The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a behemoth franchise, one that's constantly expanding thanks to new titles hitting theaters and streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Because of this, fans who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order might have noticed that a number of lines have been repeated through various projects. And the studio recently posted a compilation of these moments, including some that you might have missed.

While moviegoers are invested in upcoming Marvel movies like Avengers: Doomsday, plenty of folks re-watch the previous TV and film installments. An awesome video from Marvel's Instagram highlighted the various recurring lines throughout the MCU, and it's pretty awesome... especially for long-time fans. Check it out for yourself below:

I mean, how cool is that? While some lines like "on your left" are well-known runners in the shared universe, I hadn't realized how many recurring lines have been uttered throughout the MCU's time on the small and silver screens. Let's break down some of the most memorable moments from this compilation of clips.

The first clip features scenes from both the original Thor and the first season of Loki. Specifically, the two Asgardian brothers throwing cups on the ground and yelling "another". These scenes happened in very different moments (and phases) of the MCU, so the callback was definitely one for the hardcore fans.

Another, more heartbreaking, recurring line came from none other than Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff. Early into the runtime of Avengers: Infinity War, Vision asks Wanda to examine the Mind Stone, where she says simply "I just feel you." This stands in heartbreaking juxtaposition to a scene from the Emmy-winning series WandaVision, where she stands over his body and laments "I can't feel you."

Other lines included in this video include Captain America's famous "I could do this all day", which was used to hilarious results during the Time Heist of Avengers: Endgame. Surprisingly, they didn't also include Captain Carter uttering the same line in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness before her death at the hands of Wanda.

Another line that I didn't realize was a callback was "We won." Tony Stark's death in Avengers: Endgame was heartbreaking, partly thanks to Peter Parker's reaction to his mentor's sacrifice. And it turns out that Peter's dialogue about winning the battle against Thanos was actually a reference to a scene between Cap and Iron Man in the very first Avengers movie. Mind blown.

It should be interesting to see what other recurring lines join these ranks in future Marvel blockbusters. Specifically, Avengers: Doomsday, which is currently set to arrive in theaters on December 18th as part of the 2026 movie release list. Since The Russo Brothers are back behind the camera for the project, I assume they'll include some of these references in the blockbuster.

A sibling to two of the most famous and successful twins in the business world — Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen — Elizabeth Olsen can also be counted among the box office's most bankable actors, thanks in large part to her role as Scarlet Witch within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As fans await her next superpowered excursion, the actress stepped outside her comfort zone for the new romantic comedy Eternity. To that end, she addressed the difficulties of moving her career forward without ever knowing when the MCU will come calling.

Olsen talked to The Sunday Times about not only her latest role, but also her undying love for living in London when possible, addressing her appreciation for the way Londoners "work to live" instead of "live to work." Given the Avengers films have filmed in and around Pinewood Studios, located west of England's capital, one would assume that this is considered a job perk whenever Marvel comes calling for Olsen to reprise her role as Wanda Maximoff.

It's still not entirely clear whether Elizabeth Olsen's heroine will show up for the Russo brothers' Avengers: Doomsday, and her continued denials about appearing admittedly haven't swayed fans from theorizing. (Marvel posting Scarlet Witch compilations in the midst of such speculation only fueled that fire.) Her latest comments not only gave those fans a shout, but also pointed to the hurdles that come with her MCU attachment. As she put it:

Having showcased Scarlet Witch for the MCU's first TV series, WandaVision, Elizabeth Olsen was able to show off her full gamut of acting talents, and she's spoken about how that project would be hard to top for anything involving that character. But at the same time, she's always seemed to be open about returning if/when asked, assuming it's not just a throwaway appearance.

To that end, though, Olsen still hasn't been confirmed for any kind of appearance in the upcoming MCU TV series Vision Quest, which is set to feature the first full-on appearance of Tommy Maximoff. Considering Wanda wasn't around to meet Billy in Agatha All Along, it'd seem imperative for her to show up in the next series, but given it's following the memory-free White Vision and not the construct she spent time with in WandaVision, it makes sense why she wouldn't want to spend time bonding with it.

So even though she could pop up in Vision Quest and/or Avengers: Doomsday (or even Secret Wars), Olsen's career seems to be more populated with non-MCU projects than it has in years past. In the past ten years or so, she's taken on roles in films like Wind River and The Assessment, as well as heading up the TV shows Sorry for Your Loss and Love & Death. She has around that same number projects currently making progress in some form across both film and TV. As such, it does seem like filling out her non-Marvel career with interesting new projects has gotten easier over time.

Personally, as much as I do love her within dramatic roles, I'd love to see Elizabeth Olsen's sense of humor on display more often. Though I can't exactly argue with her take on why comedy isn't such a hot commodity anymore in Hollywood. As she put it:

Everything is cyclical, though, so it probably won't be too much longer before Olsen gets asked to join a Deadpool Vs. The MCU parody where she can both play Scarlet Witch and continue showing off how funny she can be.

Speaking of, Olsen can currently be seen making rom-com magic in Eternity, which is in theaters around the country. Meanwhile, her work as Wanda Maximoff can be viewed in full, as the various Avengers movies and WandaVision are available to stream via Disney+ subscription.

Most Marvel Cinematic Universe fans are excited for 2026 as it will see two upcoming Marvel movie releases in the form of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday. However, there is also a small screen release that could also be something that fans won’t want to miss: the return of Paul Bettany as Vision in Vision Quest on Disney+.

We’ll finally catch up with the character next year in a new series. We don’t know a lot about what the future holds for Vision in the MCU, but Paul Bettany recently joked about what he hopes the future holds for him: a lot of money. Appearing over the weekend at L.A. Comic Con (via Tribune), Bettany was asked what he personally hoped to see in the next phase of the MCU, the actor quipped…

Bettany is having some fun, but at the same time, there’s probably more than a bit of honesty there. Movies that are expected to make a lot of money tend to pay the most money. And while actors may not make the money the most important part of any decision when choosing where to work, it would be silly to pretend it’s not part of the equation.

Bettany is hardly the first to say that one of the perks of working in the MCU is the money. Often getting paid a lot to make blockbusters is part of what allows many actors to afford to go on to make other films that they may be more passionate about, but that don’t always pay as well.

The last we saw of Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the reconstituted all-white body of Vision, with all of his memories infused by Wanda’s magic, went flying off into the sky at the end of WandaVision. While we know a few details about the new show’s plot, including that Todd Stashwick will play an assassin hunting Vision, Bettany did reveal some of the themes that the series will deal with, saying…

It may seem a little odd for Vision, a character that was originally constructed and built from various technological components, to have a story about intergenerational trauma and the relationships between fathers and sons. But this description actually does give us a bit of insight into how a key character of Vision Quest will fit into the story.

James Spader is set to return to the MCU in Vision Quest, reprising his role as Ultron for the first time since Avengers: Age of Ultron. While we may not know how that will work, since Ultron was presumed destroyed at the end of the film, at the hands of Vision himself, this does give us some explanation as to why the character will return, as Ultron is the closest thing to a father Vision has.

Paul Bettany wasn’t one of the chairs that we saw as part of the massive Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal, but expectations are Vision Quest will run before the release of Doomsday, and so the two stories connecting are certainly possible. If it happens, it surely means more big paychecks for Bettany.

In the world of comic books, few characters have ever truly stayed dead. Heroes and villains coming back to life are as common as any other trope. While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has found ways to resurrect a couple of key characters, like Loki, most of those who have died on screen in the MCU have, at least so far, stayed gone. Yet fans hope that some of them will return, most notably Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch.

Wanda Maximoff seemed to perish under a mountainside at the end of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness. Since then, we have seen nothing of her in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Agatha All Along seemed to confirm that she was truly dead. That said, when ScreenRant asked WandaVision director and producer Matt Shakman about Wanda’s fate, he seemed quite sure that we’ll see the Scarlet Witch again, saying…

While Wanda Maximoff has been a popular character following her introduction, between the events of WandaVision and Multiverse of Madness, people truly fell in love with the magic-wielder. This made it somewhat unfortunate that the character then died at the end of that arc.

Considering how popular Wanda now is, and the fact that characters tend to come back to life in comic books, many fans have believed that we might see Scarlet Witch in an upcoming Marvel movie or TV show one day. Although, based on everything that Elizabeth Olsen has said, we shouldn’t be expecting to see her back in the upcoming Avengers movies. While she may be trying to prevent spoiling a return, she's been pretty straightforward that she isn't currently under contract to Marvel. Taking her at face value, if that's the case, then evidently we won't be seeing Wanda again anytime soon.

Of course, Marvel Studios is being somewhat open that Avengers: Secret Wars will be acting as a sort of soft reboot for the MCU. So certain characters who have died could return, and we’re expecting some to be recast. As such, even if we don’t see Elizabeth Olsen before this phase of the MCU ends, we might still see her in the future.

It’s also possible, maybe even likely, that while the actress may have moved on, Wanda will be back. We could see a recast Scarlett Witch in the franchise. Considering that Matt Shakman specifically says “Wanda” never dies, this could be one way for the character to return, with or without her existing MCU backstory.

It certainly does seem likely that we will see Scarlet Witch again, it’s just a question of when and how. Fans of the character will ultimately be happy either way. Anybody who wants to see Elizabeth Olsen’s particular Scarlet Witch return, however, might be a bit more disappointed.

Speaking as a fan of superhero movies, I actually tend to prefer the source material in most cases. However, if there is one thing I believe most films (and a few TV shows) have handled better than the comics, it is making the heroes and villains look pretty good. The following are some essential examples of comic book characters whose screen iterations had better costume designs.

Batman (Batman Begins)

I believe the nighttime attire worn by Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne in 2005's Batman Begins outshines what the comics had delivered up to that point, not just in the aesthetic sense. I also love this Batsuit for its practicality and ingenuity, boasting features that include a fully bulletproof top to cover his entire torso and a cape that turns into wings when an electric current is run through it.

Captain America (Captain America: The First Avenger)

Steve Rogers' original costume from Marvel Comics is a bit hokey, with its winged helmet and feathery finish, but the outfit worn by Chris Evans' MCU iteration had a bit of an uneven history before its preferred final form. In his debut in Captain America: The First Avenger, he bears the stars and stripes on a tactical suit that thankfully made a comeback in the third act of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, following his ridiculous uniform from The Avengers.

Wonder Woman (Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice)

Instead of a patriotic leotard (which, given her Themiscyrian ancestry, does not make sense), Gal Gadot's Diana Prince fights in Amazonian battle armor. It also bears a bird-shaped emblem at the top, instead of a "WW," which also would have been nonsense to include, considering she never actually gives herself the name "Wonder Woman" in the DC Extended Universe.

Ant-Man (Ant-Man)

In 2015's Ant-Man, when Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) first sees the suit and helmet that he would soon use to shrink to microscopic size, he points out that it looks like a motorcycle outfit. Indeed, it does, which alone makes it an improvement over the tight jumpsuit with a partially opened, antannaed helmet that Hank Pym wears in the comics.

Robin (Batman & Robin)

I am not a fan of the impractical, anatomically correct full rubber suits that plagued the live-action Batman movies of the '80s and '90s. However, I am thankful that Batman & Robin's grown-up version of the Boy Wonder (played by Chris O'Donnell) is not just wearing a leotard. I even admire the decision to replace the green and yellow in his color scheme with black for added stealth, like his older companion... not that stealth is ever really a necessity for these iterations of the Caped Crusaders anyway.

Iron Man (Iron Man)

I would say it is no wonder that more recent comic books show Tony Stark wearing Iron Man armor that better resembles the sleek design created for Robert Downey Jr.'s MCU iteration, instead of the bulkier original suit.

Superman (Man Of Steel)

I am still convinced that the all-time best Superman costume created for live-action media was worn by Henry Cavill in 2013's Man of Steel. In fact, I think Clark Kent's red and blues from the DC Extended Universe outshine that of any of his comic book iterations, and for one reason in particular: I have never been a fan of his red trunks, and I am happy to see that feature omitted here.

Black Panther (Captain America: Civil War)

In his first appearance in Marvel Comics, T'Challa's warrior outfit was merely a skin-tight jumpsuit with a cape. Chadwick Boseman's MCU iteration of Black Panther ditches the cape, thankfully, and gives him some tangible armor, complemented beautifully by the pointed charms placed between his neck and shoulders.

Hawkeye (The Avengers)

I would say it was the right call for Jeremy Renner's Clint Barton to lose the helmet that Hawkeye wears in the comics, as I doubt it would have translated well to live-action cinema. At least, the suit he wears in 2012's The Avengers and subsequent MCU installments retains some of the purple from his original color scheme.

Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man (Spider-Man)

Author Sean O'Connell's book, With Great Power: How Spider-Man Conquered Hollywood During the Golden Age of Comic Book Blockbusters, actually quotes my description of what, arguably, makes Tobey Maguire's suit from Sam Raimi's trilogy the best live-action Spider-Man costume. The early 2000s era Peter Parker looked best for his outfit's anatomically correct spider emblems on the front and back, striking platinum webbing, and some mean-looking eyes.

Falcon (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

It was easier for fans to take Anthony Mackie's portrayal of Sam "Falcon" Wilson seriously than his comic book counterpart due to the drastic changes to his uniform. Removing his red and white V-neck jumpsuit with attached, foldout wings in favor of a tactical outfit and mechanical, retractable flight gear was the right call.

Scarlet Witch (WandaVision)

We caught a glimpse of what Scarlet Witch's original design would look like if adapted for live action in WandaVision when Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) wore an exaggerated headpiece, red leotard, and cape for Halloween. This would help viewers better appreciate the outfit she settles on at the end of the series, which is more grounded but also better represents her unparalleled power as a sorcerer.

Vulture (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

There are many reasons why Michael Keaton's Adrian "The Vulture" Toomes from Spider-Man: Homecoming is considered one of the all-time best Spider-Man movie villains, including his costume. Giving the experimental weapons dealer more practical wings, powered by propellers, helps ground the character better than his design in the comics, which is just an old dude in homemade feathered wings.

Thor (Thor)

Like many other Marvel Comics heroes of his time, Thor was originally depicted as wearing a tight, sleeveless jumpsuit, in addition to his signature winged metal helmet. I would say Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder boasts a decent-looking helmet at the beginning of his 2011 MCU debut, but I am especially glad his outfit actually includes armor that also covers his arms in a sleek fashion.

Star-Lord (Guardians Of The Galaxy)

Chris Pratt's Peter Quill simply looks so much cooler in 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy, rocking a red leather duster and protective face mask, as opposed to a uniform that looks exactly like what the Nova Corps wears in the comics.

Doctor Strange (Doctor Strange)

Instead of tights and a tunic, putting Benedict Cumberbatch's Dr. Stephen Strange from 2016's Doctor Strange in a monk-like robe with the Cloak of Levitation made it easier to take the role seriously in the MCU.

Shazam (Shazam!)

You could argue that the costume worn by Zachary Levi's Billy Batson is a bit cartoonish, but that fits perfectly with the more breezy, comical tone of 2019's Shazam! The biggest selling point for me, however, is the constantly glowing lightning emblem, which is just a brilliant touch.

Two-Face (The Dark Knight)

Previous iterations of Harvey "Two-Face" Dent see half of his face become a bizarre, discolored monstrosity, inspiring him to wear custom-made, dual-colored suits. For Aaron Eckhart's version from 2008's The Dark Knight, the damaged side of his face resembles a more authentic result of a burning incident, and his suit's "evil half" is simply charred from the same event, grounding his appearance and, therefore, making the Batman villain even more unsettling.

Mr. Furious (Mystery Men)

I can't imagine seeing Ben Stiller's version of Mr. Furious in the same red and black jumpsuit the raging vigilante wears in Dark Horse's Flaming Carrot comics. However, putting him in a flame-embroidered black leather duster in 1998's Mystery Men works so well.

Nick Fury (The Avengers)

Can you even begin to imagine Samuel L. Jackson wearing Nick Fury's stealth suit from the comics instead of the black leather jacket he wears in The Avengers? Not even David Hasselhoff dressed like that for his pre-MCU portrayal of the character in the made-for-TV movie, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Fantastic Four (2005's Fantastic Four)

I think the cast of the MCU's The Fantastic Four: First Steps looks great in their outfits, which call to mind the characters' original comic book appearances in the 1960s. However, I personally prefer the darker and more minimalistic approach in the otherwise widely despised adaptation from 2005.

M'Baku (Black Panther)

I cannot help but assume that Winston Duke's M'Baku would have looked simply ridiculous wearing a white gorilla's whole face around his head in 2018's Black Panther. However, settling for a decorative mask and a few touches of fur suit the portrayal perfectly.

Nebula (Guardians Of The Galaxy)

Originally, in the comics, Nebula was not a cyborg, but just another, otherwise fierce, blue woman with long hair like Gamora and a traditionally feminine uniform. Making Karen Gillan's iteration from Guardians of the Galaxy a victim of mechanical alterations not only improves her look, but also adds some absorbing complexity to her story.

Loki (Thor)

For 2011's Thor, it was right to get Loki out of his tight, green jumpsuit from the comics and into a more earnestly crafted outfit fit for a god, especially when played by an actor like Tom Hiddleston.

Black Spider-Man Suit (Spider-Man 3)

I realize that the Black Spidersuit from 2007's Spider-Man 3, the result of the alien Symbiote bonding with Peter Parker's red and blues, is, essentially, nothing more than a monochromatic redesign of Tobey Maguire's original suit. However, when considering how iconic that costume already was (and remains), the simple recoloring makes it pop in the same way that printing a photo in black and white tends to improve the image.

Mr. Freeze (Batman & Robin)

I don't think there is a single person who would deny that the way 1997's Batman & Robin depicts the "coldhearted" Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is egregiously over-the-top. However, I cannot deny that I believe the design of his costume, handcrafted from aircraft-grade aluminum and thousands of blue LED lights, is epic, especially when compared to the colorful jumpsuit and glass bulb helmet he was given when the comics still called him "Mr. Zero."

Charlie Cox's Daredevil (Daredevil)

The early 2000s take on non-seeing attorney Matt Murdock's vengeful vigilante alter ego (played by Ben Affleck) tried to improve on the comics' red, skintight spandex jumpsuit by replacing it with red, skintight leather. The acclaimed MCU canon series Daredevil put star Charlie Cox in a Kevlar suit with a protective helmet that combines a subtle shade of burgundy with accents of black, resulting in a suit that wins over the originals in terms of both style and function.

Pepper "Rescue" Potts (Avengers: Endgame)

In 2010, Pepper Potts took on an armored vigilante alter ego known as Rescue, whose suit was, essentially, a feminized rework of Tony Stark's Iron Man armor, color scheme, and all. When Gwyneth Paltrow brought Rescue into the MCU in Avengers: Endgame, the appearance changed things up a bit by making purple the main color of her armor.

Moon Knight (Moon Knight)

Honestly, just about all comic book iterations of Moon Knight have looked pretty cool, but Oscar Isaac's Marc Spector from the Disney+ original series, Moon Knight, boasts an outfit that is more comparatively authentic to a genuine Egyptian warrior. Not to mention, giving him actual glowing white eyes makes him infinitely more intimidating.

Yondu (Guardians Of The Galaxy)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 from 2017 pays tribute to the comic book iteration of Yondu by having Michael Rooker wear a punk rock mohawk-style fin on his head, which is certainly fun to see. However, I'm glad James Gunn refrained from bringing back the character's very revealing original outfit, which is basically two straps to cover his nipples and a skirt.

The Eternals (Eternals)

With all due respect to the late, great Jack Kirby, his original designs for the immortal Marvel heroes known as the Eternals are pretty generic. However, their outfits from Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao's 2021 movie are far sleeker and more grounded, with additional details that help them stand out from other MCU characters.

Valkyrie (Thor: Ragnarok)

Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie trades in a typical, suggestive armored leotard for awesome-looking full-body warrior garb in 2017's Thor: Ragnarok.

If you’ve been watching the Marvel movies in order or tracking the upcoming Marvel movies, you know the cinematic universe delivers on big battles and layered storytelling. However, some of its best moments are the quiet ones. Case in point: a simple magic trick that began as a joke in Ant-Man and the Wasp and evolved into a mini character arc. Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang learns close-up magic, and Randall Park’s Jimmy Woo takes that trick and makes it his own across multiple appearances.

This little MCU continuity gem was highlighted by the Instagram user @UnitedEgo, which shared a fan-cut video montage, which you can watch embedded below, connecting the dots. The post in question revolves around the sleight-of-hand magic trick that's performed by both Scott Lang and Jimmy Woo across different Marvel Cinematic Universe projects. Check it out:

Let’s rewind. In Ant-Man and the Wasp (streamable with a Disney+ subscription), Jimmy Woo is tasked with checking up on Scott Lang, who’s under house arrest. Scott, ever the creative dad, has been teaching himself close-up magic to pass the time. He casually shows off a trick, leaving Jimmy both skeptical and secretly impressed. His reaction? A baffled “how’d you do that?” followed by some clear curiosity.

Flash forward to Jimmy's return in WandaVision, during which he flips out a business card like a pro magician when introducing himself to Monica Rambeau. It’s a quick moment but, if you’ve been following his character arc, it’s also a deeply satisfying one. He didn’t just learn magic offscreen for no reason. It’s a full-circle moment rooted in a character beat from years earlier.

In interviews, Randall Park has spoken about how challenging it was to learn the card flip and how rewarding it was to film it. He recalled that while filming Ant-Man and the Wasp, a real magician was on set teaching Paul Rudd the tricks. Park admitted he was genuinely intrigued and thought it’d be cool to learn someday. I'm not sure if Park expected that “someday” would come full circle in WandaVision, where he’d get to show off his own magical chops in a character-defining callback.

These little threads are what make the MCU more than just a collection of new and upcoming superhero movies. They turn even the smallest background moments into long-running character development. It’s MCU storytelling at its sneakiest and sweetest. What's also great is that the trick even comes back into play during a brief lunch scene between Scott and Jimmy in 2023's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

Jimmy Woo mastering a magic trick over multiple appearances may not shift the multiverse, but it’s a quiet nod to continuity, character growth, and, let’s be honest, Paul Rudd’s underrated role as a mentor in the most unexpected ways. Also, can we all just admit that Woo is an MCU character who needs more screen time? Where was his director’s chair in the five and ½ hour-long Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal?

The next MCU movie headed to the big screen is Fantastic Four: First Steps, which is set to hit theaters on July 25 as part of the 2025 movie release schedule.

Alright… let’s talk about Marvel and how they’re messing up with Agatha All Along.

Well, if we’re being honest, there are a lot of things Marvel hasn’t been super great with lately. It has felt like there really isn’t a real direction for the story. We have a few upcoming Marvel movies that people are excited about, such as the long-awaited The Fantastic Four: First Steps and the new Thunderbolts*, but there are plenty of other issues plaguing the studio that I think are making things entirely too complicated.

One of those is what Marvel is doing with Agatha All Along. While it’s been marketed as a miniseries, it’s entered into awards consideration as a comedy series instead of a limited series, which can lead to many believing that a Season 2 for the show might be possible.

However, it’s been repeated repeatedly that there aren’t plans for a Season 2, even though it feels as if the Agatha All Along finale really led us to more questions than answers. Heck, even Kathryn Hahn has said she’s not done playing Agatha, but what that means, I’m not sure. I really don’t understand what Marvel is doing with this show, but all I can think is that it’s a mistake.

Anything To Do With Magic – And Wanda – Has Been A Huge Hit

As someone who is perpetually online, do you want to know what’s been going well in the last few years with the MCU? Magic and the Marvel multiverse.

Most Marvel movies that explore these categories have made a ton of money or received plenty of views, and most have gotten great reviews. Spider-Man: No Way Home was obviously a huge hit, and Deadpool & Wolverine was also a major smash for the studio. But what a lot of people forget about is that Wanda Maximoff (the Scarlet Witch) really was a driving force behind this universe back in 2021 and 2022, and that included Agatha.

Sure, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was successful when it first came out, and Benedict Cumberbatch is excellent in the role, but many people went to see that movie because of Wanda. We were all watching WandaVision and theorizing for hours on end, and when we finally got to see her use her magic again, it was like our love was restored.

I still love that movie, and it’s clear that plenty of other people did, too, with the nearly $1 billion dollars it made at the box office. But it’s not just Wanda and her magic – or really any magic – that brings people in. It’s Agatha as well.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the final two episodes of Agatha All Along brought in 744 million minutes of viewing for Disney+, which is a huge hit. The show itself was incredibly popular online. Heck, even “The Ballad of the Witch’s Road” earned millions of views on YouTube. The fanfare behind Agatha All Along was huge. And yet, it seems that after this series, there’s no continuation.

Agatha Herself Has Developed A Huge Following

I know that many people thought it was the silliest thing in the world to center a story on a side character from WandaVision when they first heard of this show. But truth be told, there’s a huge following around Agatha now.

I don’t know what most of us were expecting when we found out that there would be an Agatha show, but to me, I know it was not what we were given. I’m sure most were thinking this was just another silly series with Agatha getting up to her old tricks and not a deeply personal story of who she was and how she became the witch that she is now.

We did not expect there to be such deep and meaningful love stories mixed in with witchcraft that truly knocked our socks off, or stories about women who have been pushed down their entire lives and are just now fighting back to regain their power. A lot is going on for her and for this show that other Marvel TV shows don’t do, and the fan reaction is clear proof of that.

The Creator “Doesn’t Do” Second Seasons, But There Was So Much Room Left To Explore With The Finale

Patti LuPone, who played Lilia in Agatha All Alone, revealed in a Sirius XM podcast with Andy Cohen that there are no plans for a Season 2 because the creator, Jac Schaeffer, doesn’t do Season 2’s.

