I think the set decorators did a great job of recreating what really felt like the periods. Plus a bit of Pleasantville thrown in. The first episode was primarily The Dick Van Dyke show. The second episode was mostly Bewitched with a sprinkling of I Dream of Jeannie. The change from black and white to color worked well as a reference to Bewitched switching to color. (Plus Pleasantville.) There was commentary on some forum or another by some guy who gave the show SEVEN minutes before he quit watching. I think some people aren’t getting that is supposed to be disjointed at first. It seems to be reflecting Wanda's state of mind. I agree with some who suggest that now the Endgame crisis is over, Wanda is dealing with the loss of Vision. Considering what happened in the comics, whoever is monitoring her is playing with fire.
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The change from black and white to color worked well as a reference to Bewitched switching to color.
I said the same thing to TCG when we were watching it. It was the perfect transition.
I agree with some who suggest that now the Endgame crisis is over, Wanda is dealing with the loss of Vision. Considering what happened in the comics, whoever is monitoring her is playing with fire.
I actually think there might be something more going on. I think maybe it is connected to the Spiderman: Far From Home post credit scene with Nick Fury. The voice trying to contact her wants to know who is doing this to her at one point.
I liked WandaVision so much more than I was expecting - they are two of my least favorite characters in the franchise (SO BORING OMG) but this show is finally giving the actors something fun to do
I have no use for Vision, and I'm indifferent to Wanda, but I'm curious enough to keep watching.** (I also loathe the cringey-ness of the 50s-60s sitcoms, and yes, I do understand that they're a deliberate stylistic choice. I just can't get past the cringey-ness. If they're working through decades of TV shows, I am *desperately* hoping they do the X-Files.)
But who is beekeeper guy ???
**(I know that sounds like me saying "The food is so bad here! And such small portions!" Honestly, I just MISS seeing MCU movies, so I'm going to watch new MCU content even if it isn't characters I love.)
There were some serious watch from the hall moments for me (made deliberately so by the creators), but I'm definitely interested and looking forward to this week's episode. I don't dislike Wanda or Vision. I just miss Jarvis. And Age of Ultron is way at the bottom of my MCU rankings, but it's not Wanda or Vision's fault.
WandaVision is AMAZING. Elizabeth Olsen is doing some kind of crazy magic where there are just layers and layers to her, and each layer is different and perfect.
The watch from the hall hasn't kicked in for me because it's so deliberately and perfectly artificial.
And for the perfect trifecta: the theme songs!
Yeah, the anachronisms (DH and I both commented on the wrong-era crib assembly at the same time) and sitcom logic would drive me up the wall except that that's the point.
It's nice to see two woefully underused actors getting to something interesting
Ep 4 and 5 upped the ante.
I loved the twist at the ending of Ep. 5
Holy shitballs. I had figured out what was going to happen, because it was pretty obvious, but I did not see that other thing coming.
So, I can see 2 possibilities for Pietro showing up: 1. It really seemed like Wanda wasn't responsible, which means someone else is, in which case, who in the hell is behind that? Or 2. Wanda has lost control of her powers to some degree, and didn't consciously bring Pietro back, but because she wanted it so much, she manifested it without actually intending to do so.
Other loose ends: will we meet Ralph? In a sitcom, we wouldn't, but this isn't actually a sitcom, and Agnes has mentioned him a LOT. Also, in the last episode, when they were figuring out which SWORD agents were in Westview, was Dottie among them? And if not, then who the fuck is she? Finally, Jimmy Woo said he went out to Westview on a missing persons case -- will that person be significant?