Avengers 4: 'Thanos SAVED the universe' Strange was trying to stop the Avengers doing THIS

Poor old Thanos is always being painted as the bad guy.

He already knows that he is the only being in the univese capable of making the hard decisions for the good of everyone else (sort of). But everyone seems to have overlooked one massive piece of information from Infinity War.

If the Avengers’ plans had worked out, they would have actually have started the destruction of the entire universe – and only one Avengers knew this.

This is why Doctor Strange gave Thanos the Time Stone and this will completely change everything fans thought they knew. What if Strange didn’t see a single path where the Avengers suceeded, but rather the only one where they failed in making a fatal mistake?

The Mad Titan’s possession of the the green Infinity Stone is viewed as the devastating blow which foils Scarlet Witch’s heartbeaking sacrifice of her beloved Vision.

Having succeeded in destroying the Mind Stone embedded in her lover’s forehead, it momentarily appears that the Avengers have foiled Thanos’ atempt to assemble a full Infinity Gauntlet. Except he uses the Time Stone to loop back, prevent it from happening and victoriously unleash the Snap.

Fans already figured out Doctor Strange handed over his stone because it lead to the only path to saving the universe but an incredible new argument explains how Strange was trying to stop his fellow Avengers, not Thanos.

Remember how Wong explained to Tony Stark how the Infinity Stones were created a the start of the universe? The ARE the fabric of life, reality and everything.

Redditor ZeekOwl91 explains: “While Strange, Stark, and Spidey are in space, forces on Earth are rushing to remove the Mind Stone from Vision and destroy it. We’re told the stones are part of the fabric of the universe, and every outcome on Earth from that point onward result in the Mind Stone successfully being destroyed.

“Except one. Every time the heroes succeed in defeating Thanos, the Universe gets stabbed in the brain and starts to unravel. Every time the heroes force Thanos to try to take the Mind Stone without the Time Stone, the Universe gets stabbed in the brain and starts to unravel.”

It seems Doctor Strange manipulated the fight with Thanos and needed Star-Lord to ruin the removal of the Gauntlet.

The theory addes: “In ONE timeline, the heroes don’t defeat Thanos on Titan because Star Lord loses it and he ends up in front of Vision with the Time Stone as the Mind Stone is destroyed. In that one future he can use the Time Stone’s second power (rewinding time for an object) to restore the Mind Stone.”

“With the Mind Stone saved, the Universe continues forward. Half is snapped away, but it at least has a future.”

This actually makes great sense and puts a powerful twist on that tearjerking ending.

Of course, it still doesn’t explain what will come next. What else did Doctor Strange see?

FULL THEORY HERE