NO SERIOUS SPOILERS: We watched all of WandaVision from start to finish. We have to talk about some good details and some not so much.
WandaVision has finally launched its final chapter through Disney Plus. For two months this series managed to keep everyone in suspense and resuscitate our interest in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
One of the most relevant and endearing factors of this production is that it managed to exploit tons of theories and speculations every week about the next twist that we would see in the plot.
In the end, maybe our expectations were too high, but that does not make the series bad or disappointing. The outcome of WandaVision is not something minor and opens the doors to disturbing themes in the MCU.
The Disney Plus rule
SPOILERS AND APPROACHES ALERT: This is an opinion piece on WandaVision. General plot details will be addressed but not necessarily revealing. It is recommended to read under your own criteria. Especially if you have not seen the series.
After the premiere and brutal success of The Mandalorian, it seemed that it became an implicit rule for Disney Plus this ritual of premiering one episode a week instead of the entire season in a single movement.
From a marketing and trend management perspective it is brilliant, since this way you guarantee that in networks they talk about your product for months.
But in the case of WandaVision frankly, our impression is that there were some changes implemented on the fly or at the last minute.
More episodes than planned?
When the series was initially officially revealed it was estimated that it would have an approximate length of 6 episodes.
As we know at the end there were 9. But those three extra episodes perfectly explain the very irregular and cryptic beginning of the series.
A rumor has been circulating on Reddit's r / MarvelStudiosSpoilers for weeks that there were actually many changes in the editing room to extend the number of chapters.
This is how WandaVision is more comfortable to watch in a marathon than weekly, at least the first half of its plot.
But at the same time seeing everything in a row exposes some gaps in the plot or the application of the logic of its own rules.
An endearing tribute, a series with holes, a promising ending
WandaVision episodes inspired by Sit-Coms from other decades are impressive styling exercises.
They go so thoroughly that dozens of essays could be made on the tributes, winks, and re-enactments of classic shows.
From The Dick Van Dyke Show, through Full House to Malcolm in the Middle and Modern Family. WandaVision works perfectly as an X-ray of the evolution of TV in the last 70 years.
At the same time, it is a tribute to these classic series that marked history and that can be a perfect approach for those who have not started in the MCU so far.
However, outside of this, the plot itself of WandaVision has some gaps in its logic, especially regarding the effects and consequences of entering the Hex.
The weekly format helped generate a lot of buzz and speculation. But in the end, quite a few of the theories developed by fans turned out to be more interesting than what ended up resulting in the denouement.
There are many points that remain open and others that seem resolved but could actually be revealed later. Like the matter with Quicksilver and "the witness" that Jimmy Woo was originally going to visit in town.
Today everything indicates that Wanda could be the next great villain of the MCU. Or at least be the precursor to a threat as great as Thanos was, but now involving the issue of the multiverses.
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