WandaVision (Episode 4) - TV Review

 

   Well, I thought I had WandaVision figured out. 

   Each episode would be based on sitcoms from different decades - the first episode was the '50s, the second was the '60s, the third was the '70s - you get the idea.

   I figured we'd slowly get clues about the secret behind the story - but the fourth episode, happily, took an unexpected approach.

   We still don't have all the answers, happily, but the episode linked the storyline directly into the Marvel movie continuity, touching on events from the last Avengers movie.

   We also see some familiar faces (or names) and run into the organization known as S.W.O.R.D.

   It's an excellent change-up for the series, and makes it even more of a must-see event.

   We still don't know what's going on with Wanda and the Vision - but the suspense is wonderful! 

   (And to those complaining about having to wait a week for each episode - welcome to my childhood! It's also works for The Mandalorian!)

Grade: A

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WandaVision - TV Review

 

   After quite a drought, we finally have a new Marvel production to enjoy, as the TV series WandaVision started today with the first two episodes.

    It's a show steeped in mystery, as we find the Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) and the Vision enjoying married life in a reality based on '50s sitcoms - at least for the first episode. (By the second episode we're in the '60s.)

   It's not a new concept, but it's very well managed as the cast brings a typical sitcom setting and characters to life in a way that rings true - and still manages to sneak in some low-level superheroics.

   Obviously, "something is up" with all this - but we're just given a few clues about it all, which makes it even more enticing.

   It doesn't hurt that Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) have great chemistry together, and they're given a chance here to show their acting chops, fitting into each era perfectly with proper intonations and posture - even the way they walk is spot on.

   The rest of the cast is terrific, and the settings are spot on - it's obvious that the production team has done its homework on sitcoms.

   Of course, there are many questions still to be sorted - including how it is the Vision is still alive, given that he was killed by Thanos in the Avengers: Infinity War movie (and was not revived in Avengers: Endgame). 

   The fun, of course, is watching this all spool out in the episodes to come (and let me just add that I'm glad Disney+ releases these shows in weekly episodes - I'm not a fan of binge watching).

   So far, this is a clever bit of business. Highly recommended!

Grade: A

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