Originally Posted by
Albert1981
Yeah, it was the same for me. She was definitely an interesting character then. But I recall that was the period when she started to gain a reputation for "going insane". And then there was that PROLONGED love triangle which we talked about earlier. I call it the Days of Our Lives meets the Avengers era. When I said boring, I meant the movies. Look, I think it was cool that she was pretty much undefeated in the MCU movies she participated in. As I recollect, she has easily dispatched Ultron, Crossbones, Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Hulk, Black Panther, Vision, Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight. And we know how she handled Thanos. She's like the Floyd Mayweather of the Marvel movies when it comes to being undefeated. So, I don't think she would boring on the FIGHTING front. I'm talking about character development. I don't think she would be as popular as she is if Vis wasn't around. Because that relationship defies ALL common sense and is so silly on so many levels. That's the charm of them getting together. A human falling in love with an android is absolutely crazy on the face of it. But Bettany and Olsen made their love story seem pretty natural and organic. I'm still shocked the MCU pulled this whole thing off. I think it's because they didn't go for melodrama and slobber all over each other. Bettany and Olsen were pretty restrained and understated. Wandavision would not be as fun if Vis wasn't there. I just think her character benefits from having a foil like Vision. I'm REALLY looking forward to them ripping into each other Dick Van Dyke Show style. I believe Vision and Wanda had mini-series recently. I heard they were both great, but the Vision one was iconic. I'm planning on reading it to better understand the MCU show. I can guess why it was so successful. I have read that the Scarlet Witch had a HUGE role in the series and that her interactions with Vision were the heart of the series. Without her there, I'm almost certain Vis's series probably would have failed. That cover of him being surrounded by a whole bunch of Wandas is pretty famous. Did Wanda's mini-series talk about Vis? I'm sure it was fantastic, but I think a lot of readers are really invested in that Vis-Wanda thing. If he was there, it might have even been more successful. I just think the two of them are doomed to be connected. Too much stuff has happened. And the storytelling potential would be strong. I'm fine with the relationship, but I would have definitely made it more fun. That's why I'm happy Feige and Marvel are doing this series. Because their relationship is perfect comedy material. A dysfunctional family sitcom about their romance has the potential to be hysterical. No other two characters in the MCU could make this happen. I would have done it in the comics. I would have called it Full House meets the Avengers. Awkward family get-togethers with in-laws like Ultron and Magneto. Wanda demanding Vision vacuum the house after dispatching the villain(s) of the week. Vis putting his hand down his pants while watching a sporting event on television. I'm happy Wanda is the star of the show though. She definitely looks like the type who would wear the pants in the Vision household. I always thought in many ways Vis and Wanda were the two most emotional characters in Marvel Comics and that the volatility of their connection was really fun and sad at the same time. Just my humble opinion. I'm actually thrilled that there WON'T be much fighting and brawling in the series. My view is that the best Star Trek episodes were the ones not dealing with physical conflict, but the ones dealing with emotional problems and personal growth in which nobody got so much as a nosebleed. Marvel adopting this approach is the correct one in my estimation. Punching bad guys does not a character make! The other actors and actresses in the MCU must be green with envy.
Didn't Wonder Man have a pretty good sense of humor? I thought Vision inheriting his brain patterns would have made him funny too, but the writers didn't think of it. I must be one of the very few who LOVED AoU. Because I thought Ultron was hilarious. It totally made sense to me that he was that way because he was based on Tony Stark's personality. I pretty much laughed at all of his jokes. I even sympathized with him when he had that incredible conversation with Vision at the end of the movie. "Jokes" Whedon did a good job there. I even liked the Mandarin twist ending in Iron Man 3. I laughed a lot in that movie too. It was really clever. I think the MCU taking creative risks makes it so successful. I think Fox killed Quicksilver off. The whole "You didn't see that coming?" thing was both funny and tiresome at the same time. I liked Clint's character arc in that movie. Banner's too. But it was pathetic how Pietro died. I don't think Wanda will be a villain again. It would be hugely unpopular. I know actors and actresses often prefer playing bad guys because it is easier playing good ones, so I understand why Olsen loves the whole "No More Mutants" line. I think this show will be a little House of M and nobody gets hurt. Just Dr Strange has to clean up Wanda's mess.