WandaVision (Disney+)

[MeoTwister5]

Anyone watching WandaVision?

The first 2 episodes were practically perfect in combining period sitcom nostalgia appeal with that weird and foreboding sense of dread and displacement that Wanda and Vision clearly feel in trying to figure out what's exactly happening. That entire dinner scene in the first episode managed to combine cheesy humor with 4th wall mystery dread almost perfectly. This has probably been Marvel Studio's most creative look since Thor Ragnarok.

In fact I'm also starting to think that the most popular theory as to why all this is happening might be real.

Spoiler for Speculation:

That this is perhaps some sort of Faustian deal with the devil on Wanda's part as she deals with her grief of Vision's loss, combining her powers derived from the Mind Stone with that of the deal maker to create some sort of pocket dimension for her to live out a life she envisioned (pun intended) with Vision. The people around them traversing through sitcom time periods are likely people dragged in to become the "neighbors" of this dimension.

It kinda points towards them being unwilling participants. The dinner party and the country club scenes suggest that when she is unable to control this reality, outside interference manages to come in (S.W.O.R.D.?) while the characters in her vicinity apparently are able to temporarily resist her "mind control".

And if it really is a Faustian bargain, who else could it be but Mephisto?

[FlareKnight]

Well caught up to episode 3. Yeah, this is getting a bit frightening. A lot of theories could be raised about this. But certainly Wanda has...gone a bit over the deep end. Whether she's being manipulated or being warped by some deal she made, I don't know. But the end result is that she's effectively captured this entire town and is holding them hostage to stage her fantasy.

The end of that third episode was downright creepy. A name gets dropped, Wanda gets pissed, and that woman gets flung out of there at mach speed. I don't thinks he's dead, but...she's definitely not ok.

Honestly not sure what can be done here though. The only person with any hope of resolving this is Vision and he's effectively another piece she's manipulating. Just a toy that she's playing make-believe with. Not going to be easy to deal with her when any time anyone raises a question about this she can just rewind reality. Although one bonus is that she might not be able to erase things that she can't know about. So the doubts and questions Vision has in episode 3 are still going to be there.

It is pretty tragic how things played out with Wanda. She lost her family, later her brother, the love of her life, etc. The real question I suppose is whether she's gone insane with grief and this is all her powers. Or if she was lost in grief and made a bargain. Either way she's definitely the main character, but also the present main threat of this story.

[MeoTwister5]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Well caught up to episode 3. Yeah, this is getting a bit frightening. A lot of theories could be raised about this. But certainly Wanda has...gone a bit over the deep end. Whether she's being manipulated or being warped by some deal she made, I don't know. But the end result is that she's effectively captured this entire town and is holding them hostage to stage her fantasy.

The end of that third episode was downright creepy. A name gets dropped, Wanda gets pissed, and that woman gets flung out of there at mach speed. I don't thinks he's dead, but...she's definitely not ok.

Honestly not sure what can be done here though. The only person with any hope of resolving this is Vision and he's effectively another piece she's manipulating. Just a toy that she's playing make-believe with. Not going to be easy to deal with her when any time anyone raises a question about this she can just rewind reality. Although one bonus is that she might not be able to erase things that she can't know about. So the doubts and questions Vision has in episode 3 are still going to be there.

It is pretty tragic how things played out with Wanda. She lost her family, later her brother, the love of her life, etc. The real question I suppose is whether she's gone insane with grief and this is all her powers. Or if she was lost in grief and made a bargain. Either way she's definitely the main character, but also the present main threat of this story.

This is kinda (d)evolving into a House of M situation...

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

This is kinda (d)evolving into a House of M situation...

That it is.

Spoiler for Speculation:

I can get behind the idea I've seen floating around that it will end a bit opposite to that. Using Wanda's powers and the eventual collapsing of this fake reality to spark the creation of/emergence of mutants across the globe.

[kiak666]

Watched up to Episode 5:

Spoiler for Future MCU Plot Points:

Based on Monica's reaction after hearing Captain Marvel's name, looks like she's resenting Carol for not being there for her and her mother when the latter is battling cancer. I guess this will be a major plot point for the Captain Marvel sequel.

And that ending twist, I sure did not expect that guy to appear!!! Well played, Jac Schaeffer, well played.

[MeoTwister5]

The scenes between Vis and Norm as well as the increase in the show rapidly switching between sitcom and sithorror in episode is some of the most unnerving things I've seen in recent years.

Spoiler for Episode 6?:

That said, what is the likelihood that the aerospace engineer Monica is talking about may actually be Reed Richards?

[MeoTwister5]

Episode 6 is one of the more horrifying things I've seen that's not in an actual horror movie.

[Obelisk ze Tormentor]

After episode 6, many audience believe that this whole incident will create the mutants in the MCU.

[MeoTwister5]

Spoiler for Episode 7:

~It's been Agatha all along~

[MeoTwister5]

Spoiler for Episode 8:

So witches are real in the MCU with Agatha and Wanda being ones, and Agatha outright called it Wanda's powers as deriving from Chaos Magic. She even called her the Scarlet Witch!

This is probably the tie in to Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Chaos Magic suggests the possible existence of Chthon. The book in her basement might even be the Darkhold.