![]() ![]() ![]() But it is Westview Vision who has been living with his family all this time, learning more about humanity, developing greater abstract thought while White Vision was only recently brought online. The two tussle for a bit in a solid round of fisticuffs befitting WandaVision‘s sizable budget. ![]() So when he comes across White Vision teased in last week’s post-credits scene, he realizes this must be the remnants of the true blue version. It’s already become clear to Westview Vision that he is not the genuine article. There was no parallel between the action and the emotional thrust of the series. WandaVision‘s writing has been top notch all season, but resorting to prophecy to simultaneously conclude and propel your story forward feels a bit like cheating to navigate a maze. Hahn will likely be seen again at some point.)Īll in all, it was a bit of an anticlimactic resolution. “Okie dokie,” Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes/Agatha says as she’s trapped within herself (until, of course, Wanda needs a magic lesson sometime in the future. She then doles out the ultimate punishment by sentencing Agatha to live as nosy neighbor Agnes. She turns the tables on Agatha by erecting runes on the Hex walls that prevent her adversary from using her magic, just as Agatha did to her in that spooky dungeon basement. ![]() Though Wanda may not be a formally trained witch, her powers of perception are strong. Wanda is the inciting villain of the story, and for the episode to later try and reposition her actions is laughably misguided. It’s yet another dark and gut-wrenching display of the toll this illusion has played on them. Others beg for death as Wanda’s grief is poisoning them. Dottie (real name: Sarah) reveals her child has been locked away in their room throughout Wanda’s Westview vacation. We now have our major carry-over plot point for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.ĭuring their battle, Agatha begins to free the minds of Westview citizens from Wanda’s spell. Agatha may have been greedily thirsting for Wanda’s power, but when our Avenger fully accepts and embodies the Scarlet Witch mantle, Agatha seems well and truly terrified. Basically, Wanda is a ticking time bomb of destruction much like the Phoenix Force from X-Men. The prophecy connected to the mythical power foretells of an apocalyptic force that will destroy the world. But if siphoning her magical gifts was the ultimate goal, it would have been far easier to do it while she was still in incognito mode rather than after she’s kidnapped Wanda’s kids and revealed her dastardly plan.)Īgatha reveals that there’s an entire chapter in the Darkhold book devoted to the Scarlet Witch, who we learn is stronger even than the Sorcerer Supreme (aka Doctor Strange). It’s also reasonable that she didn’t come to the firm conclusion that Wanda was indeed the Scarlet Witch until recently. (Side Note: We understand she needed to play it low key in Westview as she gathered more information on Wanda. Let’s dive into what worked and what didn’t. While “The Series Finale” elicited some well-earned tears with an emotional core that remained sturdy throughout the show’s run, the final episode still teetered as a generic CGI light show. We’ve more than enjoyed the ride and Marvel has proven that Disney+ is a platform ripe with opportunities for the MCU.īut, in all fairness, that doesn’t mean WandaVision necessarily stuck the landing. That doesn’t show up doesn’t mean the past nine weeks of communal monoculture viewing and conversation are wiped away like the memories of Westview citizens. WandaVision, nor any TV series, is constructed to live up to the very specific idea fans build up in their heads. All of our rabid speculation, conspiratorial dot-connecting, and over-obsessive sleuthing held the same effect as bullets bouncing off Hulk. In its final episode, Marvel’s WandaVision lived up to director Matt Shakman’s warning that none of our fan theories would matter in the end. What the WandaVision finale means for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. ![]()
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