Episode Discussion ➝ WandaVision 1.8: Previously On

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EPISODE 1.8: PREVIOUSLY ON

Expect HEAVY SPOILERS FOR ALL WANDAVISION EPISODES up until this point, as well as all other MCU properties currently released!

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I so desperately wanted Agatha to be good, but couldn't find any innocent explanation for her sucking the energy from the other witches *sigh*.
What's with the crown-like energy on Agatha's mom's head? Is she the queen of all witches or something?

Just after talking about fake Pietro
, Agatha moves on to the topic of mind control. So I guess at least we're still on track for X-Men!Peter. Unless "crystalline possession" means something other than my first guess. There was no crystal in Agatha's demonstration of mind control, so at first I thought maybe one is necessary for stronger psyches or whatever. But maybe crystalline possession means you put something mind-like in a crystal that's turned into a human form? God, I hope not, don't let this Pietro be just stunt casting!

It hurts so much that Agatha is only after Wanda's magic. Making her live through her trauma again, what a psycho witch. Though it's nice to see a flashback to Wanda's family when it was still whole.
So... what, did Wanda magically disable the bomb or not?

WHOA, Wanda saw her powerful future self in the light of the Mind Stone! Complete with the crown thingy. So there is an in-story reason for her Halloween costume!

For a flashback episode this is really good! Because we're getting to see all the things we haven't yet. The problem with these ensemble movies is that they don't have enough time for all their characters. That conversation about Pietro's death really should have been in Civil War.

OMG, Wanda only wanted a funeral for Vision!
Hayward shows Wanda how his scientists are taking Vision apart. JFC, did he ever at any point consider Vision a person and that these are not just machine parts but mangled remains and you can't just spring that view on a loved one?! Or does he have such disrespect for Wanda, does he really consider her just a terrorist? What a humongous dick.
Holy shit, Hayward planted the idea of bringing Vision back to life!
"I can't feel you." Is this episode trying to find out how many times it can rip our hearts out?

OMG, that's their piece of land! And I thought it couldn't get any more painful! Is this is where Wanda meant to bury Vision?
Whoooaaa, I didn't expect the Hex to have been such a spontaneous creation.

The Minimoffs are still there! Ooh, and we get to see Agatha's outfit. But where are Monica and Pietro?
The Scarlet Witch! I bet Wanda isn't really dangerous, that's just how Agatha feels about Wanda because she's discovered someone more powerful than her. And does the crown thingy only symbolize Wanda's superiority or does it make her the actual witch queen or something?

Ghostly white Vision, way to be creepy! For a moment I thought they made another Vision, but from what Hayward said it's clear that this is Vision's original body. Oh, look who's a lying liar and disregarding Vision's will!

Hey... Wanda has the power of the Mind Stone and during Vision's manifestation the energy was Mind-Stone-yellow, so we can assume that this is actual Vision's consciousness. But what happens if the Hex falls apart? Would that be the end of the real Vision's body? Would Wanda be able to transfer his mind into white Vision?

My god, this episode was so emotionally exhausting! Now this show owes us a full-on happy ending. The kids survive, Vision survives, Westview stays shiny and so Wanda & co. lived happily ever after.

But I really can't see how this story can be resolved in a satisfying way in just 1 episode. I have all my fingers and toes crossed that the WV Twitter didn't just awkwardly phrase that tweet, but that there are actually 2 more episodes.

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I definitely want to hope that Evan being cast as Pietro in this series is a gentle introduction of X-Men into the MCU. Can you imagine? Agatha plucks Peter up from the Multiverse, shoves him in here and brainwashes him? Amazing and sinister, and something that really goes in line with Wanda controlling the citizens of Westview. (I have really enjoyed Evan in this series so I can only hope he can stick around.)

I definitely don't think Hayward gave an ounce of a fuck about whether or not Wanda would be distressed at seeing Vision dismantled. I wouldn't be surprised if he hoped for it. I think it was a manipulation tactic. He said something to her that I can't remember verbatim that heavily implied he knew she was capable of resurrecting him. I felt he planted that idea in her head and that he allowed her to see Vision because she could've been a clue to reactivating him again. I feel like he never does anything without a selfish intention. He's kept Monica as far away from his power seat as much as possible because he knows she can usurp him from being the captain of the SWORD ship, and I definitely think he knows that Wanda is a key player in reactivating "the Vision". (And turns out, she is!)

From your keyboard to god's ears, PLEASE LET US HAVE A TENTH EPISODE. Marvel never does anything by accident. (Amazing pick up.)

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All that waiting for answers about Peter is making my imagination run wild. What if Agatha doesn't know or can't trace back out of which dimension she picked Peter and this sends him on an interdimensional odyssey in the Dr. Strange movie? Ooh, it would be like Sliders, but way more consistent and without stupid Kromags. And obviously he'd have to be in the Spider-Man movie too, because you never can't have enough Peters! Quicksilver!Peter would introduce himself and everyone would mistake him for another Spidey.

Ah, dammit, I haven't even thought about Hayward's future, but now you got my hopes up that Monica will replace him! The more I think about what still needs to happen, the less I believe a lone episode can do each of the characters justice.