![]() ![]() Monica questions the mission, but Hayward says she’s restricted to terrestrial missions for the time being. He explains that the FBI is “in a tizzy” over a missing persons case in New Jersey, and is requesting use of an imaging drone that needs a chaperone – aka Monica. Hayward acknowledges that the situation is awkward – especially as Maria built SWORD, and Monica grew up there. She counters that it was always dangerous – but there are also allies out there. He points out that the world is not the same as when she left it, that there are a lot of threats in space. She points out that it also says “observation and response” on that door – not “creation”. They’ve shifted away from manned missions to robotics, nanotech and AI – “Sentient weapons, like it says on the door”. She asks about the astronaut training program and Hayward says it’s in a dismal state – half were lost in the ‘Blip’ and half of those remaining have since lost their nerve. It’s three weeks after the ‘Blip’ and Monica is the first to return to work. Just as it looks like a sarcastic security guard is going to block her way, Captain Rambeau is recognized by Director Tyler Hayward, who offers to “catch her up”. (Also, did you catch that S.W.O.R.D.Monica arrives at SWORD (Sentient Weapon Observation Response Division) Headquarters, but her key card doesn’t let her into the building. Honestly, part of me is kind of bummed that all of the artificial TV world will eventually go away because it's just so fun watching them inhabit it. (If you know me, you know I hate puns, but Vision's so-bad-it's-funny "gum up the works" quip made me chuckle.) There were a few times when I forgot this TV world was fake because of how locked in both performers were. Just look at how both of them embrace the silliness during the second episode's hilariously disastrous talent show. Thankfully, that's not an issue on WandaVision because Olsen and Bettany are all in. You can't approach these characters like you're too cool for some of the cheesier aspects or keep yourself at a distance because then the audience might not fully invest in the world either. Playing a superhero on television requires a certain level of commitment. Is there another shadowy evil organization lurking out there in the Marvel Universe?Ĭhancellor's Take: I completely agree with everything Christian mentioned above! The only thing I would add is how Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany are giving truly fantastic performances as Scarlet Witch and Vision. but Hydra was also destroyed, we thought (not for the first time). ![]() That must mean it's actually an evil force like Hydra. ![]() Those organizations seem to be trying to break through the illusion, possibly even sending in Monica in disguise. So it seems like whoever's helping or making Wanda build this sitcom reality, it's not the "good guy" organizations like SHIELD and the FBI. Starting in the second episode, we start to hear the voice of FBI agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park), last seen acting as Scott Lang's parole officer in Ant-Man and the Wasp, now asking: "Who's doing this to you, Wanda?" Plus, Teyonah Parris shows up in the second episode calling herself "Geraldine," even though we've seen Captain Marvel and we know that's Monica Rambeau. The first episode ends with the credits rolling on the sitcom-style plot of Wanda and Vision hosting a dinner for his boss but then zooms out to show us that episode is being watched by some agent.
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