Definitely my favorite episode so far. Agatha origin scene was SO cool! So short, but so cool. I loved it.
i'm really upset that Magneto is not the real father of Wanda and Pietro
A true marvel episode. Drama, villains, heroes, moral dilemmas and... lightings and explosions! What an amazing episode!!
[7.8/10] “Previously On” is the sort of episode that answers the questions fans have been asking from the beginning. Who caused the hex? (Wanda) What made her do it? (Cumulative trauma) Who’s controlling it? (Sort of Wanda, sort of not.) What’s the deal with Pietro? (Total fake). What about Vision? (Wanda recreated him.) What’s Agnes’s angle here? (A witch trying to attain more power a probably drain Wanda the same way she drained the rest of her coven.)
For a lesser show, these could be mechanical answers to mechanical questions. Instead, this episode answers those technical points while also getting at the why of all this. It confirms, once and for all, that WandaVision is a story about the slow accumulation of trauma, and the ways the shiny sitcom worlds on the television screens are an escape from it.
Agnes (or Agatha, depending on your preference), plays Ghost of Xmas Past with Wanda, forcing Wanda to guide her through major events of her history in an effort to uncover how she became this powerful. Rather than centering on incantations or magical artifacts (give or take an Infinity Stone), it hinges on the moments of both comfort and loss in Wanda’s life.
It’s a strong conceit, giving Elizabeth Olsen plenty of notes to play across the years and showing how Wanda has lost so much of the year. We start with a scene of serene domestic bliss, or what passes for it in a war-torn Eastern Bloc country, with Wanda and Pietro as children with their parents. Suddenly a bomb disrupts the peace of “TV night”, destroying the young kids’ lives amid a moment of happiness and depicting events described in Age of Ultron. \
That sets a pattern for these things, where each moment involves how Wanda copes with such losses. We see her becoming a freedom fighter (or terrorist, depending on your vantage point), out of an attempt to avenge her parents in a way. It leads her to connect with the mind stone (something that, alongside a shadowy figure, will no doubt be explored in more depth later). The experience heightened her powers, but was also a source of further trauma, of being experimented on and treated as disposable.
(Just my crazy theory: [spoiler]I predict that the shadowy figure Wanda saw in the Mind Stone will be Wanda herself, from the future, creating a stable time loop and deciding to set these events into motion, even knowing the hardships of where they lead, because it’s a way to let love persevere.[/spoilers].)
But then we get the best scene in the whole episode, where we jump to Wanda still grieving her brother’s loss, another unfathomable trauma, only to get some unexpected comfort from Vision. The writing and acting here is magnificent. The imagery of Wanda talking about grief as a series of waves, continually hitting her every time she tries to stand, is haunting and effective. But Vision’s retort, of not knowing what loss is given his origins, but appreciating the notion that it is love persevering, is just as beautiful a counterpoint. You can see the way the two of them are connected not just through the mind stone, but through their unique experiences of grappling with the human condition from opposite sides, of learning how to move forward together. The chemistry, easy rapport, and connection between them in those moments is off the charts.
It’s a minor miracle. Having lost everyone close to her, Wanda forges a connection with someone else, someone who helps fill that space. Only then, he’s taken from her too. The final flashback we see is Wanda barging into Sword and seeing Vision being torn apart. We see the man she expected to be waiting for her when she was un-blipped lying in pieces before her. She reaches down and can no longer feel her, the last thread of that connection severed.
It’s enough to send anyone sprialing. We witness the mechanics of what happens next -- a grief-stricken Wanda coming to Westview, uncovering what was meant to be the place where the rest of their lives together began, the ghost of a new chapter of domestic bliss that she was once again robbed of by chaotic forces.
So she snaps. She explodes in her grief, for her parents, for her brother, and for her love, each ripped away from her in the times she most needed comfort, most thought she could be safe and happy like those people on the television screens.
That’s the most piercing thread of “Previously On.” At each stage, Wanda watches these sitcoms as a form of relief, of escape, to have a glimpse of the life denied her by circumstance and tragedy. She’s watching The Dick Van Dyke Show and seeing a happy couple when her parents are killed. She’s watching The Brady Bunch and a couple of friendly but needling siblings when she and her brother are treated like lab rats. She sees the comical violence of Malcolm in the Middle where the father figure can endure large scale mishaps but come out unscathed because “it’s not that kind of show.”
The import is clear. The allure of these stories, this pristine or even hardscrabble sitcom worlds, is that even when the edges are rougher, tragedies rarely happen. Happy families get to persist, to flourish. They get to happen at all. It’s a world where the worst losses of the world are kept outside of the frame, made digestible and easily resolved, one half hour at a time. It is, a world where she can have the life that she dreamed of as a little girl, the life she and Vision imagined for themselves, back.
