Hey guys! Happy Friday! So I ended up watching both of the first two episodes of WandaVision on Disney+ this morning instead of just the first episode because there's not much to talk about in just the first episode, at least for me. So let's get into it.
I think WandaVision is a very good show so far. But, I think it works better if you're a fan of these characters in the comics and a big fan of Marvel overall. It's still enjoyable for someone like me, who doesn't know these characters outside of the MCU and isn't a huge Marvel fan, but it works better if you do. I also think that this show works better if you're already a fan of the classic sitcoms from the 50s, 60s and 70s (70s is next week's episode) because if you're not familiar with the way television worked in those decades, especially for sitcoms, then it might be a little bit jarring for you.
I was wary going into this show because it is a mini-series, and the promotional material hasn't exactly made me excited for it. Not because the trailers and posters are bad, but again, I'm not a big Marvel fan and I'm not as familiar with sitcoms from the 50s and 60s or 70s as I am with some of the ones from the 80s, 90s and 2000s so it was a very bizarre experience for me.
The cast of this show is amazing. I mean Elizabeth Olsen has always done a great job as Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany is great as Vision and was good in Solo: A Star Wars Story (the only non-MCU movie I've seen him in). The supporting cast in these two episodes are interesting. You have Kathryn Hahn as their neighbour, Agnes, and her characters tend to be one note. Especially when she's a supporting character in a comedy. But she's a wonderful actress. The surprise cast member for me was Debra Jo Rupp as the wife of Vision's boss. While she's been in several shows and movies since That '70s Show ended in 2006, I haven't seen her in anything since then, so it was a nice surprise to see her because I don't think her being cast for this show got any attention. She was in both episodes so far, and episode 3 is based on a 70s sitcom, so if she's in it, we're basically getting Kitty Forman in the MCU, which is a really weird thing to say. The rest of the announced cast like Kat Dennings as Darcy (from the first two Thor films), and Randall Park as Jimmy Woo (from Ant-Man and the Wasp) haven't shown up yet though Teyonah Parris, who plays Monica Rambeau, is in the second episode, though it wasn't clear that that's who she was.
Overall I think this show is good. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to stick with it, just because I don't have any attachment to any of these characters, but I am going to watch next week's episode for sure, just to see the 70s setting they're going to be in. After all I do love television, even if I'm not as familiar with shows before 1983 aside from Star Trek and Batman and some cartoons from the 50s, 60s and 70s. So I at least want to see what they do in that decade. Plus it's only nine episodes. It's enjoyable enough on it's own for me to recommend it. But if you're a fan of Wanda and Vision, the Marvel Universe in general, or you're a fan of classic television, it definitely provides you with those things. I'm just not getting as much out of it because I'm not familiar enough with those characters or with classic television to catch all the easter eggs and classic tv tropes they put into the show.
That's it for me for today. I'll be back tomorrow with a review of a pilot episode. Not sure which one yet. I'll probably do Titans or Stargirl tomorrow and then either Swamp Thing or Constantine on Sunday. We'll see how things go though. So until then have a great rest of the day and I will catch you all later. Take care.
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