After being deprived for over a year, Marvel Studios is back and making the leap from the big screen to the small screen with WandaVision, streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
WandaVision is set three weeks after the events of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, and we find Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are living an idyllic suburban life in the town of Westview, New Jersey, trying to conceal their true natures. As they begin to enter new decades and encounter television tropes, the couple suspects that things are not as they seem.
First off, I want to start off by saying how great it is to finally have some new Marvel content to sink our teeth in too. Secondly, I want to point out that if Elizabeth Olsen doesn’t win some kind of award for this show, something is seriously wrong here.
Now, let’s talk about the show. In recent years, Marvel has done its best to push the boundaries with its movies by straying from the typical superhero film format and started to blend that with different genres. WandaVision is the beginning of something that feels completely fresh and new and looks to set the tone for the future of the MCU.
It’s important to point out that the beauty of WandaVision is historical television accuracy and character focus. Now that the show has aired (and even with the trailers), we knew that there was a great deal of mystery hiding in the background, giving the reason for the Truman Show vibes, and it’s just really fun to see our characters poke fun at each era.
WandaVision’s attention to detail for the decades used in each episode is incredibly detailed, from the wardrobe all the way to the set design. The look and feel of each episode perfectly represent how you would feel if you traveled back in time to each of these decades. I just love that they made little, unique intros, which become fun additions to the episodes.
The cast’s incredible performances are amplified by the brilliance of the script, as they truly embodied a person from that period, right down to the catchphrases and mannerisms. And, as I said before if Elizabeth doesn’t win an award for her performance, something isn’t right.
I do want to get into some minor spoilers and talk about the newest additions to the MCU family. Teyonah Parris joins the series as Monica Rambeau, who we last saw as a kid in 2019’s Captain Marvel, and is a brilliant addition to the MCU and the show definitely sets up her future with the franchise and I can’t wait to see more of her in the future. Also new to the MCU are Julian Hilliard and Jett Klyne who portrays Wanda’s twins, Billy and Tommy. These two will become instant fan favorites.
And we can’t talk about WandaVision without mentioning Kathryn Hahn. I just adore her and when I heard about her casting I was overjoyed. Hahn’s performance was outstanding and I hope to see more of her in the future.
Overall, WandaVision is a lot of fun to watch. It was refreshing to finally see two characters who haven’t had much spotlight in the MCU, finally take center stage and come into their own. By the end of the series, viewers will understand that underneath it all WandaVision is ultimately a story about loss and grief, and we don’t know much about the future of these characters except that will see Wanda again in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness next year.
