WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer has addressed the way Elizabeth Olsen’s character was handled in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. While many fans were unhappy with the changes made to Scarlet Witch during her final (yeah, right) appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Schaeffer has explained that it is hard to really get too attached to what other people do with characters in the MCU, as they are really just “borrowed” for the time a writer works with them.
Schaeffer made the first Disney+ series of Marvel Studios a huge success, with the whimsical and intriguing WandaVision, but how Wanda’s journey continued in the Doctor Strange sequel caused a huge divide amongst fans. Now Schaeffer is heading up WandaVision’s spiritual sequel series, Agatha All Along, and in the first episode hinted that Wanda’s Multiverse of Madness death is final. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t want to see Olsen return to the role in the future, though. Speaking to Radio Times, she said:
“I love Wanda and I love all the characters that I’ve had the privilege of working with; Natasha [in Black Widow], Carol Danvers [in Captain Marvel], everybody. But one of the agreements of being part of the MCU is you’re kind of borrowing characters and storylines for a time.
“You get your experience with them, and then things continue, which is one of the wonderful, special things about the MCU. A lot of my friends and colleagues were on that film. I feel grateful for my time with [Wanda] and just hopeful for more of her in any way that that might happen. And really just more of Lizzie [Olsen] in anything, she’s so spectacular.”
The Status of Scarlet Witch is Still Far from Certain
Marvel Studios has now confirmed several times that Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch met her end in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. This has included comments made by Kevin Feige when the movie was originally released, an entry in a recently released Marvel timeline book, and now in the opening episode of Agatha All Along. Despite that, none of these categorically end Scarlet Witch’s story and can all be undone very quickly.
Wanda’s destruction of the Darkhold carvings, and seemingly herself, in 2022’s Sam Raimi movie was in no way conclusive of her actual death. A flash of power in the collapsing rubble of Wundagore Mountain was assumed by some to be Wanda making a last minute escape from her fate rather than a permanent extinguishing of her powers.
Similarly, the inclusion of Scarlet Witch’s demise in the book, Marvel Studios The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline, is one that may be in print now, but this kind of reference book tends to be updated over time with new editions. While Scarlet Witch may be “dead” now, she could be resurrected further down the timeline. Which is where we come to Agatha All Along.
The opening episode of the new Disney+ series finds “Agnes” as a detective investigating the appearance of a Jane Doe – one that happens to have appeared from nowhere and has burnt fingers, suggesting that the body belongs to Wanda. This is seemingly confirmed later in the episode, when the body’s toe-tag magically populates the name Wanda Maximoff. But, after Agatha uses this moment to break the spell Wanda put her under three years ago, it is revealed that all of this happened in Agatha’s mind…so how much of Wanda’s death is actually true?
Many believe that Agatha All Along’s mysterious “Teen” character is Wanda’s son Billy, and that his journey down the Witches Road will lead him to resurrect Wanda, if she did indeed perish in this universe. Even if that doesn’t happen, there are still many other universes with Wanda’s, and as long as the multiverse is wide open, any of them could step back into the MCU at any point.
Agatha All Along
is streaming now on Disney+, and will release new episodes each Wednesday.
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