And wow, I’m sorry, but the finale left so much up in the damn air.

How can you say that you don’t do Season 2’s when you orchestrated and created a finale that made us theorize and wonder what happens next? I would be alright with this if it were a WandaVision finale situation – we already knew we were going to see her in the next Doctor Strange film, so I was okay with us not knowing everything about her.

But we really don’t know what will happen to Agatha or Billy. I know that we’re supposed to get a Vision Quest show (whenever that comes out) that will allegedly involve Tommy, but I don’t know how Billy and Agatha would tie into that at all, aside from maybe them looking for the former's brother.

Truth be told, we want to see this strange pairing. We want to see another adventure with them. And not only that, but what about Jennifer? She’s just alive and randomly out there? Where did she go? What is she going to do with her powers now? I need these questions answered.

To treat us with this much to analyze, with no set plan of what to do next, is messy at best and lazy at worst, and that angers me.

The Series Itself Offered Well-Done Representation

This is the best representation of anything Marvel has done in years, and I stand by that. We not only had an openly gay protagonist with Billy, but the story of Rio (Death) and Agatha was something I seriously wasn’t expecting. It was deep, meaningful and heartfelt in a way that shocked me with how much I connected with it later on.

It’s not even just them. This cast is mainly made up of badass female actors who are also all different ages and ethnicities, and that is freaking. Awesome.

I’m not saying that everything in Marvel has to have representation like this, but the fact that it was done so well and incorporated typically into a show like this makes me smile, and it was an excellent chance for Marvel to really embrace it.

The World Of Magic Has Barley Been Explored In The MCU, And This Could Have Been The Chance To Dive Much Deeper

We’ve had WandaVision and the Doctor Strange movies, and I suppose you could also count Loki in a way with his powers, as well as Agatha All Along. But aside from that, we really know not that much about magic in the world of the MCU. We know that it can be dark and controlling and powerful and terrifying and everything else under the sun, but we haven’t seen its full strength.

This show would have been a great way to explore it more. We might have been able to see Billy explore who he is as he grows more powerful and learn more about Agatha—there could have been so much more. Having it in a television show would have been a great way to gauge how much people would love to see it in theaters, and magic has always been doing well.

So why not continue? Why not jump right into the portal of magic and throw Marvel fans into a world of chaos and sorcery? This is the kind of show we need. I don’t know what kind of future these characters have, and I really hope that, somehow they are able to appear more in the MCU. If this is the last we see of them together in this kind of show, I suppose I’ll deal with it.

But there’s so much magic to discover, and now Marvel isn’t even taking the leap; it needs to open the pages of those spell books and cast a charm on the world of superhero fans. There’s still a lot to look forward to with Marvel, but I wish that magic and Agatha All Along would also be a part of it.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ came out of the gate roaring thanks an incredibly unique production in WandaVision. It's still one of the best Marvel shows on Disney+ and while many fans hoped to get a second season, it never materialized. The closest we got was last year’s Agatha All Along, which followed the story of Katherine Hahn’s character from WandaVision. Of course, now a lot of people would love a second season of that show and you can count Patti LuPone (and me) among them.

Speaking with Andy Cohen, Patti Lupone tells the story of when she discovered that her character, Lilia, was going to be killed off midway through Agatha All Along. LuPone indicates she was mostly disappointed because she enjoyed being on the show, and was excited to potentially return for future seasons. Unfortunately, showrunner Jac Schaeffer made it clear that wouldn’t happen even if the character had lived. LuPone said…

Officially we don't really know what the future of Agatha All Along is. It has never been officially “canceled” and we only know what upcoming Marvel shows are confirmed for the next couple of years, so a second season is still a theoretical possibility. And if there was a second season in development, and LuPone isn’t part of it, there’s no reason she would know anything about it. Of course, as LuPone says here, Schaeffer hasn’t made a Season 2 of anything yet, and so it seems likely she won’t start now.

It’s understandable why Patti LuPone would want to return. The highlight of Agatha All Along was the chemistry between the characters, and it appears the reason it was so good on screen was that it was so great off-screen. I would love to see them all on screen together again. LuPone said…

Of course, even if we never see a second season of Agatha All Along, that doesn’t mean the story is over. We could still see one season of another spinoff that continues the story in the same way Agatha did from WandaVision and the way that the upcoming Vision Quest series will do the same. And we could even see Patti LuPone, since it's not like she’d be the first character to die and come back to life in the MCU.

Sometimes, there are moments on television that truly break the internet – whether in a good way or a bad way. Sometimes, there are moments from the past (before the time of social media) when a moment so big in a television show spreads by word of mouth. But no matter how you hear about it, it rocks your world — here are the TV moments from huge television shows that fit the bill of that.

Oh, and also, spoiler alert for SO many TV shows down below.

The Red Wedding (Game Of Thrones)

If you want to talk about the most shocking Game of Thrones moments, I'm pretty sure The Red Wedding is high on that list. It was everywhere when it happened, and I'm sure that by the end of the series, people still agreed that the Season 3 moment is genuinely what tops the list of most in the show.

Max Somehow Surviving Vecna Through Music And Friends (Stranger Things)

You could not escape "Running Up That Hill" in the summer of 2022. What a time to be alive. No matter where you went on social media, it was always about Max running out Vecna in his strange alternate dark world, trying to look towards the light of her friends. Ugh, I get chills every time I think about it.

Cassie And Maddy's Fight (Really That Whole Play) (Euphoria)

Okay, so in comparison to many other spots on this list, this moment is hilarious in the way it rocked the world. Euphoria Season 2 had a lot of moments that worked well and others that didn't, but there was no other big one than Cassie and Maddy fighting each other on stage during that play – heck, Lexi's play in itself inspired so many memes and parodies online. It was indeed a time.

Wednesday's Dance (Wednesday)

Wednesday is one of the best shows on Netflix to binge-watch. Still, I can almost guarantee that most of you remember her dance in one of the episodes – one that wasn't even themed to "Bloody Mary" by Lady Gaga but exploded everywhere on the internet. And now, we can't get enough of it.

Hershel's Death (The Walking Dead)

There are so many heartbreaking deaths in The Walking Dead, but I'm pretty sure Hershel's death is high up there. I mean, I think we had a feeling it was all coming — The Walking Dead was known at the time to take characters out as if they were nothing every few episodes. But man, it still hurt, and we talked about it for ages to come.

When Joe Kills His Love (You)

There are so many crazy moments in You that I could talk about, but one that genuinely had the internet in a chokehold for a while was when Joe killed Love. Everyone loved Love (his wife) in the series because it felt like she was such a perfect counterpart to him. But I suppose he couldn't handle it – granted, she also tried to kill him, but crazy=crazy, right?

Poussey's Sudden Death (Orange Is The New Black)

The Orange is the New Black cast is filled to the brim with incredibly talented actors, but one that I wasn't expecting to leave the show was Samira Wiley, whose character, Poussey, was killed off in a prison riot in the show's Season 4 finale. It was a heartbreaking moment that was so sudden—and it came at a time when the world was really at a political divide, so it was double the heartbreak.

Villanelle Breaks Into Eve's House For The First Time (Killing Eve)

This show is really filled to the brim with intense moments, but the first time that Villanelle breaks into Eve’s house in Killing Eve is a major one that was huge. Nothing major happens during this scene, but the tension is enough to cut with a knife, and it makes for excellent television for this cat-mouse game.

The Opening Scene Of The Boys (The Boys)

I mean, duh. I love The Boys just as much as the next person – it's one of the best Amazon Prime shows for a reason. But there is literally no bigger moment in this series that makes the internet talk than the very first scene when we literally see someone explode from the inside out because of a literal fast-human running through them. Disgusting.

When We Find Out Who Nell Has Always Been (The Haunting Of Hill House)

I could talk about Mike Flanagan's horror shows for hours on end, but my favorite will always be The Haunting of Hill House, just because it's a beautiful story. However, the moment that everyone was in a chokehold was no doubt when Nell, the youngest daughter, found out that the person who had been haunting her for her entire life was actually just herself in the future – the bent-neck lady. What chills.

Walt Watches Hank Die In The Desert (Breaking Bad)

Breaking Bad is one of the best TV shows of the 21st century thus far, and there are plenty of moments I could point to. Walt, watching Hank die in the desert in one of the last episodes of the series, will always sit up there, and the internet would not stop talking about this. The episode itself, "Ozymandias," is considered one of the best TV episodes of all time.

When Fonzie Jumped The Shark (Happy Days)

I had to put this here somehow. The moment is so big that an entire catchphrase was made around it. When the Fonz jumped the shark in Happy Days, it coined the response, "Oh, that show jumped the shark," meaning the show ran out of so many ideas that it came up with a ridiculous one to keep it going. Hilarious.

Glenn's Death (The Walking Dead)

Yeah, I have to put Glenn on here. We can't not talk about Glenn. The moment he was killed in The Walking Dead, many fans stopped watching the show. It was a momentous death that really shook the world and all who enjoyed the classic zombie series, and dare I say, TWD was never quite the same again.

Lexi Getting Shot (The 100)

While I do believe that The 100 is one of the best CW shows out there, I will never forgive it for killing Lexi, this kick-butt warrior commander of the Grounders and how, when she and Clarke finally got together, she was shot by a gun no less. Despicable – and the internet agreed.

Wanda Becoming The Scarlet Witch (WandaVision)

You know, sometimes I think about WandaVision, and it feels like a fever dream because everyone was so into this show. And, of course, when Wanda finally became the Scarlet Witch at the very end of the miniseries, and we see her fully embrace her power – oh yeah, we were into this and could not stop talking about it.

Discovering Who Hodor Really Is (Game Of Thrones)

For most of Game of Thrones, we always thought of Hodor as just this bumbling giant full of love who would always be there to protect Bran, but it turns out his backstory is much darker than we thought. And when we all found out the reason why he says "Hodor" – precisely because of Bran and everything else – it's just heartbreaking and something we always talk about.

Bill And Frank's Backstory (The Last Of Us)

As a huge fan of The Last of Us video games, I could not approve of them changing up Bill and Frank's love story more than what they did in the show. While we barely got a scratch of them in the game, we were given a romance that truly shook the internet and had people crying for hours afterward—myself included. I can still remember all the reaction videos.

When Ned Stark Loses His Head (Game Of Thrones)

Of course, I have to put Ned losing his head here. It wouldn't be a list of big TV moments without it. Let me tell you that it's very hard to surprise my father, who is a TV junkie, and when Ned's head was cut off, he legit did not believe it for a good few days until everyone began talking about it. It's just one of those moments that alters your brain chemistry.

Walt Watching Jane Die (Breaking Bad)

Oh, Breaking Bad. The show broke my heart over and over again, no matter what the time of my life was like. While Jane wasn't necessarily good for Jesse (and neither was he to her, really), watching Jane overdose and then seeing Walt do absolutely nothing as he stands there and watches still hits me even now, knowing what happens. And most people out there feel the same way.

Kang Sae-byeok Dies (Squid Game)

It felt like everyone and their mother was watching Squid Game when it was released, and let me tell you, there were edits everywhere on Sae-byeok. I could not escape this woman. But, the moment everyone talked about was when she actually ended up dying towards the end, despite being one of the final three – by a stab wound, nonetheless. It still makes me sad thinking about it, as it did the rest of the world.

Klaus Kills Jenna (The Vampire Diaries)

For a time, it felt like The Vampire Diaries was legit everywhere, no matter where I turned. But one of the moments that everyone talked about was when Klaus killed Jenna in order to break a hybrid curse that made his werewolf side dormant. Everything about it was well done and definitely made the internet talk.

Buffy's Mother Suddenly Dying (Buffy The Vampire Slayer)

Before the internet was as huge as it is now, people still found a way to talk about plenty of crazy moments, and one was in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Buffy's mother dies. It's so sudden and makes you blink in shock before you realize what the heck is going on – and it was all anyone could talk about with this series.

Finding Out Walt Poisoned Brock (Breaking Bad)

There are plenty of instances in Breaking Bad where you find out that Walt is actually a terrible human being. One is when we see that he did indeed poison Brock to get Jesse in line—mainly because of the Lily-of-the-Valley plant that he has in his backyard. This is truly despicable and something we all talked about.

Jon Snow's Death (Game Of Thrones)

This moment had people theorizing for months about whether Jon was truly alive or dead. How could he just be dead? Like legit, everyone and their mother could not stop talking about him and whether he was gone or not. Thankfully, it was resolved not that long after, but man, it was a time to be alive on the internet.

Sybil Passing After Her Daughter's Birth (Downton Abbey)

I mean, it's sad whenever anyone passes away from childbirth, as it's a real-life thing that can happen to anyone. But I think what made this moment such a big one online is that it was just so heartbreaking. Watching someone as life leaves their eyes and knowing there is nothing you can do about it – it breaks your heart.

Ted's First Major Panic Attack (Ted Lasso)

As one of the best TV shows on Apple TV+, there is a lot to love about Ted Lasso and its titular character, Ted. But I think we all started to love him even more when we found out that Ted actually suffers from panic attacks – and we see that first real one at a club. And, out of nowhere, Rebecca comes to comfort him. Fans everywhere could not get enough – and it made this show that much better.

Walt's Death (Breaking Bad)

I mean, we all had a feeling that Walt was going to die at the end of Breaking Bad – he had a death sentence with his cancer regardless at that point – but actually seeing him die and fall to the ground in the Breaking Bad finale was all over the internet, and everyone talked about it for hours and theorized if he actually did die – which, newsflash, he did.

Jinx And Ekko's Fight (Arcane)

There are some tremendous adult-animated shows on Netflix, and one I love to point to is Arcane. There are plenty of rocking TV moments on there I could point to, but man, Jinx and Ekko's fight takes the cake. The amount of edits, moments, and videos I've seen of this fight, in particular from Season 1 on that bridge, has seriously messed me up—but in a good way. Don't ever stop talking about it.

Rhaegal's Death (Game Of Thrones)

Look, I knew that when Daenerys lost Viserion, it was only going to be the beginning of death for these dragons, but it still shocked the heck out of me – and millions of other people – when we saw Rhaegal suddenly get speared out of the sky and fall to his death. Like, my GOD – give a girl a warning next time!

The Rumbling (Attack On Titan)

I quite literally can't think of another modern-day anime that has made as much of an impact as Attack on Titan. While I could point out so many moments from that series, the moment Eren begins the Rumbling sits with me, as well as many others. It was the moment everyone knew what was going to happen and the pain we were going to experience. It still gets to me even now.

Rue Fighting Her Mother And Sister (Euphoria)

Zendaya is a great actress, and honestly, watching her in this scene in Season 2 of Euphoria is just proof of that. She had everyone talking about the moment she had a breakdown against her mother and sister and fought against them to find her drugs. It was powerful and emotional and had you on the edge of your seat.

Rick Is Taken (The Walking Dead)

While The Walking Dead wasn't at the heights it once was at this point, everyone was talking about when Rick left the show in Season 9 of The Walking Dead – or, instead, Andrew Lincoln left the series in a blaze of glory before we see that Rick was taken up in one of those mysterious helicopters. I mean, it still led to his TV series in The Walking Dead universe years later, but still, a moment we all talked about nonetheless.

What moments are you always going to remember as instances that rocked your world? All I know is that I'm just waiting for the next significant moment – and for the emotional trauma that is bound to follow.

Part of the fun of watching all the Marvel movies in order is watching the way in which various characters weave in and out of the story. A minor character in one story becomes a key part of the plot in another. Many characters who aren’t the major heroes have become major parts of the MCU in this way and one of the most fun has been Darcy Lewis, one of the best Marvel minor characters, as played by the hilarious Kat Dennings.

Darcy has appeared in most of the Thor movies but has also been part of WandaVision and has voiced Darcy in animated form in What If…?. Speaking with Coillider, Kat Dennings says that she can’t explain why Marvel Studios keeps bringing Darcy back, but she says she loves being part of the MCU so much that she’ll always say yes whenever they ask. She explained…

While humor has always played an important role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Darcy was arguably one of the first characters in the franchise whose purpose was specifically to be comic relief. Darcy always had a sarcastic one-liner at the ready in the original Thor which made her quite different that the god-like title character.

It’s a testament to how much fun Kat Dennings’ character was that she has expended from what was only going to be a couple of scenes to more appearances than many bigger names in the MCU. While she only had a brief appearance in the most recent Thor movie, that came after she wasn’t sure she would be in Thor: Love and Thunder at all.

Darcy’s most significant appearance was in WandaVision, where she played one of the show’s main roles. It was the first Marvel series on Disney+ and is still one of the best. I’m not saying that’s entirely because of Darcy, but she certainly played her part.

And Darcy’s power in the MCU goes beyond simply appearing in shows. Kat Dennings says that the “coolest thing” to happen in her career is the fact that Darcy has been recreated as a LEGO figure. Darcy’s most recent appearance has been in What If…? Season 3. The fourth episode of the series’ final season pairs her up with Howard the Duck, another character who was likely only meant to be a a brief bit of humor, but who has continued to make appearances in the MCU.

When and where we’ll see Darcy Lewis again in any upcoming Marvel movies or series is unclear. The future of the Thor franchise is a big mystery at this point, but we know that Darcy isn’t tied specifically to those films, so she could, and probably will, show up anywhere.

Agatha All Along offers a distinct story with more than enough charm to stand on its own. Yet it’s tough to forget the fact that the show is a spinoff of the acclaimed Marvel Cinematic Universe-set series WandaVision. That link was clear early on in the 2024 TV schedule entry, as Wanda Maximoff’s body appeared in the pilot. Most probably won’t be surprised to hear that Elizabeth Olsen, who plays Wanda, wasn’t actually on set. Still, I was shook when the hair and makeup department heads told CinemaBlend how they made the double look like Olsen.

Cindy Welles and Vasilios Tanis – who headed Agatha’s hair and makeup teams, respectively – were kind enough to speak with me about their work. A question I had going into our chat was whether or not Wanda’s body was portrayed by a real, living actor or whether a dummy of sorts was used. Tanis and Welles confirmed that a trained professional, who had to stay “very still,” was used for that Agnes of Westview segment. That information alone was fascinating to me, but I was also intrigued by Welles’ comments about styling the hair:

On the surface, these may sound like minor details, yet they’re actually quite important in regard to maintaining continuity. Wanda’s hair is quite distinct and, even if viewers only see that curl in the morgue, it still has to appear as her hair would otherwise. As someone who tends to (over) analyze smaller elements, I certainly appreciate Cindy Welles and her team’s commitment to detail. That commitment also extends to the efforts of the team led by Vasilios Tanis, who talked more about the touches that were added to the body double:

I personally didn’t find it hard to buy into the idea that the body that was discovered by Agnes and her team of fellow law enforcement officers. They did indeed find someone with Elizabeth Olsen’s physicality, and kudos to that actor for effectively staying still. I’ll tell you who hasn’t been staying still, though – fans who want to see Wanda Maximoff return!

There’s been a lot of chatter as of late regarding the fate of Ms. Maximoff, who was seemingly killed at the end of 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Despite the fact that her body seemingly appears on Agatha All Along, the show doesn’t provide a definitive answer on the former Avenger’s mortality. As of late, there have even been rumors of a solo film involving the heroine. One person who’s down for that movie is Jac Schaeffer, who created WandaVision and its spinoff. Nothing has been confirmed just yet, though Kevin Feige’s latest Scarlet Witch comments suggest that he and his collaborators have some interest in bringing the character back at some point.

Fans can only hope that Wanda truly returns in upcoming Marvel movies or TV shows. For right now, though, let’s just marvel (no pun intended) at the incredible work that Cindy Welles, Vasilios Tanis and their co-stars did with the Agatha Harkness-centric series. You certainly have to be on your toes when working on an MCU production, and I have no problem saying that these two industry pros, in collaboration with their colleagues, knocked it out of the park.

Agatha All Along’s entire season is available to stream now using a Disney+ subscription, and you can use that same membership to watch WandaVision. Do yourself a favor by also keeping track of the upcoming Marvel TV shows.

Spoilers below for the final two episodes of Agatha All Along, so be warned if you haven’t yet streamed the conclusion with a Disney+ subscription.

While only nine episodes in length, Agatha All Along is nonetheless among the upper echelon of TV shows with extremely valuable rewatches, such is the dense writing and reflective storytelling mechanics from showrunner Jac Schaeffer’s creative team. Even if certain elements like Nicholas Scratch’s backstory confused me and I was underwhelmed by the Salem Seven’s efforts, it’ll likely go down as my favorite TV experience from the 2024 TV schedule, and I won’t stop thinking about it anytime soon.

Already, I know I’m in good company with plenty of other viewers wondering what Agatha’s finale means for Joe Locke’s Billy, and where we’ll see him and Kathryn Hahn’s now-ghostly witch seeking out his brother Tommy in the future. But there’s a pretty big logistical question regarding the twins’ current situations that doesn’t seem to be getting as much attention as deserved, even for a show that works largely in magic and non-realism.

Do Billy And Tommy's Spirits Fully Heal The Bodies They Inhabit?

Agatha All Along made it easy enough to buy into the idea that Wanda Maximoff's twins were so real that their spirits lived on beyond the Westview Hex's dissolution, and it was exciting as hell to watch the Billy/William origin story play out in Episode 6. (Obviously enhanced by Ralph Bohner's surprisingly emotional return.) Indeed, watching Billy's spirit jump into William Kaplan's post-mitzvah body was quite emotional when coupled with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany's WandaVision audio.

So the general idea of bodies rising from the dead with new souls intact isn't the issue. Rather, I'm more interested in learning what kind of physical impact the spirits have on these bodies that suffered fatally traumatic circumstances. To put it more simply: is Billy suffering from any of the same extended health issues that William Kaplan likely would have faced had he survived the car crash? Or did Billy's spirit quasi-retcon the otherwise lethal injuries in full?

The fact that we did see the resurrected Billy in the hospital early on temporarily washed those concerns away (even if it raised other questions), but they rose up anew following the drowning sequence in Episode 8. Billy is guided by Agatha to find Tommy's soul and direct it to the bullied teen's body, and audiences are left with the notion that this is who Wiccan and his ghostly guide will be searching for in a future adventure. But the same question persists here...

It's not clear what William Kaplan's specific cause of death would have been, but it does already seem confirmed that Tommy's host body died from a lack of oxygen to the brain. So hypothetically, Tommy's spirit would need to completely reverse that brain damage to experience life outside of a comatose state. (Not to mention other internal injuries.)

On the flip side, perhaps Marvel is setting audiences up for yet another speedster-related tragedy — okay, Ralph Bohner's WV appearance wasn't tragic, per se — in the sense that Billy and Agatha will successfully track Tommy Maximoff down, only to realize he's been mentally incapacitated since the day the pool prank occurred.

I don't actually see Kevin Feige signing off on anything quite so dark, and I can't imagine the MCU will dangle the carrot of Tommy "Speed" Maximoff only to pull the rug out in such a sorrowful manner. But if that isn't the way things go, then I will 100% need for one of these projects to fully confirm that Billy and Tommy's spirits are capable of healing bodies as they enter them.

Unfortunately, it's unclear what the next project might be that would even address this plotline in passing, much less explain things at length. Will it be a Young Avengers movie headed up by Joe Locke? Or will that play into an arc for the upcoming Vision series? Somebody bring Lilia back so she can tell us the future, stat!

Although TV shows tied to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, however directly or indirectly, were nothing new when WandaVision premiered to those with a Disney+ subscription at the start of 2021, the show was the first to be directly produced by Marvel Studios. At the same time, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff was also set to return in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the 28th of the Marvel movies in order, so WandaVision was in a prime position to set up her appearance there. While the series did do that in a few ways, it turns out that Stephen Strange himself also almost factored into the WandaVision finale, and it would have made a great tease for his sequel movie.

Following the release of Agatha All Along’s final two episodes, Variety published its interview with showrunner Jackson Schaeffer, who also carried out those same duties on WandaVision. In contrast with most MCU projects, there was no post-credits scene tacked onto the eventful two-part Agatha finale, which prompted interviewer Adam B. Vary to ask Schaeffer if she had ever written a tag that wasn’t used, but was “particularly proud of” that she could talk about. She answered:

Although Doctor Strange and Wanda Maximoff never shared any significant screen time together prior to Multiverse of Madness, their paths did cross during the Battle of Earth in Avengers: Endgame. So these two were at least familiar with each other, and since WandaVision ending with Elizabeth Olsen’s character becoming The Scarlet Witch, she’d definitely be in a position to decline Stephen Strange transporting him through one of those inter-dimensional portals, which I find amusing. Jac Schaeffer didn’t share why this tag was removed, and while it's a shame the scene wasn't shot, I wouldn’t be surprised if it boiled down to scheduling conflicts with Benedict Cumberbatch.

So Strange and Wanda’s meeting at her cabin retreat, where he ended up learning she was the one who was hunting down America Chavez, was kept confined to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Instead, WandaVision teased Doctor Strange 2 by showing Wanda studying the Darkhold in her astral form, and then hearing her sons Billy and Tommy crying for help. This foreshadowed her search for other versions of her twin boys in alternate universes, i.e. ones who actually existed rather than creations from her time in Westview. By the end of Multiverse of Madness, Wands realized the error of her ways and sacrificed herself to destroy all copies of the Darkhold in the Marvel multiverse, though it remains to be seen if she’s actually dead.

Although Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ mid-credits scene laid the groundwork for Doctor Strange 3, Marvel Studios hasn’t officially announced the threequel. If/when the company does, you’ll find it in our guide detailing the upcoming Marvel movies.

