WandaVision

[renaissance_man]

terrible, soft, and underwhelming ending.

Waste of even peters for the sake of a D joke...smh.

I'm glad Evan Peters wasn't a multiverse Quicksilver. Aaron Taylor Johnson was the real Pietro and he died. To try and sell Evan's Quicksilver as the real deal even after Wanda took down the Hex would sully the memory of her actual brother and his heroic, sacrifical arc, albeit shortlived, in Age of Ultron.

If we are going to get a multiverse crossover of an actor from the Fox-verse X-Men I would rather it wasn't from the soft reboot First Class era. I could potentially buy a legacy X-Men actor like Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman or, Famke Jensen not the reboot McAvoy etc.

In all honesty though, I think the MCU will benefit greatly from a fresh crop of actors inhabiting the roles in about 10 years when enough time has passed to successfully incorporate mutants into to the MCU without trying to shoe horn the failed versions from the aborted Fox-verse simply because of a corporate merger.

Let's trust Marvel to tell their stories with the characters we love before getting to mutants.

 

[Sporkey]

So I do feel like it was a bit rushed and really could have benefited from another episode, but I was personally very pleased with the finale. It was a story about Wanda, that's how it started and that's how it ended. I'm fine that it was more small scale. I don't think it needed big character cameos or hidden villains, it was just about a woman who's experienced loss and is processing her grief. She just also happens to be one of the most powerful beings in the universe.

 

[Lord Finesse]

Loved the finale, absolutely loved the series. Going to miss my Friday night TV time with my wife and daughter, this was a fun ride.

 

[JoeG]

Same here. Not only did we get to see an awesome story with Wanda and her struggle, but we got the introduction of Spectrum/Photon! Teyonah Parris absolutely killed it with her performance.

I really liked how Marvel pulled off a limited series as sort of an interstitial for the larger MCU. More of this please!

 

[BTTUK]

I enjoyed the finale immensely, with Olsen and Bettany's acting particular highlights for me, yet again.

Yep there were plenty of missed opportunities in this series, but for a first attempt at this style/type of show with established big name characters, it for me, was a great success.

The only real issue I have with it personally was that, despite my enjoyment of it overall, I still can't help feeling that the MCU is heading for big problems, that may have been avoided by Marvel/Feige letting the MCU lie dormant a bit longer.

Maybe it is just my feeling from Endgame that is still carrying over, but I'm struggling to get enthused about the next phase coming.

 

[Lightning]

I still can't help feeling that the MCU is heading for big problems, that may have been avoided by Marvel/Feige letting the MCU lie dormant a bit longer.

I get the sentiment, but after an extra year hiatus more than planned, I didn't think anyone thought we needed even more time.

 

[BTTUK]

I get the sentiment, but after an extra year hiatus more than planned, I didn't think anyone thought we needed even more time.

For me Endgame perhaps should've been left as a bookend for a good number of years before Marvel started pumping out the volume that it intends to do from this year onwards.

Could just be me that feels this way, but I can't shake the feeling that what's coming will just accelerate the over saturation of the MCU, as well as the increasing the likelihood of audience burn out.

 

[jusdrewit]

I think online fan theories kind of built unrealistic expectations for the finale IMO. It was good, but i still found myself waiting for a 'Luke Skywalker' like moment, nevertheless i still enjoyed it and seeing Wanda's true potential realized. Her final look was just perfect to me. The 2 end scene credits were also a nice lead off onto what's next.

 

[Paul Andrew]

That was a really solid finale that provided a lot of answers while raising some new questions. I dig it. Unfortunately, given the format, it will be tough to find time for rewatches like I might for movies, but maybe an industrious fan will chop it up into a digestible 2hr edit at some point.

 

[arivin923]

Well, I, for one, enjoyed the hell out of seeing Wanda finally unlock her true potential. I think people who are so hung up on Evan Peters are missing the point. HE'S NOT THE CENTER OF THE SHOW, GUYS.

Seeing Wanda come to terms with her grief and find the strength to let go of Vision and this world she created was some of the best writing and acting I've seen out of the MCU in a while. It was beautiful, heart-wrenching, and I'm not ashamed to say I ******* ugly cried before I had to log in for work.

10/10, will watch again.

100% agreed. People spent so much time and energy hunting for easter eggs and cameos that they lost track of the actual story, which was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. This was Wanda & Vision's story, and it was told beautifully.

Personally I'm beyond glad Evan Peters isn't Quicksilver in any variety. I think adding Fox's mediocre X-Men films into continuity, especially before establishing "canon" versions in the MCU, would be a huge mistake for the sake of a quick nostalgia cash grab (and I say that as someone who grew up on and loved those films. I feel similarly about the previous Spidey franchise character rumors in No Way Home). Peters was a fun character in those films, but he also was so far removed from the character of Quicksilver. He was far closer to Tommy or DC's Bart Allen. Honestly my biggest upset with the series is that we didn't get an appearance or anything by Aaron Taylor Johnson, despite how much his character's death impacted the story. I'm guessing he wasn't available or didn't want to come back, unfortunatly.

But as firesprite put it, this was a story about grief, acceptance, love, and family, and it nailed those themes absolutely beautifully. I can't wait to see where Wanda's story goes from here!

 

[Gimpdiggity]

For me the series is a real standout, for a couple of reasons.

First, it very much seems like it will only be a “single” event. With so many programs today being built around the idea of multiple seasons, even if they are only loosely related (anthology type series), it’s fresh to see a story start, and end, in one season. Sure, post credits scenes tie it to a larger universe, but I feel that WandaVision is done.

