At this point, if Marvel ever decides not to include a post-credits scene in their movie, people are going to be disappointed. The film preceding the credits could be incredible, but if there’s not a little stinger teasing an upcoming episode movie, the experience is now tarnished. But as long as the studio includes these stingers, fans will go out feeling upbeat about what’s to come in the MCU.

Doctor Strange includes not one but two stingers, and while past films that had two stingers usually had one to build up the universe and the other meant for fun, both Doctor Strange post-credit scenes hint at what’s to come for two separate MCU movies.

If you were left a bit confused by what’s being set up in these post-credits scenes, read on for an explanation.

Thor Drops in on Doctor Strange

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The first post-credits scene ties into Thor: Ragnarok. In the scene, Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) has a little chat with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) about what’s to be done about Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and trying to find Odin (Anthony Hopkins). You may recall that in the final scene of Thor: The Dark World, Loki had basically stolen the throne from Odin and was impersonating the ruler of Asgard. Now it looks like Thor is trying to find what happened to his father, and Doctor Strange is going to pitch in.

That probably means we’ll get a Doctor Strange cameo in Ragnarok. How major his role and how he’ll factor in remains to be seen. Can he use his sling ring to get to Asgard? Will Thor notice that Strange is in possession of the Time Stone? We’ll have to wait until Thor: Ragnarok opens on November 3, 2017 to find out.

Mordo Will Probably Be the Villain in ‘Doctor Strange 2’

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When Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) was revealed not to be an enemy of Doctor Strange but an ally for the movie, it confused some fans of the comics who know the character to be Strange’s longtime antagonist. Eventually, the movie charts his turn to the dark side by not only hinting at a vengeful streak, but then showing that his betrayal by The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) pushed him over the edge. After Strange defeats Kaecilius (Mads Mikkelsen) and strikes a deal with Dormammu, Mordo confesses that he feels lost and can’t continue on as a sorcerer.

After the credits roll, we get a scene where we meet back up with Jonathan Pangborn (Benjamin Bratt), a man who was paralyzed but regained the use of his legs after studying the mystic arts with the Ancient One. He’s minding his own business in his workshop when Mordo comes along and says that he’s come to the conclusion that sorcerer’s steal their power and that it’s time to pay the balance. He saps away Pangborn’s power, leaving the man paralyzed again. He then tells Pangborn that the problem with the world is that there are too many sorcerers.

Presumably, Doctor Strange 2 will pit Strange against Mordo, which doesn’t seem like a great set-up for a sequel because Doctor Strange fails to create a bond between the two characters. They work together and Strange respects Mordo, but I wouldn’t go so far as to call them friends. While it’s commendable that Marvel is trying to carry over a villain rather than build a new one from scratch, the conflict between Strange and Mordo seems to be no grander than “My former co-worker turned out to be a dick.”