Agatha All Along continues to be a blast of an MCU series that's perfect for the Halloween season. However, I’m also starting to look forward to another upcoming Marvel TV show that spins off of WandaVision, because Paul Bettany gearing up for his Vision show! In fact, the actor recently shared his thoughts about Agatha All Along and updated fans on his series' place in development, and now my anticipation for his return has gone way up.

Paul Bettany attended the Los Angeles premiere of the Tom Hanks movie, Here, on Friday. While there, he shared these words about Agatha All Along with THR:

How cool is it that Paul Bettany is using that good ol' Disney+ subscription to watch Agatha All Along like the rest of us and getting inspired by Kathryn Hahn leading her own Marvel series?

Of course, the actor worked very closely with the Agatha Harkness actress on WandaVision, which introduced her character, and Jac Schaeffer, who created both WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Now, as the new Disney+ series dives deeper into the world of Marvel witches, the actor already has it on his list to rewatch ahead of having his own triumphant MCU return.

Bettany also shared that he and Team Marvel are “cooking up something” that he’s “really excited about.” While he wouldn’t “reveal more,” because “snitches end up in ditches,” he did say that he had the project on his calendar to begin shooting next year.

For the Vision series, we know that Star Trek: Picard showrunner Terry Matalas will be behind it, and all sorts of artificial intelligence from the MCU will join Paul Bettany’s character. It was announced earlier this year that James Spader’s Ultron will return for the show and another report suggested that two other surprising characters are coming back as well: James D'Arcy will allegedly return as Edwin Jarvis after playing the role in Agent Carter alongside Kerry Condon’s F.R.I.D.A.Y.

We first heard about a Vision series moving forward in 2022 under the title Vision Quest – which has since been changed to an unknown title. However, Vision Quest was the name of a short story arc from the West Coast Avengers comic book. It involved Vision being disassembled and rebuilt as a completely white version of himself, without his former memories, and this happened to some degree at the end of WandaVision. So, we can ascertain the series will pick up after the 2020 series’ ending.

The white Vision was last seen flying off after seemingly getting his memories back. We could see the series then being about Vision going on a “quest” for either his own identity or in search of Wanda Maximoff. Considering Schaeffer told CinemaBlend she “flat out can't answer” when we asked about Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda returning on Agatha All Along, I have hope that a Vision series could reunite my favorite MCU couple.

Either way, it’s so great to hear Paul Bettany’s enthusiasm for returning as Vision. Honestly, 2026 can’t come quick enough.

Spoilers below for anyone who isn’t caught up on Agatha All Along through its sixth episode, so be warned if you’re falling behind!

With Billy Maximoff’s origin story being laid out in “Familiar By Thy Side,” Agatha All Along is laying the groundwork for Young Avengers to join the lineup of upcoming Marvel TV shows and future MCU movies. But you know what they say: you can’t make an omelet without cracking fans up over the return of Evan Peters’ Ralph Bohner. And it was quite the glorious reprisal, adding meaningful and legitimately harrowing context to WandaVision’s biggest punchline.

From his witch repellent to other handcrafted wards, Ralph has clearly been living on edge in the years since he was released from Agatha’s spell and left Westview. But he definitely didn’t shed his acting dreams, given his one-man show in Paramus, New Jersey. But that just added more confusion over the character’s backstory in WandaVision, and his comment after the dog-poisoning confession also raised my eyebrows. So let’s go over my two biggest questions inspired by that shocking return.

Was Ralph Bohner's Witness Protection Storyline Ignored, Or Is He Just Extremely Terrible At Staying HIdden?

For those who may have forgotten about WandaVision's missing witness protection person, that's what brought Randall Park's Jimmy Woo to Westview in the first place. And while it technically remained a loose thread by the end of the series, a deleted scene was unveiled ahead of the Blu-ray release that finally addressed that mysterious detail: Evan Peters' character was indeed that missing person, and was wearing an ankle monitor presumably as a form of pre-trial monitoring.

Even then, it still wasn't clear whether or not "Ralph Bohner" was meant to be understood as his "new" identity, or if that was who he'd always been. WandaVision's "The Series Finale" revealed that the house was under the Bohner name, and he also had a bunch of actor headshot photos with that name printed on them. So theoretically, it could be believed that he was attempting to utilize a new identity to break into the world of theatre work, despite the inherent problems with being a publicly recognizable figure.

But then Agatha All Along seemed to throw a huge wrench in that line of thinking with one of the funniest sight gags of the season so far: Kathryn Hahn wearing that Bohner Family Reunion shirt. (Pitch a tent!) The costuming choice seems to confirm that Ralph Bohner was the character's name from birth, with the only alternative being that he personally had that shirt printed specifically to serve as backstory ephemera for...whatever criminal entities came looking for him, I guess.

Given how ridiculous that seems, I have to now assume that Ralph doesn't understand how witness protection works, and that no one from the government stepped in to help him understand how to stay hidden. I can buy into the idea that the headshot photos were being storied in the attic as relics of the past, but that wouldn't explain why bills and other mail would still be addressed to "Ralph Bohner" specifically. So I guess the bottom line here is: Ralph sucks at life.

Even his lone attempt to obfuscate his name was botched when he told Billy to call him "Ralph," and then frustratingly corrected himself to say his name was "Randall." (A nod to Jimmy Woo's portrayer, possibly?) But does that name have anything to do with his presumed identity swap, or was it just a spur-of-the-moment bit of failed trickery?

One alternate explanation here that could clear things up: the witness protection for Ralph Bohner was more or less eradicated by the ankle bracelet scene being edited out of the finale. So without that as a narrative obstacle for showrunner Jac Schaeffer & Co., it's possible they just kept him the same as not to further muddy up the already complicated process of keeping up with everyone's identities in this universe. It's less fun, sure, but also less confusing overall.

Did His Confession About Poisoning Billy And Tommy's Dog Have Further Dark Implications?

For all that Ralph appears to be in dire straits after his experiences in Westview, he still seems to be keeping current with what’s happening, as he tells BIlly that Wanda is dead, and that Agatha is still living in the town under Wanda’s spell. But when Billy assumes that means she’s no longer as dangerous as she was when she made Ralph poison the Maximoff family’s new dog Sparky, Evan Peters’ character quickly strikes that idea down, saying:

Maybe I'm reaching here, but considering no one specifically mentioned Wanda and Vision's house or yard during that parking garage conversation, it seemed as if Ralph was talking about his own yard surrounding the house that Agatha took from him. (Along with the Bowflex and Blu-ray collection contained within.) Which may or may not contradict what I'd assumed happened to Sparky's body by the end of WandaVision's "On a Very Special Episode..."

Just prior to the titular couple's argument over the closing credits, Vision enters the house and washes his hands, and makes a comment about getting a dog and having to bury it the same day. At the time, I totally inferred that Paul Bettany's character was coming in from burying the dog himself, but what if that was just another part of Wanda's sitcom-friendly reality that glossed over some truly dark details?

Agatha All Along seemed to confirm that Elizabeth Olsen's traumatized witch was responsible for killing off Mr. Hart in WandaVision's freaky dinner scene, and it was one of several situations where the idealized scenes viewers watched did not line up with reality. So is it all that strange to believe that no one from the Maximoff household actually did anything with Sparky's remains, and that Agatha ended up forcing Ralph to bury it in his own yard instead?

Also, considering Sparky seemed to be a Hex-specific creation for Billy and Tommy, what actually happened to the dog's body whenever Westview was freed from captivity? Would it have just disappeared like the twin's bodies did, or did was it already corporeal in the real world and put under a spell? I guess the only way to answer that question once and for all would be to use a ground-penetrating radar to find and identify Sparky's bones.

I think we can probably also draw some interesting conclusions from Agatha falsely assuming responsibility for killing Sparky at the end of WandaVision's "Agatha All Along" bop, only for Ralph to say she made him do it. Perhaps that speaks to the ancient witch's specific sympathies and how she feels about getting her hands dirty in such ways. (Or not dirtying them, as it were.) If anything, let's just hope it means nothing bad ever happens to Señor Scratchy.

Agatha All Along will keep fans questioning everything with new episodes streaming every Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. ET for viewers with Disney+ subscriptions.

When you think of the Marvel movies in order, what probably comes to mind immediately are the eclectic characters, major action sequences and iconic lines among other things. You may not consider, however, food when thinking about the allure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yes, the franchise offers comic book-esque thrills, but there are also some excellent scenes that effectively involve fine cuisine. So, without further ado, let’s discuss some of those.

Tony Stark Eating Cheeseburgers (Iron Man)

One of the earliest instances of food being prominently featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in 2008’s Iron Man, specifically after Tony Stark returns home following his escape from the Ten Rings’ clutches. While asking to call a press conference, Stark also says he wants “an American cheeseburger,” leading his limo driver to stop by Burger King for a few. It’s a funny bit but also adds to Stark’s characterization (and it’s paid off during a sweet scene in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame).

Tony Stark Eating New York Style Pizza (Iron Man)

In Iron Man, the villainous Obadiah Stane (a.k.a. Iron Monger) buys Tony Stark pizza from New York while delivering the news that the Stark Industries board has voted Tony out of his position. (That move is Stane’s idea but he doesn’t reveal it at the time). The large pie looks absolutely delicious, and I can understand why Stane won’t let Stark take the whole pizza after the latter refuses to reveal his latest project (the Iron Man suit) to him.

Bruce Banner Bribes A Security Guard And Grad Student With Pizza (The Incredible Hulk)

A significant portion of The Incredible Hulk takes place in New York, so it’s fitting that pizza played a role in the story. Bruce Banner, with help from friend and pizzeria owner Stanley, uses a couple of pies to bribe a Culver City grad student and a security guard while trying to find his research. Even though Banner doesn’t find what he is looking for, the pies certainly serve their purpose.

Tony Stark Eating Donuts At Randy’s Donuts (Iron Man 2)

Iron Man 2 may be a lower-ranked Marvel movie, but it does feature a number of memorable MCU moments. Among them is a scene that involves an armor-clad Tony Stark sitting in a donut at Randy’s Donuts while eating (you guessed it) donuts. The situation is on-brand for Stark but also represents his reckless attitude amid his palladium poisoning.

Thor Chows Down At A Diner (Thor)

The God of Thunder’s first solo film sees him visiting a diner alongside Jane Foster and his other new allies from Earth. While there, Thor scarfs down plenty of food as well as coffee, before breaking the mug and asking for another. This may be played for laughs, but it perfectly sums up Odinson’s initially arrogant nature.

Colonel Phillips Enjoys A Steak (Captain America: The First Avenger)

Good food is hard to come by in the World War II-centric Captain America: The First Avenger, though Colonel Chester Phillips manages to enjoy a steak dinner, complete with potatoes and veggies. There’s a greater purpose to the meal, though, as Phillips uses it as a tool while interrogating HYDRA's Arnim Zola.

Phil Coulson Shops For Snacks At A Gas Station (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer)

The Marvel One-Shot A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer sees Phil Coulson skillfully thwart a robbery in a gas station while en route to New Mexico. If you enjoy food like me, though, what likely stands out the most is the fact that he’s only at the station to shop for snacks. And he ends up purchasing two sets of mini donuts, in case you were wondering.

Tony Stark And Bruce Banner Eat Blueberries (The Avengers)

You know you’re becoming friends when you start sharing snacks! In The Avengers, one of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner’s earliest “Science Bros.” scenes involves them eating blueberries while working alongside each other on the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier. It truly marks the start of a beautiful friendship.

The Avengers Eat Shawarma (The Avengers)

Few scenes in the MCU are as iconic as The Avengers’ post-credit Shawarma scene, which was a last-minute addition. The moment happens after Earth’s Mightiest Heroes take down Loki and the Chitauri amid the Battle of New York, and it marks the first of many meals shared by the heroic cohorts.

Tony Stark And James “Rhodey” Rhodes Grab A Meal (Iron Man 3)

Iron Man 3 offers fans a quick glimpse of a lunch meet-up between best friends Tony Stark and James Rhodes. Rhodey’s fries and Tony’s veggies look delectable, but what truly makes the scene important is that it marks the first of several panic attacks for Stark.

Scott Lang’s Friend Kurt Enjoys Chinese Food (Ant-Man)

Before Ant-Man’s cool post-credits scenes, viewers are treated to a closing scene that sees Scott Lang meeting up with his buddies in San Francisco’s Chinatown. It’s there that Kurt chows down on good Chinese food, while Luis reveals to Scott that Avenger Sam Wilson has been asking about him. The food doesn't play a big role, but the restaurant and environmental ambiance are "sublime" as Luis would say.

Vision Tries To Cook (Captain America: Civil War)

The relationship between Wanda Maximoff and Vision really begins to blossom in Captain America: Civil War, and that’s especially evident during a scene that takes place in the Avengers Facility. It sees Vision trying to cook a meal for Maximoff and, while chatting over his lack of culinary skills, they discuss their superhuman powers. It’s a shame the meet-cute is cut short by the reveal that Vision is keeping Wanda from leaving the compound.

Peter And May Parker Have Thai Food (Spider-Man: Homecoming)

A meal is a good way for family members to bond, and that’s what Peter Parker and his (younger) Aunt May kind of do when they have dinner at a Thai restaurant in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The larb-centric scene not only further solidifies the love May has for her nephew but also the natural attraction that someone – like a friendly waiter – can feel towards her.

Hope Van Dyne Has A Fight In A Hotel Kitchen (Ant-Man And The Wasp)

Ant-Man and the Wasp features some truly creative sequences that take advantage of the titular protagonists’ shrinking abilities. Chief among them is a sequence that sees a small Hope van Dyne fending off thugs in a kitchen while avoiding being crushed like a tomato and chopped like a carrot.

Drax Eats Zarg Nuts In Front Of Peter Quill And Gamora (Avengers: Infinity War)

When discussing the funniest moments from Avengers: Infinity War, one has to mention the “invisible” scene. It sees Drax creeping on fellow Guardians of the Galaxy Peter Quill and Gamora while he’s eating Zarg Nuts. That’s funny enough on its own, but what makes the scene sing is Drax’s assertion that his movements are so slow that he’s invisible to the naked eye.

Natasha Romanoff Eats A Peanut Butter Sandwich That Scott Lang Grabs Later (Avengers: Endgame)

Peanut butter sandwiches usually represent joy and comfort, but the sight of Natasha Romanoff eating one while trying to maintain composure while meeting with the Avengers in Endgame is just tragic. It’s a representation of her grief, which is further expressed when she talks to Steve Rogers after the meeting. A glimmer of hope comes later, however, as Scott Lang – who is newly released from the Quantum Realm – arrives and takes a bite out of the sandwich.

Bruce Banner Eats A Lot Of Food At A Diner (Avengers: Endgame)

It’s rare that fans are able to witness a Hulk eat, but it’s even rarer that they see a Smart Hulk chow down. That’s exactly what happens in Avengers: Endgame, when Scott Lang, Natasha Romanoff and Steve Rogers meet up with Bruce Banner at a diner to recruit him for their time heist. It’s there that Banner scarfs down giant pancakes, sausage and a bowl of scrambled eggs.

Bruce Banner Shares Tacos With Scott Lang (Avengers: Endgame)

Scott Lang has plenty of good, super-powered friends, including resident Hulk Bruce Banner. That’s evidenced by the fact that after Scott’s taco is blown away – due to Nebula and Rocket Raccoon’s ship landing in front of the Avengers Facility – Banner shares two more tacos with Scott. If that doesn't represent friendship goals, then I don’t know what does.

Rocket Raccoon Teases Scott Lang While The Avengers Eat Together (Avengers: Endgame)

Aside from Infinity War, Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have shared a meal in the Avengers movies. Endgame sees the crew eating while plotting their time heist and, while enjoying some tasty-looking Chinese food, Rocket humorously teases Lang for his ignorance when it comes to space travel. (And, if you look, you can also see Hulk eating a tub of ice cream.)

Wanda Maximoff Tries To Cook Dinner (WandaVision)

How does a witch cook dinner? Well, WandaVison shows that when it comes to Wanda Maximoff, cooking involves levitating pots, pans and a whole chicken. The sitcom-esque scene is funny but also exemplifies Wanda and her husband Vision’s attempts to adapt to domestic life while keeping their superhuman abilities under wraps.

Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes And Co. Have A Cookout (The Falcon And The Winter Soldier)

There’s a lot for viewers to digest in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’s finale, but one of the sweetest moments sees Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes and co. digesting some good food. During the miniseries’ closing moments, a celebratory cookout is held in Louisiana, which includes succulent seafood, perfect pies and a cake brought by Bucky.

Loki Destroys Mobius’ Salad (Loki Season 1)

It’s never cool to mess up someone’s meal, and that’s what Loki does when he confronts TVA operative Mobius M. Mobius and tries to explain his theory of individuals using natural disasters to hide within points in time. Loki specifically does this by using salt, pepper and water to destroy the salad Mobius intends to have for lunch.

Shang-Chi Has Dinner With His Father (Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings)

Warm, family dinners are featured in several MCU productions, but that’s not the case in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The eponymous hero, his friend, Katy, and sister, Xu Xialing, break bread with the two siblings’ estranged father, Wenwu (a.k.a. the Mandarin) for the first time in years. The food looks good enough to eat, but it’s the tension you can cut through with a knife.

The Eternals Enjoy A Meal Together (Eternals)

After spending centuries on Earth apart, the members of the Eternals reunite in the lead-up to the Emergence. The group stops in Australia to find Sersi and Gilgamesh, who makes a scrumptious meal for his family. However, Gilgamesh’s homemade beer, which is made with corn kernels fermented in his own spit, doesn’t sound that great.

Clint Barton And His Kids Have Dinner At A Chinese Restaurant (Hawkeye)

Hawkeye sees Clint Barton making up for lost time with his family by hanging out with his kids in New York, where they see Rogers: The Musical (which spawned a real show). A particularly warm moment sees the four Bartons eating at a Chinese restaurant and enjoying an impressive spread that’s enough to make one’s mouth water.

Yelena Belova Eats Macaroni And Cheese With Hot Sauce (Hawkeye)

If there’s any scene from Hawkeye that fans need to see, it’s the moment Kate Bishop and Yelena Belova meet. Belova breaks into Bishop’s apartment to discuss her mission to kill Clint Barton a.k.a. Hawkeye. For the meet-up, Yelena prepares macaroni and cheese and adds hot sauce to it. Few MCU feud scenes get better than this one (and it served as a “dream day” on set for actress Florence Pugh).

Steven Grant Takes Over A Cupcake Delivery Van (Moon Knight)

While being chased through the Alps by cult leader Arthur Harrow’s forces on Moon Knight, Steven Grant commandeers a delivery van full of cupcakes. He doesn’t actually partake in the scrumptious-looking treats, but is able to use some to ward off his attackers.

America Chavez Eats Pizza Balls (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse Of Madness)

Stephen Strange visits a few alternate universes with America Chavez during the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. In one of them, Chavez snags some pizza balls without paying for them, drawing the ire of street vendor Pizza Poppa. What results is a gag that isn’t humorously tied up until the MoM post-credits scene.

Yusuf Khan Enjoys Food While Nakia Bahadir Asks For His Vote At Eid Celebration (Ms. Marvel)

Food, music and fun abound during the Eid al-Adha celebration depicted on Ms. Marvel. Kamala Khan’s father, Yusuf, indulges in the goodies and does so when his daughter’s best friend, Nakia Bahadir, approaches him for his support in her campaign for board member of their mosque. The food looks great, but Nakia’s pitch really steals the scene, to be honest.

Loki And Mobius Eat Key Lime Pie (Loki Season 2)

The Time Variance Authority offers up some great-looking food as evidenced by the exquisite key lime pie that’s available in the cafeteria. Loki and Mobius enjoy it while discussing their plan to interrogate rogue operative Hunter X-05 (a.k.a. Brad Wolfe) as well as Mobius’ stolen life. Hearty desserts are definitely needed when discussing such heavy subject matter.

Mobius And Hunter X-05 Eat At McDonald’s (Loki Season 2)

Not many people can withstand the appeal of a meal from McDonald’s, and that includes some MCU characters, apparently. Loki, Mobius M. Mobius and Hunter X-05 (or Brad Wolfe) seek out Sylvie Laufeydottir in a branched timeline in 1982 Oklahoma. It’s there that Sylvie works at a Mickey D’s and, while Loki confronts Laufeydottir, Mobius orders a burger, fries and a milkshake for Brad. The sight of the meal is enough to make one hungry.

Agatha Harkness Eats A Corn Dog (Agatha All Along)

After being rescued from Wanda Maximoff’s spell by “Teen” on Agatha All Along, Agatha Harkness seeks to form a coven so that she can walk the Witches’ Road and reclaim her powers. It’s while Harkness and Teen are at the mall scoping out potential member Alice Wu-Gulliver that Agatha munchs on a corn dog. Who knew gathering witches could make a person so hungry?

Having portrayed one of the most beloved and underrated TV moms of any era, That ‘70s Show vet Debra Jo Rupp has been a fantastic addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since her introduction in WandaVision. But despite having such a cheery smile and disposition, the actress’ character Sharon (or Mrs. Hart, if you’re Agatha) has given the 2024 Fall TV season some extremely dark moments in both that series and its sequel Agatha All Along.

In fact, she delivered arguably the most haunting line spoken in the Kathryn Hahn-fronted series to date, and showrunner Jac Shaeffer confirmed in a roundabout way that it was indeed a tragic callback to the creepy dinner sequence in WandaVision’s premiere.

The WandaVision Callback

During the First Trial mayhem happening in Agatha All Along Episode 3, most of the characters drank (assumedly poisoned) wine that temporarily changed their facial features and gave each of them particularly powerful hallucinations about their biggest traumas. With Jen recalling the "doctor" who likely took her powers, and Agatha envisioning the Darkhold instead of her son, etc.

Though audiences weren't taken directly into Sharon's memories the way others' visions were depicted, the words she said made it seem pretty clear exactly what she was suffering with, as she was heard saying the following before falling unconscious:

While the character hadn't actually spoken those words aloud before, viewers no doubt connected them to WandaVision's sequence where Vision and Wanda had the Hart family over for dinner, and the titular witch's reality showed its first cracks. After a questionable moment involving Vision getting Mrs. Hart's chair, Fred Malamed's Mr. Hart begins choking on his food, resulting in an disturbingly extended sequence where his wife is unable to say anything beyond the word, "Stop."

The horrors end with things going back to normal, but there are fans who believe Mr. Hart actually choked to death here, and that the rest of the dinner was just a feat of magic from Wanda, considering Mr. Hart never appears again. And it's definitely possible that Elizabeth Olsen's character is the one who (perhaps inadvertently) killed him, since Mrs. Hart is directly pleading with Wanda specifically to let him breathe again, as opposed to falling back on prayer.

Agatha All Along's Jac Schaeffer Addresses That Freaky Callback

Speaking to THR about Agatha All Along's hectic first four episodes, showrunner Jac Schaeffer said the following when asked if Sharon was then able to speak the words that she wasn't able to say during that fateful dinner, due to Wanda's interference:

It's unfortunate that we don't get a full-on confirmation that Mr. Hart died during that ordeal, but the fact that it came up in the context of being among Sharon's most traumatic memories speaks to the darker takeaway from that episode. And it's still not 100% clear whether Mr. Hart accidentally choked on his food, or if Wanda purposefully closed off his airways. Considering she held an entire town hostage due to her own innate grief, it's not that much of a stretch.

Will Debra Jo Rupp return to the Witches' Road in Agatha All Along, despite Sharon's apparent death? Or will she pop up in another upcoming Marvel TV show? We'll have to wait to find out, with new episodes streaming Wednesday nights at 9:00 p.m. ET for fans with Disney+ subscriptions.

Spoilers below for those who aren’t caught up with Agatha All Along, so walk the Witches Road with caution.

We’re not even halfway through Agatha All Along’s season, and I’m already thinking it’s impossible for any upcoming Marvel TV shows to inspire the same kind of rabid theory-chasing that this horror dramedy has already provoked. (At least until Paul Bettany’s Vision series brings Ultron back.) From guessing who Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal is to pondering the ramifications of Mrs. Hart’s death, it makes for fun Halloween season speculation.

One long-running magnet for such theories is Buffy the Vampire Slayer vet Emma Caulfield, who reprises her WandaVision role(s) of Dottie Jones / Sarah Proctor for the Disney+ spinoff series. She was previously presumed to be playing a character of great importance, due to reports around the time saying that Kevin Feige had to personally approve her casting. The actress says she was an intentional red herring, but I suspect deeper narrative ideas existed that were cut for time.

So seeing her pop up again in Agatha’s prestige crime drama mindscape in the first episode was a hoot, and though we’re technically no closer to figuring anything wildly revealing about ol’ Dottie, the door is wide open for a return to Emma Caulfiend-centered theories like the one below.

Could Dottie Be A Specific Variant Of Marvel's Arcanna?

For background, Dottie's minimal appearances in WandaVision drew comparisons to the witchy Marvel character Arcanna, due in large part to the Westview resident boasting a garden of bright yellow flowers. (They were white at some point, but yellow was the more predominant pick.) That prediction never played out with any kind of confirmation, but the events that have transpired in Agatha All Along sent me back to the Arcanna well.

To be sure, the mainstream Earth-712 version of Arcanna Jones could potentially fit the mold for what's gone down on the Witches Road so far, but it's specifically the Earth-31916 variant created by writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Gary Frank that now piques my interest. While the idea is possibly far-fetched, let's look at some of the reasons why it seems more plausible than not.

Comparisons Between Dottie Jones And Earth-31916's Arcanna

First appearing as in 2005 in the pages of Supreme Power #18, this alt-Arcanna is both a scientist and the author of at least one book about quantum physics. She's also noted as being a keen observer of humanity.

