Disney+: WandaVision

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Bowser

But it was necessary, I feel. Origin stories can be slow, especially this deep into the storyline, but I think it effectively tied up all the loose ends before the conclusion.

My main gripe, if you want to call it that, was that something about the narrative kept me acutely aware OF the narrative.

Specifically, most of the way through the trip through doors to Wanda's past had me thinking of lines from A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life [Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!].

Then, when they get to SWORD facilities, they switch from the narrator/observer to a straight cinematic audience POV to send Wanda to Westview and The Event. And I spent that time wondering how we were going to get back to the narrator/observer of Wanda and Agatha, . . . and they just . . . did.

Also drawing me out, why did Wanda's parents have VHS in a suitcase and a tiny TV, then turn around and break out DVDs, which barely existed as a format when her parents died? And then with Malcolm in the Middle on VHS, that was a show that didn't air until after her parents were killed.

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by arrowheadnation

I wouldn't say "bad"...

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It was just an origin story for both Agatha and Wanda. It showed that Agatha is actually afraid of Wanda's power because it trumps her own (that scene where she created the hex was freakin awesome). It also further showed that the head SWORD guy is the actual bad guy. He manipulated the surveillance video to make it look like Wanda forcefully went in and took Vision's body where in actuality she was relatively calm. As for the Blue Vision from the mid-credits scene, I wonder if they're going to go with Ultron, Anti-Vision, or possibly Mainframe.

A dork video I watched said it was

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White Vision.

Apprently he was torn apart and reassembled at Avengers base and had no memory or feelings for Wanda or the other avengers. Ended up being just a robot.

Seems like a reasonable approach.

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

My main gripe, if you want to call it that, was that something about the narrative kept me acutely aware OF the narrative.

Specifically, most of the way through the trip through doors to Wanda's past had me thinking of lines from A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life [Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!].

Then, when they get to SWORD facilities, they switch from the narrator/observer to a straight cinematic audience POV to send Wanda to Westview and The Event. And I spent that time wondering how we were going to get back to the narrator/observer of Wanda and Agatha, . . . and they just . . . did.

Also drawing me out, why did Wanda's parents have VHS in a suitcase and a tiny TV, then turn around and break out DVDs, which barely existed as a format when her parents died? And then with Malcolm in the Middle on VHS, that was a show that didn't air until after her parents were killed.

Yeah. I’m not sure why she had to be the kid but could watch later. It didn’t take me out.

And you’re right about the DVDs but wrong about Malcom in the Middle. She just loves sitcoms. It wasn’t one she watched with her parents. But she grew up and got lost in sitcoms to hide from her difficult surroundings (DVD war torn Sokovia. MitM Quicksilver eating it).

The thing that holds it all together is Olsen’s performance. I won’t lie. I thought in Ultron she was pretty bad in some scenes. Hot as the surface of the sun, not not a great performance. Although she did hit the beat when Quicksilver died, and maybe when she came out after Hawkeye pumped her up.but on this series she has been flawless. And let’s be real here. The schlocky sitcom stuff isn’t easy to do.

I mean she’ll never get a look but there is some award winning stuff in here IMO. There are so many places for it to fall on its face. And certainly production helps and deserves a ton of credit but Olsen is really doing a fantastic job.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

My main gripe, if you want to call it that, was that something about the narrative kept me acutely aware OF the narrative.

Specifically, most of the way through the trip through doors to Wanda's past had me thinking of lines from A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life [Merry Christmas, you wonderful old Building and Loan!].

Then, when they get to SWORD facilities, they switch from the narrator/observer to a straight cinematic audience POV to send Wanda to Westview and The Event. And I spent that time wondering how we were going to get back to the narrator/observer of Wanda and Agatha, . . . and they just . . . did.

Also drawing me out, why did Wanda's parents have VHS in a suitcase and a tiny TV, then turn around and break out DVDs, which barely existed as a format when her parents died? And then with Malcolm in the Middle on VHS, that was a show that didn't air until after her parents were killed.

I missed that I thought it was The Dick VanDyke Show. Hmmmm.

[Stryker]

Originally Posted by Stryker

I missed that I thought it was The Dick VanDyke Show. Hmmmm.

Never mind - you mean in the suite case. My bad - yes I remember now.