My girlfriend watches Doctor Strange for the FIRST time || MCU Phase 3 

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'He's just having a rough day, everyone has their bad days' *' SHUT THE F...'* 😂

Dr. Strange is so underrated. He is one of my favorite mcu characters.

Jen: I wanna watch his second movie. Audience: *Smiling cause even we are waiting to watch it next year*

Strange making dormammu rage quit is one of the most badass things I've seen in an MCU movie The character arc of strange,in this movie is about him letting go of his ego and attaining spiritual richness

There's a reason marvel fans theorise so much, cause we have all this time on our hands

It's funny that Jen says she is reminded of House because House was based on Sherlock Holmes and Benedict Cumberbatch famously played Sherlock

the visuals in this movie *chefs kiss*

One of the reasons I love this film so much is because of Doctor Strange's arc of learning that failure is okay. The Ancient One told him that while his fear of failure made him such a good doctor, it's also what kept him from fully reaching his potential. Stephen throughout the film is obsessed with his own failings, not being able to imagine adjusting to a life brought on by his own mistakes, and instead relentlessly trying to take back his old life. In his opening scene when he invites Christine to his speaking engagement, she says "Everything's about you". Throughout his life, Stephen has been surrounded by people that have done nothing but remind him how important he is with everything centred around him, and it's not until the Ancient One tells Stephen "It's not about you" that the camera spins around Stephen to show that he has found a new perspective. To overcome his fear of failure, it's so perfect that he has to defeat Dormammu by losing to him countless times. In the final scene he puts his watch back on, still broken representing his broken self, and while he could get his watch fixed he instead keeps it broken to remind himself to live with his past mistakes and grow from them instead of trying to undo them. Sorry if I rattled on a bit here. This film just really spoke to me and I think it's one of the more underrated MCU films.

This movie deserved so many awards for the visual affects

"we never lose our demons, Mordo. we only learn to live above them." people were pissed that Tilda Swinton wasn't the right choice, but man she was one of the better parts of the movie edit: thanks for the like peeps, and I agree below about “change him, people pissed; don’t change him, people pissed.” comment. cant please everyone, so just chill out

"You wonder what I saw in your future?" "No." *Ancient One glances at him* "Yes" i. love. that. moment. SO. FREAKING MUCH. It just says everything about both characters in a SINGLE FRAME. God the writing for marvel movies is top notch sometimes.

Dr. Strange is such a huge "backbone" character in the Marvel universe, so when this movie was announced I felt a sense of completion for the MCU and got super excited. I was really happy that the movie delivered in such a big way. I agree that Wong was one of the best parts of the movie, and feel like he was about as perfectly cast as any character could be.

nothing better than sitting down with a cup of hot chocolate, and watching a new holden hardman video

One thing to remember that isn't very obvious about this film: we only see Doctor Strange die a few times, HOWEVER, he actually spends hundreds of thousands of "years" battling and being killed by Dormammu, dying hundreds of thousands of times. This gives Doctor Strange the opportunity to practice his magic a lot, so he is actually incredibly skilled now.

"It's not about you", great way to sum up his arc. This movie is an underrated gem

“Everyone has their bad days” - I’m rolling 😂 😂

Alternative title: Holden fanboying over the visual effects of Doctor Strange for 20 minutes

Can’t wait for Jen to get to Infinity War

You forget, the real hero of this movie is the Cape Of Levitation. Dr Strange was just his sidekick. Without the cape, Dr Strange wouldn't be alive by the end of the movie. 🤣🤣🤣

this is like waiting for my favourite tv show every week

She's definetely going way nicer on it than Matt. That one still hurts

Love the cape. It's like Aladdin's flying carpet had a sassier, more affluent cousin.