• Emma Caulfield's first appearance as Dottie in Agatha All Along, which technically part of a spell-oriented fantasy and not reality, features her as a librarian, easily connecting her to books and authorship, as it were.
• When Agatha asks about the Darkhold (in no certain terms), Dottie advises her to go to Natural Sciences. That doesn't exactly make sense for a place to find copies of a book of the dead, but considering quantum physics is indeed a natural science, it feels like a potential clue about Dottie's true identity.

Earth-31916's Arcanna wasn't just interested in such science studies for the hell of it. Rather, her powers include the ability to see and affect quantum dimensions, as well as being able to see all possible outcomes of a specific event. But for the sake of this argument, it's far more interesting to note that she has the ability to not only create extremely realistic illusions and fully manipulate matter, but she can also zip characters back and forth between various dimensions and universes.

• The Witches Road is a construct that supposedly changes for every coven who starts the walk, so it's theoretically possible that everything we've seen so far, including the poison-addled Trial #1, isn't the "real" Road, but rather an illusion that Arcanna set up for Agatha's half-baked coven to travel. And without anyone being able to tell the difference.
• Agatha was as surprised as anyone to see the door portal open up on her basement floor, and also seemed concerned that the door closed behind them. Could it be because this isn't how the Road normally shows itself, and is actually just the way that Arcanna chose to transport the six characters from one realm to the next?
• If Wanda is truly dead and without a clear hold on Agatha's spell anymore, maybe it's been Dottie who's kept her confused as Agnes for the past three years in inspired-by-true-crime TV mode, and not Rio as many have suspected.

While also boasting the power of flight, Arcanna can also control massive amounts of water at once, and also has the power to make it appears as if she's walking on that water.

• As viewers are well aware, Episode 3's biggest threat beyond the poison and the hallucinations is the house they're in being completely submerged underwater over time, despite a total lack of rain or any noteworthy water sources outside the home.

Sure, the Witches Road realm itself could be capable of all the manipulation noted above, and we don't really have any way of proving otherwise, since the setting hasn't been explored repeatedly like other familiar comic book locations. Maybe someone else like a certain demon named Mephisto is responsible, or maybe it's Alice's mom pulling the strings so that Alice is able to find her.

But at this point, the details are stacking up almost too convincingly in a way that points to Emma Caulfield's Dottie being potentially responsible. Unless this show really pulls the rug out from ender everyone and reveals one of the other characters is Arcanna, which would be a real bummer without the WandaVision connections. Unless it's Dottie's husband Phil, who can't seem to keep his clothes blood-free.

Maybe Dottie Is Keeping A More Hellacious Secret

Given the attention paid to seemingly ever detail in this series, I questions how much of a coincidence it is that Dottie's faux credit in the series premiere appears over a high school football scoreboard for what's assumedly the Westview Blue Devils. (Since home teams are usually noted on the lefthand side.) Sure, yellow is the witchcraft color most suitably applied to Caulfield's character, but what if that was all just another blue herring...er...red herring.

Now that Mephisto has been namechecked in a direct way, along with the notion that he has minions doing his bidding, it's inherently feasible that Dottie could be a soldier in the demonic character's army. Though I guess I can't quite explain where the Blue comes from there, beyond it being a common spots team mascot. Yellow Devils, not so much. (Unless we're talking about Matt Murdock's yellow Daredevil suit.)

Whetever the answers end up being — I'm fully anticipating being wrong on all counts — Agatha All Along is letting me flex my speculation muscles in ways that have been creaky AF since WandaVision ended, so keep checking back each week to see what detail sends me up the theory flagpole next.

Fans have spent years watching the Marvel movies in order, as well as the live-action shows that are streaming with a Disney+ subscription. Some characters have risen to the top as fan favorites, and Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff is definitely in that category. And after Olsen reflected on her character's journey, WandaVision's creator weighed in on Scarlet Witch’s Doctor Strange 2 role being so wildly different from her arc on the show.

WandaVision became a Emmy winning success and all-out sensation upon its release, making Wanda into a top tier MCU character. Fans watched as Elizabeth Olsen's character processed her grief, and eventually sacrificed her family in order to set the town of Westview free. But when she returned for Sam Raimi's Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Wanda was an evil murderer. Fans were bothered by this, and WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer spoke to RadioTimes about handing off her narrative, saying:

Sounds like a healthy attitude. While Wanda's decisions in Doctor Strange 2 seemed to stand in opposition with the WandaVision finale, Schaeffer seems to understand that's what happens when characters are utilized throughout different MCU projects. We'll just have to see how she changes upon returning in upcoming Marvel movies.

Hardcore fans will remember that there was a macguffin used to explain why Wanda became so murderous in Doctor Strange 2 (including that brutal Illumanti scene). Namely the Darkhold, which seemed to have corrupted her over time. Add in the desperation of missing her children, and fans were led to believe that the Scarlet Witch was simply too desperate and powerful.

Later in that same interview, Jac Schaeffer further explained her love for Wanda, as well as actress Elizabeth Olsen. As she shared:

Fans seem to agree, and there's been rumors of a Scarlet Witch movie coming down the line. Fans have been worried about her possible future in the MCU since she seemingly perished during Doctor Strange 2's ending.

While Wanda's future is still unclear, Schaeffer is definitely making plenty of references to her in Agatha All Along. And many fans are hoping she could actually pop up sometime during the season.

Wanda Maximoff/ The Scarlet Witch's tenure in the MCU is streaming now on Disney+. Check the 2025 movie release dates to make sure you catch new Marvel movies are they're released.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a well-oiled machine at this point, constantly releasing new content for its generations of fans. Moviegoers who spent years watching the Marvel movies in order have seen plenty of action on the big screen, as well as a ton of funny one-liners from its cast of heroes and villains. And there are several times a Marvel character had a great comeback. Let's break it all down.

Humor has become a regular part of the shared universe, and smart money says upcoming Marvel movies will continue this trend. While some projects are more comedy-heavy than others, most of our favorite characters have gotten sassy comebacks in throughout the MCU so far. In no particular order, here are some favorite. But be warned, a big spoiler alert is in effect given how many movies and their contents will be discussed. Someone cue the MCU theme song!

"Genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist." - Iron Man

During most of the first Avengers movie, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are struggling to come together and work as a team. Around halfway through, the team is once again arguing, where Steve Rogers asks Tony Stark what he is without his Iron Man armor. And RDJ's delivery of his response is the stuff MCU dreams are made of.

"What’s up, Regular Sized Man?" - War Machine

The Avengers often struggle to coexist given their years of history together. We saw this in Endgame, when those heroes who didn't get snapped decide to band together and pull off a Time Heist. Given their scuffle during Civil War's airport fight, Rhodey is sure to poke fun at Ant-Man as they meet at the Avengers Compound.

"Just Wong? Like Adele? Or Aristotle? Drake, Bono, Eminem." - Doctor Strange

The original Doctor Strange movie really opened doors in the MCU, bringing trippy visuals, magic, and new characters into the fun. While Wong and Doctor Strange are buddies, their first meeting was a bit awkward. Especially when Stephen went on a rant about people with just one name.

"Why was she up there all this time?" - Okoye

Avengers: Infinity War's battle of Wakanda was a truly epic action sequence, especially as the Battle on Titan was happening at the same time. The Good Guys tried to protect Vision from Thanos' forces, with Wanda staying at his side as Shuri tried to procure the Mind Stone from his head. But after Wanda stepped away and took out a huge amount of enemies at once, Okoye was left wondering why she wasn't in the field sooner.

"Have fun in prison!" - Darcy

The WandaVision finale was super satisfying, and offered answers and badass superhero fights for the beloved series. It became clear that S.W.O.R.D. acting director Tyler Hayward was manipulating the entire situation, and was in fact a true villain. And after he attempted to shoot Wanda's children, Darcy made sure to pin him in his car until the authorities could arrive.

"We have a Hulk." - Iron Man

Given his penchant for banner and backtalk, Tony Stark appears a number of times in this list. Iron Man's swagger was in full effect for The Avengers, especially when he was threatening Loki before the final Battle of New York. And when the horned villain mentions he has an army, Tony gives him this iconic four-word response.

"You need a woman who is pathetic like you." - Drax

The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise is arguably the funniest in the entire MCU, thanks to its zany group of characters and the way they interact with each other. Dave Bautista's Drax is a consistent scene-stealer, and has some truly hilarious lines. Case in point: the not-so-helpful advice he gives to Peter Quill about Gamora in Guardians 2.

"I do what he does, just slower" - Sam Wilson

Sam Wilson/ The Falcon was introduced in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which is considered by some fans to be one of the strongest entries in the entire MCU. His friendship with Steve begins when Cap consistently passes him while jogging, which is how the "on your left" line was cemented into Marvel history. And when talking to Nick Fury in his secret bunker, he maintains he does whatever Steve does... but slower.

"We are Groot." - Groot

While the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise is full of funny lines of dialogue, James Gunn's Marvel franchise has also had plenty of heart to go with it. And the first big tear-jerking moment came from the first movie, when Groot decides to sacrifice himself to save the rest of the team. And when Rocket asks why he's doing this, an alternate version of his signature line is delivered.

"I could do this all day." - Captain America

This line is one of the biggest catch phrases /recurring themes throughout the entire MCU. During Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve is getting beat up in an alley, but insists he could do it all day long. This line would be uttered a number of other times throughout the MCU, including by Captain Carter in Doctor Strange 2.

"What are those?!" - Shuri

Letitia Wright's Shuri is the biggest comedic relief throughout Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movie. Case in point: when T'Challa visits her lab early in the movie, and she takes the time to poke fun at his footwear. And given the popularity of the "what are those?" memes at the time, this comeback was doubly effective.

"I just pay for everything and design everything, make everyone look cooler." - Iron Man

When we catch up with Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, they've become a pretty cohesive team unit. They're good in the field, and have a hierarchy of power that's been established. And when Maria Hill calls Tony "boss" he hilariously clarifies his role, and makes it clear that Captain America is running the show.

"Baskin Robbins always finds out." - Dale

Early in the first Ant-Man movie, Paul Rudd's Scott Lang is struggling to live outside of prison. And while he's pretty miserable while working at Baskin Robbins, he needed that job. Unfortunately his manager Dale figured out his real name and criminal record, and things go downhill.

"I recognize that the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it." - Nick Fury

During early stages of the MCU, Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury is taking his orders from the World Security Council. But he ends up at odds with them a number of times, including in The Avengers. Because while they want to nuke NYC, Fury is intent on letting his newly formed team try to the end.

"And for gosh sake, watch your language!" - Iron Man

During the opening battle of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, we see the titular team attacking a heavily armed HYDRA base. The team is using coms to speak to each other as they dispatch a variety of enemies, and at one point Cap accidentally scolds them for cursing. This becomes a running joke throughout the rest of the sequence, because Tony Stark is Tony Stark.

"At first it was fun, then scary, then fun again, then spooky but in a fun way." - Madisynn 

She-Hulk was a delightful breath of fresh air for the MCU's TV world, and had plenty of memorable moments like the return of Daredevil. But the fourth episode also introduced us to a glorious new character named Madisynn King. The party girl and TV addict (and Wong's new bestie) has to take the stand, and her description of going through a demon dimension is hilarious.

"You're in a relationship with me. Everything will never be okay." - Iron Man

At the end of Iron Man 3, Gwyneth Paltrow's Pepper Potts ends up being the real hero of the final battle, successfully killing the villainous Killian. This was partly because she had the extremis virus in her, which gave her new dangerous abilities. But while asking if she was going to be okay after all of it, Tony Stark had an endearing comeback about their relationship.

"And I killed Sparky too." - Agatha 

At the end of WandaVision's seventh episode, Kathryn Han's Agatha reveals she was the one pulling the strings throughout the entire series. Set to the Emmy-winning song "Agatha All Along", we see the various ways she manipulated Wanda. And to top it all off, she reveals to the audience that she also killed Billy and Tommy's dog Sparky.

"I do anything and everything Mr. Stark requires. Including occasionally taking out the trash." - Pepper Potts

When we meet Tony Stark at the beginning of Iron Man, he's a rich playboy who doesn't seem anything like a hero. We see him seduce journalist Christine Everhart, and the morning after she and Pepper have a sassy exchange about her employer. And just like Tony, Gwyneth Paltrow's character is quick with a comeback.

"I just keep imagining you waking up in the morning, sir, looking in the mirror and then all seriousness, saying to yourself, 'You know what would be a really kickass name? Taserface!" - Rocket

During Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the Ravagers stage a mutiny against Yondu. He and Rocket are taking prisoner, and are intimidated by Taserface. But when Bradley Cooper's character learns that the alien actually chose that name, he absolutely loses it.

"He’s a friend from work!" - Thor

Thor: Ragnarok is arguably the most popular of Chris Hemsworth's franchise, as it brought new energy and comedy to the property. Fans were eager to see him and Hulk reunite in the Colosseum on Sakaar. But the crowd and The Grandmaster are puzzled when the God of Thunder was excited to see the big green guy, and referred to him as a "friend from work." That's one way of describing their relationship.

"Get lost, Squidword." - Iron Man

Thanos and his forces come searching for the Infinity Stones in Avengers: Infinity War, and a number of conflicts arrive. And when The Black Order arrive on Earth for Doctor Strange's Time Stone, Tony shades Ebony Maw's appearance by comparing him to a SpongeBob character.

"I’ll do you one better, Why is Gamora?" - Drax

The Guardians and Avengers interact for the first time in Avengers: Infinity War, and there are some mild communication issues to be had. After a standoff Star-Lord asks "Where is Gamora?", Iron Man asks "Who is Gamora" and Drax... is Drax.

"I get emails from a raccoon, so nothing sounds crazy anymore." - Black Widow

Avengers: Endgame features a five-year time jump, where the entire galaxy attempts to move on after The Snap killed half of all life. During that time Natasha talks to Steve, and makes it clear that she's not surprised by anything in the new, cosmic world.

"You're such a poser." - Yelena

Black Widow helped to reveal Natasha's mysterious backstory, including the family that she bonded with as a kid. In that family is Florence Pugh's Yelena, who has quickly become a fan favorite. And that's partly because of the way she busted her sister's chops... including the signature Black Widow pose.

"You look like melted ice cream." - Rocket

After the time jump in Avengers: Endgame, Marvel fans were introduced to Bro Thor. A ton of jokes about his appearance were made throughout the rest of the movie, starting with Rocket telling him that he looks like "melted ice cream" in New Asgard.

"Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?" - Iron Man

There's a ton of internal conflict during The Avengers, before the group of heroes is able to work together. Iron Man and Thor have a fight during that time, where Tony Stark also pokes fun at Thor's costume and way of speaking.

"Wow. I guess all actors aren’t complete pieces of sh*t" - Nebula

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is full of memorable comebacks and hilarious lines from the cast of cosmic heroes. Some of the best are about how much they hate actors, with Nebula dropping an expletive while complimenting Kevin Bacon's character.

"You’re only a genius on Earth, Pal." - Rocket

In Avengers: Endgame, Rocket develops a strong bond with the rest of the surviving heroes that didn't get snapped by Thanos. And while getting some sass from Tony Stark, Rocket made it clear that he wasn't the only genius in the room.

"Oh that crown. I thought that was a big eyebrow." - Thor

In the opening sequence of Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth's hero is captured by Sutur. The two trade insults during this time, including The God of Thunder's critique of Fire Demon's appearance.

"An ant has no quarrel with a boot." - Loki

Loki is the main villain of The Avengers, and has plenty of sassy one-liners throughout its runtime. That includes his very fist scene, where he compares humans like Nick Fury to an insect.

When Captain America Comments On His Own Butt

Avengers: Endgame's time heist was a wild ride through the MCU at that point, and featured some wild crossover moments. While back in 2012, there's some discussion about Steve Roger's butt. And after he beats a younger version of himself, he looks at his unconscious body and pays his derriere a compliment.

It’s a classic conundrum in an age when we are all inundated with the best streaming services: which one of your friend’s passwords can you snag to binge the latest must-watch series or, in this case, your own work? It’s a relatable scenario for many, and as it turns out even stars of past and upcoming Marvel movies have to deal with this reality. In a recent appearance, Elizabeth Olsen treated fans to an unexpectedly relatable moment when she revealed she doesn’t even have her own Disney+ subscription—despite being one of the faces of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

On the podcast Happy Sad Confused, host Josh Horowitz asked Olsen how it feels to see her WandaVision co-star Kathryn Hahn expand her role in the upcoming Agatha All Along miniseries. The Wind River actress admitted that she doesn’t keep up with her Marvel projects on the popular streaming service as one might expect. Instead, in the video embedded below, she confessed with a laugh, “I don’t think I even have a Disney+ account.”

Olsen then shared a hilariously relatable story about how she had to borrow a login password from Michael Waldron, the writer behind Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Apparently, the actress needed access to watch a sporting event on ESPN, which is available with a Disney+ plan. She revealed the host:

To many people’s surprise, Olsen, a key figure in the MCU, didn’t have a free account, except for a limited one-year period during the release of WandaVision. She continued, through fits of laughter:

What makes this admission so refreshing is how relatable it is. In the era of streaming dominance and abundant platform options, sharing passwords with friends and family has become a norm–though streaming companies understandably frown upon it. Whether it’s an upcoming Marvel TV show, a new original series on another streamer, or a big game, lots of viewers regularly swap logins. And apparently, the stars aren’t exempt from the occasional digital favor.

However, this lighthearted moment comes at a time when more and more streaming services are cracking down on password sharing. Netflix, in particular, has led the charge with new policies aimed at limiting account sharing outside of households.

Other platforms may soon follow suit, with House of Mouse CEO Bob Iger admitting earlier this year that a password crackdown is coming for Disney’s streamer, making shared access a bit uncertain. It’s a debate that has sparked conversations about accessibility, the affordability of multiple subscriptions, and having some viewers asking whether or not Netflix is doing the right thing.

The longstanding habit of sharing logins, something that even Olsen has leaned into, may soon be a thing of the past. And then even the Love & Death star will have to get her own account if she wants to enjoy sports and upcoming superhero movies.

Olsen’s password-sharing story might seem minor, but it does make you wonder if Disney will respond to this revelation from one of its top MCU stars. Given her significant role in the franchise, it’ll be interesting to see how the company handles it. Still, if I’m being honest, I think the Scarlet Witch deserves a lifetime Disney+ account. Come on, Iger!

Television is a valued and iconic part of the pop culture landscape and continues to create viral and memorable moments. That includes TV mistakes, whether they be poor writing or a flub that's noticed by the public. And there are 32 TV mistakes off the top of my head that stand out, spanning scripted, reality, and live television. Let's break it all down.

To be clear, this isn't a list of solely continuity errors or viral newscaster flubs. Instead, it's combining both of these categories, as well as narrative issues that have continued to plague the reputation of popular TV shows. And some of them just happen to be the most memorable TV moment from that particular show. In no specific order here is the list. Although a spoiler alert is in play for the scripted shows.

Warren Beatty And Faye Dunaway's Oscars Flub

The biggest story to come out of the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony was that presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Betty accidentally named La La Land the Best Picture winner when it was actually Barry Jenkins' Moonlight. It was a truly wild to end the night and was one of the most memorable moments to come out of the star-studded event in modern memory. That is, until the infamous Will Smith slap incident.

Jeff Varner Outs Zeke, Survivor 

Survivor is one of the best reality shows of all time and has remained wildly popular in the decades since it first premiered. The show is endlessly captivating because every season is different, and is influenced by the unique cast of characters. Unfortunately, the social experiment got ugly in Season 34, when Jeff Varner outed Zeke Smith as transgender in an attempt to prove that he was untrustworthy. 

Kathie Lee Forgets Martin Short's Wife Had Died

Kathie Lee Gifford has a long career on TV, and had her own hour of The Today Show for years on NBC. While she and Hota Kotb had plenty of fans, there were some noticeable missteps along the way. Chief among them was an interview with Martin Short, where Kathie Lee referred to his late wife and seemingly forgot she had actually passed away two years earlier. It's wildly awkward, although the Only Murders in the Building star handled it with grace.

Dany Burns King's Landing, Game Of Thrones

Throughout Game of Thrones' run on TV, Emilia Clarke's Daenerys Targaryen was one of the show's primary heroes. Fans were thrilled when she finally appeared in Westeros to take the Iron Throne, and were shocked and disappointed when she suddenly decided to burn King's Landing down, killing thousands of innocent people. And fans have been complaining about this plot choice, and how quickly she went mad, for years. 

Asking the Models To Change Races, America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model ran for many years, and had a number of controversial challenges that haven't aged very well. Chief among them was back in Cycle 4, where models were asked to portray another race for a photo shoot. Before the term "cultural appropriation" was known, this was a wild challenge that seriously gives the ick... and happens to be one of the most iconic reality TV moments. 

The Faithful Trusting Cirie, The Traitors

The first season of The Traitors US was a big experiment, with the show's second season helping to make it a wildly successful Emmy-winning hit. Season 1 featured a mix of celebrities and normal folks, including Survivor legend Cirie Fields. Unfortunately, her allies seemingly didn't know her reputation, and completely trusted her and allowed her to easily win and take the money in the end. And the reunion was super awkward. 

Miss Teen South Carolina's Map Question

Every so often a beauty pageant will go viral, usually for all the wrong reasons. There are few as iconic as Miss Teen South Carolina Caitlin Upton's interview answer from back in 2007. She's asked why young Americans can't locate the country on a map, and has a stream-of-consciousness answer that's iconic in its word salad-ness. 

Netflix Canceling Mindhunter

After the streaming wars began, it became clear that services were producing way too much original content. Netflix has canceled a number of beloved shows, but few have caused as much of a stir as Mindhunter. David Fincher's drama was a gripping story, but Netflix won't let Fincher continue with Season 3. 

Anne Hathway And James Franco Hosting The Oscars

Finding the right host for ceremonies like the Academy Awards is easier said than done, and there have been some stinkers over the years. Back in 2011 James Franco and Anne Hathaway hosted together, and it was an extremely awkward viewing experience. While the Les Miserables actress was seemingly trying to make it as perfect as can be, that stood in juxtaposition to Franco's laid-back stance.

Separating Lorelai And Rory, Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls ran for seven seasons and continues to have staying power thanks to new audiences streaming the show (and its reboot) on Netflix. However, Season 6 remains controversial for fans because Lorelai and Rory aren't on speaking terms throughout much of it. And that served as an example of a time when Lorelai was the worst.

Season 2, Heroes

The first season of Heroes was a huge success for NBC, offering a unique take on a superhero story. Unfortunately, the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike happened during Season 2, resulting in a disappointing and shorter installment. While the show would continue it never reached its former glory, and many characters and plot lines from Season 2 were abandoned altogether.

Fonzie Jumps The Shark, Happy Days

This moment changed the TV world forever and inspired a new pop culture for the masses. While "jumping the shark" is a phrase used to describe a TV show that goes off the wall, it's something that actually happened during Happy Days' run. Talk about a mistake. 

Killing Off McDreamy, Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy is one of the longest-running shows of all time and many of the OG fans (as well as the original cast) have dropped off as a result. While it was tough to continue the show without Sandra Oh's Cristina Yang, eventually the show had to write off Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd... by tragically killing him. And for many the show hasn't been the same since. 

The Grape Stomping Lady

Journalist Melissa Sander became instantly recognizable thanks to a news blunder she was involved in which became one of YouTube's earliest viral videos. In it, she's stomping on grapes, and suddenly falls and gets the wind knocked out of her. The noises she makes and the instant karma of the video have helped it remain iconic through the years. 

Ralph Bohner, WandaVision

WandaVision was wildly popular upon its release on Disney+, especially as we were in the midst of isolating due to the pandemic. Fans were shocked when X-Men star Evan Peters showed up as "Pietro", since Quicksilver was played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the MCU. In the end, this was all a gag, with his character Ralph Bohner being perhaps the show's only misstep. 

Lisa Barlow's Hot Mic, The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City

Throughout the many years of The Real Housewives franchise, there have been a few notable hot mic moments. But the most iconic came from RHOSLC's Lisa Barlow, where she went off on a wild rant about Meredith Marks behind closed doors. Unfortunately, her mic was very much still on.

Ashlee Simpson's Performance, SNL

Ashlee Simpson was a popular reality TV star and recording artist in the early aughts, and eventually, she was offered a chance to perform on Saturday Night Live. But Simpson got caught lip-syncing, and that viral moment has continued to haunt her in the years since this infamous performance.  

Robert Durst's Bathroom Confession, The Jinx

True crime documentaries are super popular, and The Jinx is one of the best true crime shows on streaming. In the Season 1 finale, after denying having killed anyone, subject Robert Durst went to the bathroom with a hot mic on, where he seemingly confessed to "killing them all." 

Flash Sideways, Lost

Lost was super popular during its run on the air, although there's been some debate about how its quality dipped in later years. While the show often used flashbacks to offer context on the characters, the final season featured the controversial flash sideways, imagining a world where Oceanic 815 never crashed. The controversial Lost finale explained this, but not before fans got frustrated.

Killing Tara Offscreen, True Blood

Most shows struggle to stick the landing during their final season, and HBO's True Blood is in a long line of shows with controversial finales. But perhaps the biggest mistake the show made was killing Rutina Wesley's character Tara (who had been there from the very beginning) offscreen. Fans hoped she survived for some of the season before it was clear she was never coming back.

Jennifer Hudson's Early Elimination, American Idol 

While Jennifer Hudson is known as one of the biggest success stories to come out of American Idol, she didn't go as far as folks might assume. She actually got seventh place in Season 3 of Idol, before eventually becoming a celebrated recording artist and actress. Talk about a mistake.

