When it comes to finding out the secrets behind the mystery in Marvel’s WandaVision, the devil is in the details. Viewers already suspect that demonic Marvel Comics villain Mephisto has conjured up the seemingly perfect suburban lives of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), but it’s ‘nosy neighbor’ Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) who seems more know then she rents. On. Devastating photos leaked in late 2019 led some to suspect that ‘Agnes’ is an amalgamation of Agatha Harkness – an ancient witch who guided Wanda’s chaos magic in the classic Marvel comics – and an otherwise innocuous detail could confirm those suspicions. .
In the WandaVision series premiere, as a forgetful attempt by Wanda and Vision to pinpoint the meaning of the August 23 date on their calendar, Agnes says her and as yet unseen husband “Ralph’s” birthday is June 2. A Twitter user points out that June 2, 1692 is a key date in the Salem Witch Trials:
BOYS BOYS THIS IS THE BIRTHDAY DATE OF AGNES AND RALPHS !! GUYSSSS #WandaVision Whoever researched for this show pic.twitter.com/PLyOiF3KiS
– kai • wv (@steven_becerel) January 16, 2021
The photos taken in December 2019 show that Hahn is dressed as a witch with what looks like a noose around her neck, suggesting that “Agnes” is a witchcraft practitioner who was hanged (or nearly hanged) during the Salem. Witch Trials. Later teasers for it WandaVision would show Hahn dressed in a more modern witch costume on Halloween, but with a different look from the apparent “Salem Witch Trial” environment captured in paparazzi photos.
In the first two episodes of WandaVision, which come from classic sitcoms The Dick Van Dyke Show and EnchantedIs Agnes the sometimes overbearing neighbor – someone who seems to be aware of the strange happenings in the Wanda and Vision neighborhood in the seemingly quiet town of Westview.
“Well, in some shows, the reality is that you have to take things episode by episode. So I had the luxury of knowing where everyone was going; I got to know the whole thing,” Hahn said. THR about her mysterious character. “As the decades went by, the trick was to stick to something downtown, and that got really fun. Agnes’ role, especially in the classic sitcom sense, is that neighbor who always flops uninvited and gives advice. know. nothing about her own home life, and she always complains when she’s at their house. There’s such a legacy of those characters from so many shows, and it was really fun exploring that trope. “
New episodes of WandaVision premieres Friday on Disney +.
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