I GASPED WHEN THEY NAMEDROPPED THE DARKHOLD!!!! AND WANDA GOT TO KEEP THE BOOK????? THE POTENTIAL, Y'ALL. Can't wait to see what Sam Raimi does with it.
Also, that mention about how the Scarlet Witch is more powerful than the Sorcerer Supreme? Sorry, Stephen, but Wanda came to SERVE!
Speaking of Stephen, I'm bothered that he didn't show up at all like everyone was expecting. Not so much because I wanted a cameo soo bad, but mostly because it's weird that Agatha sensed all that magical power but Stephen didn't, or if he did, he didn't bother to even go check out what it was. And yeah, yeah, I know: suspension of disbelief, the Avengers weren't there either and all that. But the difference is that we KNEW WandaVision was supposed to lead directly to DSITMOM, so it would've been nice if we knew what Stephen thought of all of that. I kinda hope they give us a quick explanation as to why he didn't help Wanda in the movie, but I'm not expecting anything.
The Wanda vs Agatha battle was pretty nice. I was legitimately shocked when it seemed like Wanda was about to sacrifice her powers (and herself), but that twist was just amazing. I LOVED how smart she was with the rune thing to trick Agatha. If that's the kind of stuff she can do as a total inexperienced witch, just imagine what she'll be able to do once she actually gets a hang of her abilities! And her transformation into the Scarlet Witch was just GORGEOUS. The costume could use a little bit more red, but I'm pretty satisfied overall. She looks very good.
I was scared for a moment there thinking they were gonna kill Agatha, but I'm glad they didn't. I think her punishment was fair enough, but I'm a tad confused by it, though.... 'cause Wanda put the spell on her so she would be go back to her Westview persona.... but then the Westview Hex was undone.... so what exactly happened to Agatha? Is she just wandering around the real Westview as Agnes when everything else is normal? LOL. I liked the hint that Wanda would see her again, though. It gives me hope we'll still see more of the Wanda/Agatha dynamic from the comics, even if they probably wouldn't be such close friends in this universe due to Agatha being, you know, a massive crazy bitch.
Vision vs White Vision wasn't all that, physically speaking, but they more than made up for it with how it was resolved. I really loved how Viz ''defeated'' his counterpart by using logic and intellectual debate. It was definitely a very Vision thing to do, and I'm glad White Vision didn't turn out to be just some generic, disposable villain. It's interesting that he kept the memories of the old Vision, however, I did not get the impression he was the same character (specially since the point of the episode was that Wanda had to say goodbye to ''her'' Vision). I feel like he's going to be just like the White Vision from the comics: a guy with all of that data of the old Vision, but none of the emotions/personality, and I'm ok with that. I think it'll be interesting to see this new take on Vision for a while. It would be anti-climatic if everything went back to normal right after the show.
I wish we had gotten to see more of Billy and Tommy using their powers, but what we saw was cute. I loved Tommy being his usual prankster self. I loved how Billy's powers are kind of faint and delicate, clearly an indication of his young age. Also, couldn't help but laugh at Wanda telling her kids to ''take care of the military''. MAAM, THEY'RE 10 YEAR OLDS AND YOU'RE TELLING THEM TO GO AFTER THE GROWN MEN WITH GUNS? LMAO. We stan one irresponsible mom!
I definitely expected bigger feats for Monica, too. But I think the episode put her in a good place in the end. That Skrull reveal! I knew it was coming!! Although I think it would've been so much better if it was the engineer person, 'cause then it would feel like that particular reveal paid off in some way. But whatever. They got their point across. Monica is going cosmic, baby!
That Fietro/Ralph reveal.......... LMAO. I guess they killed two birds with one stone, and killed a lot of fans' excitement with that one, since the identity of both Fietro and Ralph were much anticipated. It doesn't make that much difference to me, as the show was never about him anyway. And I was already expecting him to not be FOX-Men Quicksilver, but if he was gonna be someone else... they really could've picked a better character. He had a headshot in his room with his name, suggesting he was probably an actor (which explains why Agatha chose him to fool Wanda). If that was the case, it was a huge missed opportunity to make him Simon Williams, like I speculated a while back. It wouldn't have changed the show much, but at least it would've given Evan the potential to stick around in the MCU in a larger role. As it stands... I don't expect to ever see him again. Unless they say Ralph Bohner was just his Westview fake name and he actually has another one? But I won't hold my breath waiting for that.
Hayward was so freaking lame... I couldn't help but roll my eyes when he was telling Jimmy his wicked plan. Like.... it really felt like a generic, Scooby Doo villain, LOL. But whatever. He was never the most interesting part of the show anyway. He can rot in jail.
That scene of Wanda saying goodbye to the twins and Vision.... bitch, I was really holding myself together... but when Vision cried, I cried. I did not expect this homage to his ''even an android can cry'' moment in the comics to hit me this hard. In this house, we ship ScarletVision and we will DIE on this hill. Best MCU couple. And I know it won't happen right away, but they deserve their happy ending.
That final scene was really great. Seeing Wanda studying the Darkhold while in her astral form.... I'm so excited for her journey as a full fledged witch! And that cliffhanger... yeah, pretty much what I expected. Billy and Tommy live! |