I don't think WandaVision was "Emmy-bait", but I do think Disney campaigned hard for the awards. That says to ME that they wanted it to get some sort of recognition from the entertainment industry. I don't think having a typical superhero battle at the end of the series helped their case. I'm not saying I would be unhappy if the show got awards in the performance department, but I guess it just doesn't really matter to me that much? I trust Feige will give Wanda more things to do because of her popularity with the general public. At least that's my hope. I don't know anything about the Watchmen (comics or live-action adaptations), but I understand a television adaptation of the show won some Emmys. I did some research and I kinda understand why it did. The show brought to light a somewhat obscure event in American history: The Tulsa race massacre. Awards shows LOVE that kind of "socially timely and poignant" kind of thing. Especially when it's based on real life historical events. WandaVision I don't think "transcended" the superhero genre in a way that WOULD have gotten awards the way the Watchmen did. Or as some folks have said, WandaVision wasn't woke enough to win awards!!!
My brother really enjoyed watching the Mare of Easttown. I think that show won more Emmys than its rivals? He hates superhero properties (but strangely loves the Walking Dead). He loved the ending of the series. I think a lot of people did (he's also a big fan of Kate Winslet
) WandaVision's ending was a little bit more divisive. So that might have hurt its chances of victory. I actually discovered that EVAN PETERS won an award for Mare of Easttown. Does that mean Feige will give Quicksilver a solo project because of it? I kinda doubt it. So I'm not sure if awards are a be all and end all for Wanda. I mean, I just think Wanda will be in lots of things in the future (I have no basis to support that theory, but I don't see why not).
WandaVision did something to ME that surprised even yours truly. It got me interested in magic for the first time. I mean, I liked Strange's first movie because of the visuals (origin story felt too similar to Stark's for me), but I have been eagerly reading about fantasy in the months since the show ended. And be honest, you GOTTA be impressed with my increase in knowledge. I basically had a very feeble understanding of Marvel's mystical side up until a few months ago, but I feel MUCH more confident talking about it now. I largely have to thank WandaVision and MaximoffTrash for showing me how magic can be used in storytelling. I was really hoping Loki would enhance my fascination further, but there was hardly any magic at all in that show!!!