"Do you need any help moving them?" Strange asks, nodding towards some of the dress forms.

He is one hundred percent ignoring that statement about how this seems overwhelming. Because Carly's right: it seems amazingly overwhelming. And so, Strange is just going to ignore the fact that it seems amazingly overwhelming and keep pushing forward because he's not going to think about it. There's no use thinking of these overwhelming odds and how it's all most likely going to hell anyway.