Wandavision was unlike any other MCU Television show before it, and since. It is solidly in the beginning of the new, definitely canon MCU TV experience. And it came in like a breath of fresh air, with some impressive originality and a mystery that had viewers looking at the smallest clues. It’s too bad it ended on a disappointing note in Wandavision. Meanwhile, I think I’m one of the only people that thought that Wanda Maximoff had it coming in Multiverse of Madness.
Agatha All Along picks up where Wandavision left off. Agatha Harkness is trapped in Westview, unable to remember who she really is–and now completely without her power. She is eventually released from her spell by the enigmatic (and delightful) “Teen”, played by Joe Locke. But not without running into Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal first–and there is so much sexual tension between Plaza and Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness you can cut it with a knife.
It’s obvious within minutes of the first episode that Agatha All Along is the MCU’s first unapologetically LGTBQIA+ show that has no problem flaunting its gay characters. But it also ends up being a campy sendup to some of Marvel comics’ obscure magic users. Surprisingly, there doesn’t seem to be as much early backlash as other MCU TV shows have gotten recently–like the backlash around She Hulk, and I’m not talking about some of the (mostly valid) concerns around the lower quality CGI used in that show. Maybe those audiences are staying away as they realize that not every MCU show has to be made for them.
Agatha All Along was made for Kathryn Hahn. She was fantastic as Agatha Harkness in Wandavision, so it was a no-brainer for her to come back for her own series. I always felt that the MCU was at its best when it’s character driven, and Agatha All Along puts together an ensemble of characters that are rightfully wary of Agatha but are still (somewhat) willing to risk their lives on The Witch’s Road. This mystical path leads to wish fulfillment, and a way for Agatha Harkness to regain the powers she lost.
I have to wonder what impact Agatha All Along will have on the greater MCU. Maybe we’ll finally get to see Mephisto since he was part of popular fan theories that were being thrown around while Wandavision was on the air. Perhaps Joe Locke’s “Teen” will end up being one of Mephisto’s minions, or maybe Mesphisto himself–especially with all of the mystery surrounding the masking of Teen’s identity. I’m going to be looking out for any references to Doctor Doom–who is a powerful magic user, and has recently been announced as the Big Bad of the MCU’s Phase 5.
This nine episode minisieres will be running on Disney+ through October 30th
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