WandaVision Season Finale

By Kayla Cheung and Kevin Perez 

Warning: This Story Contains Spoilers. 

Theories sprawl across the internet ranging from bizarre to just in Marvel’s realm of possibility. It’s no revelation that WandaVision is one of the most scrutinized shows of 2021.

Composed of nine episodes spanning about six hours, it provides a preface for this new phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). After watching its dynamic, 49 minute-long season finale, some questions go unanswered, succumbing to viewer interpretations until MCU picks up future installments of the storyline. 

Fan-favorite characters are always at the center of the MCU, with their appearances in live-action movies and animated content, but the Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) hasn’t really experienced the same amount of popularity — at least in that same respect. Her powers have been overshadowed in the MCU since her first appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Now, however, more details of the true nature and parameters of her powers, or the lack thereof, gradually come to light. The fight scenes in this last episode of WandaVision set her up for greatness, whether that be in villainy or heroism. 

The plot discusses Wanda’s emergence as the Scarlet Witch in addition to an onslaught of emotional trauma hidden behind a facade of normalcy. Wanda’s entire life was doused in trauma and, in exchange for that, was her creation of Westview. After learning the anomaly Wanda created was an accidental, albeit catastrophic, magically and emotionally-induced incident; viewers were left with searing questions as to how that event would impact the world on a grander scale, with that type of magic never being included in the MCU with any character before. 

In the end, Wanda sacrificed everything she’d built and her “happy” life to save the residents of Westview and put a stop to her anomaly. She decided to take the path toward maturity and further educate herself on magic instead of unleashing it without considering her surroundings. Her decision was similar to that of Doctor Strange, after he went through his own devastating losses, foreshadowing a potential mentoring opportunity or team-up. 

Surprisingly, though not really, WandaVision bestowed an array of characters that, some might say, deserve their own show. None other than Jimmy Woo, Dr. Darcy Lewis, and Monica Rambeau stepped into WandaVision’s season finale with both the abilities necessary to put the original town of Westview back in order. They arrested S.H.I.E.LD. Director Hayward after a multifaceted and unplanned yet well-coordinated order of events, because he exhibited untrustworthy behaviors and turned out to have ulterior motives rooted in evil.

Marvel carried out their post-credit scenes profoundly this time around, with two instead of one, surpassing any preconceived notions of sub-par TV show endings. The two scenes established a plethora of possibilities for the future of everyone who appeared in WandaVision save for Hayward and Vision. Wanda and Monica received particularly creative post-credit scenes, leaving viewers with searing questions about their next adventures. 

Overall, they did an amazing job and lived up to the expectations for its first installment of a stand-alone superhero tv show. Despite slowly progressing, WandaVision did not disappoint. More importantly, it unveiled a peek at Phase 4 of Marvel. 

This very phase continues to lengthen with new and upcoming releases this month. With WandaVision coming to an adjourn, Marvel will be following up with a premiere of “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” on March 19th. Stay tuned.