Wandavision episode 11/12/2024 Vision was last seen dead at the hands of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, leaving Wanda grief-stricken and at something of a crossroads in her incredibly traumatic life. ![]() The decision to have WandaVision's first two episodes so closely adhere to such fluffy and broad sitcoms is an interesting choice, especially considering when viewers last saw the show's titular heroes. And, as with so many Bewitched epilogues, WandaVision episode 2 concludes with a brief exchange and a close-up on a kiss. In Bewitched, Samantha's husband Darrin is often seen behaving oddly (typically because of one of Samantha's spells has taken hold of him) and Wanda's desperate attempts to reign in a malfunctioning and drunk-acting Vision without the neighbors noticing is a nod to that tradition. The 1960s fantasy sitcom certainly lends itself well to the episode's central plot, as Bewitched follows Samantha, a witch who, like Wanda, attempts to hide her powers from the mortals around her. WandaVision episode 2 begins with a clear Bewitched homage, playing a similarly animated sequence after a brief cold open scene. WandaVision episode 1 also manages to inject itself with another classic show, I Dreamed of Jeannie, particularly in its use of simple practical effects to show Wanda's magic (objects float on invisible strings and quick cutaways are used to have things suddenly appear or disappear). And even The Dick Van Dyke Show's first episode had Rob's boss invite him to a dinner party. The over-the-top slapstick and broad performances share a similarly frantic energy with some of both shows' most famous scenes - the classic chocolate factory scene or the "Lucy's Schedule" episode, in which Lucy serves a farcical dinner of her own. Even layout of Wanda and Vision's home resembles the Dick Van Dyke Show set, particularly the way in which the kitchen is partitioned with a window that peeks into the dining area. ![]() The first episode of WandaVision borrows from I Love Lucy and The Dick Van Dyke Show, a fact reinforced by using an identical font to the former series in its opening credits. Admittedly, that isn't a lot to go on, but when we cross-examine that with the show's announced cast, we can guess that the watcher in question is none other than one Darcy Lewis, last seen in Thor: The Dark World.Related: WandaVision's Beekeeper Explained (Why Scarlet Witch Hides His Identity) The mysterious person seems to be a woman and, by the looks of her notepad, one who's associated with the mysterious S.W.O.R.D. The first question is, what does that mean for the town of WestView? We have some ideas about that, but most importantly, we have to ask, who is watching "WandaVision" in the real world and what do they want? First things first, let's examine the clues. We only get to see the hand of said person, but they're watching WandaVision just as we are, on TV with credits rolling and everything. The first episode ends with a cliffhanger where viewers learn that Wanda and Vision aren't living out a surreal sitcom for themselves: they're being watched. ![]() ![]() While there are a lot of questions we need answering stemming from the first two episodes of WandaVision, there's one that seems to have an easy answer.
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