Beneath the meta-sitcom exterior, the super-powered beings, and the flash of the MCU,
WandaVision is a show about grief. It is a series that has become, somewhat unexpectedly, perfect for the moment. As we re trapped in our Covid bubbles likely grieving loved ones and friends, missing the lives we once had we re watching Wanda trapped in a self-made bubble of her own trauma. These emotions are real, they re relatable, and they re human in a way that nothing else in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been before.
And that s why one line from Episode Eight of
WandaVision has become a defining moment of the series for fans. The line comes during a flashback in which Vision and Wanda are discussing her mourning the death of her brother Pietro:
The series is being applauded for its
diverse casting and acknowledgement of female masturbation,
with one user saying, “My man Simon explaining how to masturbate to Daphne is HOT”. However, as Daphne debuts onto London’s marriage market, viewers also feel the series creators Chris Van Dusen and Shonda Rhimes get a lot wrong. LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX
Read on to find out what some found a tad old-fashioned about the show’s framing of sex, love and relationships, but beware of spoilers.
Trivialising rape
Daphne discovers self-pleasure and the birds-and-the-bees five whole minutes before she’s married and popping out a sprog herself! Plot pacing problems aside, Daphne’s initial naivety is essential as the storyline relies on the Duke of Hastings convincing her he is impotent, when really he just doesn’t want to have a kid due to his Daddy issues.