Point of Review: WandaVision

By Neha Regis

On January 15th, WandaVision came out to the public on Disney Plus. The show follows the life of Marvel superheroes Wanda and Vision but set in a sitcom where the time period changes every episode. However, we are slowly shown that there is a deeper mystery. Each episode takes place in a different time period.

The first episodes introduced Wanda and Vision as two newlyweds with superpowers in the 50s. The two of them are faced with the challenge of getting to know their neighbors without revealing their powers. This might seem just like a normal sitcom if it weren’t for the fact that we know both of them are Avengers. I found the show very entertaining, and I enjoyed the number of comedic elements. The creators very creatively put a spin on the original characters, and it’s interesting to see them living in the 50s time period. The performances by Elizebeth Olsen and Paul Bettany were hilarious. They made all of their actions big and extra. It really added to the comedy aspect of the show. The tech side of it was tremendous as well. Mayes C. Rubeo, the costume designer was able to create their outfits with fantastic accuracy. This episode was the best way to introduce the show and the many mysteries that lay under the surface. The second episode is very similar to the first. After they get to know some of the people in their town, they have to act like a normal couple in the 60s. Both of them feel out of place, but they soon learn about the norms of their new lives.

The third episode that they released on the 22nd was set in the ’70s. Wanda was going to have a baby, but this started making her powers uncontrollable. Both of them had to continue hiding their gifts from the neighbors when Wanda couldn’t control when they would act. Like the first two, this episode also included some weird, unexplainable events. Unlike the others, this episode was filmed in color with some creative 70’s elements incorporated into the set and costume design. Even the acting changed. Bettany and Olsen still gave a big comedic performance, but it had a type of 70’s style to it. Both the acting and the artistic choices joined in a happy marriage making this episode, and the whole show, a perfect source of quality entertainment for their viewers.

The one thing that I didn’t like about it was that the mystery part of it is advancing very slowly. The first three episodes are only about their normal life with the exception of their powers. However, the fourth episode made up for the slow rising action in the first three. It is the first episode that wasn’t following the lives of Wanda and Vision. Now the show started to feel like a signature Marvel TV show. They introduced familiar characters from previous movies. After the Avengers saved the Universe from the Thanos’ Blip, the FBI, SWORD, and other government agencies are investigating the abnormal events happening in Westview, the mysterious town Wanda and Vision are living in. It took us back all the way to the first episode with Wanda and Vision, and slowly investigated all the mysterious events of the first three episodes. This episode helped me connect the dots, but it also introduced a whole new mystery to solve.

I’m usually not picky when it comes to the tv-shows that I watch, but this show was a combination of my two favorite things to watch. I would recommend this series to anyone who is a fan of sitcoms. The majority of the show is designed to be just like one, but the mystery gives it the Marvel esense that we know and love. The show is exhilarating, entertaining, and suspenseful. After every episode I watch, all I can think about is how excited I am for the next one.