Who wouldn’t want to bury themselves in that world at a time when the universe has taken pound of flesh after pound of flesh from your body? Look, we’re talking about a famed Scarlet Witch using her “chaos magic” to rewrite reality for a small town in New Jersey. None of this is down-to-earth exactly. And yet there’s something that feels so relatable, even natural, to Wanda choosing (or instinctively reacting) to conjure the sort of place that’s bereft of the traumas she’s suffered again and again and again.
We know the ruddy details now: that Agnes wants power, that Hayward wants a Vision of his own, that Wanda is firmly the source of the Hex. But more importantly, we understand why it came to this. “Previously On” gives us all those stark moments of love and joy and happiness that Wanda was robbed of, and the comforting glow of a place where no such heart-wrenching thefts can occur. Whatever season-ending fireworks happen next week, no one can blame poor Wanda for retreating into her static-filled dream world, when so much of her life has been this crystal clear nightmare.
The five stages of grief brought forth in tangible form. Wanda's journey through her own trauma is as compelling as it gets - the kind of backstory that isn't exposition but necessary character drama. Probably some of the best written stuff to come from the MCU in awhile (a franchise that has had much better writing then most blockbusters), letting the audience feel her trauma and sadness from the core of her experiences rather then just a brief throwaway line. And they don't screw around either - Wanda is the one responsible here, in a very "House of M" esqe moment that feels earned and deepens her character.
Lots of other great stuff here too. Kathryn Hahn is still stellar as Agatha, and her opening scene in Salem is a highlight as it introduces us to the concept of witches in the MCU, while the mid-credits scene is a fantastic reveal of who the big final threat is likely to be. So far the show continues to be one of the MCU's finest offerings and I can't wait to see how it all ends.
this whole show just honestly feels like a treat for the fans who've watched every little thing in the MCU, and even more so I imagine for fans of the comics. It's the MCU "offspring" that's felt the most like "this is for the fans!!" and not as much a "you can consume this movie/show on its own so don't be turned off by all the movies that came before!" type thing. I love it, it makes me feel so proud to understand every single movie reference.
When do the good episodes start?
Good episode, but the Agatha backstory was poorly made, it was like a bad take on Dragonball, we didn't need that. I still feel that the series is too slow to rush the finale. The main problem with this series is that it always go two steps forward and one back. The ending with the Scarlet Witch explanation is too dumb, really dumb, I laughed hard at that part. Another example is the SWORD director, a cartoon one dimensional villain that is very simple. Damn, even My Hero Academia have better villains. Stop doing dumb things Disney.
Freaking white Vision, hell yes, when I started reading comics Vision was white... So this is my freaking Vision. Oh and now, I think we have the answer, Quicksilver was possessed by Agatha and she couldn't took the real MCU Quicksilver so she took the Fox X-Men multiverse Quicksilver. So when Agatha will free him, we will be left with the Fox X-Men Quicksilver trapped in the MCU. Best episode, White Vision, that's sick:))))))))) I'm pumped.
Wasn't she called "Scarlet Witch" before?
She has been listed as such since Age of Ultron, hardly a big reveal. Kind of weird that another witch had to do all this stuff just to find it out, considering how much media attention Wanda already had...
So we had a 40 minute workup to, well nothing (new)...
The whole Episode feels like a "we need a villain so we can continue to use wanda as a hero"
"What is grief, if not love persevering?"
The goings on inside the hex make for some of the most interesting fare Wandavision has to offer, but I am feeling as though we're running a bit long in the tooth here. We just spent thirty-eight minutes setting up a finale with a story that could have been told much more succinctly.
The way Wandavision operates is borderline not like a television show at all because of how little connective tissue we really have. This is an extended film broken up over eight weeks. And that's fine, I suppose, but it makes the first few sitcom episodes feel extraordinarily gimmicky. I liked them when I was watching them, but now they'll just feel like filler. It makes the A-plot of this series the goings on outside the hex with Monica until episode seven, then the A-plot shifts and becomes what's happening with Wanda. The shifting of story and plot on the show is much more significant than what we usually see in the MCU, but it also tackles things we have seen elsewhere. I know I keep pointing out all the influences in my comments, but it makes this show feel a bit stale to me. This episode is Maniac, through and through.
Another post credit scene in this one, don't miss it.
Great episode to tease/lead into next week's finale. Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn deserve Emmy awards for their performances in this episode.
Just installed a new Home Theater System. Holy shit that explosion almost hit me out of my seat lol
the acting in this episode is out of control good. whoever wrote this episode deserves a whole ass emmy and also owes me an apology for all the tears in my face
That was beautifully done. Great direction in this episode.