Turok-Han Power Levels, Buffy The Vampire Slayer

Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer introduced a new type of blood-drinking villain: the Turok-Han aka Uber Vamps. In their first appearances they're shown to be way more powerful than regular vampires, with even Buffy struggling to take one on. But by Buffy's series finale, even regular humans like Giles and Wood are able to fight them off, as well as the newly activated Potentials.

Will Smith's Oscars Slap

The most memorable thing to come out of the Oscars for years has to be when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage, in a moment that continues to follow his career. The Academy and the network have both caught flak for how they handled this, and how Smith was able to accept the Best Actor Oscar so shortly after the onscreen assault. 

Valentina Asks To Keep Her Mask On, RuPaul's Drag Race

Season 9 of Drag Race was a memorable one, and contestant Valentina quickly became a fan favorite. But her most memorable moment was definitely a flub, where she asked to keep her mask on during a lip sync against Nina Bo'nina Brown. Ru insists that she take it off, and it soon becomes clear Valentina simply doesn't know the lyrics to her song. 

The Infamous Starbucks Cup, Game Of Thrones

HBO's Game of Thrones was a sensation when it was on the air, even if the final season left something to be desired. But it also went viral for unique reasons, such as the GOT error where a Starbucks cup was visible in Westeros. Oops. 

Various Stand-Ins, Friends

Friends ran for a whopping ten seasons, which saw a ton of acclaim come to its star-studded cast. Scheduling was likely a bit of a puzzle at the height of its popularity, which is why fans have spotted several scenes where actors' stand-ins are visible. Hey, it was before we were filming in HD. 

The Demogorgon, Stranger Things

Stranger Things is arguably the most popular original show to come out of Netflix since its inception. But that doesn't mean it's perfect, especially related to the use of Dungeons & Dragons lore. Because in Season 1 while the cast references the Demogorgon and even has a figure for the creature, it actually wouldn't be available in the year 1983. Given how passionate D&D fans are, the folks at Netflix probably should have seen this coming. 

Maggie's Picture, The Simpsons

Even animated shows could have some goofs, and The Simpsons isn't excluded from this. During the Sixth Season episode "And Maggie Makes Three" we see Marge and Homer talk about her being pregnant with the titular baby. But despite her not being born yet, we can see a photo of Maggie on the wall. 

Bin Ladin Reference, Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad is considered one of the best TV dramas ever, and continues to be a re-watchable show. But it's not without error, especially when it referenced Osama Bin Laden's 2011 death, despite it only being around 2007 in the show. 

Erica Hahn's Story, Grey's Anatomy

Throughout its long run on the air, we've seen plenty of characters come and go on Grey's Anatomy. But few characters got the shaft as bad as Brooke Smith's Erica Hahn aka one of the most iconic LGBTQ+ Grey's characters. Shortly after dating Callie and giving a gorgeous monologue about realizing she was gay, she was promptly written off the show in favor of Arizona Robbins. 

Rose's Education Level, The Golden Girls

The Golden Girls is one of the best sitcoms of all time, and has truly aged like fine wine. However, there were some discrepancies throughout its run, particularly when it comes to the education level of Betty White's Rose. In some episodes, she claims to be the valedictorian of her high school, while in others it's said she dropped out and instead got a GED. 

Josh's Age, Boy Meets World

Boy Meets World is an iconic piece of '90s culture, one that many millennial fans grew up on. But there were a few head-scratchers/mistakes in the comedy, especially related to the age of Cory's younger brother Josh. One season he's a baby, and then he mysteriously ages to about 5 years old without anyone acknowledging how.

As more information is revealed about the highly anticipated film The Fantastic Four: First Steps, it feels like fans are gradually getting more excited about what’s to come. Specific plot details are being kept under wraps but, of course, in addition to the teases that Marvel Studios has shared, a number of occasional leaks have also slid through the cracks. That’s definitely been the case since production on the film kicked off just a filming the other week. Set photos are now starting to surface online, and one of them has now seemingly revealed that the film will include a WandaVision Easter egg as well as another sweet nod. And I honestly love this.

How Will Fantastic Four: First Steps Apparently Honor WandaVision And A Historic Location

Some may already be aware of the fact that First Steps director Matt Shakman previously helmed all nine episodes of Marvel’s WandaVision (which can be streamed with a Disney+ subscription). With that, it makes sense that he would want to honor the Emmy-winning miniseries. Set photos have now revealed a bit more of the eclectic New York City setting that will serve as the backdrop for the FF reboot. One particular snapshot, which was shared on X by @UnBoxPHD revealed a look at a storefront, which read “Westview Appliances Television.” Westview, New Jersey notably served as the setting for the aforementioned limited series. And, if you look at the photo, part of the store’s logo also parallels the emblem for Shakman’s Marvel Cinematic Universe-set show.

That alone is cool, but there’s another tidbit that may truly appeal to fans of classic Americana. @UnBoxPHD also shared a wider shot of the set, which reveals a building called the RKO Palace. Located within what’s seemingly supposed to be a city, it’s possible that this set piece is meant to pay homage to the great movie palaces of 1930s New York. That’s just an assumption – but one that I don’t think is all that far-fetched.

References like these may seem miniscule in the grand scheme of the adventure the Fantastic Four are likely to go on in the upcoming Marvel movie. However, these cultural nods are just way too sweet not to mention. And, if you ask me, they do make sense when it comes to the multiverse.

Why Are These Easter Eggs Appropriate For The Upcoming Fantastic Four Movie?

One of the key aspects of The Fantastic Four: First Steps that’s already been revealed is that the upcoming superhero movie takes place in a universe that’s separate from the main MCU. This particular world is a retro-futuristic version of New York City, which has been officially teased through concept art and more so far. WandaVision, which saw Wanda Maximoff distort the town of WestView to fit her vintage TV fantasies, also called back to various periods in American history. With all of that in mind, such a nod to the series in FF makes sense on that level as well. (And, now, I also find it quirky and cool that a New Jersey-based franchise found its way into NYC).

And, with the history that movie palaces have with New York, it’s also reasonable that a location like RKO Palace would be present in the film’s alternate version of the city. The concept of variants arguably doesn’t just extend to people but locations and objects as well, and I mention that to say that RKO could be meant to serve as a multiversal analog for the actual theaters that people frequented years ago. It’d be great to see a scene in First Steps that takes place at the movie house. Perhaps Johnny Storm will have a hot (no pun intended) date that he could take to the place.

These newly unearthed tidbits are just two more reasons why I’m looking forward to the newest Fantastic Four flick, which is already on my list of most-anticipated 2025 film releases. Not only is there a talented director at the helm, but the FF cast is absolutely stacked with talented actors. I look forward to learning more about the film and scoping out further Easter eggs once it’s released.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens in theaters on July 25, 2025. While you wait for it to arrive, stream WandaVision as well as the Marvel movies in order on Disney+ now.

Age-rap relationships aren't a rarity on television: in fact, they pop up in seemingly every genre, whether a big fantasy blockbuster like Game of Thrones, a beloved network sitcom like Modern Family, or an acclaimed drama like Succession. And in many cases, the TV wife is much younger than her onscreen spouse — here are 32 TV couples where the bride is married to a much older groom. 

Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)

There was a 15-year age difference between royal teen Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and her much older husband, Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa), on HBO's Game of Thrones. Even more surprising, Khaleesi was even younger in the George R. R. Martin novels upon which the fantasy show was based: though she's aged 17 in season one, she's only 13 in the book. 

Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Modern Family)

Gloria Delgado-Pritchett (Sofia Vergara) is not only 25 years younger than her 60-something Modern Family hubby Jay (Ed O'Neill), but she's also only 14 months younger than her stepdaughter Claire (Julie Bowen). And while that hefty age disparity definitely lends itself to plenty of comedy throughout 11 seasons of the ABC sitcom, their relationship is actually one of the show's staples. 

Ethel Mertz (I Love Lucy)

Though Vivian Vance was only two years older than her onscreen BFF Lucille Ball when the classic comedy I Love Lucy began in 1951, the actress was a whopping 22 years younger than her TV spouse William Frawley, who played the Fred to her Ethel. Rumor has it that Vance wasn't too pleased to be paired with the older actor and their offscreen relationship was less pleasant than their famous chemistry suggests. 

Skyler White (Breaking Bad)

Skyler White (Anna Gunn) got a lot of hate during Breaking Bad's six-season run, but her husband Walt (Bryan Cranston) was running an entire meth empire behind her back so yes, she very much had reason to be upset with him. Walt was actually 12 years older than his wife, so he was definitely grown enough to know better than to get involved with the world of drug cartels. 

Julie Cooper (The O.C.) 

Marissa Cooper's mom Julie (Melinda Clarke) participated in her fair share of May-December romances as part of The O.C. cast, even having an affair with her daughter's ex-boyfriend Luke Ward (Chris Carmack). But it was her age-gap marriage to Caleb Nichol (Alan Dale) — the two-decades-older father of her friend Kristen — that earns her a spot on this list. 

Megan Draper (Mad Men)

The second wife of Don Draper (Jon Hamm) was the already younger Betty (January Jones), who was six or seven years his junior. But his third bride, Megan (Jessica Paré), was even younger than that: per The Daily Beast, Megan was somewhere between 25 and 26 years old this season, about 15 years younger than her husband and little more than a decade older than his daughter Sally (Kiernan Shipka).

Fran Fine (The Nanny)

Mr. Sheffield (Charles Shaughnessy) was a fortysomething widower and father of three when Fran Fine (Fran Drescher) ended up on his doorstep selling makeup and later became not only the nanny but the stepmother of his children. And though Fran lying about her age is a running joke throughout the CBS sitcom — in one late episode, even the FBI can't verify her real birthdate — it's clear that she's at least a decade younger than her husband. 

April Ludgate (Parks and Recreation)

There was an eight-year age difference between coworkers-turned-spouses April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza) and Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) in Parks and Recreation. It was revealed during the first season of the beloved NBC sitcom that April was 19 years old while Andy was 28, an age gap which, though totally legal, didn't actually adhere to Andy's "half my age, plus seven" dating rule. 

Cheryl Mabel (According To Jim)

Though we actually don't learn the age of suburban mom Cheryl (played by Courtney Thorne-Smith) during eight seasons of the ABC sitcom According to Jim, it's safe to assume that the TV wife is more youthful than her onscreen hubby Jim (Jim Belushi), given that the actress playing her is 12 years younger than her co-star. 

Laura Petrie (The Dick Van Dyke Show)

Mary Tyler Moore was 24 when she began playing Laura Petrie, the stylish, capris-panted wife of TV writer Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke), on The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961. Moore was eleven years younger than the show's eponymous star, an age difference that Van Dyke revealed to Entertainment Tonight initially gave him pause. However, show creator Carl Reiner assured the actor: "I said, 'Nobody's going to know...Nobody ever even mentioned it. The first time they kissed on the pilot, that was it. They were together."

Princess Diana (The Crown)

Some TV couple age gaps are rooted in reality. Case in point, the age difference between the then-Prince of Wales, Charles III, and his 12-years-younger bride, Princess Diana, portrayed in Netflix's historical drama The Crown by Josh O'Connor and Emma Corrin in seasons 3 and 4, and Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki in seasons 5 and 6. 

Alicent Hightower (House Of The Dragon)

The fact that King Viserys Targaryen (Paddy Considine) married his daughter's best friend, Queen Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), isn't the only awkward part about their relationship — there's also that considerable age difference. In George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood, 30-year-old Viserys is 11 years older than his young bride; however, the onscreen age gap is much larger, with Viserys played by 50-year-old Considine and frequently in poor health in the fantasy series. 

Joanna Loudon (Newhart)

Mary Frann, best known for her role as Joanna Loudon, the wife of Bob Newhart's character on the CBS sitcom Newhart, was 13 years older than her iconic co-star. Per that infamous series finale, the storylines from the small-town sitcom all ended up being a dream inside the mind of Bob Hartley from The Bob Newhart Show, so it seems like a much younger TV wife was simply wishful thinking. 

Wanda Maximoff (WandaVision)

Given that WandaVision picked up just a few weeks after that big old Blip in Avengers: Endgame, we know that Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) was still 28 years old in the Disney+ miniseries. As for her android husband, Vision (Paul Bettany) was technically only six at the time of the show, since he was "created" in 2015's Age of Ultron. But things get even more complicated when you consider that Bettany is nearly two decades older than his onscreen wife. 

Rhonda Volmer (Big Love)

HBO's polygamy drama Big Love saw many big age-gap marriages in its five seasons, which ran on the network from 2006 to 2011, but the couple with the largest disparity was octogenarian Juniper Creek prophet Roman Grant (Harry Dean Stanton) and his teen bride-to-be Rhonda Volmer (Daveigh Chase).

Peg Bundy (Married... with Children)

Katey Sagal started her role as Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children when she was 33 years old, eight years junior to her male counterpart Ed O'Neill, who played Al Bundy. However, Sagal mentioned in several interviews over the years that she always imagined Peg to be even younger than Al; in a season 11 episode, her character jokes that she was 9 years old and Al 18 when they wed. 

Sansa Stark (Game of Thrones)

As is the case with many Game of Thrones characters, both Tyrion Lannister (played by Peter Dinklage) and his younger missus Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner) were aged up a few years from the A Song of Ice and Fire books for the HBO series. In the fantasy novels, Sansa is said to be 13 years old and Tyrion 26 at the time of their marriage; in the TV show, however, the Stark daughter was 15 and the Lannister lad around 34. 

Fiona Gallagher (Shameless)

With an absentee mother and an alcoholic father, Fiona Gallagher (Emma Rossum) was forced to grow up early as the matriarch of the Gallagher clan in Showtime's Shameless. So it wasn't too much of a surprise when the 23-year-old was set to wed Sean Pierce (Dermot Mulroney), the fortysomething owner of her employer Patsy's Pies. However, their marital plans fell through when his troubled past came back to haunt them. 

Meredith Grey (Grey's Anatomy)

In the season 1 script for the long-running medical drama, then-surgical intern Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) was described as 32 years old, making her older than the rest of the mid-twenties interns but about seven years younger than her McDreamy one-night stand and eventual husband, Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). 

Anna Smith (Downton Abbey)

Anne Smith (Joanne Froggatt) met her future husband, John Bates (Brendan Coyle) in the very first episode of Downton Abbey, when the man is hired as the new valet to Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham (Hugh Bonneville). By the end of season 2, they would marry, despite a solid 15-year age difference between them. 

Connie McDowell (NYPD Blue)

Even the producers of the ABC procedural NYPD Blue were concerned about pairing up Dennis Franz's Andy Sipowicz and Charlotte Ross's much younger Connie McDowell for the detective's third marriage. Executive producer Bill Clark likened turning the characters into a romantic couple to "walking onto a minefield," telling The Los Angeles Times: “I can say I don’t think in all of the years on the show any decision has had as much effort put into it like this one.”

Penny Hofstadter (The Big Bang Theory)

Onscreen, the age difference between Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and his neighbor-turned-wife Penny (Kaley Cuoco) is about five years, but behind-the-scenes, the IRL discrepancy is even larger: born in 1975, Galecki is a whole decade older than his co-star. 

Natasha Naginsky (Sex and the City)

The youthfulness of Natasha Naginsky (Bridget Moynahan), the 26-year-old second wife of fortysomething Mr. Big (Chris Noth), is a major point of contention for Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and the rest of the Sex and the City girls. However, despite being younger than the rest, Natasha proves to be the only one with real maturity, handling Carrie and Big's messy affair with strength and dignity. 

Abishola Wheeler (Bob Hearts Abishola)

Looks like Bob hearts younger women. In the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola, Bob Wheeler (Billy Gardell) falls for Nigerian nurse Abishola Adebambo (Folake Olowofoyeku) while being treated at the hospital for a mild heart attack. Along with their cultural differences, there is also a generation gap between the couple: Bob is in his fifties and while Abishola's age is never stated in the show, it's safe to assume she's in her thirties like actress Olowofoyeku. 

Margot Sauerbruch (Charité at War)

In the German drama Charité at War, Doctor Margot Sauerbruch (Luise Wolfram) is nearly three decades younger than her husband Ferdinand Sauerbruch (Ulrich Noethen), who is the head of surgery at Berlin's Charité hospital. In fact, Margot is much closer in age to her stepson Peter (Maximilian Klas) than his father.

Esther Keyes (The Handmaid's Tale)

In the dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale, women and girls are taken as wives as long as they are fertile to boost birthrates. For example, Esther Keyes (Mckenna Grace), is only 14 years old when she is placed into an arranged marriage to the elderly Commander Keyes (Bill MacDonald). However, Esther rebels against the oppression and ends up slowly poisoning her older husband. 

Barbra Jean Hart (Reba)

It's become a cliché for a man to move on from his first marriage by marrying a much younger bride for his second, but that's exactly what happened in The WB comedy Reba. Reba Hart's (Reba McEntire) life was upended when her husband of 20 years, Brock (Christopher Rich), decided to divorce her after getting his dental hygienist, Barbra Jean (Melissa Peterman) — who was half his age — pregnant. 

Marcia Roy (Succession)

Even at two decades younger than her husband, the in-her-60s Marcia Roy (Hiam Abbass) was a significantly more age-appropriate partner for powerful media-mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) than his even younger secretary-slash mistress Kerry Castellabate (Zoë Winters), who was only in her thirties. 

Sara Sidle (CSI)

CSI fans were in for a surprise in the season 6 finale of the CBS police procedural, when Sara Sidle (Jorja Fox) and Gil Grissom (William Petersen) ended up in bed with each other. The coupling was even more unexpected, given the age gap between the two characters, who later married in season 10: Grissom was not only Sara's boss but also 15 years older than her. 

Shelly Tambo (Northern Exposure)

Shelly Tambo (Cynthia Geary) was first introduced on the Alaska-set CBS dramedy Northern Exposure as the young girlfriend of sexagenarian Holling Vincoeur (John Cullum). She initially has a difficult time getting Holling down the altar, as the storied lifespans of the Vincoeur males has him worries that, despite being more than 40 years older than Shelly, he could outlive her for decades with a broken heart. 

Rachel Gatina (One Tree Hill)

The name "Rachel Gatina" is pretty notorious among One Tree Hill fans and for good reason: Danneel Harris's character had a long history of manipulation and promiscuity in the teen drama. And that drama didn't stop when she married Dan Scott, the father of her former Tree Hill schoolmates Lucas (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan (James Lafferty).

Elena Gilbert (The Vampire Diaries)

Though Elena Gilbert (Nina Dobrev) looked around the same age as her primary love interests Stefan Salvatore (Paul Wesley) and Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) — the latter of whom she married in the season 8 finale episode — both men were significantly older than her as they were, of course, vampires. (Damon was 169 years old and Stefan was seven years younger in The Vampire Diaries pilot.) 

Nicole Wright (True Blood)

In the sixth season of HBO's fantasy drama True Blood, Merlotte's Bar and Grill owner Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell) meets the much younger supernatural rights activist Nicole Wright (Jurnee Smollett-Bell). Despite the large age gap (there are 17 years between the performers) and the fact that they're different species (he a shapeshifter, she a mere human), the twosome goes on to leave Bon Temps together, marry and have children, as revealed in the show's epilogue. 

MCU fans have been waiting what feels like centuries for Marvel’s bewitching WandaVision spinoff centering on Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness, though in reality it’s been roughly two and a half years since the follow-up news first surfaced. In that time, the darkly comedic project has gone through a number of sporadic title changes, to the point where I started to speculate that Mephisto was to blame. It seemed like those alterations stopped once Agatha was settled on, but the studio shared a baffling (and hilarious) new update that can’t possibly be real.

With updates few and far between for Agatha Harkness’ return for fans with Disney+ subscriptions, Marvel Studios’ X page no doubt turned more than a few heads when the following title imagery was shared for the upcoming Marvel TV show.

The presumably non-confirmed title of Agatha: The Lying Witch with Great Wardrobe is obviously a punny riff on the C.S. Lewis fantasy classic The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, the first novel in the Chronicles of Narnia series. And for what it's worth, it's a spot-on title that doesn't do any "lying" on its own, since Agatha's clothing choices are pretty solid.

Still, that's hardly a legitimate title for a TV show, even at a point when such lengths are sometimes needed to stand out in such an over-saturated crowd. Marvel isn't exactly known for being extremely clever with title choices, mostly opting to name things after the characters involved. Even as thematically relevant as WandaVision is as a moniker, it was still just Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany's character names jammed together.

Which is part of what's made this whole Agatha journey so curious, since the single-word title plays far more squarely into Marvel's nomenclature playbook than any of the subtitles previously revealed. Not that "House of Harkness" or "Coven of Chaos" are so wildly out there, especially given the patterns of alliteration, but it's all a step above such dryly stated titles as Hawkeye and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

It's kind of impossible at this point to know whether any of those choices were meant to be taken seriously, or if the name of the show really has been Agatha all along. But considering those last three words were the title of that WandaVision bop that revealed one of the season's big twists, I think it's probably safe to assume that's the case here as well. Unless it isn't.

The Discovery of Agatha's Escape From Witch Mountain and the Sorcerer's Stone, or probably just Agatha, is set to debut on Disney+ at some point in the near or distant future, hopefully as part of the 2024 TV schedule. In the meantime, I'm hoping that the actual title somehow gets confirmed, and is a major plot point, within the narrative of Deadpool & Wolverine.

A good plot twist can send shivers down your spine and give you a nice hit of dopamine as it changes everything you thought about a movie or TV show. Here is our list of some of favorite mind-blowing plot twists that shook us to our core. 

WARNING: MAJOR Spoilers ahead!! 

Vader Is Luke’s Dad - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

Darth Vader telling Luke that he is Luke’s father is maybe the #1 most mind-blowing plot twist in film history. It seems quaint to many of us now because it’s always been a part of our lives, but think back to what it was like when you first saw the revelation. It was crazy, no one saw it coming. The Empire Strikes Back had a few surprises, including the bad guy winning in the end, but this moment tops them all. 

The First Flashforward - Lost

The final two episodes of Season 3 of Lost were intense, and when they got to the end, audiences were treated to one of the most “what the!” moments in TV history when they realized what they thought was one of Jack’s flashbacks was actually a flashforward when he tells Kate they “have to go back” to the island. It changed the show forever and it's hands down the best episode of Lost.

It Was Earth All Along - Planet Of The Apes

The original Planet of the Apes from 1968 started with Charlton Heston’s character, George Taylor awakening from hibernation after a long space journey when he and his fellow astronauts crashed into an unknown planet. Apes of different kinds rule the planet and humans are treated more or less like animals. The shock comes in the last show when Taylor discovers he traveled through time, not space, and awoke on Earth many years in the future. 

Off With The Main Character’s Head - Game of Thrones

For fans of Game of Thrones, the penultimate episode of Season 1 proved anything in the show was possible and it would be smart not to get too attached to any one character. In the episode, the hero of the story, Ned Stark (Sean Bean) is executed and nothing would be the same for the rest of the show’s epic run. 

The Greatest Trick The Devil Ever Pulled - The Usual Suspects

It’s true that some viewers latched on to the idea that Verbal Kint (Keven Spacey) is an unreliable narrator, but very few anticipated the twist at the end revealing Verbal to be the mysterious Keyser Soze. Just when everyone puts it together, poof…he’s gone. Brilliant. 

He’s Been Dead This Whole TIme - The Sixth Sense

Director M. Night Shyamalan has made an entire career out of twists and turns and last-minute revelations. It’s a formula that goes way back in his filmography, most notably with the film that established him as a big-time director, The Sixth Sense. The twist, of course, is learning Bruce Willis’ character, Malcolm Crowe, is one of the dead people who Cole (Haley Joel Osment) sees. 

The Unexpected Mole - 24

Nina (Sarah Clarke) was a fan favorite in the first season of 24. She helped Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) get out of a lot of tight spots as his eyes and ears at CSU’s headquarters. A fan favorite, that is, until it turns out she’s been a mole along. It only gets worse when she kills Teri Bauer, Jack’s wife. Nina goes from a hero to a villain in a matter of minutes. 

She’s Safe! - Gone Girl

Gone Girl smartly hides its first twist, that Amy (Rosamund Pike) was not kidnapped or killed, but set the whole thing up herself. That’s not the only turn the movie takes though. Later, Amy also framed Desi (Neil Patrick Harris) for her kidnapping, clearing Nick of suspicion. The twists don’t end there, either. As Nick prepared to expose Amy’s crime, she told him she was pregnant with their first child. Nick changes his mind, keeping Amy’s secret, and staying in their marriage. It’s dark, but it’s a heck of a ride. 

Surprise, They Are Triplets - This Is Us

The pilot episode of This Is Us sets up its twist brilliantly with an interstitial explaining how many people are born on the same day, right before meeting Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Rebecca (Mandy Moore) when Rebecca goes into labor with triplets on Jack’s birthday in 1980. In the present day, audiences meet Randall (Sterling K. Brown), Kate (Chrissy Metz), and Kevin (Justin Hartley), but it’s not until the final scene of the episode that it all comes together that Rebecca lost one of the triplets, but she and Jack adopted Randall the same day after he was abandoned at a fire station. 

Rosebud - Citizen Kane

One of the most famous twists in cinema history is also one of the earliest. In 1941, Citizen Kane tricked audiences into wondering for the entire movie what Charles Foster Kane’s (Orson Welles) final word, “Rosebud,” meant. At the end of the movie, they learn it was a beloved sled from his innocent youth, things he had lost a long time ago. 

Bernard Is A Host - Westworld

Jeffery Wright’s performance as Bernard in Westworld was one of the brightest spots on an uneven show. Audiences loved him and when it turned out he was a “host”, it was mindblowing for many. As is the nature of shows like Westworld plenty of people “called it” in online discussions, and there were clues to Bernard’s true nature, but for the rest of us, it was a real “wow” moment. 

