Okay, so, before we get too deep into it, yes, those first two episodes were. shaky. Or, at least the very least, they were at the time. There was a sinking feeling initially that Disney+ and Marvel had made a massive tonal misstep with
WandaVision, but having recently rewatched all eight episodes again ahead of the finale, they definitely take on a different vibe.
It is only on through the almost clips-show delivery of Previously On. do we fully appreciate the relentlessly grim life that Wanda Maximoff has endured to date, and those first two and a bit episodes take on a completely new meaning; an incredibly hurt woman trying to find solace the only way she knows how.