I love the face Jen makes whenever something ‘Juicy’ happens😂

*Video Spoiler* *Jen's MCU Reviews/Rankings:* *Doctor Strange:* Great movie. Different. Liked seeing emotional struggle. Wong is funny. Visually beautiful. Liked seeing his journey. *7/10* *My Opinion:* Underrated. A solid origin. Perhaps looked down on due to when it was released, with phase 3 being considered the strongest so far. *Rankings:* • Captain America: Civil War *9/10* • Avengers: Assemble *8.5/10* • Iron Man 3 *8.5/10* • Thor: The Dark World *8.5/10* • Captain America: The Winter Soldier *8.5/10* • Ant-man *8.5/10* • Thor *8.5/10* • Avengers: Age of Ultron *8/10* • Iron Man *(Not rated)* • Iron Man 2 *7.5/10* • Doctor Strange *7/10* • Captain America: The First Avenger *6.5/10* • Hulk *6.5/10* • Guardians of the Galaxy *6/10*

"IM fiiiiiiiine, I don't know why it's coming out all loud and sqeaky cause really I'm FINE."

This was a great movie, i thought it was very well done. I was very wrong that Jen was going to dislike the ending. Seeing her insight into this movie was interestingly fun, how she broke it down was so good.

Jen: Will we see Mordo again? Holden: We'll see I can't tell you that Also Holden: Just wait until you see Strange and Iron Man have to interact

Fun Fact: the character mentioned in the experimental armor wasn't actually Rody. Since the car crash takes place significantly before the end of the movie which is caught up with timeline, it's widely thought that it is the man in the experimental Justin Hammer armor in Iron Man 2

The trick to handling a long wait lies in having no choice otherwise.

This is probably one of the greatest reaction Series I have seen on RU-vid. Its amazing to see a new fan of MCU fall in love with what we all love. She is SO amazing when giving reviews. She is extremely observant of the movies and does them a lot of justice when she reviews them. You guys are a matchmade in heaven. I BINGED the WHOLE MCU series today. I CAN"T WAIT FOR MORE!!!

A part of me kind of wishes they didn’t spoil Doctor Strange being in Thor Ragnarok as his role in Ragnarok was much smaller than I expected and I think it would’ve been a cooler surprise for that movie

4:15 Holden will never let that down. Great reaction, guys.

That wasn't a Rhodey reference, he's 48 not 35

Jen we were able to live between movies and wait for the next for 1 simple reason, We had too lol. Seeing then spread out and the having to wait for the next movie, I think gave us more connection to the MCU, as we would talk about the movies among each other, bringing us all together. Watching all the MCU back to back in under a couple weeks is still amazing, with all the same payoffs, but you don't spend much time discussing the last few movies when you're already 2 more movies into it.

"I've got a 35 year old.... broke his spine in some experimental..." and you said "Rhodie". Nope. This is further back in the timeline, that was around Iron Man 2, where Hammer Industries tried to make an Iron Man suit and the top half turned 180°, but his legs didn't turn with him. "The rest of the world... 10yrs. Hammer Industries 20." -Tony Stark

Jen’s MCU watch: Iron Man ✅ The Incredible Hulk ✅ Iron Man 2 ✅ Thor ✅ Captain America: The First Avenger ✅ The Avengers ✅ Iron Man 3 ✅ Thor: The Dark World ✅ Captain America: The Winter Soldier ✅ Guardians of the Galaxy ✅ Avengers: Age of Ultron ✅ Ant-Man ✅ Captain America: Civil War ✅ Doctor Strange ✅ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Spider-Man: Homecoming Thor: Ragnarok Black Panther Avengers: Infinity War Ant-Man and the Wasp Captain Marvel Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man: Far From Home WandaVision The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

She was referring to Doctor Strange's other name "Sorcerer Supreme". Give her some points man for trying. You should have known better my guy! lol! Great video man! You guys are awesome!

2:34 Just to help out Holden, that's not rhodey because at the time that he's driving, civil war happens 4 months later

"Wouldn't that suck? Being killed by a cape?" I immediately thought of Spawn when she said that because I'm pretty sure he's killed a few people with his cape

I like that the ending happened because Strange just out smarted Dormamu instead of out fought him.

Highly recommended reading Jason Aaron's run writing Doctor Strange, the whole "paying the bill" is a huge part of his run with the character & it is extremely funny & really dark at the same time

Darn you guys for making my relationship goals more difficult lol

The most underrated mcu film ever.

