EW’s Marvel recappers break down the premiere episodes of the new Disney+ series WandaVision.
Welcome to the new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
So without further ado, let’s start discussing this two-part premiere!
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It’s good to have that knowledge going in becauseWandaVisiondoesn’t waste time getting you caught up.
So Wanda mostly uses her magic to lift pots and pans around the kitchen to look productive.
As anyone familiar with ’60s sitcoms knows, a magical housewife isn’t a new concept.
I’m also counting the parody commercials as part of that approach.
The commercials make sense as an aesthetic choice they were certainly an integral part of those early sitcoms.
But I like that they’re also being used here to drop possible hints about the larger story.
The first episode’s commercial is for a Stark product, but the second one is even more interesting.
to give them their superpowers in the first place.
What kind of hint might that be?
Like so many others, Vision was killed by Thanos inAvengers: Infinity War.
Is something similar going on here, with Wanda being directed by unseen agents?
Those organizations seem to be trying to break through the illusion, possibly even sending in Monica in disguise.
Is there another shadowy evil organization lurking out there in the Marvel Universe?
The biggest hint about this comes from the climax of the second episode.
In the comics, A.I.M.
was founded by Baron Strucker (huh!
Must be a coincidence!)
and is usually associated with high-level scientific research and development.
What’s stumping me right now is that clearly this illusion is consensual at some level.
Wanda seems to like it.
What is the truth?
Guess we’ll have to wait to find out for sure, but I’m definitely intrigued.
She’s also doing a great job of throwing off my suspicions.
Is she an A.I.M.
I can’t tell!
Chancellor’s Take:I completely agree with everything Christian mentioned above!
The only thing I would add is howElizabeth OlsenandPaul Bettanyare giving truly fantastic performances as Scarlet Witch and Vision.
Playing a superhero on television requires a certain level of commitment.
Thankfully, that’s not an issue onWandaVisionbecause Olsen and Bettany areall in.
Just look at how both of them embrace the silliness during the second episode’s hilariously disastrous talent show.
(Also, did you catch that S.W.O.R.D.
logo on the toy helicopter?)
