So long and goodnight to Wanda’s beautiful dark twisted TV fantasy and WandaVision.
In the end,WandaVisiondid exactly what many of us suspected it would do.
And that’s exactly what happened in the spectacle-filled finale.
Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision in ‘WandaVision’.Marvel Studios
But that’s not necessarily a bad thing in this case.
There were many things I loved about episode 9, aptly titled “The Series Finale.”
(Darcy saved the day!)
Paul Bettany as Vision and Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in ‘WandaVision’.Marvel Studios
But there were things I wasn’t too fond of as well.
The not-so-good:The spectacle.
But, it’s a cliche because it’s true of many of them.
(Note: In this recap, White Vision is the version of Vision S.W.O.R.D.
It’s a lot, and it looks like Disney+ didn’t skimp on the special effects.
That being said, I had two major problems with the action.
“Did you know there’s an entire chapter devoted to you in the Darkhold?
The Scarlet Witch is not born, she’s forged.”
“Your power exceeds that of the Sorcerer Supreme.”
“You tied your family to your twisted world.
Now one can’t exist with the other.”
My second issue is the configuration of the fight.
Vision is literally fighting an evil, emotionless version of himself.
We’ve seen this jot down of fight before.
Thankfully, I didn’t lose it completely…
The good/great:Darcy hit Hayward with a truck!
“Your grief is poisoning us!”
Debra Jo Rupp’s Sharon says.
That moment really resonated with me because it’s true, at least from my experience.
(ASIDE: Honestly, MCU actors don’t earn enough credit for scenes like this one.
I don’t know about you, but I would’ve felt silly doing that.
Thankfully, Olsen fully commits and makes you feel how much Wanda is straining.)
(which advanced further into the Hex when Wanda opened it up).
Wanda adds: “But you were born for it.”
That whole exchange made me cheer.
In the aftermath of the magical brawl, Wanda does the right thing and pulls down the Hex.
“A family is forever.
“Boys, thank you for choosing me to be your mom.”
But then, Schaeffer tops herself with Wanda and Vision’s tender and intimate farewell.
“I have been a voice with no body.
A body, but not human.
And now a memory made real.
Who knows what I might be next?”
says Vision before they depart.
Alas, that all changed with this finale.
First, there were Agatha’s repeated warnings about Wanda being destined to destroy the world.
twins call out for help.
(This ending is also interesting if you’ve read Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta’sThe Vision.
I will say, it is cool that the Darkhold has returned.
The very obviously evil spellbook previously appeared on bothMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.andMarvel’s Runaways.
“The Series Finale'' didn’t just set upDoctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.
In the mid-credits scene, Monica receives a visit from Skrull masquerading as an FBI agent.
The Skrull tells Monica that a friend of her mother’s sent wants to meet here in space.
But none of that turned out to be the case.
Christian’s Take:A pretty fun finale, I’d say!
I mostly want to use my last bit of space here to offer a bit of a mea culpa.
To prepare for the finale today, I stayed up last night rewatching all ofWandaVisionuntil this point.
Lots of things hit harder on rewatch, knowing the nature of what’s going on.
That’s pretty fascinating, and it helped me enjoy the finale’s Vision vs.
Vision showdown more than Chance and most viewers probably did.
Endlessly fascinating to think about.
Wanda vs. Agatha was not quite as interesting a duel.
Like Chance, I didn’t love Kathryn Hahn in cackling supervillain mode.
But as a result, I thoroughly enjoyed Agnes' fate.
I enjoyed Agnes' post-brainwashing lines more than anything she’s done sincethe “Agatha All Along” reveal.
But that one word doesn’t go far enough for me.
Quicksilver (the real Quicksilver) still holds the record for shortest Avengers tenure.
Can you really blame her for creatingWandaVision?
Wanda refuses, and that sacrifice is what really makes her a superhero.
You’re not a good superhero unless we see you going out of your way to save innocent lives.
All of us have experienced loss this year.
What I like most aboutWandaVisionis that its story is about moving past this state of escapism.
Are their souls trapped in some kind of limbo now?
Will Wanda now be striving to bring them to life for real?
Final Grade:B-
Series Grade:B+
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