WANDAVISION Director Plays Coy On Whether Two Key Characters Can Survive Outside The Hex - SPOILERS

WANDAVISION Director Plays Coy On Whether Two Key Characters Can Survive Outside The Hex - SPOILERS

With less than 24 hours to go until the WandaVision finale, director Matt Shakman chooses his words carefully when asked whether two characters from the series will be able to survive outside the Hex...

By JoshWilding - Mar 04, 2021 02:03 AM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision
Source: Screen Rant

During last Friday's episode of WandaVision, we learned that Wanda Maximoff used Chaos Magic to create the Hex around Westview. Those powers also created a new Vision, but based on what happened earlier in the season, he's unable to survive outside of the world Wanda has created. 

That doesn't bode well for Billy and Tommy, especially as they were also created by magic. Comic book fans will know they have a complicated history, as Wanda inadvertently used part of Mephisto's life essence to create the twins before the villain later reabsorbed them. Their souls, however, were reborn, and they ended up in the bodies of two other children.

How much Marvel Studios will borrow from the source material remains to be seen, but when Screen Rant asked WandaVision director Matt Shakman if the kids can continue to live when the Hex comes down, he played coy. "I wouldn’t be able to give you a good answer to that question today. But maybe if we chat again in a week or two, we could talk about it."

If Billy and Tommy (who eventually become Young Avengers members Wiccan and Speed) do survive, then we could see their stories continue in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Asked by the site whether he's consulted with Sam Raimi at all, Shakman said: "We did, yes."

There's not long to go until the WandaVision finale, so we'll likely know the fate of the twins by this time tomorrow. Julian Hilliard and Jett Klyne are two major young talents, though, and it would be no bad thing for them to stick around a while before being aged up to their teenage years. 


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10. Who, Or What, Is The True Vision?

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Right now, there are two Visions in WandaVision. One was created by Wanda using Chaos Magic, while the other has been rebuilt from the original's remains. The former remembers nothing of his life before Westview, and if Marvel Studios is following the comics, the S.W.O.R.D. model is likely to be little more than a robot with no memories or emotions. 

Truthfully, neither one of them is truly Vision, and though it's possible they could be merged, it feels like the Vision who died in Avengers: Infinity War is gone (and not coming back). 

Common sense says we're getting a tragic ending where Wanda is forced to confront her grief and say goodbye to Vision once and for all. He was ultimately restored in the source material, but never needed to be powered by a Mind Stone there, so it's not looking good right now. Either way, WandaVision definitely needs to address the role of both Visions in the MCU.
 

9. What About That Wonder Man Concept Art?

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In a featurette for the Disney+ series, blurry concept art in the background showed a character who was quite clearly Wonder Man. In the comics, Vision's brain is patterned after Simon Williams', and it's the answer to this could be as simple as his costume once being considered for the synthezoid's Halloween outfit.

What if there's more to it than that, though? One compelling possibility is that "Pietro" is, in fact, Simon, an actor Agatha Harkess brought to Westview to play Wanda Maximoff's brother. 

His exposure to magic could be what gives him superpowers (similar to Monica Rambeau), or even what gives the struggling actor his "big break." That might be wishful thinking, but it will definitely be something of a disappointment if this apparent tease was just Marvel Studios trolling us.
 

8. Does Agatha Harkness Serve A Higher Power?

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Mephisto and Nightmare remain the two most popular suggestions for WandaVision's true big bad, but as we near the finale, it no longer feels like we're going to get a reveal as significant as that.

After all, would it not feel a little shoehorned in for Agatha Harkness to suddenly drop one of their names, or even for one of them to show up? There's just not that much time to make such a reveal work, and if it's Nightmare, for example, then they're only going to be set up for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Wanda created the Hex and brought back Vision, and Agatha started screwing things up by trying to find out what Wanda's deal is. Where does a "big bad" fit into that? We'd love a tease of some sort, but it's probably best not to get too excited about anything too significant in the finale. 
 

7. Will We Learn The Identities Of These Two Key Characters?

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Perhaps we only have ourselves to blame for this, but much has been made of both Monica Rambeau's mystery aerospace engineer friend and the witness Jimmy Woo was looking for in Westview. 