As always this is really fun to watch, I wonder how many times Holden said "I can't tell you" to Jen? Her reactions put a smile on us and that is all what we need!

holden: "this movie introduced magic to the mcu" loki: am i a joke to you!?

My favorite part of this movie is how unique the ending was. So many of the MCU movies have the same generic boss fight at the end but this one was clever!

Might be wrong about this, but when his colleague on the phone tells him about an airforce colonel who crushed his lower spine in experimental armour, I think they're referring to the video from the Hammer industries in IronMan2 that Tony plays to embarrass Justin Hammer in the court scene.

Glad that Jen liked this movie. I love this movie, in my top 10! Benedict Cumberbatch was perfectly cast as Strange! I also loved Wong in this movie too! Can’t wait for the sequel, and wait at 6:04 did Jen say that she saw Constantine? I was gonna recommend it, I also recommend the short lived Constantine show!

When this movie first came out, I actually rated it really low. I honestly didn't like it. I thought it was cheesy, over the top and kind of pretentious. But after watching it a few more times, I started to really like it, and now it's easily in my top 5 favourite MCU movies.

Im pretty sure the guy with the crushed spine wasn't Rhodey. It was that that guy in the Hammer Armor from Ironman 2 that got twisted around 180 degrees. Strange was learning magic for a few years. Also he was on the list of people to kill in Winter Soldier.

Holden reaffirms he has good taste. And now I can't wait for Jen to see Doctor Strange in Infinity War where he really shines..

If Rick Sanchez joined the Avengers: “I’ve always felt that what you guys do in a year can be done in a couple of hours.”

All I can hear is Ross saying "I'm fine!".

I’d love to see a series where Holden watches movies that Jen is into.

not only does Dr. Strange introduce magic, but it doesn't get enough credit for buttering general audiences to the multiverse

I can't get enough of this series, I'm so glad you started making it Holden!

This movie just reminds us why 'the formula' exists. *IT WORKS* !

watched it in theater two times. Finally we had magic in the MCU! Then the second time I figured out that most of the movie was still just people punching each-other. Glad Strange used more actual magic in later films.

It wasnt Rhodey it was the Test pilot for Justin Hammer's attempt at the Iron Man Suit

I had 0 expectations for this movie, i had read the comics but wasn’t really a fan, I’ve now watched Doctor Strange 19 times and it’s my favourite MCU movie somehow.

She is so close to Infinity War! Can't wait! Well done guys.

I absolutely LOVE this movie. It is my favorite solo Marvel film. I know this is hyperbole, but in my opinion, Doctor Strange has the BEST superhero origin story of all time. This movie did the character so much justice. There were so many brilliant moments.

Just my opinion, Doctor Strange was my absolute favorite solo MCU film for a very long time. It's still Top 3 for me. It just hit the right notes as a movie for me, especially since I was a fan of Doctor Strange before the film. Benedict Cumberbatch was born for the role and now that he's had so many entries to grow and perfect the character, I now consider him to be my favorite MCU character.

Have been waiting all day!!! Finally!!!

Dr.Strange is one of my favorite Marvel movies. I know a lot of "Marvel"fans don't rank it very high. But I love it. Looking forward to seeing the new movie next year.

The anticipation for the big two movies is killing me 😆 I just can’t wait to see how she takes it all in and I like how your telling her how long we had to wait between each movie cuz man…

I really love watching the MCU again through Jen’s eyes and it looks like it can only bring you two closer together through this process. Keep them coming!

I haven't seen doctor strange since I saw it in theaters so this should be interesting

You should make her react to the trailers during the week until you watch the next movie, it would be awesome to see her theories about the trailer too.

this is one of my very favorites in the mcu, glad to see the doctor strange appreciation in this video. the anticipation is building for the upcoming films!! great video as always, best way to start the day!! :)

7:10 Literally the most amazing, jaw dropping, mind bending visual effects I've ever seen Jen: 😐🥱😐

Tilda Swinton needs to be in more things.