Who Exactly Is Norman Bates? - Psycho

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho created a template for modern horror movies that directors are still following today, to great success. One of the most influential moments in the movie is the reveal at the end just who is Norman Bates’ (Anthony Perkins) mother. Before the end, we just see glimpses of her in windows, and comments by Norman. It’s not until the final scenes that we learn she’s been dead for years and Norman has been dressing like her, or even becoming her? 

Agatha All Along - WandaVision

Another TV show that drops plenty of hints for the big twist is Marvel’s WandaVision. As audiences were left wondering who was behind all the weird things happening in Westview. It turns out, it was Wanda’s neighbor Agnes – or Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) all along. It’s one of the most fun reveals on this list as well. 

The Wizard Is A Conman - ​​The Wizard Of Oz

When Dorothy (Judy Garland) finds herself transported to Oz in The Wizard Of Oz, the only way home, as she understands it, is to visit the Wizard, who can help. Along the way, she meets some friends who all need something from the power Wizard. Of course, when they arrive in the Emerald City, they learn the truth, the Wizard is just a conman. What a nightmare! 

The Bad Place - The Good Place

The reveal at the end of Season 1 of The Good Place is just a lot of fun. It’s not so much of a “holy cow” moment as it is an “I love it! moment. Instead of being in the “good” place, aka Heaven, it turns out Eleanor (Kristen Bell) is in the other place, the “bad” place. 

The Big Reveal - The Crying Game

The Crying Game is an emotional movie that takes place during The Troubles in Northern Ireland, but it’s the reveal that Dil (Jaye Davidson) is transgender. Davidson, who retired after only acting in two movies, won all kinds of awards for the role that shocked audiences everywhere, but in retrospect, opened up a new, better, more honest understanding of transgender people. 

Sharon Lives - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

It’s pure Quentin Tarantino to reveal a twist that not only changes the movie, but history itself. He did in Inglourious Basterds with the death of Hitler and he does it again, perhaps to better effect, in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. Instead of Charlie Manson and his crazy followers killing Sharon Tate (Margot Robbie), Dalton, and Booth unwittingly save her by distracting the family. 

Waking Up In A Different Show - Newhart

Newhart in the ‘80s was Bob Newhart’s second sitcom that hit big, after The Bob Newhart Show in the ‘70s. Although neither show was connected at all, with Newhart playing completely different characters, in a different place, they both came together in the final episode when Bob Newhart awakens in bed, on his old show, revealing the second show was all just a dream of his first character. People talked about it for weeks. 

John Doe’s Plan Is Revealed - Se7en

Se7en is a movie that sticks with you long after the credits roll. Kevin Spacey’s performance as the serial killer John Doe is perfect, and it all comes together in the end when he finally reveals his grand plan. Audiences never expected David’s (Brad Pitt) wife, Tracy (Gwenyth Paltrow) to be as involved as she was and what a tragedy it is, setting in motion the end of Doe’s plan, to make David “wrath” and himself as “envy.”

The Whole Family Is In On It - Get Out

Jordan Peele got everyone talking about his directorial debut Get Out when it was revealed to the audience that not only were Rose’s (Allison Williams) parents performing twisted experiments on African-Americans, but Rose herself was involved, tricking her boyfriend Chis (Daniel Kaluuya) into going home with her to be a victim. Always question things when they seem off.

Helly’s Outie Is An Insider - Severance

One of the most talked about shows of 2022 was Apple TV+’s Severance. Questions abound throughout the first season, but what makes the twist so good is that it’s a huge reveal, that viewers didn’t even know they needed to know. Helly’s (Britt Lower) “outie” is in fact part of the family that is responsible for the twisted company’s project in the basement. 

The Narrator Is Tyler Durden - Fight Club

David Fincher is a master of late reveals and his movie Fight Club, based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk, is no exception. Though the movie was a box office disappointment it’s since become a quintessential cult film. It’s a mindblowing moment when you put together that Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) is just an alter-ego of The Narrator (Edward Norton).

Dan Is Blogger - Gossip Girl

For six seasons, fans wondered who was behind the Gossip Girl blog in Gossip Girl. Finally, after years of speculation, it’s revealed that Dan (Penn Badgley) is actually the voice behind the screen, despite being voiced by Kristen Bell throughout the show. Of course, other characters filled the role of the Gossip Girl, but Dan was the man, it turned out. 

Leland Palmer Killed Laura - Twin Peaks

The central mystery of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks is the murder of Laura Palmer. For one and a half seasons, it’s all the fans talked about it. When it was finally revealed in Season 2 that it was Laura’s father, Leland who did the deed. David Lynch wasn't happy with Season 2, but audiences loved it. 

It’s All In The Title - The Game

The Game is not one of David Fincher’s most talked about movies, but it should be. It has a fantastic, mindblowing reveal at the end when Nicholas (Michael Douglas) learns that all the craziness that he’s been through is all part of an elaborate game set up by his brother (Sean Penn). The rush for the characters and fans of the movies is intense when we learn the truth together. 

It’s People - Soylent Green

Soylent Green is a movie that is almost exclusively known for its plot twist. In a dystopian future, people subsist on a food called Soylent Green. It’s a mysterious food that in the end, is revealed to be human. Soylent Green is people! It’s become part of pop culture, but it’s a movie few people have actually watched. 

Parasite

The South Korean drama Parasite took the world by storm upon its release and a big reason why is the fantastic twist. On its surface (literally) the movie is a comment on the class struggle in South Korea, but below, it's a wild story about a poor family literally living in the basement of a wealthy family's house. The reveal is truly mindblowing and what sets it apart from other films dealing with the struggle. 

Earth Isn’t All That - Battlestar Galactica

For the first three seasons of Battlestar Galactica, the last remaining humans searched for their home Earth while battling the Cylons along the way. In the final episode of the penultimate season, they finally arrive home, ending their journey. When a group from the Galactica travel down, however, they find the planet in ruins, and uninhabitable due to nuclear radiation from a war centuries earlier. It’s a devastating moment, but in the end, they do find a home. 

The Deed Was Done - Memento

Director Christopher Nolan’s Momento has a lot of twists and turns, given the nature of the film, as Leonard (Guy Pearce) searches for his wife’s killer and the structure of the film's forward and backward timeline. When Leonard finally puts the pieces together, he finds that he got vengeance a year early and had been manipulated by Teddy (Joe Pantoliano) to do dirty work for him. Teddy becomes Leonard’s next target. 

Irene Is Moriarty - Elementary

In Elementary, Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) has an ongoing battle with Jane Moriarty (Natalie Dormer) and often feels the pain of his lost love with Irene Adler. The twist is that Irene and Jane are, in fact, the same person. The relationship between them is very complicated and continues through the run of the show to present problems for Sherlock. 

Modern Times - The Village

M. Night Shyamalan's The Village has one of the better twists in the director’s filmography. The movie is set in 19th-century America, or so we think. The elders of the titular village do everything they can to keep the people in the village because only they know that it’s actually the 21st Century.

Jason’s Mom - Friday The 13th

In one of the all-time great plot twists in horror movie history, Jason Vorhees, the killer of summer campers is not actually Jason, but his mother. She is bent on murdering the campers to avenge her son’s death years earlier. 

The Marvel Cinematic Universe found a new place to expand when Disney+ launched and the franchise has become a major pillar of the original content available on the service. We’ve seen an incredible number of series since WandaVision debuted almost three years ago. Not everybody has been a fan of the way Marvel shows have been introduced, but one Marvel producer promises some changes that will likely make some of those fans happy.

Disney CEO Bob Iger himself says Marvel has been producing too much content in recent years. While there are still plenty of upcoming Marvel series on Disney+, it seems clear there is a plan to slow everything down. 

One of the things that have set MCU series on Disney+ apart from most television is that except for Loki and the animated anthology series What If…?, we have yet to see a second season of anything. Marvel Studios producer Brad Winderbaum explained during the recent press event with Marvel's Echo cast (via Comicbook.com) that this was originally by design, as Marvel produced TV the same way it made movies. Winderbaum explained…

For the most part, all these MCU series haven’t just felt like limited series; that’s exactly what they’ve been. We’re not expecting additional seasons of anything that has come out in the last three years. This is a problem for anybody who truly loved any particular show because while we might see those characters again, we shouldn’t expect a WandaVision Season 2 or more from Falcon and the Winter Soldier. 

However, Brad Winderbaum says that the plan for Marvel series is changing going forward, and rather than telling complete stories and moving on, the shows will act more like traditional television, with character arcs and stories being left open for the possibility of more. This will also help differentiate MCU series from the big screen movies. He continued… 

While not stated specifically, this makes it sound like more Marvel shows will be made with the intention of creating multiple seasons, rather than just going the one-and-done route. Echo may be one of the first shows to benefit from this new methodology. The show is the first of what’s being called Marvel Spotlight, a designation that indicates the show isn’t meant to be a big part of the larger MCU, and will focus on more “street level” stories. As such, Echo could be a show that could easily run multiple seasons, at its own pace, without having to worry about what else is happening in the franchise.  

In a world that is surrounded by some of the best television shows ever, from the best programs on Netflix to the best series on Max, there have been plenty that have won Outstanding Drama, Comedy or Limited or Anthology Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards. A few I could think of are Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Ted Lasso, Modern Family and many more. 

There are also so many shows that have never won any of these awards. Despite their impressive reputations or stellar casts, these 32 shows have never won Best Series in any category at the Emmys. Prepare to have your mind blown.

This Is Us 

This Is Us was a famous NBC show known for its brilliant storytelling and episodes that always found a way to make you cry. It was led by a brilliant This Is Us cast which included Sterling K. Brown (who won an Emmy for this show), Milo Ventimiglia and more. Somehow, the series never won Outstanding Drama at the Emmys. What's even worse is Mandy Moore never won an Emmy for her portrayal of the matriarch of the Pearson family. That, in itself, is a sin. 

Shameless

Yes, I know that in the later years of Shameless, the episodes didn't feel the same without Emmy Rossum as part of the fearless Shameless cast. However, the first few seasons of the dramedy became some of the best television at the time – and one of the best Showtime shows. And still, it never won Outstanding Comedy. 

Enlightened 

Enlightened only ran for two seasons, but they were full of great acting, a fun story, and so much more. Plus, it was led by the legend Laura Dern. The series, however, was never nominated for Outstanding Comedy. The only nomination that came through was for Dern, and she didn't win. 

The Walking Dead

Say what you want about The Walking Dead, but as someone who watched all eleven seasons of the show, those first five were excellent television. The only praise this show ever got in the Emmy world was for its visual and practical effects on the zombies – but the acting and the show as a whole? It went completely over the heads of those who chose the nominations. 

Dickinson 

Dickinson was one of the best Apple TV+ original shows. I fully believe this series was never nominated for Outstanding Comedy because it flew under the radar at first as one of the streaming platforms' first series. Hailee Steinfeld at least should have garnered a nomination, but there was no love for this series. 

Parks And Recreation

You're probably shocked to see this on the list, but Parks and Recreation never won a single Emmy Award. The show was top-rated and well-known for its talented Parks and Recreation cast, but not even Amy Poehler won the Emmy for her lead performance in the show. And the series, while nominated twice for Outstanding Comedy, never won.  

Dexter

I still believe Dexter is worth rewatching despite its later seasons being less than stellar. But the first four seasons of Dexter are classic TV. The plot twists are great, the acting is fantastic, and the backstory behind the serial killer is one of the best in Showtime history. While the series was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series several times, it never won. 

The Wire

I know. The Wire is one of the best shows in HBO history and television in general. And yet, somehow, the series never won any Emmy awards. It was never even nominated for Outstanding Drama. The only praise the Television Academy ever gave it was in the form of its writing – which was excellent, understandably – but come on, only that? 

The Brady Bunch

This sitcom from the 1970s is considered one of the most well-known and created several spinoffs. It also spawned one of the best-known TV catchphrases ever ("Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"), yet somehow, this series was never nominated for Outstanding Comedy -- or a single other Emmy award.

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders has gained a lot more popularity over the last few years thanks to the growing stardom of Cillian Murphy from the Oppenheimer cast, but this show was one of the best the BBC had to offer. It featured several other major stars too, like Anya Taylor-Joy, Tom Hardy, Sam Claflin, and many more, and it was a fantastic story. But it was never nominated for a single Primetime Emmy Award. I'm upset even writing that down. 

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is one of those shows that has ebbed and flowed in quality. Some doctors have been great, others have been forgettable. But you can't deny the impact this series has had and the stories it tells with its most excellent doctors. And yet, Doctor Who has never been recognized in terms of acting, writing, or anything at the Emmys. The only nomination it ever got was for Outstanding Derivative Interactive Program in 2020.  

Better Call Saul

When Better Call Saul was confirmed after Breaking Bad, many believed it would never live up to its predecessor. Still, the prequel series about Saul Goodman was almost as good as the original – and to some, it's even better. But while Better Call Saul was nominated several times for Outstanding Drama, it has never won. 

Hannibal

Hannibal was a tremendous psychological horror-thriller that aired for three seasons and told stories that would blow the minds of anyone who watched it. It was scary and psychological and everything you could want – but it was never nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. 

New Girl

I loved New Girl and will rewatch it over and over again, but it seems like the Emmys forgot about the popular sitcom series after its first season. New Girl was only nominated for a few awards in 2012, not even for Outstanding Comedy Series. After that, it wasn't nominated again. 

Parenthood 

Parenthood lasted six seasons and had some of the best writing about modern-day family life. It is a more dramedy version of Modern Family. But the only person who ever got recognition for the show at the Emmys was Jason Ritter, and that was for a guest appearance on the series. 

Chuck

Starring Zachary Levi, Chuck was the spy drama that everyone enjoyed when it first came out in 2007, and it lasted for five seasons. But despite the show's fun nature and entertaining stories, it was never nominated for Outstanding Comedy. Its stunt work did receive some praise, though. 

The Good Place

This one surprised me when I found out, but The Good Place and The Good Place cast have never won an Emmy award. The show was nominated for 14, including Outstanding Comedy Series, but aside from that, it has never actually won an award. Considering the love this show got, that's very shocking – almost as much as the twist in Season 1. 

Narcos

Narcos was one of those crime drama TV shows that took the world by storm and has only gained more popularity over the last several years, especially with Pedro Pascal's rise to fame. But the series, which told the story of Pablo Escobar, was only ever nominated for Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and never for Outstanding Drama. 

Chappelle's Show

Dave Chappelle is hands down one of the most influential voices in comedy and sketch television. Chappelle's Show is an excellent example of that, showcasing the comedian in some of the funniest sketches of the 21st century. However, the series was never nominated for Outstanding Comedy. It was, however, nominated for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series but didn't win. 

The Flight Attendant 

Kaley Cuoco is known for her role in the Big Bang Theory cast, but it's a sin that people don't talk about her incredible performance in The Flight Attendant more. And while she and the show were nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, it never won. 

Daredevil

Daredevil was one of the best Marvel TV shows on Netflix, lasting for three seasons and telling authentic superhero stories that didn't seem as intense as aliens invading from the galaxy. Instead, it was a much more grounded show with excellent battle sequences. But despite its popularity, Daredevil was never nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. Maybe Daredevil: Born Again will earn that privilege – only time will tell. 

Married…With Children

Married…with Children was one of the best sitcoms of the late 1980s to 1990s, lasting ten years and eleven seasons, and it brought up one of the best-known names in comedic television, Ed O'Neill. But this series, despite its long run, never won a single Emmy Award. Talk about the definition of snub. 

Station Eleven

Station Eleven was a miniseries that came out of Max (previously HBO Max), an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Emily St. John Mandel, and was one of the best post-apocalyptic TV shows out there. However, while the miniseries received praise, it was not nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

WandaVision

There was a rumor that WandaVision would be a multi-season series, but it was put into the Emmys as Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Of all the MCU shows on Disney+, the show was a huge hit but didn't win at the Emmys. 

The Leftovers

The Leftovers was an excellent supernatural series that showed what would happen when 2% of the world's population suddenly vanished without a trace. The series was popular and featured a fascinating story. But the show was never nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. 

Perry Mason

Perry Mason is an HBO series people adored, but it didn't live as long as it should have, because it was canceled by Max after Season 2. On top of that sad news, it hasn't been nominated for Outstanding Drama at all. The only people who have received praise are Matthew Rhys and John Lithgow, both of whom have only been nominated and not won.

Star Trek

While the Star Trek franchise has gone on for many years, the original Star Trek series (the one that pioneered and started it all) was never nominated for a single Emmy Award. This show, which meant so much to so many people, didn't even get to compete in this prestigious awards competition. But no matter – we'll always live long and prosper without an Emmy win. 

Jane The Virgin

I know it's rare for some of the best CW shows to get nominated for Primetime Emmys, but Jane the Virgin should have been a contender. The series features an original idea, bold storytelling, and the impressive Jane the Virgin cast. And yet, the Emmys never gave it the praise it deserved. In fact, only the narrator was nominated. 

BoJack Horseman

There are some excellent adult animated shows on Netflix, and BoJack Horseman stands out as one of them. The series is a realistic telling of what it's like to fall out of the spotlight in Hollywood and what can happen to people. Despite its acclaim, the series was never nominated for Outstanding Comedy at the Emmys. It did get two nominations for Outstanding Animated Program, but it deserved Comedy. 

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

I could not think of a better example of a show that deserved way more Emmy love than Buffy the Vampire Slayer in its earlier seasons. The show, led by Sarah Michelle Gellar, is a staple in supernatural television. However, it has yet to receive a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.

Oz

Oz is considered one of the best TV shows ever, taking place in a men's prison and following the stories of prisoners over six seasons. However, despite its reputation and impact on TV, it was never nominated for Outstanding Drama. The only actor who was nominated in the series was Charles S. Dutton for a guest appearance on the show. 

Mindhunter

Mindhunter, starring Jonathan Groff, was an excellent TV show on Netflix from director David Fincher, and everyone was sad when Season 3 was confirmed never. The series was fantastic and featured storytelling unlike any other. But despite its fresh tales and incredible acting, Mindhunter was never nominated for Outstanding Drama. It's such a shame. 

Even more TV shows have never won these types of Emmys, but these are just some of the first that come to mind. But now, I know I need to rewatch some of these to give them the love they deserve – or have fun showing them to others—time for a binge-fest. 

WandaVision holds the distinction of being the first Marvel Studios show to appear on the Disney+ streaming service, taking advantage of the longer-form storytelling afforded a show with episodes. When all is said and done, WandaVision probably remains the best Marvel TV show available on the service. That’s because of the amount of care that went into the replication of the classic sitcoms the show pays homage to because of Wanda’s breakdown. One of the programs referenced by WandaVision was Bewitched, and now I’m learning that a classic Bewitched location was used on the Marvel production. 

In WandaVision, Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) is coping with the grief caused by the loss of Vision (Paul Bettany), who was murdered by Thanos (Josh Brolin) in Avengers: Infinity War. Escaping her sadness, Wanda creates an alternate existence that casts her and Viz as sitcom characters in a world lifted directly from the sitcoms of the 70s, 80s and 90s. To capture the look and feel, WandaVision’s production team took over the legendary Blondie Street in Burbank, California. 

Blondie Street offered numerous house facades along a tree-lined street in Los Angeles that played host to Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, and The Waltons over the years. The look of Blondie Street is one that fueled most of our childhoods, which made it a perfect location for some of the filming on WandaVision. During an exclusive interview with set director Kathryn Orlando, she spoke to CinemaBlend about the importance of that location and what it brought to the show, telling us:

WandaVision used Blondie Street for the exteriors around Westview, the fictional town that Wanda creates out of whole cloth. The details to the sitcom homages were miraculous, and helped WandaVision earn three Emmy awards (including its win for set and production design). Decisions like that help to create the sitcom authenticity of the program, and immerse us in Wanda’s vision – which is essential to the plot of the show. If you are watching the Marvel movies in order, you get to WandaVision after Avengers: Endgame, so the repercussions of that movie resonate in this series. To embrace Wanda’s grief, we have to buy into her illusion. And that means filming on locations such as this.

You can go back to appreciate the work that went into WandaVision now that the Collector’s Edition is available on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and Blu-ray Steelbook. Grab your copy, and then start preparing for the wave of upcoming Marvel movies that will be pushing the Multiverse Saga forward in the coming years.

One of the most intriguing shows on the schedule of upcoming Marvel shows is Agatha: Darkhold Diaries. Concrete details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe addition are relatively scarce at this point, excluding the fact that it’s gone through multiple name changes. Thankfully, for fans, two of the series’ executive producers have provided some keen thoughts on this supernatural entry in the canon. Not only did the EPs provide some insight into how the production got off the ground, but one also shared a perfect take on how Kathryn Hahn’s titular protagonist would feel about such a production.

Jac Schaeffer, who was the creator of WandaVision, is once again in the big chair for Agatha: Darkhold Diaries. And rejoining her for this endeavor is Mary Livanos, another Marvel Studios veteran. Schaeffer signed a multi-year, overall deal with Disney and 20th Television after her Emmy-winning show aired and was seemingly eager to land on her MCU follow-up. As she explained in a behind-the-scenes video that Marvel posted to YouTube,  it took her some time to land on an idea. Interestingly enough, though there was a throughline within those pitches: 

Agatha Harkness made her MCU debut in WandaVision under the guise of “Agnes” – Wanda Maximoff and Vision’s nosy neighbor in Westview, New Jersey. She eventually revealed her true identity to Wanda and essentially helped the Avenger realize her inherent magical abilities. The two ultimately dueled, with the Scarlet Witch winning out due to her possession of “chaos magic.” She subsequently bound Agatha to the “Agnes” persona using a spell, leaving her future, at the time, uncertain. 

The acclaimed miniseries (which is available to stream using a Disney+ subscription) was popular for more than a few reasons, and Kathryn Hahn’s performance as Agatha was definitely one of them. The actress’ wickedly sweet presence and her performance of the Emmy-winning song “Agatha All Along.” So many probably weren’t too surprised that the folks at Marvel Studios wanted to spin her off. Mary Livanos, who’s also produced Captain Marvel and The Marvels, went on to discuss the creative team’s eagerness to expand on her story. Livanos also cheekily mentioned how the witch herself would feel about being on a spinoff after her TV adventures with Vision and Wanda:

Details on said production are mostly under wraps at this point, as not much is known about the Agatha show. Though people do have their theories (even one regarding the series’ various name changes). What is known with certainty is that Kathryn Hahn will be joined by an excellent line-up of stars that includes Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Patti LuPone and more. While there are still unknown variables, I’m confident that Jac Schaeffer, Mary Livanos and co. are crafting a show that fans (and Agatha) would enjoy. 

If you haven’t already, you should stream WandaVision, as it remains amongst the best shows on Disney+. Also, keep an eye on the 2024 TV schedule so you’ll know when a premiere date is set for Agatha: Darkhold Diaries.

Kicking off the Marvel Cinematic Universe's television venture, WandaVision marked a groundbreaking moment, earning its place as one of the best Marvel shows. Serving as the epitome of water-cooler television, it sparked discussions and rampant theories about the identity of the show's ultimate antagonist. While the connection between "Agnes" and Agatha Harkness became evident early in the series, a web of intrigue surrounded the possibility of the demonic Mephisto orchestrating events, fueling the speculation and fan-driven narratives. While all the fan speculating was fun, according to director Matt Shakman, those theories missed the mark entirely. Now I have questions about all the fan speculation surrounding the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Fantastic Four.

WandaVision was a successful venture, elevating lesser-known Marvel characters with a blend of emotion and humor. However, its enduring impact lies in the fan theories that ultimately fell flat. Devoted superhero enthusiasts combed through each frame, anticipating the appearance of Mephisto, Marvel's version of the Devil, a pivotal character in the comics run that inspired the show. The absence of the evil baddie triggered a virtual uprising in certain internet circles. Speaking with Inverse, The Great veteran director addressed all that Mephisto speculation head-on, providing insight into the creative decisions behind WandaVision and putting to rest the notion that the villain was ever part of the plan. In his words:

While Mephisto didn't appear in WandaVision, the persistent rumor mill continues, now linking Sacha Baron Cohen to the part in the upcoming Disney+ series Ironheart. Though not explicitly noted as playing Mephisto, Cohen is cryptically referred to as the "Mystery Man" in Marvel's filing with the U.S. Copyright Office, and with Shakman calling him a great character, we know that fan speculation is bound to run rampant about the fan-favorite bad guy’s future. 

Taking charge of The Fabulous First Family in August 2022, Matt Shakman finds himself amid various speculations regarding the superhero team. In August 2023, rumors arose about Matt Smith portraying Reed Richards, but recent buzz leans toward Pedro Pascal as the virtually confirmed Mr. Fantastic. A month before the Smith rumors, Vanessa Kirby expressed her enthusiasm for possibly playing Sue Storm, an "honor" she noted after rumored discussions with Marvel. This ongoing fan speculation adds anticipation to the It’s Always Sunny In Philadephia alum’s take on the long-running superhero family.

Shakman dropped hints about his highly-anticipated project, the subject of intense speculation since Marvel merged with 20th Century Fox. While the director remains tight-lipped, one certainty is his genuine dedication to the FF, intending to draw inspiration from the comic book history.

So much to unpack and wonder about, right? As fans eagerly await the arrival of the House of Ideas’ first dysfunctional super family to hit the screens, we have to wait until Phase 6 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to find out what fan theories might hold weight with this property. 