They surely have to be big names from the comic books, right? Look, it would be fun to see Reed Richards or Blue Marvel show up to apologise to Monica that their design didn't work, and even cooler if that witness was someone like Eric Williams, a villain better known as the sinister Grim Reaper.

Unfortunately, it feels like fans have picked up on throwaway mentions and giving them far too much meaning. Throwing these characters into WandaVision's finale doesn't make a whole lot of sense, though a namedrop might be one option. It seems most likely that the show just needed an excuse to bring Jimmy to town, and a cool space suit for Monica to re-enter the Hex in.
 

6. What Does It Mean To Be The Scarlet Witch?

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So, Wanda Maximoff has been using Chaos Magic this whole time, and is actually a being known as the Scarlet Witch. That's a pretty major reveal, and a great way of finally transforming this Avenger into who she is in the comics (which really hasn't been the case up until now). 

This is clearly more than just a moniker, and likely explains why Wanda finds herself working alongside (or learning from) the Sorcerer Supreme in his upcoming sequel.

Yes, it's possible she'll be an antagonist, but also highly unlikely. Wanda needs to learn to control these abilities so another Westview doesn't happen, and who better to help with that than Doctor Strange? That's why we're banking on him making a surprise appearance in the finale!
 

5. Who Is "Pietro Maximoff"?

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Evan Peters played Peter/Quicksilver in Fox's X-Men movies, but is this just a piece of tongue-in-cheek casting to get us all talking, or could that version of the hero been pulled into the MCU? The latter option seems likely, but it's also incredibly complicated (would that make him the MCU's first mutant?!).

Still, we wouldn't say no to seeing Quicksilver back in this shared world, and Marvel Studios would be wise to enlist an actor as talented as Peters on a longtime basis. 

All we really know right now is that Agatha Harkness was responsible for bringing him into Westview, so it could be as simple as him being a townsperson forced into the role, or as complicated as her resurrecting the real Quicksilver in a new body. Either way, we need, and deserve, an explanation.
 

4. What's The Deal With Director Hayward?

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Director Hayward is an asshole, that we do know. Likely left reeling by half the Earth vanishing, it seems he set out to bring Vision back online in order to protect the planet moving forward.

His motivations may have started off pure, but he's just another government bigwig looking to get his hands on the most powerful weapon possible. He even broke Vision's last wishes, and clearly didn't view the synthezoid as anything more than a sentient weapon made of expensive Vibranium. 

It still feels like there's more to him than meets the eye, though, and he went from nice guy to villain pretty quickly. Could it be he's been replaced by a Skrull? That would nicely set up Captain Marvel 2 and Secret Invasion, and we'd be shocked if he doesn't factor heavily into the WandaVision finale.
 

3. Does Dottie Even Matter?

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Emma Caulfield is a popular actress thanks to her work in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but is there more to Dottie than meets the eye? We've seen suggestions ranging from her being Mephisto to Clea, but just how realistic are they? In our opinion, not very, but she was key in those early episodes. 

After all, Dottie seemingly saw through Wanda, and her bleeding hand broke through the sitcom's otherwise black and white setting. She even spearheaded that creepy "For the Children" chant (which we're also hoping might be addressed). Looking back now, though, and it seems that everything we saw was probably Agatha's doing, and Dottie was just a pawn. 

So, does Dottie matter? We'll see, but here's hoping she gets at least one scene this Friday. 
 

2. What's The Truth About "Ralph" And Señor Scratchy?

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Ralph is Agnes' mysterious husband, and speculation has run rampant that he might also be a big name character. However, now we know she was just playing along, common sense says that was all a lie just to fit into the sitcom reality Wanda Maximoff created around her in Westview. 

However, Señor Scratchy may be another matter altogether. 

In last week's episode, Agatha even talked about Wanda seeing both her, and the rabbit, as their true selves, and it was creepy as hell when the bunny ate that bird/bug. Comic book fans are convinced the villain's son is trapped in there...or that it's Mephisto's way of viewing what's happening on Earth. If it's either of those options, that's a heck of a lot to address in one episode!
 

1. Was This All Just To Set Up Doctor Strange 2?

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We really hope not! 

