Admittedly, when the first trailer for
WandaVision dropped, I wasn’t sure what to make of the self-aware television sitcom angle they were going for. Sure, sitcoms are a good medium for that idyllic suburban lifestyle (and fit with the comics the series draws inspiration from), but the series was going through the decades and, throughout its runtime, became
so aware of itself that the characters were calling out sitcom staples.
Laugh tracks.
Rolling the credits.
Everything was there, right down to the problems shifting from “the boss is coming to dinner” to “the dog died” and “mom’s existential crisis.” Now that the show is nearing its conclusion, we’re getting all the truths that have been hidden behind the scenes of Wanda’s universe. It’s got that sitcom finale feel where the last couple of episodes feel heavier than we’re used to because, after this, there’s no more show.