyreeborn]

I think showing Kristine morning Strange’s death would be a good character developing moment. Showing strange maybe its better off they didn’t end up together, saving her the pain of having to lose him one day. Good rewrite drinker.

[@Argentvs]

As I watched the movie, hearing this fan fiction version with the movie scenes is almost as it actually happened. Amazing storytelling.

[@chrisstucker1813]

Hats off sir. I really like the sound of this version instead of what we got. It does the characters of Wanda and Strange FAR more justice. The idea of evil Strange being the villain already improves it tenfold and adds a much more intriguing dynamic to his character’s arc in the movie and where it would leave him at the end. Seeing the other Stranges fighting the good fight alongside him would remind him that whatever path he has taken, he’s a good man who simply did his best and could’ve ended up A LOT worse 👏🏻

[@worldtreesagas]

Bravo, good sir, this outline gave us the mystery and the reality-bending that made the first Dr Strange so memorable, and broke down many of the problems in the movie. All the characters' motivations made sense and the story was far more satisfying in your version. I'll consider this the definitive version of this story going forward.

[@kunalbankar3010]

I like how Drinker's Evil strange feels more like The Supreme Strange was shown in What if which in my opinion is the strongest version of him. Release the Drinker's cut of Dr Stange MOM

[@firstlast9846]

*Instead of a Bee landing on Chavez’s hand* she should’ve been caught in the middle of her parents going through a nasty divorce… and she would run away to escape them screaming at each other and wish she was somewhere else… however her powers kick in and she’s transported across the multiverse.. meaning she’d rather be lost in the multiverse than know that she’s at home 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

Or just some shit less stupid Like she was in a car accident with her mothers Her powers activate So she still ask her self if they are still alive.

[@logical582]

That actually makes more sense and has more impact.

[@BloodPaladin88]

Two women having an unstable relationship? We can't have that. Everyone one knows that 110% of divorces are men's fault.

[@Ihavethetouch]

@@BloodPaladin88 I bet the bee was an agent of Patriarchy

[@logical582]

@@Ihavethetouch yeah, it was a very misogynistic bee >:(

[@peredhilh3444]

Astounding! Now that sounds like a more compelling story, the movie we never got to see.

[@MostSaneGiggukFan]

Not gonna lie, I genuinely cried after I painted everything what you said. This type of plot that’s well written and a huge overall improvement to the story which resonates from all the Marvel movies a decade ago. With this type of plot, this could’ve been 90-95% on the Moist Meter. Hopefully you’ll also fix Love and Thunder someday.

[@npcimknot958]

same got teary. cause it shows.. there is still good left in thebworld. the villain can be th4 hero.. it's good themes. it's same themselves which makes spid3rman so good.

[@sipalingindonesia]

Nobody could fix thor : LaT because that dang movie tried to jam too many concepts within one movie (jane foster's thor, gorr's arc, other pantheon's gods, etc) without proper building. The best way is to make it a pure jane foster's story with thor only as a cameo.

[@SirRorschachJack]

Love and Thunder was so fn lame and just.. a pointless mess. So meaningless. Christian Bale didn't deserve to be in that movie.

[@frankbieser]

Definitely an improvement. Like you, when I saw the movie, I kept wondering why they didn't call it "Scarlett Witch and the Multiverse of Madness".

[@maybeitsmen]

It’s not Wanda’s fault Blame the writers please wanda is a good character depending on writers

[@frankbieser]

@@maybeitsmen I am blaming the writers. They chose to make her the central character in a Dr. Strange movie. The Drinker's version is much better and puts Strange central in the story where the character whose name is in the title should be.

[@JackEverton101]

I feel like I just listened to a really awesome audiobook that was unfortunately handed over to Netflix… Which inevitably went horribly wrong in the hands of idiots and landed us with what we have today… Well done Dr. drinker your surgery on this corpse of a movie almost made me want to see the original… Almost

[@---bu6eg]

DRINKER, WOW! Do you have any writing classes that you offer?!? Im so serious. I absolutely detested America Chavez’s character in this movie, but your retelling brings up so much potential in her story. NOW, i can picture a scared 15/ 16 yr old girl whose expected to perform to the same level of skill as a seasoned strange who saved their universe, and a mentor (strange) who isnt adept at mentoring anyone and can come off quite gruff and harsh about meeting expectations and performing when the time comes. There couldve been believable tears, strong themes such as “when the time for performance has come, the time for preparation has passed.” And also what it means to be a guide to someone who needs you when youre at your lowest. Big big win. Loved it!

[@successful214]

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