WandaVision
Series, 2021, Phase 4, Set in 2023
WandaVision is #30 of 69 in release order and #34 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
WandaVision recap
Wanda Maximoff and Vision, who died in Infinity War, live as newlyweds in Westview, New Jersey, inside what looks like a sitcom, moving through the decades from 1950s black and white to the 2000s. Outside, S.W.O.R.D., run by Tyler Hayward, studies an energy field around the town. Monica Rambeau, back from the Blip, is pulled inside, playing a neighbor, and thrown out when she mentions Ultron. Jimmy Woo and Darcy Lewis help her investigate. Wanda gives birth to twins, Billy and Tommy, and her brother Pietro turns up, played by a different actor. Vision learns that the townspeople are trapped and controlled by Wanda, and that he cannot leave the town without falling apart. Wanda built the whole place out of grief after S.W.O.R.D. dismantled Vision's body. Her neighbor Agnes is really Agatha Harkness, a centuries-old witch who walks Wanda through her past and names her the Scarlet Witch, a being of chaos magic. Hayward rebuilds Vision's original body as a white, weaponised Vision.
WandaVision ending explained
Wanda beats Agatha by using her own runes against her and locks her in the town as the nosy neighbor Agnes. The two Visions fight, and Wanda's Vision talks the white Vision into restoring his memories; it flies away. Wanda takes down the field, losing Vision and the boys, and leaves Westview. In a final scene, she studies the Darkhold in a remote cabin and hears her sons calling for help, which leads into Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Where to watch WandaVision
WandaVision is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu in the US.
Ratings
IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 92%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Spider-Man: Far From Home, before The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Chronological order: after Marvel Zombies, before Spider-Man: Far From Home.
What to watch before WandaVision
In release order, 22 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before WandaVision (2021), from Iron Man (2008) to Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
Cast
- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Paul Bettany as Vision / The Vision
- Kathryn Hahn as Agnes / Agatha Harkness
- Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau / Geraldine
- Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
- Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis / The Escape Artist
- Amos Glick as The Delivery Man (a.k.a. Dennis)
- David Payton as John Collins (a.k.a. Herb)
- David Lengel as Harold Proctor (a.k.a. Phil Jones)
- Selena Anduze as Agent Rodriguez
- Josh Stamberg as Director Tyler Hayward
- Ithamar Enriquez as Commercial Man
Created by Jac Schaeffer.