the only logical thing to do when a possessed woman babbling about beautiful endless possibilities produces a sphere that explodes and creates a hole in reality that looks into a starry expanse that you know is connected to your best friend’s ex-patron who has morally ambiguous plans to become a god is to throw a pebble into said hole
So I’m following along this compilation series of all the cutscenes from Midnight Suns and it seems this is the first major scene we get between Dr. Strange and Robbie Reyes 🤩
I really do love seeing Robbie’s Ghost Rider in stuff and we don’t get a lot of interaction between these two in any canon so I really appreciated this scene. I’m sure there are some gold bits that I’m missing out on like when the player character interacts with them in-game. For example, you can approach characters in the Forge and have hangout sessions with them. I don’t know if Robbie directly referenced his interest in Dr. Strange yet, but in a different scene, like at Magik’s birthday party, he thought it was cool when Dr. Strange used magic to resurrect the cake she destroyed. It seems that Robbie’s general opinion of the magicians on this team is hopeful because he has a pretty optimistic point of view. He’s actually a lot like Spider-Man in this series, which is an attitude that I’m fine with.
While it seems as though the teenagers of the team feel as though they are being ignored by the group, this scene is Robbie’s first time being the center of attention. It’s such a nice touch that Dr. Strange takes charge of the well being of Robbie by making sure the cuffs don’t chafe him 😂. Even though Robbie’s team had a negative reaction to the Avengers taking charge I think after this interaction he had a more positive opinion of the adults since they began to take him seriously.
Dr. Strange has history with a lot of Ghost Riders. In fact, in this story, it was Stephen who first approached Blaze about the situation. I’m sure during their time in the Forge, Dr. Strange would have found some way to meet with Robbie and speak to him privately about his backstory.
Joey: "You know what inspires me? The image of a self-made, red blooded American! The married man with a tireless work ethic! The kind of man you can get jealous of, with charm and charisma! With passion and imagination! An honest heart and a good sense of humor! You know, a man like that could use a man like me- and when I say "use", I mean in the sense of a strong business partnership, not insinuating I am a submissive man in any way shape or form. And when I say "submissive", I mean in the sense that I don't just let people walk all over me, not the kind of submissive that's often associated with a certain breed of fella. And when I say "breed", I mean to say a type! Not an action. I mean, come on, be reasonable. And when I say "come", I mean the action of arriving to a conclusion, not that you could concieve of any other meaning for that term. And when I say "concieve", I mean to think of something, not the childbearing one. Wouldn't that just be something! A man getting pregnant
Susie putting down her fork at the speed of a bullet train: "I have to go