If nothing else, it looks like WandaVision will deal head on with Wanda's grief, and help her move past her grief over losing Vision. Throw in the fact she's about to become the Scarlet Witch as well, and it would be unfair to say that the series is little more than a glorified prequel to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Still, we wouldn't be shocked if a cliffhanger ending is on the cards, and if any sort of villain reveal is left unresolved until the Sorcerer Supreme's sequel arrives in theaters next year. 
 

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dracula
dracula - 3/4/2021, 2:27 AM
If they do more Thor movies after love and thunder, they should get Sam Raimi to direct one. Thor was one of the heroes he tried getting adapted before he did spiderman. (He was also in talks for Batman Forever, man that would have been better)
Repian
Repian - 3/4/2021, 3:03 AM
@dracula - Raimi to direct Ghost Rider in the MCU or to be the Showrunner of a fantasy anthology on Disney +. The tomb of Dracula.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 3/4/2021, 3:53 AM
@Repian - 2 really good ideas. I want Marvel to delve more into the supernatural. Ghost Rider deserves a proper movie. Keanu Reeves as Johnny Blaze.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 3/4/2021, 3:16 AM
I do wonder if they are going to age up once again to get closer to the age range of the other Young Avengers.
dracula
dracula - 3/4/2021, 3:16 AM
There is no way the only purpose of this show was to discover that she always had magic, they could have easily just done that in Doctor Strange. We will for sure see them again
Blergh
Blergh - 3/4/2021, 3:44 AM
I certainly think that both the children and Vision will be lost after the events of WandaVision. I could see a sort of happy ending later down the line that sees Wanda restore White Visions conciousness and picking the kids out of the Multiverse at the loss of her powers.
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 3/4/2021, 3:51 AM
Maybe the hex's vision consiousness will merge into White Vision's body. But as for the children I think that for now they will disappear.
rychlec
rychlec - 3/4/2021, 4:46 AM
I think the twins may have developed souls even though they themselves aren't physically real and the only way for them to survive, as the Hex falls apart, is for 'Ralph' to finally take them. As they hug wanda one last time, they begin to phase and and get pulled beneath the surface. A bit dark...but Wanda has to be pushed even further into Madness.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 3/4/2021, 4:58 AM
I don't think they'll lean into Mephisto with the kids' origin. I do assume that there is something that makes me think they'll make it out of this alive.

Vision on the other hand, I doubt he'll make it out alive. Wanda has to let this Westview reality go, and I think that does include Vision.
Tensorpants
Tensorpants - 3/4/2021, 5:35 AM
He did say in a week...OR TWO. 10th episode here we come!
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 3/4/2021, 5:54 AM
I hope they're reincarnated into different families and can become characters of their own, otherwise they're just extensions of Wanda moving forward. Lame. Buuut I dunno how they're gonna do that without time shenanigans, so, lame.
String
String - 3/4/2021, 8:37 AM
I've been debating what Marvel Studios is going to do with the kids since they've introduced them. What are they going to keep from the comics and what are they jettisoning. Billy & Tommy have a very convoluted origin story in the comics so what is Marvel going to do to streamline it? So here's my theory.

While Wanda can't use her magic to control Hex Vision's actions or her children, there is a difference between the two. Wanda Maximoff gave birth to her kids. She didn't create them out of nothingness like Vision. They are made of flesh & blood and are essentially a part of her. Despite it being accelerated, that was a real pregnancy. And Agatha Harkness gave a clue when she said Wanda, as the Scarlet Witch, is capable of spontaneous creation. She can create life. To me, that implies the kids are real.

I think Vision is real too but only in the Hex. Because Wanda used residual energy from the Mind Stone to recreate his body. It was shown Vision couldn't escape from the Hex so that's a pretty good sign his physical body can't exist outside in the real world. Also, the Mind Stone currently does not technically exist in the MCU since it was destroyed by Thanos. Perhaps that was why Marvel specifically revealed it was the yellow Mind Stone power that formed Vision's body. Wanda's Chaos Magic gave Vision life, just like the kids, but unlike the kids, his body was formed with a power that doesn't exist in the real world.
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