'Doctor Strange 2': Wanda's Storylines Sexist, Divisive Since 1989
The Wanda Maximoff discourse has me feeling like Wanda in House of M, fully gaslit, gatekept, and just overwhelmed by everything.
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The Wanda Maximoff discourse has me feeling like Wanda in House of M, fully gaslit, gatekept, and just overwhelmed by everything.
Set against a candied nostalgic concoction of the great American sitcom, “WandaVision” on Disney+ is a story of trauma, upheaval and loss. This should come as no surprise considering the origins of the show’s protagonist, the Marvel superhero Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch. Wanda, along with her twin brother Pietro, survived the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s and were orphaned at a young age. And in a recent battle to save the world, Pietro and Wanda’s lover, Vision, died before her eyes. “WandaVision” picks up a few weeks after the death of Vision and examines Wanda...