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Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are a trying to appear normal in their new lives in a nondescript suburb set in a black and white world, even though she’s magic and he’s a machine. They can’t remember why there’s a heart on their calendar, but Vision heads to the office where he works on computing forms but no one can tell him what the company he works for actually does. He is reminded that his boss Mr. Hart (Fred Melamed) and his wife Mrs. Hart (Debra Jo Rupp) are coming over to dinner, hence the “heart” on their calendar. Wanda meets their neighbor Agnes (Kathryn Hahn), and after talking to her, Wanda decides that it must be her and Vision’s anniversary that the calendar was referring to. As she’s putting together a romantic evening for them, Vision calls the house and she assures him everything is in order. They are both suitably surprised at the misunderstanding once the Harts have arrived for dinner.
Classic MCU Villainy Lurks Beneath the WandaVision Premiere
We investigate the first two episodes to uncover their dark connections to comic books and the early phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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WandaVision Explained is our ongoing series that keeps tabs on Marvel Studios’ sitcom saga about TV’s happiest tragic couple. In this entry, we turn our channel toward the WandaVision premiere the first two episodes and consider the grim future ahead. Yes, prepare for spoilers.
From the earliest images and trailers, we knew
WandaVision would be a bold play for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mirroring every episode of your first season after various classic sitcoms could easily alienate your viewers who’ve never turned a dial, let alone watched a black and white anything. With the first two half-hours now unveiled, it’s even clearer that studio honcho