Actually the experimental armor that someone broke there back in is one of Justin hammers men from iron man 2

Was looking forward to this reaction! It was honestly one of my favorites

Fun fact: the scene where Dr. Strange loops time with Dormamu, while it seemed to have never happened for the MCU’s Earth and was only a couple of minutes for us, took place for over 1000 years in Dormamu and Dr. Strange’s minds which is why Dr. Strange is so good at the end, because he had 1000 years to work on his magic. For someone who started out so arrogant this is the most selfless act ever

Appreciation for this movie vastly improved after seeing Infinity War.

The “experimental armor” dude, is not actually Rhodey, the beginning of Doctor strange takes place before civil war. For some reason it’s a common misconception, but I just want to make sure the correct information is out there.

did you notice just before Dr. Strange had his car accident they sent him files on a Air Force Colonel that had spinal injuries stemming from an "experimental armor". That was James Rhodes aka: War Machine and his injuries were from vision knocking him out of the sky. Love the way they continue to tie the MCU together

My favorite part of the final battle is it ends up being an unbelievable training session for strange just battling over and over and leveling up so much

2:36 Yeah, we all thought he was Rhodey. But now we know that the time of Dr. Strange's accident was years before Civil War sooooo that was not him :P

2:37 so fun fact, that's not referring to Rhodey, it refers to the test pilot in Iron Man 2 that Justin Hammer injured trying to recreate the Iron Man armor. This movie takes place over at least a couple years. This movie is not great about conveying the passage of time.

Thor Ragnarok is my favorite MCU movie. Looking forward to the reaction

As a young man, I used to play DnD in a friend's basement. As times, my character wasn't needed and I had to sit back and do nothing. Bored, I found his collection of Dr Strange comics. Though, it wasn't my thing, it helped pass the time. Now, I am so glad having become familiar with the character.

Hey Holden, first time caller, long time listener. Do you think you and Jen could watch Harry Potter after the MCU?

If she loves Tony she probably will love Strange aswell

Dang you don't know how much it brightness my day when I see vids from you man

FINALLY! a completely blind video. No explanation b4 hand. No opinions b4 hand. Love it! Pls continue like this!

Actually that wasn't Rhody because he hadn't injured his back yet.

Just wanted to tell you that the book missing from Ancient one's collection is nothing else but Darkhold from Wandavision. Agatha stole that from there and now Wanda is the owner of the book.

My life is full of anxiety. I LIVE to see your videos Holden. I think yall have overtaken Blindwave for me, yall are my favorite reactors on youtube rn

I fw the way you edit these videos, you always hit all the most important parts💯

•Iron Man (2008) ✅ •The Incredible Hulk (2008) ✅ •Iron man 2 (2010) ✅ •Thor (2011) ✅ •CA: The First Avenger (2011) ✅ •The Avengers (2012) ✅ •Iron Man 3 (2013) ✅ •Thor: The Dark World (2013) ✅ •CA: The Winter Soldier (2014) ✅ •Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) ✅ •Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) ✅ •Ant-man (2015) ✅ •Captain America: Civil War (2016) ✅ •Doctor Strange (2016) ✅ •GOTG Vol. 2 (2017) •Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) •Thor: Ragnarok (2017) •Black Panther (2018) •Avengers: Infinity War (2018) •Ant-man & The Wasp (2018) •Captain Marvel (2019) •Avengers: Endgame (2019) •Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) •WandaVision (2021) •Falcon & The Winter Soldier (2021)

She finally called them post-credit scenes instead of bonus scenes, she's truly become a fan

Rewatching all the reaction videos makes so many things so much clearer. In the mcu you really need to pay attention to every single detail they talk about

Holden is so like me it's scary. I love to discuss obscure movie details or learn various trivia. When I watch a movie I need to physically avoid going "Oh, that's X actor, they were in Y movie/Z series", HAS to do the "What are thooose?!" meme.

8:25 wasn't there already confirmation of magic in the MCU when Wanda was introduced in Age of Ultron?

Oh yeh, you betcha !!

JEN....Your shirt selection lately has been absolutely GOLD!!!

Holden, your thoughts on the movie where almost mine exactly! I feel it was very underrated. Such a visually stunning film. Plus, the dry humor in it is perfect. I didn't think my 8 and 10 year old kids would like it, but they actually loved it and can't wait for the next one.