This article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of WandaVision.
WandaVision is unlike anything else that Marvel has put out within or surrounding the MCU before. Within the first two episodes of the series which just premiered on Disney+, there are no costumed heroes fighting to save the day. What audiences are given is a sitcom-style television show that is reminiscent of shows like I Love Lucy or I Dream of Genie. The twist here is that the stars of the show are Wanda, better known as Scarlet Witch, as well as Vision, the synthetic being that resulted from the union of Jarvis and the Mind Stone in Avengers: Age of Ultron. While the show on the surface appears to be a comedy, there are several hints, some connected to the wider MCU, that something more sinister is going on beneath the surface. Strange moments continue to occur within the show, giving the feeling that the world and the people around Wanda and Vision may not be authentic. There’s reason to believe that the two are being watched and moments where the line between reality and fiction seem blurred.
For example, in the first episode, there is a moment where Vision’s boss asks him and Wanda over dinner, “Where are you from?” Neither of them seems able to remember or to answer the question, which leads to the man asking the same question several times in a row, almost like a broken record. The moment is sidestepped when he begins choking on his food, but these oddities continue to happen. The show is mostly in black and white for the first two episodes. The cinematography of the show is also clearly set up to look like a classic sitcom. However, in this moment with Vision’s boss, the camera breaks stylistic consistency and does an unsettling slow pan over the dinner table. The soundtrack seems to halt and then proceed cautiously as well, almost as if trying to warn the viewer.
Based on what has happened so far, it’s fair for fans to speculate about what may happen next within the series. There are several key pieces to look at here that would be useful in forming these predictions, even aside from the strange dinner moment. Whereas the Marvel Cinematic thrives on spectacle, WandaVision’s strength appears to lie with its central mystery. Here are a few places the series could go with it’s more mysterious elements.
Wanda and Vision have a new neighbor, Agnes. While Agnes does help the two get through some of their challenges in the first episode, she’s suspiciously nosy and seems to constantly be around. Comic book fans have also pointed out that her name, Agnes, could potentially be a shortened version of a comics character named “AGatha HarkNESs,” a witch with ties to Scarlet Witch.
Additionally, the neighbors in a group of women that Agnes takes Wanda to meet later on, led by seemingly perfect housewife Dotty, also have something that seems… off. They all follow directions perfectly, seem to smile on queue, and do exactly as Dotty says. They also seem to be quite suspicious of Wanda and Vision, as if knowing they are not exactly who they say they are. Much like with Vision’s Boss, viewers see an irregular amount of curiosity directed their way. Keep an eye out, as it’s possible that the welcoming committee is watching closer than our starring couple may believe.
It becomes clear that the black and white appearance of the first two episodes is not simply an homage to older series. Wanda finds a toy helicopter that appears in full color, and when Dotty’s hand bleeds at one point the audience sees the blood in vivid crimson. It’s also alluded to in scenes of full color that someone is watching the events of the show from what appears to be a security monitor.
It’s likely that this is a clue that the surroundings of the show or even the very world around them is not entirely authentic. It very well may not exist at all, as even the credits of the show take on a highly digital effect that displays places in the show in full color. A fair prediction here would be that something or someone has Wanda and Vision in a simulation of some kind. The second episode turns entirely to full color at its conclusion, almost as if their world has experienced an upgrade.
In addition to a continual shift in the way the show is being shot and presented, there’s a specific change that seems to indicate that the show is moving through something of an accelerated timeline. Wanda is dressed in a 50’s style dress in the first episode, but in the second her attire appears to have jumped forward a decade, she’s now wearing pants and a cardigan. Is this simply an oversight? It’s not likely, as later on another character also makes mention of Wanda’s pants. Vision’s sweater in this episode also appears to have a somewhat 60s vibe to it.
It’s likely that as this show on some level is paying homage to older styles of television that viewers may see the camera techniques, sets, and attire of the characters continue to move forward. Especially with the revelation at the end of the second episode that Wanda is pregnant, potentially showing a shift from the couple-focused sitcoms of yore into more familial territory and storylines of a show more in line with something like Everybody Loves Raymond.
There are many loose threads that still need answering. Who’s voice seems to be calling to Wanda through the radio? Who is that beekeeper guy that came out of the sewer? Did Wanda or Vision create this world for some reason, or are they in this reality as a form of imprisonment due to their overwhelmingly powerful abilities? In an age of binge-watching shows, it’s nice to have a Marvel property that is more thought-provoking than ever before.
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