Magic in the MCU

[lynnenne]

Hello, and welcome to your weekly Sunday discussion post! This week's topic is about magic in the MCU.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a number of magic users: Loki, Frigga, Doctor Strange, Wanda Maximoff, the Ancient One, Wong, etc. But their powers seem inconsistent from one moment to the next. We've seen Wanda move cars with her mind. Why couldn't she use the same power to rip Thanos' head off? We've seen Strange open a portal beneath Loki's feet; why couldn't he have done the same to Thanos and sent him to the outer edge of the universe? Or into the vacuum of space?

How powerful is magic in the MCU? What exactly can it do? What can't it do? Do the inconsistencies bother you, or do you just hand-wave them away? 

Comments

[lynnenne]

LOL, yes! Fanfic fixes all inconsistencies.

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Treat yourself right and Just This Once (The Everybody Lives Remix) by dsudis (on the Hugo Award Winning AO3) when you've got some time.

[lynnenne]

I've read that one, and it's more logical than canon!

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

It honestly considers what Random means and it doesn't get caught up in "will there be a poignant this?" etc. Interestingly, if you let the characters stay themselves, you often get what they need and what you want.

I think Tony was considering his personal starvation and potential asphyxiation was preferable to the witness the other original six underwent.

How often is the resistance to Killing Ones Darlings Idiotball Dependency?