In its short duration, WandaVision has shuffled the cards on the table on what was now expected to see from MCU, paving the way for new possibilities for the franchise not limited by heart-pounding action. The series Disney + has skilfully constructed an original psychological, postmodern, technoostalgic drama that marries surprisingly well with branded sci-fi action cinema The Marvel movies and even manages to insert a fantasy sub-text, citing here and there the great comic titles with the protagonist Wanda Maximoff (Disunited Avengers, House of M). So let's find out our impressions regarding the conclusion of the series!
Here comes the WandaVision finale
The ending, you know, is always the most delicate part of any story. And what an ending that of WandaVision is! In the eighth and penultimate episode we were left with cliffhangers not to laugh: Agatha Harkness (the main antagonist witch of the series played by a delightfully wicked Kathryn Hanh) revealed to Wanda (Elisabeth Olsen) his true identity of Scarlet Witch, Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) ran into the "False-Peter" (Evan Peters) and a mid-credit scene revealed the existence of a second Vision (Paul Bettany) reconstructed from the remains of the original by the ambitious head of the SWORD Hayward (Josh Stamberg).
The episode opens with Agatha holding Wanda in check by making her two "sons" prisoner. The witch's end is not particularly surprising: Agatha desires chaotic magic, a very dangerous kind of magic exclusive to the Scarlet Witch capable of altering reality. A clash arises, temporarily interrupted by the arrival of the False Vision inside the Hex who, deprived of his memories, tries to kill Wanda, only to be interrupted in turn by the "real" Vision. While the two Visions fight, Wanda and Agatha resume their magic duel: the young witch seems to be no match for her opponent, who uses a spell to free the inhabitants of Westfield from her mind control to leverage her sense of guilt and demonstrate the danger of her powers. Wanda, aware of the pain she has caused, raises the barrier of the Hex to allow her hostages to escape and the agents of the S.WO.RD commanded by Hayward take the opportunity to enter Westview.
Meanwhile, Monica, becoming aware of the extent of her powers, subdues Pietro (the dreams of fans around the world of a merger between the MCU and the X-Men franchise are shattered when it is revealed that the "fake Peter" is an aspiring actor under control of Agatha) and, with the help of Wanda's children and the timely arrival of Darcy (Cat Dennings), knocks out Hayward and his men. How will the various clashes end?
This episode gives a worthy conclusion to the series, in which in the end all the knots, or almost, came to a head. Of course, we would have expected something different (especially after the most disparate theories released in recent weeks), but there is no doubt that this series has managed to act as a perfect forerunner for all the contents that await us from now on. onwards in this new phase of the MCU. Ah, and of course no MCU movie / series would be complete without a post-credit scene. Or even two why not?