For now, we do know it is scheduled to be released in theaters on May 2, 2025. Assumedly, Matt Shakman’s balancing act between honoring source material and delivering unexpected narratives is poised to make a significant impact. In the meantime, the internet’s speculative frenzy shows no signs of slowing down, adding to the excitement surrounding Marvel’s next big venture.

Watch the first two Fox-produced Fantastic Four films with a Disney+ subscription for a nostalgia trip. Alternatively, experience a darker version with Josh Trank’s 2015 film with a Max (formerly HBO Max) plan. 

Matt Shakman is a director who knows his way around all kinds of genres, from comedies like It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to dramas like The Good Wife. In recent years though, he’s been able to leave his stamp on more fantastical stories, which includes helming two episodes of Game of Thrones, the entirety of WandaVision and, most recently, the first two episodes of Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Next up, Shakman is set to direct the upcoming Marvel movie Fantastic Four, and he gave his thoughts to CinemaBlend on how Godzilla and the MonsterVerse franchise have the same appeal as Marvel characters.

Monarch premiered its first two episodes last week, throwing Apple TV+ subscribers into the post-Godzilla time period when the public has only recently learned about the existence of the Titans. I spoke with Shakman prior to this latest MonsterVerse installment’s arrival, and one of the first questions I asked him was how his experience on Monarch compared to the work he did in the MCU with WandaVision (which, like most of the Marvel movies in order and the MCU’s other TV offerings, can be streamed with a Disney+ subscription). This was his response:

With Godzilla debuting in 1954 and what would become the modern Marvel Comics mythology beginning with the Fantastic Four’s introduction in 1961, both these franchises have had decades to pull in dedicated fans like Matt Shakman. But with the passing of time also comes numerous opportunities for talent like himself to reimagine these properties for contemporary audiences, and WandaVision was Shakman’s first opportunity to do that in the superhero realm. Then there’s Monarch, which both delivers the Titan-fueled action (which included the opening Skull Island sequence involving John Goodman in the first episode) and is focused on telling that human story unfolding in the 1950s and the 2010s. It’s the best of both worlds, and while working alongside showrunner Chris Black and executive producer Matt Fraction, Shakman was able to give this new MonsterVerse chapter a strong start.

Later on in our conversation, I brought up with Shakman how Monarch: Legacy of Monsters looks to be a fresh entrance into the Godzilla mythology, which has been interpreted by many different storytellers over the years, and then noted how the Fantastic Four has also passed through many hands. As such, I was curious about if there was anything he learned from working on Monarch that he plans to apply to his Fantastic Four reboot, and he responded:

Matt Shakman was confirmed to be directing Fantastic Four in September 2022, though reentering the MCU required him to exit Star Trek 4. Josh Friedman wrote the most recent draft of the script, and while no specific plot details have been revealed yet, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige did say that the reboot won’t be an origin story. The Fantastic Four haven’t had the easiest time on film, particularly with the 2015 movie bombing both critically and commercially, but Shakman sounds confident that he can do Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing and The Human Torch justice. More importantly, he knows many more people will be able to put their spin on Godzilla as the decades pass, and the same will be done with Marvel characters.

Fantastic Four is currently dated for May 2, 2025 and is still expected to be the first Phase Six movie. As for the MonsterVerse, new episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters premiere on Fridays, and the franchise’s next movie, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, is slated on the 2024 release schedule for April 12.

In early 2021, Marvel Studios kicked off its rollout of Marvel TV shows available exclusive to Disney+ subscribers with WandaVision, with Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany naturally reprising their roles. One of the other familiar faces who returned for this story was Randall Park’s Jimmy Woo, who came to Westview, New Jersey to track down a missing witness in protection, but by the time WandaVision concluded, we never learned the identity of this witness. Nearly three years later, it pleases me that this mystery has finally been answered thanks to a deleted scene being released titled “Ankle Bracelet.”

Taking place during “The Series Finale” after the Hex surrounding Westview has collapsed, this deleted WandaVision scene shared by IGN shows Jimmy speaking to one of his fellow FBI agents about keeping an eye out for the missing witness since they still need him to testify. Jimmy muses it should be easier to spot him now that “everything’s back to normal,” but as he walks off to another area of town, we see that this witness is none other than Evan Peters’ Ralph Bohner, the actor who filled in as Pietro Maximoff while Westview was under the Hex.

While many MCU fans thought Peters might’ve actually been playing a tweaked version of Wanda’s actual brother, who was previously played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson in Avengers: Age of Ultron, given that he played Quicksilver in three of Fox’s X-Men movies, it turned out that Ralph Bohner was just a Westview resident being enchanted by Agatha Harkness’ dark magic to mess with Wanda’s head. But with the Hex gone and Agatha reverted back to her Agnes personality, Ralph is now back to his normal self and seen taking some pliers from a firetruck to snap off his monitor bracelet so the FBI can’t track him. Watch the scene for yourself below:

I won’t say the mystery of Jimmy Woo’s witness was something that was occupying a lot of Marvel fans’ minds as we approached the third-year anniversary of when WandaVision began airing, but I for one am glad this matter has finally been settled. As for why this is being released now of all times, that’s because WandaVision is being released on 4K Ultra HD Steelbook and Blu-ray Steelbook on November 28. So just like when you’re watching the Marvel movies in order on home media, you’ll now be able to view an assortment of special features, including deleted scenes like this one. Loki Season 1 and The Mandalorian’s first two seasons are also getting physical releases.

Although WandaVision was a one-and-done affair in the MCU, the aftermath of its events have since been explored in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and The Marvels, and there’s also the newly-titled Agatha: Darkhold Diaries on the way and a Vision Quest series in development. Meanwhile, the superhero franchise will pick back up next year with the release of Echo’s episodes on January 10, and the next of the upcoming Marvel movies is Deadpool 3 for July 26, 2024. As for whether we’ll see Ralph Bohner again, well, perhaps that’s a mystery that’s better left untouched.

Are you looking for something witchy for this Halloween season with the whole family? Because I am – and lucky for us, there truly are some fantastic witchy shows out there for folks of all ages. 

I love Halloween. The best horror movies and TV shows are some of my favorites, and now I have an excuse to watch them all month. I love anything that resembles any spookiness, from monsters to vampires, but something I've always loved the most was witches. I sort of blame that entirely on my tendency to rewatch the Harry Potter franchise, but either way, witches have always been my go-to favorite spooky character. 

And there are plenty of great witch shows out there. There are also some great not-to-scary witch movies to watch too. But what if you're on the market for an excellent witch TV show that you and your kid or teenager could watch without the risk of possibly traumatizing them for life? Well, hold onto your witch hats, because I have eight great shows you should watch to celebrate Halloween. 

Charmed (1998 - 2006)

When anyone thinks of a family-friendly witch show, Charmed is likely at the top of their list. This series, which aired for eight years, follows the story of three sisters who discover they have powers and unite to fight against evil forces that threaten humanity. 

As someone who grew up with a mother who was really into horror movies and witch shows like this, trust me when I say that it is a family-friendly show. I'll admit that it has darker moments, as most witch shows do, but truthfully, I don't remember them as much as an adult. I think it's because I'm so focused on the magic happening that it doesn't faze me – it melds well with the story. 

The Charmed cast is talented, and the magic is fun to watch. It's a long series to check out, and totally worth the hype. 

Stream Charmed on Peacock.

WandaVision (2021)

Yes, I had to put this on here, and I have no regrets. WandaVision is one of the many Disney+ Marvel shows (which we've ranked), and it follows Wanda Maximoff as she lives in a strange neighborhood with Vision that can only be described as sitcoms from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, and beyond, as strange happenings begin to occur. 

I will fully say that you probably need to be at least a little familiar with the MCU before watching this because you need to know Wanda and Vision's story from both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame. But honestly, you don't need to have seen all the Marvel movies in order to appreciate all the fun witchcraft that's featured in it. 

It's an MCU show, so it never gets too dark, and there are plenty of fun and intense moments with exciting visuals that anyone would enjoy. Plus, watching Scarlet Witch is always fun – and let's be honest, this is a show to watch if you love Elizabeth Olsen.

Stream WandaVision on Disney+. 

The Owl House (2020 - 2023)

The Owl House is a fantastic animated series that follows the teenage Luz, who stumbles upon a magical portal that brings her into a world filled with sorcery. Despite not having any magical powers, she trains to be a witch by becoming an apprentice.

This is one of the most family-friendly picks on this list. Not only is it a Disney cartoon with some great animation, but it's also made for tweens and children. However, there is so much to love about The Owl House besides the magic, from the lessons it teaches to the characters that we begin to love as time goes on, and to top it off Luz has a great story behind her. 

Stream The Owl House on Disney+. 

Bewitched (1964 - 1972)

We have to put Bewitched on here. Released during the 1960s, Bewitched starred Elizabeth Montgomery, and it told the story of a witch who winds up marrying a mortal man and tries to leave her magical life behind to live an everyday life, but of course, she runs into hijinks. 

The first few episodes of WandaVision seem inspired by this sitcom, and it's hilarious. I've only seen the first few seasons, but I understand why this show was such a big hit. The jokes are still funny to this day, and the effects – while dated now – are fun. It's such a sweet series – and one anyone can watch. 

Stream Bewitched on Tubi. 

Sabrina: The Teenage Witch (1996 - 2003)

This sitcom from the late 1990s that lasted into the early 2000s is based on the Archie Comics series of the same name. Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, starring Melissa Joan Hart, tells the story of young Sabrina Spellman, who finds out she has powers on her 16th birthday, and she must learn to use them now while also living an everyday life. 

Running for seven seasons, this show was a significant hit. While my darker self likes the Netflix adaptation and The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina cast a little more, there is just something about this series that is so sweet. From the spells to Hart's performance to even Salem, the talking cat, I can understand why this was such a big hit. I probably would have loved this – had I been alive at the time to watch it.

Stream Sabrina: The Teenage Witch on Hulu.

Wednesday (2022 - Present)

Wednesday is one of the biggest shows on Netflix. The series is a spinoff of The Addams Family, focusing on Wednesday Addams when she attends a new school called Nevermore. While there, she runs into trouble almost immediately after she walks through the gates and starts investigating a possible plot against her father from years ago. 

While I know Wednesday isn't entirely witchy, plenty of aspects are magical, from the monsters to the school to even the shapeshifters we get to meet. And truthfully, this show is a great family-friendly series to watch. I viewed it with my entire family, and I even know others who have children, barely seven years old, who love this series. It's great for everyone – and now, we need to wait for Wednesday Season 2. 

Stream Wednesday on Netflix.

Wizards Of Waverly Place (2007 - 2012)

I had to put this here, because this is honestly one of my favorite witch shows ever out there, and we have to talk about it!

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel show that follows a group of siblings who live in New York City and have magical powers. Throughout the series, they must learn how to use them to the best of their ability to compete to find out who gets to keep them down the line. 

This show was my childhood for so many reasons. First, you should watch it if you love Selena Gomez because she stars in it, but this show is also so funny for no reason. I rewatched it, and I still found it just as amusing as an adult, if not more so, because I understand more of the jokes. The magic adds to the fun – and yes, I am still waiting on a Wizards of Waverly Place reunion. 

Stream Wizards of Waverly Place on Disney+. 

Once Upon A Time (2011 - 2018)

Last but not least, we have Once Upon a Time. This show mainly follows the character Emma Swan and her son, Henry, who discover that the townspeople of their new home are fantasy characters. Their world is then split up into two different ones – the real world and the fantasy world. 

This show doesn't have as much of a "witchy" vibe as some others, it brims with fantasy and there are lots of characters with magical powers, offering plenty of fantastical moments to captivate kids and adults. Furthermore, this show brings famous fairy tales to life, making it worth checking out if you have kids who adore Disney characters.

Stream Once Upon A Time on Disney+. 

There are so many great family-friendly witchy shows out there, but these are just some of my picks. And who knows – you might find a show you will love forever. Now, if you don't mind me, it's time to keep waiting for any updates on the next season of Wednesday. 

It’s been more than two and a half years since Disney+'s first Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series debuted in the form of WandaVision. Since then we’ve seen eight more shows join the ranks, with each one continuing the MCU’s storytelling in new and interesting ways. 

With Loki on the verge of returning, and the first of the live-action MCU series to get a second season, we thought it would be nice to take a look back at the shows that started it all in a new regular series leading to the debut of Loki Season 2. So let's start with the first series, which might still be the MCU’s most creative and unique project. Here’s a look at WandaVision and a few of the things about the show’s production that you might not be aware of. 

Dick Van Dyke Was Consulted To Help Make The First Episode Authentic 

WandaVision’s main conceit sees the two title characters living their lives through a series of iconic sitcom tropes, with each episode being set in a different era. In addition to making each episode look like the proper sitcom style, the filmmakers wanted each episode to be created as faithfully to that style as possible. So for example, practical wire effects were used to recreate Wanda’s magic in the early episodes rather than digital effects.

Director Matt Shakman and Keven Feige even went so far as to enlist the great Dick Van Dyke so they could pick his brain and learn as much as they could about how The Dick Van Dyke Show had been brought to life. The three had lunch at Disneyland’s iconic Club 33.

Paul Bettany Was Colored Blue To Make Vision Work In Black And White 

Costumes in the MCU are often interesting because so many of them are created with CGI more than they are actual outfits. Traditionally Vision is one of those characters, with his on-set look being designed for motion capture rather than being an actual wardrobe. However, Bettany usually looks like his head has been painted red when he’s playing Vision, but for WandaVision, he was blue.

Shots from the WandaVision set from the first two episodes of the show, when Vision is looking like his android self rather than just looking human, reveal that his face was colored blue. This was apparently done because for the episodes that were shot in black and white, the red didn’t end up looking right, but the blue translated to black and white much better. 

 Kat Dennings’ Darcy Almost Had A Very Different Role 

WandaVision saw the return of not only the title characters to the MCU, but also a couple of fan-favorite supporting players, namely Randall Park’s Agent Woo and Kat Dennings' Darcy. In the series, Darcy gets drafted into service to investigate “the hex” because she now has a Ph. D in astrophysics since last we saw her, but originally her connection to the story was a bit more mundane.

Showrunner Jac Shaeffer revealed that in early drafts of the first episode, Darcy is retrieving an old TV set that she had pawned after her grandma had been snapped out of existence, but was now back and apparently wondering where all her stuff was. It’s when Darcy plugs in the old TV that she discovers the broadcast from the Hex.  

Teyonah Parris Didn’t Know What She Was Auditioning For 

Secrecy is a well-known staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Steps are always taken to help ensure that details about upcoming movies are not revealed too early. In the case of WandaVision this meant that when Teyonah Parris auditioned for the role of Monica Rambeau, she actually had no idea what she was auditioning for.

Paris explained in the Assembled making-of special on Disney+ that she knew she was auditioning for something Marvel-related, but beyond that, it was all a mystery. She was sent asides from the '70s-era episode of WandaVision, which obviously didn’t look too much like anything she would have expected to see from the MCU. She was told that it was okay to overact, and she did what she called “some very great overacting.” Marvel clearly loved it, so they offered her the part. Of course, then she had to ask what the part actually was. 

Paul Bettany Took One Of WandaVision’s Props Home 

It’s not uncommon for actors to be given, or simply to take certain props from the set home with them. Paul Bettany did just that with WandaVision. However, rather than taking home a particular costume, he instead walked off with a bust of Vision, which he apparently uses to freak out his guests. 

The Vision bust was created so the crew could light the set properly whenever he wasn’t actually available. Bettany decided to take it home with him, and it now resides in his country house, sitting on the toilet for guests to discover when they come to visit. 

Doctor Strange Was Going To Cameo To Set Up Multiverse Of Madness 

WandaVision became an important piece in the Marvel Cinematic Universe not only as the first Disney+ Marvel series, but because the story of Wanda Maximoff in the show connects directly to what happens to her next in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. There were initially plans to have Benedict Cumberbatch cameo in the series, but it ended up not happening. 

Kevin Feige explained that it was felt that having Doctor Strange show up would have taken away from Wanda’s story, and it sounds like they never found a way to integrate him into the show that wasn’t going to feel tacked on, so the idea was scrapped.  

Emma Caulfield Was Cast In Part Due To Her Buffy Connection, But Only As A Misdirection

The mystery of just what is going on inside WandaVision’s TV-inspired world goes on for most of the series, which leads fans to speculate about just what was happening and who was responsible for it. One early candidate for the guilty party was the character of Dottie, played by Emma Caulfield. Genre TV fans certainly knew her from her regular role as Anya the demon on TV’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and it turns out this was all very much intentional.

Dottie ended up just being another citizen of the town who had their mind controlled by Wanda, but Emma Caulfield says her previous time as a magic-using monster on Buffy was supposed to get viewers thinking that she could turn out to be something more, which would therefore keep the audience further away from figuring out the truth. 

Based on WandaVision’s unique structure and where the MCU has taken the two title characters since then, it seems unlikely that WandaVision Season 2 is something that will ever happen the way it has for Loki. Still, it’s an amazing show which is absolutely worth watching if that’s something you still haven't done yet.

Kevin Feige's MCU kicked off the episodic side of Phase 4 with what could arguably go on to remain Marvel's most accomplished episodic effort, WandaVision, and fans have been eagerly anticipating the reality-breaking drama's direct follow-up set to center on Agatha Harkness, Kathryn Hahn's purple-hued witch. Unfortunately, as we recently reported, Marvel made some big schedule changes, and not only was the spinoff's premiere pushed to pre-Halloween 2024, but the project now has its third official title in Agatha: Darkhold Diaries. And while it would be easy to assume that the relatively frequent name changes are worrisome, I’m wondering if there’s a deeper canonical meaning behind it all.

More specifically, I’m playfully theorizing that Agatha’s nomenclature fluidity is less an issue of Marvel execs jumping (and swapping) the gun, and more the machinations of a comic book character that was front and center for a hellscape of WandaVision speculation: the demonic shapeshifter Mephisto. Though all the conversations and questions about Mephisto were seemingly for naught when it came to Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s one-season series, fans quickly shifted those ideas over to Agatha’s spinoff, given its presumably more direct ties to supernatural and evil entities. (Plus, I’m still hopeful his eventual arrival will lead to WandaVision creatives confirming his influence or presence in certain moments.)

How Would This Mephisto Theory Even Start To Make Sense?

It probably wouldn’t if not for WandaVision’s seventh episode, “Breaking the Fourth Wall,” which revealed Hahn’s character was secretly the iconic Marvel witch all alo…the whole time. In keeping with the season’s classic TV motif, the A+ final sequence set Agatha up as the director and spearheader of a series showcasing Wanda’s life in Westview. Clearly, the precedent for unforeseen puppeteers was set, paving the way for an even more powerful villain to be standing behind the metaphorical curtain.

I don't necessarily think audiences will get another cutesy tongue-in-cheek reveal in which Mephisto shows off his cleverness to the tune of an instantly classic bop. In fact, I don't think it would or should be anywhere near as amusing or meta in that way. On the flipside, I'd want a Mephisto reveal to be far darker and dire for the characters involved. And considering we're talking about Darkhold Diaries here, said darkness is pretty much guaranteed.

What Could The New Title Mean?

Then again, Marvel and Disney+ may be working together to bring Mephisto's reveal into the "real world," as it were, by having the otherworldly entity be the source of Agatha's title changes. Because even though the names have maintained their alliterative nature, each has been that much more serious than the one before. 

• Agatha: House of Harkness - A solid, though vague, title that calls back to the anthology Hammer House of Horrors and similar franchise-encompassing genre projects, as well as Marvel's own House of... titles. 
• Agatha: Coven of Chaos - Also solid, and slightly less middling in its scope, with Coven speaking specifically to the witchiness of it all, and Chaos hinting at more bedlam for the characters.
• Agatha: Darkhold Diaries - This title now directly ties the spinoff to the final moments of WandaVision, and to the still-mysterious Book of the Damned that could bring about some major narrative shifts. 

Given what took place in Doctor Strange in the Muliverse of Madness, in which seemingly all copies of the Darkhold were destroyed, the name change for Agatha could support theories that the new series will be more of a backstory about Kathryn Hahn's character through the centuries, and won't progress her character's story very far beyond when her mind was touched up at the end of WandaVision. Which makes enough sense just based on the fact that Agatha was in possession of the tome ahead of and during the series' events.

But if Agatha: Darkhold Diaries isn't predominantly a prequelized story, and does indeed center on the witch's story following her battle-of-sorts with Wanda, it will probably take a mighty powerful being to figure out a way to bring the Darkhold back into existence, or to have a version of the book that no one else was aware of. I can't readily pretend to know all the Marvel characters who would possess such power, I feel comfortable in saying Feige & Co. could find a way to give Mephisto such qualities.

Mephisto Has Already Been Rumored To Make An Appearance

The first super-promising rumor about Mephisto's impending arrival came in October 2022, when it was grain-of-salt reported that Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen would be taking on the role of the dark lord for the upcoming series Ironheart.  Then, an episode of The Hot Mic with Jeff Sneider and John Rocha from March 2023 presented fans with the reported news of a Mephisto stand-alone special (a la Werewolf By Night) being filmed using sets and locations also being used for Agatha, and that he's also set for a potential appearance in Hahn's show itself.

None of that has ever been confirmed by Marvel, but the company has kept a hyper-tight lip about all things Agatha since the show was first announced. On the one hand, that falls in line with a lot of Marvel's more secrecy-driven projects. But on the other hand, the name changes possibly indicate that changes are also taking place behind the scenes, possibly to give the shapeshifting villain a larger overarching role in Phase 5 projects. And if those changes are being made by Mephisto himself, don't say I didn't tell you.

While exact dates have yet to be revealed by Marvel and other powers that be, fans with a Disney+ subscription will be able to stream Agatha: Darkhold Diaries (or whatever its next name ends up being) in early fall 2024. Feel free to rewatch WandaVision in the hopes of picking up even more threads to pick up and tie to the giant clue board in the basement. 

In recent months we have been starkly reminded about the ephemeral nature of streaming movies and TV. Content created directly for the various streaming platforms largely doesn‘t exist anywhere else, and so, if it gets removed, as has happened recently with both Disney+ and Max, it’s seemingly gone forever. This has caused many to call for physical media releases of popular shows, and this morning we learned several major Marvel and Star Wars productions from Disney+ will be available in that form soon.

To be sure, this is great news. For fans of Loki and The Mandalorian, being able to own the physical discs, to ensure they always have access to their favorite show, is wonderful. And assuming that these Blu-rays sell even moderately well, we can guess that other popular series from Disney+ will eventually get the same treatment. However, now that we’re seeing hit shows from Disney+ get physical releases, next we need to see unpopular shows get the same treatment.

Shows Removed Form Disney+ Need Physical Releases

It’s great that WandaVision will get a physical release. For people who just want to own it, or be absolutely sure that they can watch it if their internet goes out, that’s great, but the fact is that the odds are fairly low that series will ever be pulled from Disney+ for as long as Disney+ exists. However, a lot of content is completely unavailable, and these are the things that really need physical disc treatment. There are fans of Big Shot or Willow, or both like me, that would snap up a collection if it were available because it would be the only way to watch these shows.

It’s not the shows people love that desperately need physical releases, it’s everything else. Even though these shows may not have been super popular, they should still exist. The fact that they weren’t automatically beloved shouldn’t be a death sentence. Lots of shows find audiences much later in life, but that's literally impossible for some shows if they cannot be seen elsewhere. Even the creator of the Willow series was ok, with the show being delisted from Disney+, but only because he felt confident it would be available again one day.

I for one would grab a Blu-ray of Howard, Don Hahn’s wonderful documentary about the life of Little Mermaid composer Howard Ashman, in a second. The film was reportedly on the list of Disney+ content to get the ax before a significant fan backlash seemed to cause Disney to walk it back. I don’t trust that the movie won’t disappear at some point, so even if it isn’t removed soon, I would buy the disc to ensure that I have it.

Of course, the fact that something like The Mysterious Benedict Society was removed from Disney+ because it apparently wasn’t successful enough on the platform would seem to make the possibility of it getting a physical release that much more unlikely. Still, maybe if The Mandalorian and these other shows are successful enough, it will broaden the options that Disney is considering for release.

For all the efforts that Disney+ has made when it comes to producing and releasing new Marvel and Star Wars content, the one area where the company has sorely dropped the ball is in the home entertainment field, where execs have pointedly avoided Blu-ray and DVD releases, in part to drive up the number of Disney+ subscriptions. That era has thankfully come to an end at last — albeit not until “the era of streaming platforms erasing their own original content” — as audiences will at last be able to own physical copies of such breakout hits as WandaVision, Loki, and The Mandalorian for the first time.

Okay, so DVD-specific enthusiasts are still out of luck here, as the three shows listed above will be getting Collector’s Edition 4K UHD and Blu-ray Steelbook releases. Each set with come with all-new packaging and box art, obviously, since there weren’t any previous boxes involved, and will also feature a set of collectible concept art cards. Artist Attila Szarka is responsible for the snazzy designs for each set. 

The first set up for release is Loki: The Complete First Season, which will hit stores on September 26, just in time for fans to catch up before Season 2 hits streaming on October 6. Here’s a rundown of what’s included on the set:

• All 6 Season 1 episodes on 2 discs.
• Designing the TVA – Production Designer Kasra Farahani, and Tom Hiddleston break down all the massive and eye-popping sets from Season 1 while also giving fans a Season 2 sneak peek.
• The Official TVA Orientation Video – Wondering how the TVA timeline works? Clock in and give Miss Minutes' orientation video a watch.
• Gag Reel – You know Loki's stars had a good time filming Season 1, and this gag reel offers up some of the moments where they just couldn't hold in the laughs.
• Deleted Scenes: One features Loki holding Sylvie hostage in a standoff, and one involves another quick appearance from Frog Thor!
• Assembled: The Making of Loki – A closer look at the general production that became the first season of Loki. 

