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**Spoilers Ahead for WandaVision Episodes 1 and 2**
After the start of Phase Four was initially supposed to start with Black Widow then Falcon and The Winter Soldier, WandaVision marks the official beginning of this new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. If you have not seen the first two episodes, this is your final warning as we go in-depth into those first two episodes.
The series wastes no time as we reunite ourselves with Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) moving to the town of Westview in an homage to ’50s sitcoms at the very start of the episode, whereas the second episode jumps a decade to the ’60s as the two perform a magic act “for the children,” as they say in the episode. We see the viewers have no clue why both of them are present there, but so does Wanda and Vision. That’s part of the fun of this series. I enjoyed how they mixed the two different typical sitcom tropes of those eras which really worked for showcasing Wanda’s manipulation of reality. My most favorite bit of this is how Wanda is supposed to be the typical housewife who cooks and cleans for her husband and since Vision doesn’t eat she just has to act like she does those things. Both Olsen and Bettany did a phenomenal job showcasing these already-known characters in two completely different unique environments.
In regards to everything else, there isn’t really too much to dissect from these first two episodes, as most of this was all set-up. Seeing Kathryn Hahn as the “noisy neighbor” Agnes was fun but there wasn’t much of her to really talk about. They do tease that she has a husband though, who might end up being a big comic book villain that the series is saving for later. He could potentially be Mephisto, perhaps? Teyonna Paris as “Geraldine” was a nice tease as we know she is, in actuality, Monica Rambeau. However, just like Wanda and Vision, we don’t know how they wound up in this weird sitcom world in the first place.
Oddly enough, the advertisements that ran in both episodes are what stood out to me the most about the episodes. While we do know they are there to pay homage to those types of commercials indicative of those eras, interestingly enough, why do they (maybe) contain some hidden story details? We know Stark Industries was a big thing in the ’50s (which is still in the MCU) but what does the “Toastmate 2000” have to do with the overall story? It’s obvious the second commercial featured in Episode 2 is a reference to the Strucker family, and there’s Hydra, as we know that’s how Wanda got her powers through meeting Baron Strucker. Lastly, I can’t wait to see Wanda and Vision raise Wiccan and Speed as teased by her pregnancy at the end of Episode 2!
Overall both episodes were a very fun and interesting start to the series. So far, it has done a great job at mixing typical sitcom elements while also keeping viewers intrigued into the plot. While “casual” viewers might be a little lost as to what is happening, the series is bound to have more explanations with each new episode. I like how, just because this is a television series, it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have the same amount of budget and love put into it as do the movies. I can’t wait to continue this journey along with the rest of the Marvel fanbase in this exciting new chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Score: 9.8/10
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