Second, it did something I never thought anything could do...

...it made me care about Vision.

From his introduction as a physical manifestation in Age of Ultron, I have never particularly liked the character. I can’t really pinpoint why, and some of it may have been bleed over from how much I disliked Spader’s Ultron, but I’ve just never cared about his character at all. I felt no emotion watching him die...twice...in Infinity War.

However, this show gave me a version of this character that I grew to care about immensely. When it became apparent that he was going to cease to exist when Scarlet Witch did what was right, I actually felt sad. If you’d have told me a couple months ago that I’d cry at Vision “dying,” a third time, I’d have thought you were crazy...but like firesprite this one hit me pretty hard.

Another thing I really enjoyed, and it was mentioned a few posts up, was the lack of some kind of huge reveal about the larger MCU. We didn’t get Reed Richards. We didn’t get Mephisto. We didn’t get any of that, and I feel the series was better for it.

Finally, it told a story that seemed very human to me. In a shared world where almost everything seems larger than life, seeing one of these characters truly suffering was special. I really felt for Wanda, and I thought Olsen acted this part extraordinarily well.

Overall, for me, this was a spectacular experience.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

I thought the final episode was great for 2 reasons: 1/2 of it was exactly what I wanted/expected, and 1/2 of it was not what I was expecting- and that was awesome. I really, really enjoyed the whole story and enjoyed every episode.

It was a story of grief, and going through the stages recovery to find purpose, life, love, and peace on the other side of horrible trauma.

 

[Lord Finesse]

For me the series is a real standout, for a couple of reasons.

First, it very much seems like it will only be a “single” event. With so many programs today being built around the idea of multiple seasons, even if they are only loosely related (anthology type series), it’s fresh to see a story start, and end, in one season. Sure, post credits scenes tie it to a larger universe, but I feel that WandaVision is done.

Second, it did something I never thought anything could do...

...it made me care about Vision.

From his introduction as a physical manifestation in Age of Ultron, I have never particularly liked the character. I can’t really pinpoint why, and some of it may have been bleed over from how much I disliked Spader’s Ultron, but I’ve just never cared about his character at all. I felt no emotion watching him die...twice...in Infinity War.

However, this show gave me a version of this character that I grew to care about immensely. When it became apparent that he was going to cease to exist when Scarlet Witch did what was right, I actually felt sad. If you’d have told me a couple months ago that I’d cry at Vision “dying,” a third time, I’d have thought you were crazy...but like firesprite this one hit me pretty hard.

Another thing I really enjoyed, and it was mentioned a few posts up, was the lack of some kind of huge reveal about the larger MCU. We didn’t get Reed Richards. We didn’t get Mephisto. We didn’t get any of that, and I feel the series was better for it.

Finally, it told a story that seemed very human to me. In a shared world where almost everything seems larger than life, seeing one of these characters truly suffering was special. I really felt for Wanda, and I thought Olsen acted this part extraordinarily well.

Overall, for me, this was a spectacular experience.

I seriously couldn’t have said it better, you absolutely nailed it.

 

[ScourgiousJinx]

The last episode was entertaining. It would've suited them well to have another episode or two though. Not to drag it out but to give the second Vision&Agatha a bit more depth and put more into the struggle.

Overall in the series I found Wanda's battle to cope with Vision's death more interesting and relatable than anything else. The depths to which people would go to bring back their loved ones or deal with their loss is always intriguing. It's a daunting task to humanize robots but Vision was done well. There are a few moments you forget he isn't human especially with Bettany's performance. I still would recommend this show to people who are new to Marvel or don't typically enjoy it, worth watching. .

 

[Kylash]

I definitely feel like I enjoyed the earlier episodes more than the later ones that eventually turned into a bit of a standard marvel cg-fest.

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

If we saw 10,000 Rey cosplays in 2016, 10,000 Harley Quinn cosplays in 2017, and 10,000 Mandalorian cosplays in 2020, I feel like 2021 is the year for 10,000 Scarlet Witch cosplays.

 

[Treadwell]

...it made me care about Vision.

It made ME care about Wanda. I was very meh about her in the films.

 

[Sluis Van Shipyards]

I thought it was a bit underwhelming. I give the show a B-. This was it right, since it said Series Finale? I don't know why they teased the voice

Spoiler

was it one of her Hex kids?

at the end if that's all there is.

 

[Jaitea]

Well it deepened the characters, it made me care about Wanda & Vision a hell of a lot more than what a film would have,.....TV definitely is the way forward for fleshing out the characters,...I feel like I actually know them.....& sadly the grief that Wanda had with losing Vision

I lost my Father two years ago & if I had the power Wanda had, I would have used them just the same,...no-matter how the town people might had been effected.....its a side effect that you don't think about at a time of heartache

Great show,...so much deeper than anything else (pop-culture) out there

Five stars Marvel

J

 

[Inquisitor Peregrinus]

This was it right, since it said Series Finale? I don't know why they teased the voice

Spoiler

was it one of her Hex kids?

at the end if that's all there is.

Because yes, that was the kid that had magic powers like hers. She didn't manifest them from nothing. Most of the other personalities were overlays on real people, except for simulacrum-Vision, which seems a very special circumstance. The kids, though, she was as surprised by as Viz. There was some subconscious magicking going on there -- the life she had wanted with Vision, the loss of her brother... She 'called' them from... somewhere else...↵
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Besides the stuff Marvel have said already, Agatha mentioning she could take out the Sorcerer Supreme, hints of alternate realities, and so forth, this is running us right into Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.