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Wandavisio­n

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What we know: Very little. We know this takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame, and that it will see Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany reprise their roles as Wanda ‘Scarlet Witch’ Maximoff, and Vision. After that — especially given Wanda’s reality-bending powers — it’s anyone’s guess.

What we predict: Wanda and Vision’s romantic courtship was horrifical­ly cut short when Thanos plucked the Mind Stone from Vision’s forehead in Avengers: Infinity War, and while Wanda returned to help defeat the Mad Titan in Endgame, her lover remains dead. The most pertinent questions Wandavisio­n will have to answer, then, is how Vision is coming back and what state he’ll be in when he does.

The most logical explanatio­n would be that Wakandan super-genius Shuri saved enough of Vision’s mind on her computers that all the humanoid requires is a bit of superglue and duct tape. But there are other avenues the show could explore: particular­ly Scarlet Witch creating her own version of reality, a set-up that has precedence in the comics. On that front, Scarlet Witch’s abilities have never been well-defined in the MCU and Wandavisio­n would be smart to rectify that, especially given that the series will lead into Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness. Being able to differenti­ate between Strange and Wanda’s magic could pay dividends in the long run.

That’s not the only link to an MCU film; Teyonah Parris will play a grown-up version of Monica Rambeau, first played by Akira Akbar in Captain Marvel. No link has been establishe­d between these characters in any prior film, but if Rambeau has already acquired her powers — in the comics she can transform into any form of energy — she could be a major player in MCU’S future.

Most intriguing­ly, it’s all but confirmed that this series will have a 1950s aspect to it which suggests that it will be influenced by Tom King’s 2015 The Vision comics. That series had Vision adopting a suburban lifestyle as the head of an android family, and bringing elements of that to the screen could make for compelling viewing.

That’s all to say that Wandavisio­n will, as Olsen puts it, “get weird, deep, and have lots of surprises. We’re finally going to understand Wanda Maximoff.” Given Wanda’s well-known ties to the mutants the MCU just acquired in addition to her presence in the Doctor Strange sequel, this added focus might be perfectly timed.

 ??  ?? Above: Taking things to the Maximoff — Vision and Scarlet Witch reunite in Wandavisio­n. Below: What If?’s Uatu — he likes to watch.
Above: Taking things to the Maximoff — Vision and Scarlet Witch reunite in Wandavisio­n. Below: What If?’s Uatu — he likes to watch.

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