As Brie Larson's Carol Danvers prepares to return in The Marvels, we take a look back at how she became Captain Marvel and changed Marvel Comics forever.
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Wanda Maximoff’s debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, much like her solo outing in the recently concluded
WandaVision, sparked a lot of discussion. Early on, the casting of Elizabeth Olsen in
as the Scarlet Witch (though she wouldn’t receive that title until much later) faced criticism for effectively erasing Wanda’s backstory as a Jewish-Romani witch driven by the injustice she faced. But after seeing Wanda’s first MCU appearance, I couldn’t help but resonate with her quest for justice after repeated trauma. In the midst of figuring out who I was in the aftermath of surviving violence myself, Wanda Maximoff became my problematic fave.
could have ended as there are different ways to process grief. Each of the season’s nine episodes teased this out new plot twists that threw audiences for loops all meant to obscure, but not erase, the reality that despite all the strength she’s put on display, Wanda Maximoff was falling apart long before she set foot in Westview.
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“The Series Finale” is what
WandaVision’s been building toward this entire time, and it certainly brings a finality to this chunk of Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision’s (Paul Bettany) briefly picturesque lives together in New Jersey.
With all of the hype and mystery revolving around the episode, it was somewhat unsurprising when series director Matt Shakman made a point of letting
WandaVision Finale Features Unexpected X-Men Easter Egg
The final episode of
WandaVision dropped on Disney+ today and featured a satisfying conclusion to Marvel s first Disney+ series. The show answered a lot of questions, including the true identity of Evan Peters character.
Warning: Spoilers
Ahead! Most fans of
WandaVision agree that the show stuck the landing, however, many fans are annoyed by the reveal that Evans was not playing X-Men s Quicksilver but rather a man named Ralph Bohner. This funny yet disappointing reveal is a hot topic on social media today and while fans may not have gotten the X-Men connection they were hoping for, there was still a fun
House Of M was a universe-shattering crossover event that altered the lives of everyone in the Marvel universe. WandaVision is a wacky sitcom parody/superhero horror story. But understanding one may be key to figuring out what’s going to happen in the other.