An absolute amazing episode. Getting some real backstory on Wanda was great Elizabeth Olsen is just so amazing in the role. Also Kathryn Hahn is brilliant as Agatha Harkness! Can‘t wait to watch the final episode.
Finally hearing Scarlet Witch! aaaaand seeing that rocket's brand lol, aaaaaaaaand finally that ending!
A bit of a let down - but only because it all came together as I foresaw. But Kathryn Hahn is the best.
probably my favourite episode so far! Kathryn Hahn was amazing and it was so cool getting a look into wanda's past. Now I'm in lockdown watching wanda vision on fridays has become the highlight of my week. Another after credit scene as well, it's just all so cool, can't wait for next week!
Just sensational. This was a TOP tier episode of dramatic television.
OK, now I am lost a bit. On the one side we learn what happened and why. And that she in fact didn't steal Visions body but re-created him. I get that. But why did it MAKE her The Scarlett Witch ? Wasn't she always ?
8.5/10
Sensational
Even though we learned
all of Wanda's backstory
from the movies it was
Great seeing it first hand.
and the way They matched
it was pure genius,
the writing and the
Performances we're off
the charts.
and the fact she's chucking
automatic magic about
and rewriting reality on the
fly blow my mind.
That right there is
a Nexus Being
and the strongest and
most powerful Avenger
BOOM.
And Now The
Season Finale
Of
WandaVision
1st play (14 March): English
2nd play (1 April): French Dub
finally things make sense now
This is the highest rated episode of the show yet, and I don't really see it. I liked the previous one more. It was enjoyable, but I miss the sitcom aesthetic (I understand that they already went through every decade and everything, but for me the sitcom aesthetic was what made the show fun and different). We definitely learned some stuff, and this episode did backfill and exposition in a way that was engaging. Kathryn Hahn is an absolute delight of course, that cannot be denied. I'm still giving it a great rating of course so its not like I hated it, I just didn't like it as much as some of the episodes leading up to it, and miss what made the show special.
the best episode
it answers so many questions and explores wanda's backstory and heck, so emotional
I thought this show was gonna be way more gimmicky than this. What an amazing show. Don't know if this is based on comics or not but what a great use of these marvel characters. And putting some previously minor characters in the lime light. Great writing and acting all around.
This episode is an extreme exposition dump of Wanda's backstory. I'm glad there are many people are enjoying this. I'm not one of them but am determined to get through it, mostly because I've dumped out of practically all other recent TV series.
Ok, nice, so now it does actually make much more sense. Still pretty crazy though...
Wanda's backstory scenes where quite interesting and provided a few new insights. Unfortunately I don't really like Agatha - she seems like a silly character.
The second Vision at the end is very concerning.
Wow, it took WAY too long to get here.
Edit:
Written 5 to 9 minutes into this chapter, but felt this every time she was on screen.
Original:
The actor playing Agatha are absolutely terrible. I guess that's the plan, but without her I'm wondering how much better I would have liked it.
I thought there was going to be a little fight, you didn't even have :cry:
A little on the nose with the exposition and all but at least we're getting some answers and I'm excited to see evil Vision in action…
So was the video of Wanda stealing Vision's body fake…? Or did they only show the bit with her breaking the window and looking at it? Can't remember.
Harkness witchcraft stuff is a bit cheesy / Harry Potter-esque but whatever.
Fantastic episode. Kathryn Hahn was amazing. Great way to have us step back and along the story.
And now the director has gone all Frankenstein on Vision!
I'm trying to figure out what we learned new this episode. It seemed to only reaffirm much of what we already knew, ie (family killed, stark missile not exploding). It was somewhat Interesting to see it actually happened, but I was hoping for more. I'm wondering if this new witch is going to be a villain that Wanda is going to be fighting against.
Name drop gave me the chills. Godamnnnn!
Please let my girl live, Wanda baby :sob:
Awesome episode. Basically set up the origin story of scarlet witch abd agatha in one fell swoop. Nicely done Marvel.
Spoon fed meanings and a turn on your usual Marvel. You've seen the flashes of the big finale coming.
All that suffer:( I cried a lot
THERE IS A CREDIT SCENE.
VISION IS BACK
A beautiful episode with stunning fx. Mid credit scene everyone!
But just one more to go :(
So, no Mephisto or Nightmare as the behind-the-scene big villain? Kinda a letdown... Let's hope there is a big season finale surprise next week. (NO, Dr. Strange showing up is NOT a surprise!!!)
Goddammit Marvel, you had me and then you done fucked it up. Damn these reveals suck ass.
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Cried so hard when she said she didn't felt him cause she said "I feel you" in infinity war.