I stated last week that I was getting some serious “House of M” vibes from this show and I have to say that I am even more convinced that this where it seems the show is (obviously?) heading. Marvel is taking a chance with the way that WandaVision is being presented and it all just works. The setting and weird sitcom references work. The undeniable chemistry between Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen works. It has excellent writing that just works. ![]() In my opinion, everything about this series works. If you are not one for sitcoms, skip ahead to the 17:30 minute mark. It’s then that Wanda notices the necklace around Geraldine’s neck that has a pendant with the SWORD logo, which many may have spotted last week. Geraldine, who up until this point just seemed to be a random supporting cast member, just randomly mentions Ultron and the fact that it was Ultron who killed Wanda’s twin brother. However, it’s the delivery that stands out here. For, I believe the first time since Age of Ultron, we get an on-screen acknowledgement of Wanda’s twin brother Pietro. …and this is when things get really interesting. Ok, the delivery of twins is only shocking to those who are not Marvel fans. However, when Wanda finally delivers not one, but (shockingly) two baby boys, reality is quickly restored. We see inches of rainfall inside the WandaVision household, earthquakes, fire, twisting pictures, vacuums malfunctioning, and even a physical stork manifesting as the imminent arrival of Wanda’s child rapidly approaches. We quite literally start to observe the perfect image that Wanda and Vision have tried so hard to paint come crashing down in a matter of (storyline) hours. And this series, with it its profoundly depressing, fake picket fenced portrayal, with its canned laughter and on cue sighs, punctuating a life that isn’t real, is setting us up for an agonising confrontation with the tragedy of Wanda Maximoff’s existence.Lost Romance: Taiwanese Drama Review – Episode 3įor casual fans, we are finally starting to see the extent of Wanda’s powers here and her sometimes inability to control them. The promised “normalcy” of the family sitcom is the one thing that Wanda yearns for. Where peace, and happiness, and a perfect life is always just 24 (or so) minutes away. Where every episode feels like a fresh start. Where they win, and lose, and die, and are reborn. ![]() Is there a better metaphor for the life of a superhero than the television sitcom? These are characters whose existence are predicated quite literally on one quest after another, where every victory marks the beginning of yet another crisis, and another fight. We’ve seen these same narrative beats used in almost every sitcom (ever) across the decades. Much hijinks ensue.īosses showing up for dinner and missed anniversaries are tried and tested tropes. ![]() (No doubt named for Steve Englehart, one of the most influential comic writers to ever work on the stories of Vision and the Scarlet Witch.) Meanwhile, back at home, a miscommunication between the couple leads Wanda to believe that she is actually planning an anniversary party for her husband. Vision’s future at the ambiguously named Computational Services is dependent on whether or not he – and Wanda – can host the perfect dinner party for his boss Mr. WandaVision kicks off with a tribute to the sitcoms of the 1950s, namely The Dick Van Dyke Show and I Love Lucy, with the plot of this episode (and the next) pulling from an all too familiar sitcom setup. Wanda and Vision struggle to conceal their powers during dinner with Vision’s boss and his wife. So here we go… Season 1 | Episode 1: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience” That said, we do have some theories, and we thought that a series of articles explaining everything we know, and everything we think we know, might be of help in furthering your understanding of just what the hell is going on in the town of Westview. And while we loved every minute of it, we’re not going to pretend like we knew exactly what was going on in those first two episodes of WandaVision.
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