![]() Hart, and his wife-played by two classic character actors, Fred Melamed and Debra Jo Rupp-the tone begins to darken as they sit down for the meal. ![]() While their apparent amnesia serves as a consistent source of some good ol’ light-hearted sitcom humor, as well as the setup to the unexpected dinner with Vision’s boss, Mr. In the premiere, Wanda and Vision can’t seem to remember what the heart symbol marked on their calendar denotes-and for that matter, they can’t seem to remember anything at all. What’s Really Happening? Screenshots via Disney+īeneath the sitcom facades that shroud the true nature of WandaVision’s world, it’s clear that there is something amiss in Westview. So, with this week’s introduction to WandaVision, let’s begin this double-episode recap by exploring. Because between the wacky dinner situations and talent shows (for the children), the cracks keep showing in the idyllic suburb of Westview some outside world is trying to get into the twisted, dated society that Westview’s residents appear to be trapped in. Yet for those willing to wait, showrunner Jac Schaeffer seems to be slowly building up the mystery, laying the foundation for the series by fully immersing it into the sitcom world that has become Wanda and Vision’s new reality. With WandaVision’s first two episodes running around a quick 30 minutes each, as well as being a true sitcom in nature thus far, Marvel is surely running the risk of losing some viewers in Week 1. Though WandaVision wasn’t originally intended to be the first MCU television entry-that honor was once meant to belong to the more traditional The Falcon and the Winter Soldier-it now feels very fitting that Marvel’s beginning its big-screen convergence with TV with an homage to the medium itself. The set and costume designs, performances, camerawork, and theme songs all evolve from episode to episode as Wanda and Vision apparently jump through decades of television history. While the first episode’s aesthetics mirror I Love Lucy, the second episode begins to resemble later sitcoms like Bewitched or I Dream of Jeannie. (CSI inadvertently broke into the age of artificial intelligence decades before any of its competitors.) Vision, meanwhile, wears a suit and tie (along with a human face) to work at Computational Services Inc., a company that he’s helped increase productivity by 300 percent despite having no clue what it does. Wanda-arguably the most powerful superhero in the entire MCU-stays at home, cooks and cleans, and repeatedly receives unprompted homemaking advice from next-door neighbor Agnes (Kathryn Hahn). Long gone are the epic battles to save humankind from genocidal robots and purple-skinned aliens, as Wanda and Vision do their best to assimilate to suburban mid-century life. “My husband and his indestructible head,” Wanda responds with a smile. “My wife and her flying saucers,” Vision deadpans, holding a morning newspaper in hand. Using her magical powers, Wanda floats plates and glasses around the kitchen as she cleans, accidentally nailing Vision in the head with a plate as he enters the room. With heavy influences from classics like I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, and Bewitched, WandaVision’s first episodes feel like a show displaced in time-a feeling that is decidedly shared by our newlywed heroes Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany).įollowing the opening theme song, the premiere wastes little time in reintroducing us to Vision and the Scarlet Witch. Anyone expecting to sit down to the familiar sights of an action-packed superhero spectacle was met with a black-and-white sitcom pulled straight out of the 1950s, laugh track and all. ![]() And, as expected of a sitcom starring a witch and her robot husband, the new era is off to a very strange start.įor those who avoided watching any trailers or reading any previews about Disney+’s inaugural MCU TV show, WandaVision’s two-episode rollout on Friday probably feels like a blindsiding. With the click of a television screen, WandaVision begins, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe takes its first step into the world of TV. ![]()
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