WANDAVISION Writer Jac Schaeffer Explains What The Deal With "Ralph" Was In The Series - SPOILERS

WANDAVISION Writer Jac Schaeffer Explains What The Deal With "Ralph" Was In The Series - SPOILERS

WandaVision writer and showrunner Jac Schaeffer has elaborated on what the deal with "Ralph" was in the Disney+ series, explaining the thinking that went into making him Agnes' "husband." Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Mar 10, 2021 03:03 AM EST
Filed Under: WandaVision
Source: Deadline

The identity of Agnes' husband, Ralph, because something of a weekly talking point for WandaVision fans. We all suspected from the start that she was really Agatha Harkness, of course, so surely "Ralph" had to be a character like Mephisto or Nightmare?

Well, those were good theories, but we'd later learn that he was, in fact, not her husband at all, and instead just some random Westview resident who lived in the house she decided to take over. 

The oddly named Ralph Bohner was a man-cave loving wannabe actor who Agatha would later use to fill in for Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver. That was done in the hope he could be used to get some information out of Wanda about how she had created the Hex around Westview. 

Of course, a lot of fans weren't happy about this, especially as Ralph was played by Dark Phoenix star Evan Peters. His Marvel Cinematic Universe debut didn't signal the introduction of mutants or the Multiverse in WandaVision, and Deadline asked showrunner Jac Schaeffer if the actor has a future as Pietro.

"What I can say is that I think Evan Peters did an incredible job with this role," she replied, "and I found it to be such a joy to both work with him and watch him on screen, and you know, as a fan, I’m interested to see whatever he does next."

Given the fact that he is just Ralph Bohner (heh, "boner"), chances are that's it for the actor, though we are still hoping to see that Señor Scratchy scene.

"The idea is that Agatha came to town and took over the neighbor’s house in order to sort of be undercover, and there happened to be a young man named Ralph Bohner who was already living in Westview," Schaeffer added. "In the writers’ room, we enjoyed writing Agatha’s sense of humor, and so the idea that she would actually be talking about her hostage through the entirety of the series really tickled us."

Things may not have played out the way some wanted, but there's no denying that this was a clever use of Peters (it's also not a bad thing that Marvel Studios won't be making Fox's X-Men canon).

What's your take on this big WandaVision twist?

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BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 3/10/2021, 3:55 AM
"there's no denying that this was a clever use of Peters"

Was it? Was it really?
globaltravels
globaltravels - 3/10/2021, 4:17 AM
@BrainySleep - no. No it was not.
BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 3/10/2021, 4:46 AM
@globaltravels - correct.
Origame
Origame - 3/10/2021, 5:10 AM
@Zsouza13 - so because the fox verse "needs to die" that suddenly makes Ralph bohner clever?
Kingdork
Kingdork - 3/10/2021, 5:10 AM
@BrainySleep - It was a clever use but with a lame shitty punchline.
CapnMurphy2021
CapnMurphy2021 - 3/10/2021, 6:20 AM
@BrainySleep - it was clever.
BorjaHetfield
BorjaHetfield - 3/10/2021, 3:56 AM
It was meanignless waste of Quicksilvers character, and a awful scene to boot.
Great series overall, but one of the worst endings possible. It felt rushed and plain simple.
Ahhh
Ahhh - 3/10/2021, 3:59 AM
"but there's no denying that this was a clever use of Peters"

His second name was Boner.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 3/10/2021, 3:59 AM




bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 3/10/2021, 4:01 AM
I know I'm one of the few that liked the Mandarin twist, and I assume I'm of the few that likes this twist too.

I think it makes sense in the story, especially since I remember Ralph (as Quicksilver) appearing after Agnes stopped mentioning Ralph was absent.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 3/10/2021, 4:01 AM
Not so sure about the dick joke though
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 3/10/2021, 4:01 AM
I quite enjoyed it, but then I always suspected that it was mainly a recasting reference and never a harbinger of Fox stuff being canon.

Also to me, the “Bohner” gag isn’t a pay-off to the Quicksilver mystery, but more to the Ralph mystery (which I never cared about anyway, but some people desperately wanted the oft-mentioned Ralph to be someone important.)
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