Stumbled upon this this morning.
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Has some Dr. Manhattan vibes. Who knows how similar the tone will be in the finale.
“What do you mean Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s not available? We start shooting next- - gone? Well, get him back from the beach or wherev - - an ashram? Shit. What the hell are we supposed to do now? It’s not like we can call central casting and just get a Fietro…what? NO, I’m sure I said Fake Pietro.”
Here’s a article that more succinctly covers the open questions for the finale for anyone who’s interested.
The Biggest Loose Ends Heading Into the ‘WandaVision’ Finale - The Ringer
Okay, before Episode 9 drops, I’m throwing in my last guesses. Doctor Strange appears in a mid- or post-credits scene (almost a given at this point, and I think I heard Olsen say something (on the Fallon show?) that indirectly gives credence to this one). My other, don’t-really-expect-it-to-happen but-wouldn’t-it-be-great guess is that we’ll see that unseen astrophysicist friend’s name listed on a file folder or computer screen as R Richards.
So I’m starting to think that speculating on shows or movies will inevitably lead me astray, and I should just stick with passive consumption instead. I loved the finale as it was, but nonetheless all the built up hopes not being fulfilled was no fun.
Expanding on the previous…
I’d decided a day or three ago that there was unlikely to be anything truly transformative to the MCU in this finale. No introduction of mutants/X-Men, no Fantastic Four; at most, we might see someone who looks like Reed, or see a name on a page.
What this show is about, after all, is grief and loss, and Wanda dealing with the grief…in a comic book/adventure movie context. It struck me as a bad place to be adding brand new elements to the MCU.
Therefore, I wasn’t disappointed in there not being anything more than it was, and it was quite enough. About my only complaint is that they dealt with the grief a little more quickly than I thought was right, but then, there was only one episode left.
I’m still digesting. I will note that there is a mid-credits scene, and an end credits scene, and you will definitely want to see the latter. Maybe she’s not adjusting as well as she had seemed to be…
Be advised; there are both a mid-credits scene and a post-credits scene.
I okay with the ending, with some questions. I really didn’t expect a big baddy…on the other hand I did expect something that would launch forward future Marvel storylines, and it’s not clear to me that happened. I guess there’s a real Vision wandering around out there, though why, with his memory restored, he wouldn’t be with Wanda I’m not sure of.
Stinger #2 suggests that Wanda is still going through turmoil, and has the potential to unleash chaos I suppose? One thing from a viewer who essentially knows nothing about Marvel other than what he sees in movies, she definitely gives off a Jean Grey vibe.
Finally, with Westview restored, where exactly is Agnes?
There was a faint echo of Wanda’s children crying for help in Stinger #2. That’s almost certainly the comics thing that has been alluded to in this thread and elsewhere, and which lots of us expected to play a role in this series, but didn’t. From that stinger, it appears that they’re holding onto that card and will make it the centerpiece of another story going forward. For the unintiated: Basically, magical forces wanted Wanda to bear children because her special nature would make those children extremely powerful and valuable. The specific players and reasons for this have wobbled a bit through various retcons, but that’s the general idea. We comics nerds assumed that Agatha was affiliated with one of these dark forces and the children would become a pawn in this series, but instead, the kids appeared to evaporate along with the Hex. The stinger tells us that may not have been the case, and this larger storyline is still in play.
In general, about the episode: It was certainly smaller than expected, considering all the speculation (from myself included). I do appreciate that they kept the focus very tight, looking directly at the power of grief and the acceptance of loss, all the way to the end, and didn’t get distracted by wild lorehumping. And, in general, this core emotional dynamic worked quite well.
Some of the surrounding trappings and plot details were less successful, though. Chief among these is Hayward, whose character motivation ultimately amounts to “I am a dick character and I will do dick character things because I am a dick character.” Yeah, he’s a dumb-cop functionary, and we see in our real world that we do not lack for those, but it doesn’t make for especially satisfying villainy in a story.
I slowly fell in love with the series, my estimation growing week by week, and this final installment is a bit of a letdown, more obligatory and functional than transcendent. There was good stuff to be sure; the Vision conversation in the library was all kinds of solid gold, and it’s nice that they kept Wanda’s moral culpability unambiguous (even if it lets her off the hook in practical terms). And comics fans have to be thrilled about Monica’s sendoff; that character is going places. Otherwise, it was just a lot of predictable knocking down of expected dominos.
So, B-plus series overall, with a B finale.
Very fair. The only resolution i didnt like was Fietro…so he looks like Fox MCU Quicksilver as an Easter egg and to eff with viewers? Thats fine…but hes also the missing person? Uhhh…so?
I don’t think they ever said who the “missing person” was. Fietro was actually Ralph who owned the house. I’m wondering if Agatha is now his “wife” and that’s the house she’ll be living in until Wanda comes calling again.
So there was a whole mess of trolling and yanking the big nerd fans’ chains. I’m fine with that.
And overall I’m still satisfied with the series.
But did that ending deliver on the emotional psychological storyline, give that punch to the gut?
Unfortunately I don’t think so.
In particular her putting her kids to bed, with an “I’m so proud”, knowing they are to disappear? Done without any oomph.
It was fine but I wouldn’t call that sticking the landing.
Overall I loved it, personally I think this is the best thing Marvel has done and the ending was exactly what it should have been. Not perfect though, there are some minor gripes, the biggest one being the lack of acknowledgement at how fucked up what Wanda did was.
Im gonna assume that Strange was off-plane, cause if not…hand your cape over to someone else.
Back at home with her husband Ralph Bohner, presumably.
Man, I hope not - Ralph didn’t do anything to deserve being mindfucked into thinking he’s married to a woman he doesn’t actually know.
If we follow the universe’s logic, with the purple necklace & red fog gone, Bohner is free of coercion again. But he’ll still have memories of his faux wife, who will show up in short order & still think she’s his wife.
Well that would be an interesting sitcom on its own.
How Agatha will fit into Westview is an interesting question in general - everyone saw her witch out and fight Wanda. Did Wanda manipulate everyone’s memories again to make Agatha fit in? That indicates she didn’t really learn anything from this. Or are we just assuming a Clark Kent Effect, and nobody is going to recognize her because she styles her hair different?
Speaking of Ralph, it’s a good thing that he had an acting headshot with his name under it sitting around, handy for Monica. Maybe it’s some kind of metaphor for Fietro acting like Quicksilver, including having his powers.
Definitely overthinking it now.
Ralph’s speed powers came from Agatha’s spell, not Wanda’s, and wouldn’t be affected by the hex collapsing. Of course, it probably ended when Monica broke the mind control spell on him, but if they want a way to bring Quicksilver back to the MCU, they could easily say that it was a separate spell from the mind whammy, and is still in effect.