fully indoctrinated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its intersecting adventures, rococo mythologies and legion of superheroes may be confused by “WandaVision.
“WandaVision” finds Wanda Maximoff , the lethal prestidigitator—aka Scarlet Witch—of various Marvel movies, and her similarly credentialed “synthezoid” husband, Vision , trapped in the world of ’60s sitcoms. At least they seem to be trapped. As of “Avengers: Endgame” Vision actually seemed to be dead. So the entirety of “WandaVision” could be a dream born of grief, taking place under Wanda’s Breck Girl hairdo.
At any rate, the befuddled couple seem to know who they are, but not whose lives they’re inhabiting, though the answer seems to be the Andersons, Ricardos and Petries . Their world at the outset is black and white. They have theme music. The era is late-’50s/early ’60s, although by episode 2 the presiding aesthetic is that of “Bewitched” and by episode 3 color has arrived, along with allusions to “The Brady Bunch” . Like Vision, things move quickly, including a surprise pregnancy.
“WandaVision” marks the so-called MCU’s entry into episodic TV—previous Marvel shows have been outside the MCU corporate umbrella—and only three episodes were made available for review. Which is a shame: Not until the end of episode 3 do matters seem poised to coalesce, and up till then “WandaVision” is a crashing bore.
The plot points are a Whitman’s Sampler of sitcom clichés deftly disinterred and tweaked—the forgotten anniversary, the dinner with the boss, the nasty neighbor lady who must be appeased.
I wonder what the single purpose of this series is regarding any relevant storyline in the marvel universe.
It's only two episodes in. It's an extremely intriguing mystery. Very excited to see where it goes.
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Why people expect anything good from Marvel is beyond me.
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