1. Agatha All Along
There were some initial reservations when Marvel Studios announced that it would be making a WandaVision spinoff focused on villain Agatha Harkness, but there needn't have been. Yes, the studio was admittedly enduring something of a rough patch with some questionable projects (or simply too many to juggle), but this was Kathryn Hahn at the center of a TV show about witches. It was never going to fail. Even so, what audiences were given (gifted) was so far ahead of anyone's expectations that it's simply impossible to think of Agatha All Along as anything other than a huge triumph.
We mentioned Kathryn Hahn and we'll mention her again, because the success of this show is all about her. She's delightful in the role of Agatha once again, turning everything up to 100 and proving that the character was more than deserving of her own show. And the strength of her performance is exquisite, as she has no problem camping up every witchy one-liner the seemingly selfish witch makes while also lacing the lines with a subtle hint of what's really going on behind the bravado. There is depth to Agatha Harkness that WandaVision did not show us, and Hahn is a master of conveying that.
The show takes us on an adventure down, down down the Witches' Road (while also providing us with the greatest musical moment on television this year, too), offering up a rich array of standalone adventures that also serve the overarching plot well. My favorite thing about Agatha All Along is that it feels like a TV series in a world where too many movie studios want to make six-part movies for television. This was designed for TV and it functions as the show it's supposed to be, spotlighting specific members of its rich ensemble cast throughout each one of its nine episodes.
From Joe Locke's equally endearing and thrilling performance as the mysterious Teen to Patti LuPone's captivating turn as Lilia Calderu in Episode 7, Agatha All Along is the perfect blend of spooky wonder that drums up a cauldron full of incredible performances, witchy delights, and damn good storytelling.