By Declan Andrews, Staff Writer

May 10, 2021

The final four episodes of WandaVision have finally been released to the public and all of the mysteries that kept us coming engaged have been resolved. That was what I was hoping for at least, but unfortunately, they didn’t really deliver. 

Now, some leeway must be given as the creators of the show did disclose that the recent pandemic affected production in a major way, causing multiple storylines to be cut entirely and CGI to be lackluster and rushed. However, not all can be excused for this tragic introduction to phase four of the MCU.

The 6th episode of the series is modeled after the classic TV show “Malcolm in the Middle,” though, following the same path of entropy the previous episodes have taken, it is highly convoluted with scenes of breaking reality and realization as the characters become more and more aware of their true circumstances.

This episode only serves in laying the groundwork for even more mysteries and plot points that ultimately go unresolved. Wanda’s two newly manifested children exhibit new abilities when Vision crosses the border of Wanda's reality and begins to decompose, as he is a construct of that reality. Wanda then expands the border of the “town” bringing vision and multiple agents of S.W.O.R.D into it.

After this, the children never use their powers again, and the agents brought into the reality are also rendered ultimately moot, although they try to make this a plot point showing an agent break their psychic trance only to run a car into the antagonists saving Wanda in an irrelevant scene that could have easily been deleted.

In the next episode, the overarching series plots begin to resolve, Agnes, the neighbor, and friend to Wanda reveals herself as a witch named Agatha Harkness that was seeking the source of power creating the reality which so happens to be Wanda. 

This reveal, much like the ones in previous episodes was very expected and slow to turn out. Many viewers theorized that there must be another “big bad” working with Agnes because she was so obviously presented as Agatha from the very first episode. 

Agatha and Wanda then clash in a final battle. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic and restraints on CGI, it's not an action sequence fans have come to expect from Marvel. It pretty much consists of Agatha and Wanda floating around each other throwing colorful magic balls.

Throughout the series, there are two notable side characters. One of them I have mentioned in a previous review, Wanda’s previously dead brother, Quicksilver (a.k.a. Pietro). 

He was introduced as a mysterious character who Wanda did not remember creating or controlling. But, the most interesting thing about him was he was played by Evan Peters, an actor who played Quicksilver in a non-canon marvel movie, seeming to suggest a crossover.

Unfortunately, this was not the case, Pietro ended up being nothing more than a pawn used by Agatha, meaning the writers made this casting choice with the intention to mislead view for no apparent reason. It was just a cruel game it seems.

The other relevant side character is Monica Rambo. She is an agent of S.W.O.R.D who goes through the town barrier twice. This action seems to affect her in some way giving her superpowers. 

She displayed these superpowers in the final episode when she stands in front of a bullet to protect Wanda’s kids and she turns into a type of solid light. This is obviously set up for her future in the MCU and that is my biggest critique of the entire show. Everything is set up for the future, we get no plot resolution in this mini-series, only more questions and set up plotlines made to mislead.

Wanda releases her wrong in mind, controlling an entire town and releases her control, de-manifesting her kids and husband Vision in the process. 

A sad moment in an even sad attempt at a story.