WandaVision: Season 1

To be honest, I wasn't really interested in WandaVision when I first heard about it. I love Wanda and Vision, they're great characters, but the previews were so bizarre, I wondered if it was going to be worth investing in. The reviews for the first several episodes were rather disheartening. WandaVision was just too weird...it doesn't make sense...where's the storyline? And then suddenly the reviews changed and people have fallen in love with it and are lauding it an absolute success. So, I figured I've give it a try. While the show may have had an uncertain and questionable beginning, the story starts to unravel in a well paced and timely manner. 

Wanda Maximoff's life has been nothing but a series of tragedies. Everyone she has loved is eventually taken away from her. Orphaned at 10, losing her brother, being held responsible for the deaths of hundreds, having to kill Vision and now her mentors (Natasha and Steve) are gone as well. Wanda is made to walk one continual road of loss and loneliness. She has faced the worse evil imaginable and has survived, but each time it comes with a cost. 

Wanda is now alone in this new world; her powers growing stronger and stronger and her grieving for her loved ones even more intense. Wanda finally hits her breaking point. She will turn her grieving, sadness and suffering into a power so great, no one can possibly comprehend what she is capable of. Not even Wanda herself.

It's not long before Wanda's powers begin to attract attention and some familiar faces from Thor, Ant-Man and Captain Marvel show up--adding both humor and comradery to the story. As the show progresses through the episodes, all of them designed to look like the classic sitcoms from the 50's to modern day, Wanda begins to learn more about herself and her powers. Although she's known as the Scarlet Witch to fans, that's not her name in the MCU, not yet at least. It's stated specifically that Wanda has no alias name. Yet, her name is the key to finding out who she is, where her powers came from and how she can regain control of her life and possibly return to her loved ones. 

Wanda Maximoff really is an admirable character. She's considered one of the most powerful superheroes and therefore is destined to a life consumed by brokenness and pain. Wanda's powers as the Scarlet Witch might make her formidable, but her courage and undeniable sacrifice is what makes her loved by so many as well. Vision has certainly come a long way from being J.A.R.V.I.S Tony Stark's interface computer system (with a wicked sense of humor), to becoming a fully functional being that was always growing and adapting. 

Somewhere in the space of Wanda's grieving for her brother and Vision's understanding of humanity they found one another. Both lost and both needing to believe that they were in the world for some good purpose. It's crazy that you would have a love story between a human woman and a machine, but for some reason, it works. You want to see Wanda and Vision together and happy.

WandaVision really managed to capture the intenseness of personal grief and what it can cause people to go through. What are you willing to risk to hold on to your loved ones and protect them at all costs? At the same time, some episodes were absolutely hysterical! And while it may seem confusing in the beginning, time and patience will lead you to an excellent end that brings both closure and continuation.