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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The first scene with Agatha's backstory felt very odd to me. There were moments when Agatha was looking conspiratorially to the side with a little quirk in her demeanor - it felt like a performance for an audience that we couldn't see. I wonder if there's a twist there we haven't seen yet.

I don't have much to say about the episode proper. It was really well done; I love how they deftly folded in Wanda's probability powers and witchiness from the comics. There isn't much room for speculation or theorising, though, being a very straightforward story about a young woman's grief.

I wonder if Wanda is going to put the "soul" of the Vision she created into the body of Hayward's proto-Vision. I really loved (hah) the detail of the main arm of hex energy used to create Westview's Hex / Vision coming from Wanda's heart.

Super excited for next week and potentially finding out who the actor that Paul Bettany's always wanted to work with was. I hope it's Sir Ian McKellan.

If anyone is interested, WandaVision's composer posted this really cool video about how the melodic motif of the show led to the viral sensation song Agatha All Along.

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I thought Agatha's flashback demeanor was supposed to show us that she's psycho. She only pretends to be normal when there's a chance people will believe it.

Ooh, I've seen that video! Glad I came across it, because I'm a bit too tone deaf to notice things like that by myself.

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I definitely hope we get more backstory on Agatha. I wonder if she played the weak, demure witch with her coven and pretended that the dark magic they were accusing of was a "mistake" while manipulating the rest of her coven. I have a feeling they kind of viewed her as the weakling?

That composer video is AMAZING. Thank you so much for sharing.

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I saw that video and loved it! I was hoping someone would analyze the music after the series was over. I'm thrilled to see its from the composer! 😁💖