Could that play a role here? Anything is possible. But why is he trying to reach Wanda? And who IS doing this to her? In the comics, he founded a group called the Agents of Atlas. and so it’s easy to believe that he now works for S.W.O.R.D. Oh yeah, she’s also got a black cat named Ebony.Īfter the planning meeting with Dottie, Wanda hears interference on the radio and a voice says, “Who is doing this to you, Wanda?” This is actually an auditory Easter egg in that the voice is credited to Randall Park, who played Jimmy Woo in Ant-Man and the Wasp, and can be spotted in the show’s trailer. (Don’t ask.) Next to it? Auntie A’s Kitty Litter, adding to speculation that Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes is actually the legendary Agatha Harkness, a major character from the Scarlet Witch comics mythology, and one who has been referred to as Aunty Agatha. It’s also easy to spot an ad for Bova Milk at the store behind Wanda, a reference to Bova Ayrshire, a highly evolved cow who actually served as Wanda’s midwife in the books. Will he surface in this series?Īdditionally, in the shot of the water cooler, one can barely see “a-57.” Any number on this show is going to send people to their comic libraries, and there’s no way it’s accidental that Avengers No. As the animated Vision phases through the floor, there’s a shot of dog bones (Vision made a fake doggo in the book), the slippers he wore to seem normal, and the helmet of a character named Grim Reaper from the King book. The best ones come at the 3:27 mark of the episode in a shot that references the Tom King series in multiple ways. The new animated opening credits for WandaVision this episode are thick with references. The escalating beeping and splash of red in the light on the toaster feels meant to recall that childhood trauma. When Wanda was in Sokovia, she was stuck in her apartment building at the age of only 10, trapped with her brother Pietro under rubble for two days, staring at an unexploded bomb with the Stark logo on it. Of course, the fact that it’s made by Stark Industries is a callback that even casual fans will catch, but there’s more to it than just the namedrop of Tony’s company. It’s just different enough that it could be another coincidence, but also prominent enough that it feels like something viewers are supposed to notice.Įvery commercial on WandaVision has a reference or two, and the first one is multilayered. There’s an unexplained pattern on Vision’s tie when he goes to work at his computational company job that likely has more future significance, but also looks a great deal like the clip that he wore in the recent comics series by Tom King, which every WandaVision fan should read. Episode 1: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience” As each new episode drops further hints about where WandaVision is going and how it’s connected to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’ll update this feature with new references and connections you might have missed. Some of them are obvious name-drops like Stark and Strucker, while others require a bit more knowledge of the source material. Of course, as with everything Marvel, scratch the surface and you’ll reveal a host of references to both the comic-book history of these characters and how they’ve tracked through movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Infinity War. Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) trapped in an evolving series of comedy setups that recall shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bewitched, and The Brady Bunch. On the surface, Disney+’s WandaVision is an homage to classic sitcom television, with Wanda Maximoff, a.k.a. The surreal first three episodes can be confusing and leave one wondering about unfamiliar sitcom tropes.Sorry, no classic sitcom references here, just lots and lots of Marvel mythology. Warning: At least watch it to episode four. More than all the movies, this show puts real meat on the bones of these characters. It places Wanda's grief front and center as well as highlighting their relationship. In expanding it, it allowed various scenes to give these two character real human emotions. This time, Marvel has decided to expand what was probably an interesting movie into a nine episode TV show. They are powerful magical beings rather than a human relationship until now. After all, one is a brooding terrorist turned good and the other is a robot humanized. They don't have much screen time and even less emotions. In the movies, Wanda and Vision always felt slapped together. This delivers all the missing emotional content in this Avengers cinematic coupling which never achieved actual feelings while on the big screen. Avengers, Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), are somehow starring in variations of old TV sitcoms.
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