WandaVision is back on screens and its fourth episode left us asking a lot of questions.
WandaVision may center around an unusual couple but that doesn’t change the fact that it is one unusual show. The Disney Plus series has been keeping Marvel fans enthralled throughout the weeks since it first premiered on the streaming service, with each subsequent episode confusing them further.
Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany have been nothing short of marvelous while reintroducing fans to their Marvel Cinematic Universe characters Wanda Maximoff and Vision in the curious sitcom environment, delivering what could very well be career-best performances for the pair.
However, the central story has been expertly handled too – something that is pretty darn spectacular considering there was no central story until this fourth episode. We knew Wanda and Vision were trying to live their lives in Westview but, aside from the unnerving interruptions, they’ve been living the high (sitcom) life without any real drama or conflict. And that has made us more eager to know what’s really going on.
Episode 4, however, lifted the veil between reality and (Wanda)fiction as it followed on from Geraldine’s unexpected departure from Westview, giving us some the answers we were looking for. In doing so, however, they only left us with more questions.
5. What’s with all the Hexagons in WandaVision?
Throughout WandaVision‘s run, fans noticed an unusual amount of hexagonal shapes take form. For starters, the outro on the show’s first sitcom episode saw a hexagonal frame envelop around Wanda and Vision’s faces as the credits rolled. The third episode’s Brady Bunch-inspired intro credits featured a lot of hexagonal frames as well. And then, Geraldine (who we now know is actually Monica Rambeau) sported hexagonal-shaped earrings.
It could have been a coincidence but, as this is Marvel we’re talking about, that was always unlikely. It became even more unlikely when Agent Jimmy Woo revealed that the energy field surrounding Westview was also hexagonal.
With that in mind, what do the hexagons represent? Well, it could have something to do with bees. Remember, the S.W.O.R.D. agent that infiltrated Westview was magically transformed into a beekeeper. Furthermore, the hexagon is also associated with A.I.M. in Marvel Comics – whose uniforms resemble the hazmat suit word by said beekeeper.
On the other hand, it might have something to do with the number six. A number often associated with the devil, 6 could be a reference to Marvel’s version of the devil known as Mephisto – a character many think might be involved in the plot of WandaVision.
4. Who is Agnes in WandaVision?
WandaVision Episode 4 answered a ton of questions that fans had about the series. One of those questions was the identities of some of the Westview residents, confirming that they all appear to be missing people from the real world. How they ended up in Wanda’s sitcom reality we do not know yet. However, there is one person whose name was mysteriously absent from the board.
While Agent Jimmy Woo and Darcy Lewis and the rest of their SWORD/FBI team figured out the real identities of the Westview residents, they didn’t come up with a real name for Agnes. That, of course, leaves us wondering if that was intentional or not.
Unlike the rest of the characters, Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) has played a huge role in Wanda and Vision’s sitcom, helping out the Scarlet Witch as their nosy neighbor and helping the newlyweds fit into Westview. We’ve constantly been wondering who she is but, as of yet, we haven’t been given the answers.
Could she be the person in the witness protection program that Jimmy Woo was trying to track down? Or are the rumors really true and is she actually Agatha Harkness in disguise?
(Interestingly enough, we never found out who Dottie (Emma Caulfield Ford) really is either. What does it all mean?)
3. What happens if Westview’s energy field radiation increases?
Episode 4 of WandaVision featured a number of chilling moments but perhaps one of the most quietly unnerving ones came when Darcy Lewis revealed that the radiation from the energy field outside of Westview was stable “for now”.
Naturally, we all have to wonder what happens if the radiation begins to increase? Of course, that’s not a good thing but considering we’re talking about an entity as powerful as the Scarlet Witch, how much could that radiation increase by? Moreover, could it increase everytime she gets angry? If that is indeed the case, the recent interruptions to her happiness could have devastating consequences for the MCU.
2. Is Vision dead?
It’s the question we’ve been asking since WandaVision began and it still feels like we’re not that clear in terms of the answer. Vision was killed by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War when the Mind Stone was ripped from his head, meaning that the undoing of the blip couldn’t have possibly brought the android back. And yet, we all hoped that he might have somehow avoided his dark fate because Wanda is, after all, the Scarlet Witch. However, Episode 4 did provide us with some evidence that the answer we feared may indeed be the one we’re going to get.
Agent Jimmy Woo and Darcy Lewis asked the same question we’ve been asking when they discovered that he was in the sitcom world with Wanda but that was only the beginning of the answers we’ve been waiting on.
The episode’s concluding scene picked up where last week’s episode left off and, following the stress she felt after sending Geraldine away, Wanda briefly saw a lifeless Vision, drained of color with the Mind Stone missing from his head. Undoubtedly a reference to real world, it unfortunately does seem like the real Vision may not have returned after all. And that means that Wanda’s attempts to cope with her grief over the loss of her beloved Avenger may not end well.
1. Is Wanda the villain of WandaVision?
WandaVision has done an exceptional job of switching aspect ratios and filming techniques everytime the real world threatens to infringe on Wanda’s happiness. The Scarlet Witch’s living sitcom has employed a more sinister tone during sequences like the beekeeper’s arrival, the SWORD helicopter’s arrival, the radio interruption and, indeed, Geraldine’s expulsion from Westview.
All have been successful but it was the confrontation with Geraldine that really emphasized that because of how sinister Wanda suddenly became. However, Episode 4 added even more context to that as we got to see what happened between the two before Monica was sent back to the real world. And it was here that the sitcom veil of Westview was officially dropped.
We finally saw said sitcom world in the MCU’s typical widescreen format with no dated look and no laugh-track in the background. The reason for the presentation was down to the fact that Wanda went full Scarlet Witch and sent Monica Rambeau out of her world, destroying part of it in the process before putting it back together. With that, Wanda made it clear that she’s willing to do whatever it takes to hold onto her happiness.
Will we see a more sinister Scarlet Witch going forward? It certainly looks that way.
WandaVision streams a new episode every Friday on Disney+ at midnight.
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