The season finale of “Wandavision” premiered on Disney Plus on March 5, 2021. This marks the end of the first season and leaves fans wondering if there will be a season 2. As of right now, there has not been any sort of announcement, but the possibility has not been ruled out. However, it is noted that Wandavision leads into Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness, so it’s possible a sequel isn’t needed.
SPOILERS FOR WANDAVISION BELOW
Wandavision focuses on two of the Avengers whose backstories haven’t been focused on much up to this point. Vision’s story has been ever-developing since his first appearance in “Age of Ultron,” and there was a bit of focus on him in “Infinity War” and “Endgame.” Wanda’s story, however, had only been told in small pieces. Prior to “Wandavision,” she and Vision were in a relationship, and what we knew of her story was that her parents had been killed in Sokovia when she and her brother were ten, they were experimented on by Hydra. It’s thought that this is what gave Wanda her powers.
The first episode of “Wandavision” opens in the ‘50s, and Wanda and Vision have just gotten married and begun to settle down. They’re a regular couple – with the exception of magic and Vision being a synthoid. We also learn that things are not as they seem. There is something going on in Westview, the town of the show’s setting and all may not be okay.
Over the course of the season, we visit the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s – early 2000’s as we move through the story of Wanda and Vision. It’s learned that Wanda created this world for herself, bringing Vision back to life and even creating twins, Billy and Tommy. At first, things seem idyllic in this world, but that quickly changes. While Wanda is living out the fantasy she’s created, Tyler Hayward and his team at S.W.O.R.D are planning to break through the illusion, known as the “Hex,” and arrest Wanda, painting her as a villain.
It’s revealed that Wanda didn’t take Vision’s body, as we were led to believe. In fact, she did go to S.W.O.R.D but merely saw that she could no longer ‘feel’ Vision, and left, going to the town of Westview, where Vision at some point prior – likely between “Civil War” and “Infinity War” – and bought a plot of land for him and Wanda. Wanda found the deed and went there to see it for herself. On the deed is written “to grow old in. V,” a note from Vision that he planned for them to grow old together in that house. Wanda reached a breaking point and unleashed her magic, creating not only the Hex but a house and Vision as well.
One of the citizens thought to be trapped turns out to be Agatha Harkness, a powerful witch who’s been keeping tabs on Wanda under the suspicion that Wanda is the Scarlet Witch. Agatha reveals that Wanda has had her powers since she was born and that she uses chaos magic which does confirm her as the Scarlet Witch. Agatha takes Wanda back through her memories in an attempt to help her understand why she did this. Agatha, in the end, attempts to take Wanda’s power, trying to convince her to give it up because she doesn’t know how to control it. Wanda seems to have lost at first but at the last moment, she drains Agatha’s powers and becomes the Scarlet Witch. Six years after her first appearance, Wanda Maximoff has been revealed as the Scarlet Witch.
While all of this is going on, we learn that Hayward has kept Vision’s real body and experimented on it in order to bring it back online as White Vision. While White Vision retains the data of the memories with Wanda, he has none of the emotional connection thanks to Hayward’s tinkering, and in fact, has been instructed to kill both Wanda and Vision. He lands and while attempting to take out Wanda, is blindsided by Vision. The two Visions fight for a while before ending up in the library, having a philosophical debate. Vision manages to make White Vision trust him and reveals the memories Hayward stole from him, as well as the truth behind his origins.
Wanda takes down the Hex in the end, and Vision and the twins disappear. This, we learn, is because despite them being real, Wanda tethered them to the wrong reality, so when she took away the fake reality, they went too. After losing them again, she leaves and takes off for a secret location. Our final shot is of her learning more about her powers.
Wandavision is one of the first television shows to be focused on an Avenger, or in this case, two Avengers. Translating the big screen to the streaming screen isn’t always easy, but they have pulled it off. Every minute of the show felt like watching a Marvel movie but with the bonus of more content each week.
While the show didn’t give the ending that the fans wanted, it gave the ending that was needed and made the most sense for the show. However, some storylines that were started in the show didn’t pan out in a way that made sense. Quicksilver, played in Wandavision by Evan Peters, is revealed as being controlled by Agatha. However, in the final episode, Monica finds what appears to be a witness protection file with his new name, Ralph Boehner in it. It seems that Marvel could be starting the multiverse sooner than Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness.
If you have Disney Plus, or you’ve been thinking about getting it, I highly recommend you do for Wandavision. All episodes of Wandavision season one are streaming on Disney Plus.
Jeri Hensley
Creative Director and Reporter