you seem to assume just because something may happen it will lead to victory
And you MCU fans who defend the awful and contrived writing in Infinity War seem to assume that because Doctor Strange claims to knwo what
must happen for them to defeat Thanos means that it
will happen. But knowing what
must happen doesn't mean it
will happen.
Since you MCU fans still don't seem to understand that, I'll give you a really simple example:
A basketball game. Your team is down by 1 point with 10 seconds left and your coach calls a timeout. You know your team have to make a basket within the final 10 seconds to win. The other team knows your team has to make a basket within the final 10 seconds to win. Everyone watching the game in the arena knows your team has to make a basket within the final 10 seconds to win.
So everyone knows what
must happen for your team to win. But knowing what [/b]must[/b] happen isn't a guarantee of what
will happen. There's no guarantee that your team is going to make a basket within the final 10 seconds. Sure, the coach can draw up a play for the players to run, but the coach doesn't know what the other team will do (e.g. will the other team double-team your leading scorer or not, etc.)
Likewise, Doctor Strange knows what
must happen for them to defeat Thanos, but doesn't know what
will happen. Strange has no way of knowing whether or not Starlord would act like a selfish dick and stop them from getting the gauntlet off Thanos' hand. And Strange has no way of knowing whether or not Thanos would keep his promise to let Tony Stark live in exchange for the Time Stone.
So it was really stupid to risk everything on unknowns when he could've just given Thanos the Time Stone immediately, if that was really what
must happen for them to defeat Thanos. So that was just really awful, contrived writing solely for the purpose of plot convenience, just like the camera that just happened to be located at the right place and time to record Bucky murdering the Starks yet the police neglect to check the video footage and the coroner rules their deaths accidental even though Maria Stark (who was choked to death) hs palm prints around her neck and her cause of death was asphyxiation due to strangulation.
we don't even know if A: Thanos getting his head cut out will = instant death, or if splitting his head in two will do the same
Yes, we do. Thanos basically confirmed it himself by telling Thor that Thor should've gone for his head.
o even if cutting off his hand will mean he cannot still use it
How does someone snap their fingers after their hand has been severed from their body?
he knows exactly what happens with A when B happens to C, and what D does when A reacts and how E responds, he knows exactly what happens full stop
So you're saying that Doctor Strange is God and knows everything that will happen in the future. Actually, that would make Doctor Strange more like Clifford DeVoe, who knew everything that would happen, including Siren-X coming over from Earth-X. You complained repeatedly about DeVoe knowing everything that would happen, but defend Doctor Strange for being just as omniscient as DeVoe was.
he also could use the time stone if the blow Thanos landed was a fatal one or not
I'm referring to after Strange gives Thanos the Time Stone. There's no guarantee that Thanos wouldn't have still killed Tony Stark. And by then, Strange would've already given the Time Stone to Thanos so Strange can't reverse that.
hell he could have made saving Tony part of the deal for the stone
Yes, because in the history of movies, television, and books, no villain has ever gone back on a deal and not kept his promises, right?
As for getting the gauntlet off of Thanos theres no proof that would have won the day
So you're saying that even if they got the gauntlet off Thanos' hand and Thanos' no longer had possession of the stones, Thanos could still snap his fingers and kill more than half the universe without the stones? If so, then why the fuck did MCU waste 18 movies with the stones when the stones weren't needed to kill more than half the universe?
Strange knew that was going to happen why not restrain Quill to ensure he doesn't fuck things up?
Because MCU writers are too stupid to do the obvious. Just look at Civil War.
Iron Man: "I know that Cap and Bucky are going to show up at the airport to hijack the quinjet so they can escape. But instead of doing the obvious and simpley disabling the quinjet by draining the fuel tank or removing the engine, I'm going to do the illogical and stupid thing by kidnapping a high school kid that I've nevr met and transport him across the Atlantic here to fight against super-powered beings."
