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:
Though
Watchmen isn t Snyder s worst film, it certainly is his most disappointing. His adaptation of the greatest comic book story of all time seems to have only a surface level understanding of its source material. In 2 hours and 47 minutes Snyder s
Watchmen hardly justifies its own existence a faithful adaption on paper that fails in capturing any of the humanity, complexity or subversive spirit of Alan Moore s comics. However, Snyder brilliantly brings to life the iconic imagery of Dave Gibbons s artwork. The opening scene set to Bob Dylan s Times They Are a-Changin is masterful, effortless cinematic worldbuilding. 4) 300
Snyder s breakout success inspired an entire generation of dudes quoting Leonidas at the gym. For what it lacks in any actual substance,
Captain America: The Winter Soldier post-credit scene, we really meet Wanda Maximoff in
Avengers Age of Ultron. Wanda and her brother Pietro are being held in a Hydra facility in the fictional country of Sokovia where Baron Wolfgang von Strucker is experimenting on them with Loki s scepter. Both Wanda and Pietro have Easter European accents, which they created specifically for these characters.
Pietro dies in the battle against Ultron, and Wanda goes on to become a member of the Avengers, appearing in
Captain America: Civil War (with her accent). But, after
Civil War, when we see her in
Avengers: Infinity War and
WandaVision s Pietro Cameo From Evan Peters Changes Everything About the MCU
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WandaVision takes some huge leaps forward in its 80s sitcom-themed fifth episode, leading up to a massive cameo that has major implications for the future of the MCU. The episode digs into Wanda s own grief, as S.W.O.R.D. begins to realize that she s manipulating reality to create her own perfect life with Vision after his death. Somehow, she s reanimated her synthetic, android husband to live with her in a sitcom world populated by kidnapped civilians who are under her control. Vision is starting to realize what Wanda is doing, but before he can convince her to free him and the rest of the town, an unexpected visitor shows up: It s Wanda s brother Pietro. But not the Pietro we ve seen in Disney s MCU.