The subtext there might be that Dr Strange felt so hopeless about the situation that he didn’t conceive to look into the possibility, out of an infinite number of them.
I think he saw the one possibility early on but because Tony sacrificed himself there, Strange was trying to find anything else. That he couldn’t after so many tries would certainly drive a person crazy, and it’s reasonable to consider that if you only found one and no others, the probability must be virtually zero.
The subtext there might be that Dr Strange felt so hopeless about the situation that he didn’t conceive to look into the possibility, out of an infinite number of them.
I think he saw the one possibility early on but because Tony sacrificed himself there, Strange was trying to find anything else. That he couldn’t after so many tries would certainly drive a person crazy, and it’s reasonable to consider that if you only found one and no others, the probability must be virtually zero.
That’s two levels deep, and an amazing take.