Okay, I’m kidding, but those did kill me both times I watched this episode this morning.
The installment definitely lived up to its title.
Vision assumes it’s Wanda.
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It’s freakingEvan Peters, who playedPeterMaximoff, a.k.a.
Anyway, as I wrote in my notes, what the f—ity f—?!
Obviously, the first question is: How is this possible?
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Well, in terms of the real world, this is the result of Disney owning Fox now.
Peters' very fan-servicey appearance onWandaVisionseems to be the next step in the integration.
Don’t you love it when TV shows give you homework?
In terms of the show’s story, though, it’s unclear how this is possible.
However, I suspect this ties into Marvel’s growing interest in the multiverse, i.e.
Odds are Wanda or someone else powerful has pulled Peters' Quicksilver in from another universe.
While the galaxy-brained (multiverse-brained?)
Quicksilver cameo is very titillating, it’s not definitely not the best thing of the episode.
The thing I love aboutWandaVisionis seeing howElizabeth Olsencontinues to flesh Wanda out.
Her performance is the reason I loved the tense stand-off between S.W.O.R.D.
and Wanda, who emerges from Westview after Hayward tried to kill her with a drone.
“A Very Special Episode” also raises more questions about what’s actually going on in Westview.
After Monica returned to the real worldat the end of episode 4, everyone at S.W.O.R.D.
To bolster his position, he even reveals footage of Wanda breaking into S.W.O.R.D.
headquarters and stealing Vision’s body.
Unfortunately, Sparky dies pretty quickly, and the twins beg her to resurrect them.
“There are rules in life.
We can’t rush aging just because it’s convenient.
And we can’t reverse death no matter how sad it makes us.
Some things are forever.”
That’s the first clue that Wanda may not have complete control over what’s happening in the Hex.
This definitely makes me believe that someone else is pulling the strings of the world (Agnes?
and Wanda is choosing to go along with it, because why wouldn’t she.
Christian’s take: I just wanted to take this moment to celebrate the cultural legacy ofToo Many Cooks.
This episode’s general sense of foreboding certainly feels similar as well.
Long liveToo Many Cooks!
And now for a very bonkers theory: What could it mean thatWandaVisionhas “recast” Pietro?
But at another level…does it hint at whereWandaVisionmight be going?
Is it just a matter of convenience, or is it the vanguard of a bigger convergence?
So what is the truth?
Something tells me she killed that dog on purpose.
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