Disney will be releasing more information about the other sets closer to their releases, but at least we do already know when to expect WandaVision's full series drop, as well as the first two seasons of The Mandalorian. Check out all the confirmed dates below:

• Marvel Studios' Loki: The Complete First Season - September 26, 2023
• Marvel Studios’ WandaVision: The Complete Series - November 28, 2023
• Star Wars The Mandalorian: The Complete First Season - December 12, 2023
• Star Wars The Mandalorian: The Complete Second Season - December 12, 2023

For those who either can't wait until the respective release dates, or are worried about forgetting them in the meantime, all four Steelbooks will be available for pre-order starting on August 28, so no worries about those being staggered out. 

Loki's Blu-ray release makes sense timing-wise, given that its highly anticipated second season is the next big release on the streaming service's schedule, with the ongoing industry strikes making the more distant future a bit more uncertain. That said, the news of physical releases is still rather unexpected at this point in the platform's lifetime, especially since it includes the very first MCU series in WandaVision, and the first live-action Star Wars series in The Mandalorian. 

The glass-half-full way to look at this: Disney is starting from the beginning, so that likely means a full list of MCU and Star Wars streaming series are set for physical releases, from Ms. Marvel to Ahsoka (eventually). It's baffling that there aren't 4K versions of all these releases already out there. 

The glass-half-empty way to look at this: Disney is starting to release physical copies of its streaming shows so that it can start clipping more of them out of the library of original content, in order to save money in the long run. The service deleted quite a few original series earlier this year that weren't tethered to MCU continuity or galaxies far, far away (at least not scripted ones), but that doesn't guarantee Marvel and Star Wars' placement for all times. 

For now, let's just remain hopeful that all will be well, and that Tom Hiddleston's Loki will make the timeline so that no streaming services ever needed to get rid of shows for financial purposes, and so that everyone in the industry gets paid well enough to have avoided the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the first place. 

The entertainment industry is currently at an impasse, with the WGA writers strike and SAG-AFTRA actors strike aiming to shift some of the power away from producers. Part of the struggle revolves around getting paid fairly for their achievements, rather than largely dealing with residual checks that amount to nothing. Another complicated piece of the puzzle is the concept of actors’ digital likenesses, and where lines should be drawn concerning how studios handle such replications of extras in Hollywood projects, and how much A.I. technology should be involved. A WandaVision background actor is now claiming that before such conversations started happening in earnest, she and others went through extensive body scans without being told what would happen to their digital forms.

Alexandria Rubalcaba spent four weeks working on the set of WandaVision as a background actor, at which point she and allegedly dozens of other performers were asked by the production crew to go to a nearby tractor trailer, where a complicated set of camera rigs were set up. Speaking with NPR, Rubalcaba said they were each told to stand in the middle of the cameras, which then scanned their faces and bodies for upwards of 15 minutes.

It wasn’t just standing, either, as the 47-year-old actress claims they were given various sets of directions for what to do with their hands and arms, and that they had to act out various emotions with their faces, such as fear and surprise. After all the instructions were handled, the extras’ digital avatars were then created from all the composite data, but that’s where the back-and-forth ended. 

Alexandria Rubalcaba said no one was given any information about what would be done with the digital copies, as far as whether they’d be utilized for shots and scenes with WandaVision, or would be kept on a hard drive only to be pulled out for a completely unrelated project. There’s obviously also the possibility that nothing at all would be done with the replicas, as unlikely as that might seem, given all the trouble that went into getting it all on camera.

Whatever does happen, Rubalcaba said she never voiced any permission for Disney+ or otherwise to use her digital self in any projects, but doesn’t seem like she’d expect to hear from someone if and when her avatar would be used in other capacities, be it a fully human film production or A.I.-generated content. Given that she makes $187 a day as a background actor, per SAG-AFTRA rates, the idea of possibly missing out on jobs and residual payments from digital copy usage is directly tied to her making a living wage. 

Just in case it wasn’t already clear, she doesn’t want any faked iterations of her physical look to be incorporated into any other projects without her knowledge. Here’s how she put it:

To be clear, the act of copying and saving someone’s digital likeness for film and TV (or video game) is nothing new, especially in the era of motion-capture technology. But the difference here is that while Lucasfilm is known to scan their actors for potential use in future projects, generally with the idea that they might be used to reference future iterations, such as Young Luke Skywalker’s return in The Mandalorian. But again, those instances and others (like the Lord of the Rings films) were more up front with the actors about how their likenesses would be used, and it wasn’t so much an issue of non-marquee performers having to worry about seeing uncanny-valley versions of themselves in projects they had nothing to do with. 

As well, there are also those out there who do seem perfectly fine with selling their personal likeness rights so that future projects can use A.I. tricks to "cast" them in roles. Bruce Willis is one such adopter, having sold his rights to the company Deepcake. But will we see more of this happening in the MCU and beyond? With all the variants running around in Loki Season 2, we can only hope all of the actors who worked on the project were compensated accordingly. 

One of the most exciting additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in recent memory for me is Teyonah Parris, whom I have been a fan of since her breakthrough performance in Dear White People almost a decade ago. Thus, I was delighted to find that she was later cast as Monica Rambeau — otherwise known as Spectrum — whom she is reprising in the upcoming Marvel movie, The Marvels. 

However, since we still have a good deal of time before that sequel to Captain Marvel hits theaters in November, let’s take a look what other great Teyonah Parris movies and TV shows we have already had the pleasure of seeing — starting with her most recent hit.

They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

In the 1970s, a hustler (John Boyega), a pimp (Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx), and a sex worker (Parris) team-up to investigate a strange conspiracy involving the discovery that one of them is not exactly who he thinks he is.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris does what she does best (stealing the show) in the role of Yo-Yo in the They Cloned Tyrone cast, for co-writer and director Juel Taylor’s feature debut, which is one of the most inventive, bizarre, and fun, Netflix original movies from 2023.

Stream They Cloned Tyrone on Netflix.

Dear White People (2014) 

Racial tension at a prestigious, predominantly white Ivy League college has a life-changing effect on the live of four Black students of diverse backgrounds.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris first demonstrated her scene-stealing talent in Justin Simien’s stunning satire, Dear White People, as the original actor to play boisterous blogger “Coco,” who was later played by Antoinette Robertson in the underrated Netflix TV series adaptation. 

Stream Dear White People on Amazon Prime.

They Came Together (2014)

A small candy shop owner (Amy Poehler) and a corporate candy company employee (Paul Rudd) recall the story of how they initially hated each other, fell in love, broke up, and all the other cliches from some of the best romantic-comedies.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris let her funny bone run a bit wilder in They Came Together — co-writer and director David Wain’s savage send-up of the romantic-comedy genre — as Wanda, who is best friend’s with Poehler’s character.

Stream They Came Together on Peacock.
Stream They Came Together on Freevee through Amazon.

Mad Men (2007-2015) 

A turbulent inside look at the advertising industry in the 1960s.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: One of Parris’ first big TV gigs was alongside the Mad Men cast in the recurring role of Dawn Chambers, who becomes one of the few Black employees at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce when she is hired as Don Draper’s (Jon Hamm) secretary in Season 5.

Stream Mad Men on AMC+.
Buy Mad Men on Amazon.

Survivor's Remorse (2014-2017)

A young man from Boston (The Boys’ Jessie T. Usher) and his cousin (RonReaco Lee) end up exceeding their infamous neighborhood’s expectations and achieving unimaginable levels of fame and fortune

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris’ first regular role on a TV show was on creator Mike O’Malley and executive producer LeBron James’ Starz original series, Survivor’s Remorse, as Missy Vaughn, the wife of Lee’s character, Reggie.

Stream Survivor's Remorse on Starz.
Buy Survivor's Remorse on Amazon.

Chi-Raq (2015)

A moment of tragedy leads a woman (Parris) and her fellow female peers in a revolt against gang violence in inner-city Chicago by depriving the men in their lives of sexual gratification.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris had the honor of landing her first lead role in a Spike Lee joint — namely the satirical Chi-Raq, which is one of the influential filmmaker’s most socially relevant movies, despite borrowing much of its themes and plot from Aristophanes’ Ancient Greek play, Lysistrata.

Stream Chi-Raq on Amazon Prime.

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

A young pregnant woman (Kiki Layne) bonds with her family and that of her boyfriend (Stephan James) while struggling to prove that he is not guilty of a devastating crime in 1970 New York City.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Yet another great movie that explores race and social justice and features Parris in a touching and passionate performance (as Ernestine Rivers, the sister of Layne’s character, Tish) is If Beale Street Could Talk — writer and director Barry Jenkins’ moving, Oscar-winning adaptation of James Baldwin’s acclaimed romantic novel.

Stream If Beale Street Could Talk on Netflix.
Buy/rent If Beale Street Could Talk on Amazon.

The Photograph (2020)

Sparks fly when a woman (Issa Rae) meets a journalist (LaKeith Stanfield) who is researching the life of her late, famous photographer mother. 

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Another recent, great Black-led romance movie that features Parris in a supporting role is The Photograph — a winning, feel good movie from writer and director Stella Meghie.

Stream The Photograph on Peacock.
Buy/rent The Photograph on Amazon.

Charm City Kings (2020)

A teenager (Jahi Di'Allo Winston) tries to earn a spot among his Baltimore neighborhood’s legendary gang of dirt bike riders.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris also has a memorable supporting role in future Blue Beetle director, Angel Manuel Soto’s breakout feature, Charm City Kings — a dramatized depiction of the events captured in the 2013 documentary, 12 O’Clock Boys — which is has, unfortunately, been removed from Max, but is available for digital rental or purchase.

Buy/rent Charm City Kings on Amazon.

WandaVision (2021) 

A mutant with magic powers (Elizabeth Olsen) and her android lover (Paul Bettany) mysteriously find themselves living in a reality that resembles a classic sitcom setting.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris would make her debut in the role of S.W.O.R.D. agent Monica Rambeau as part of the WandaVision cast for one of Disney+’s most inventive Marvel TV shows yet.

Stream WandaVision on Disney+.

Candyman (2021)

A successful artist (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) becomes inspired and, eventually, strangely obsessed with the gentrified neighborhood he and his girlfriend (Parris) moved into and the urban legend that haunts its tenants.

Why it is one of Teyonah Parris’ best: Parris’ first collaboration with The Marvels director Nia DaCosta was this creepy, refreshingly poignant “requel” to Candyman — Bernard Rose’s acclaimed adaptation of Clive Barker’s short story — which was also produced by Jordan Peele.

Stream Candyman on Amazon Prime. 

As you can see, even before Teyonah Parris became the MCU’s Monica Rambeau, she was already leading a pretty epic career and continues to do so now. Relive all her best moments with this binge.

Spoilers below for HBO Max’s special Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special, so take note if you haven’t yet watched the NSFW chaos.

To the surprise of exactly no one, Harley Quinn pulled off one of the most memorably riotous holiday TV specials possible with its Very Problematic Valentine’s Day Special, which welcomed a few new guest stars, such as Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein, while showcasing a variety of its most enjoyable characters, such as Clayface. And what do you know, the non-CGI British sex symbol and the shapeshifting Batman villain came together — not like that…well, maybe like that — for a stellar jab at Marvel’s WandaVision that spoofed the superhero series’ most memorable line. 

For those who didn’t catch the Avengers’ love story play out in emotionally crushing ways in WandaVision (available to stream with a Disney+ subscription), one of their conversations hinged on an arguably poignant line that Vision shares with Wanda:

•  "What is grief, if not love persevering?"

If that moment weren’t so beautiful within WandaVision itself, Harley Quinn’s particular spin on it probably wouldn’t be nearly as funny. But it is indeed magical, given the specifically baffling context.

To put it in the most basic terms: Harley Quinn used magic to give Poison Ivy the best orgasm ever, thus spreading her very influential pheromones around Gotham City, turning everyone into total sexpots. Exactly what we’d expect from one of our favorite queer comic book couples. That coincided with Bane turning himself into a giant to make a certain part of himself bigger, which itself led to him destroying the city by humping most of it into rubble. 

Meanwhile, Clayface fell in love with his own butt, but with the stipulation that “they” could never touch, while the Emmy-winning Brett Goldstein was in town (with his award in tow) to assist in getting everyone hot and bothered by performing dramatic readings. Just your typical day for this rogues gallery and visiting TV star.

In any case the only way for anyone to stop the gigantic, boner-jobbing Bane was to completely eradicate his boner-having nature. Which gave Clayface the chance to turn into a giant version of Brett Goldstein (complete with a Bermuda triangle of torso fur), at which point he uttered the following speech, which was capped off by the WandaVision gag: 

This entire cast remains as exquisite as ever, but special props go to Alan Tudyk and James Adomian for respectively delivering some of the funniest moments yet from Clayface and Bane. The fact that Bane was eventually undone by the use of the phrase “begs the question” is incredible, and presumably wouldn’t happen in any other DC project out there. (Prove me wrong, either the TV or movie version of The Flash.)

Harley Quinn is gearing up to bring Season 4 to fans, despite all the negative hubbub surrounding HBO Max last year, not to mention all the updates coming from James Gunn and Peter Safron about the DCU’s future. (Let’s not forget Gunn guest-starred in Season 3.) Can we expect to see Clayface falling in love with his own talking ass in live-action? We will if I can get ahold of some of that magic that Harley used on Ivy.

It may be hard to believe, but it’s been two years since WandaVision first graced our screens. Fans truly fell in love with Marvel Studios' inaugural TV series, which paid homage to the sitcoms of old and even a few contemporary ones. Right now, fans are getting ready for the highly-anticipated Agatha: Coven of Chaos spinoff, which will see Kathryn Hahn reprise her role as the titular witch. Next to nothing is known about the plot, but Hahn now has me wondering if we're getting a follow-up tune to the hit song "Agatha All Along."

Arguably one of the best MCU villains, Kathryn Hahn’s seemingly normal and friendly Agnes started as Wanda and Vision's nosy neighbor, before revealing herself to be the powerful Agatha Harkness. She divulge her dastardly deeds through her own theme song, appropriately titled, “Agatha All Along,” during Episode 7 of WandaVision. Between remixes of Agatha’s song and a clip of the Avengers dancing along to it, the track became a pop culture sensation. Not to mention that the song even won WandaVision an Emmy.

Now that Kathryn Hahn will be returning as the villainess in her own spinoff, there are naturally a lot of questions about Coven of Chaos. Perhaps one of the biggest is whether or not there'll be another A+ (and memeable) musical moment for the lead. While talking with TVLine, Hahn didn't provide any specific details -- per Marvel's privacy practices -- though she did drop an excellent tease while discussing what excites her most about returning to the role:

This is sure to fan the flames of speculation surrounding Coven of Chaos, as fans continue to seek out details on the upcoming Marvel series. The leading lady's comments here seem to indicate that there could be at least one follow-up to “Agatha All Along,” which almost had a less-catchy title. Of course, we can't say for sure, because anything could change over the course of production. But given how well her first song performed, I wouldn't be shocked if series creator Jac Schaeffer (who was showrunner on the parent show as well) has some music-related plans. 

Aside from the music, Coven of Chaos has been brewing quite the cast in previous months. Heartstopper star Joe Locke was the first big name to join the MCU-set production, with Parks and Rec and The White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza’s casting following shortly after. SNL vet Sasheer Zamata is another recent hire, and the series is also bringing back WV alums Emma Caulfield and Debra Jo Rupp.

There are still a number of questions that need to be addressed, but I'm still plenty excited about the possibilities of an Agatha-fronted adventure. A premiere date has not been announced yet, but it's said to be arriving as a late addition to the 2023 TV schedule. Let's hope that the show proves to be a worthy follow-up to its successor, and keep your fingers crossed that Kathryn Hahn gets to perform another great song!

To prepare for Agatha: Coven of Chaos, be sure to watch WandaVision using a Disney+ subscription.

With Black Panther: Wakanda Forever now in theaters, Marvel’s Phase 4 has come to an end. It was a phase marked by the introduction of several new series on Disney+ to supplement the movies, which means as far as hours of content goes, Phase Four is the biggest thing Marvel has ever done.

Phase 4 was largely pretty good, and it had some real standout moments that were better than just good. Unfortunately, it also had some low points, so here’s a look at the best and worst of this MCU era.

The Best: The Multiverse

Following the end of Phase 3, Marvel had seemingly done the impossible, so why not see just how far they could take things? One of the biggest elements added to the MCU in Phase 4 was the concept of the multiverse, and while this story has only begun to play out, it’s already given us some fantastic movies and moments.

Chief among them, of course, is Spider-Man: No Way Home and its bringing together of the three cinematic Spider-Man actors in a massive adventure. However, we also got to see Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and even Captain Carter, in both animated and live-action forms, arrive in the MCU. The multiverse makes nearly anything possible going forward.

The Worst: Black Widow

Fans had to wait an extra long time for Phase 4 to get started due to the global pandemic. Unfortunately, once the new phase did get started, it didn’t exactly kick off with a bang on the film side of things. Black Widow was fine. It wasn’t a bad movie, but it just wasn’t the movie many were probably hoping it would be.

Being a story set earlier in the timeline, for a character that had seen a heroic death in Avengers: Endgame, fans were looking forward to a movie that would bring some catharsis and complete Natasha’s story in a satisfying way. While Black Widow does fill in the character’s history, it’s just plot, not story, leading to an ultimately unsatisfying finish to a beloved character.

The Best: Yelena Belova

While Black Widow was not the highlight of Marvel’s newest set of movies, it did have one bright, shining spot, and that’s the introduction of Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova. The Black Widow film was ultimately meant as an origin story story for her, and it certainly left fans wanting more.

Fans didn’t need to wait too long for that. Yelena appeared in the Hawkeye series as well, and her appearance was one of the most well received parts of the show. Yelena has a lot of fans, and since we know she’ll be back again in Thunderbolts, those fans are very happy. 

The Worst: The Flag Smashers

For those who weren't necessarily looking for anything too different in their Marvel TV shows, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was a bit more of a traditional superhero story, following two characters that we already knew, while also acting as an origin story for Sam Wilson as the new Captain America. However, the show also fell victim to a well known Marvel problem: the villain was a bit weak.

The Flag Smashers didn’t start out that way; they were actually quite compelling. This was a terrorist group that saw the world actually come together following the Snap, but returning to old ways after the return of half population from oblivion. The bad guys actually had a good point, which is why it was so disappointing when their leader starts killing civilians just so audiences don’t start to think that maybe the heroes aren’t on the right side.

The Best: Disney+

Without question, one of the best things that happened to the Marvel Cinematic Universe was the advent of Disney+. Not only did the streaming service allow for there to be simply more Marvel content to enjoy, but the shows allowed for more types of Marvel content than we’d seen before.

We saw experimental creations like WandaVision, the “lawyer show” that was She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and more traditional Marvel adventures like Hawkeye. We were also introduced to a broad and diverse group of new heroes that likely would not have been given the stage like that on the big screen at least at this point.

The Worst: You Need Disney+

While Disney+ has added a lot to the MCU, that doesn't mean it's all good. It used to be that to follow the larger story, you only needed to watch the movies, but now, that is very specifically not an option. If you haven’t seen WandaVision, then you really have no idea why Wanda is who she is in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Disney+ is necessary to following the story.

This means that if you don’t subscribe to Disney+, you’re missing significant parts of the story. Obviously Disney wants you to subscribe, but for more casual viewers (and there are a lot of those), needing to subscribe to a streaming service to understand a movie later is just going to mean skipping the movie.

The Best: The Return of Daredevil And Kingpin

The series of more adult Marvel shows produced for Netflix were generally well received by fans, and even when the episodes themselves may not have been that great, the castings were viewed (with maybe one exception) to be perfect. But since those shows have faded from memory, it was unclear whether they were still considered canon. 

In at least two cases, we now have answers, as both Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin have made their MCU debut (in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye, respectively), and even more is planned for them in the future. Now we just need to wait and see what the MCU has planned for Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher... and sure, even Iron Fist.

The Worst: Wanda Vs. Agatha

WandaVision started out the run of MCU shows on Disney+ and it did so in incredible fashion. The first episode was a classic black and white sitcom starring Wanda and Vision that gave us only the barest hints of anything else going on. Each ensuing episode gave us a fresh take on a popular sitcom formula, meaning every episode was a little bit different and we were always in for something new.

Which is what made the finale of WandaVision ultimately disappointing, as the series ended with the same sort of superhero punch up that nearly every movie ends with. It’s not that the fight sequence was bad, it was fine, but for a show that did so much differently, it ended as just another standard MCU fight. This in contrast to something like She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, that gave us a wild and bizarre ending, which was exactly what a show like that deserved.

The Best: Namor

The introduction of Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is quite possibly the best adaptation of a character that we’ve seen in the MCU yet. This is not exactly the same character that was introduced in Marvel Comics all the way back in 1939, but every change that has been made is absolute perfection.

From Namor’s origin story to the meaning of his name, everything is a little bit different. But the changes make the character speak to a modern audience in a way that makes much more sense than a traditional origin story for Namor would. 

The Worst: Possibly Too Much MCU

One of the big complaints about Phase 4 is that, as a collection, the phase has no focus, no direction. I would argue that’s one of this phase’s strengths. It’s able to tell a wide variety of stories that are given a chance to be powerful on their own without having to be crowbarred into place to serve a larger narrative. However, I won’t disagree there is a downside to this.

Each of these stories has left the door open to more adventures, but at this point, we have no idea when we’ll actually see those stories take place. When will we see the Eternals again? Meanwhile, Kit Harrington’s Black Knight is likely going in a different direction, but who knows when that will happen. Will these stories simply never continue, or will they do so years from now after everybody has forgotten them?

Marvel’s Phase 4 has a lot going on. For the most part, it’s good, which is all it needs to be. Fans are still invested, and looking forward to Phase 5 and beyond. 

Of all the upcoming Marvel TV shows, Agatha: Coven of Chaos is one that really seems to have piqued fans’ interest. The WandaVision spinoff (which was previously subtitled House of Harkness) will mark the return of Kathryn Hahn’s titular witch, and she won’t be alone when she reappears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She’ll be joined by a host of new characters, and the show has been stacking its cast as of late. There are some notable names in the mix, and it would appear that a Saturday Night Live alum has now heeded the call for the supernatural-based installment. 

Sasheer Zamata has reportedly been cast for a role in Agatha: Coven of Chaos. The news comes courtesy of Deadline, who could not confirm who she’ll be playing. That’s not shocking, of course, as Marvel Studios typically keeps things under wraps when it comes to its productions. Shortly after the news broke, Zamata herself confirmed she joined the show by tweeting a reaction to the report. The star simply said, “MY ACTUAL DREAM,” and I think most of us would feel the same if we were in her shoes. 

Sasheer Zamata has built a solid resume since finishing out her three-year stint on SNL, which concluded in 2017. She appeared on episodes of Tracy Morgan’s TBS comedy The Last O.G. before landing a starring role on the Hulu comedy Woke, which ended after two seasons earlier this year. She also filmed a stand-up comedy special this year, which is set to premiere sometime in 2023. Right now, Zamata is a series regular on the ABC sitcom Home Economics, which is currently in its third season. The actress also has another tie to Marvel’s TV branch, as she’s part of the voice cast of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, another 2023 release.

The Sleight alum is a solid addition to the already impressive cast of Agatha: Coven of Chaos, which is being written by WandaVision’s Jac Schaeffer. Agatha Harkness actress Kathryn Hahn will also be joined by Joe Locke of Netflix’s Heartstopper as well as The White Lotus star Aubrey Plaza, who’s rumored to be playing the show’s antagonist. Additionally, the series will see Emma Caufield reprise her role as Sarah Proctor/Dottie Jones from WV, and Ali Ahn and Maria Dizzia are reportedly attached as well. Deadline’s recent report also alleged that comedian Eric André was approached as well. I don’t know about you, but I’m here for this comedic cavalcade of talent. 

While story details on Coven of Chaos have yet to be revealed, one might assume that it takes place sometime after the events of its parent show. But by the end of that series, Agatha found herself trapped in her “Agnes” persona by newly dubbed Scarlet witch Wanda Maximoff. Speculation amongst MCU fans is currently running rampant and, as you’d expect, Kathryn Hahn is already getting Mephisto questions. 

If Jac Schaeffer can recreate the same levels of fantasy, intrigue and humor that were present in her first MCU venture, this offshoot should be entertaining. There are still a number of unknowns here, but the castings of Sasheer Zamata and the others are enough to make one hopeful about what’s to come.

As you wait for more information on Agatha: Coven of Chaos, do yourself a favor and check out the character’s MCU debut by streaming WandaVision with a Disney+ subscription. You can also check out CinemaBlend’s 2022 TV schedule for more viewing options.

Fresh off of Marvel Studios hiring Heartstopper actor Joe Locke for the upcoming WandaVision spinoff Agatha: Coven Of Chaos, the House of Harkness has added another talent to the cast. Aubrey Plaza is reportedly set to join Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha  in the witchy Marvel series, and yeah… this just feels right. 

The White Lotus newcomer and actress of Parks and Recreation and Legion has been cast in the upcoming Marvel TV show, per Variety. Aubrey Plaza’s specific character has not been named and is now up for speculation, but considering the talent’s particular brand of humor, girl is going to fit right in the series centering on the vile witch Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch went up against in WandaVision. 

Plaza has previously worked alongside Kathryn Hahn in Parks and Recreation when Hahn recurred on the NBC sitcom as political strategist Jen Barkley in various episodes. Additionally, even though we don’t yet know if Scarlet Witch will be part of Coven Of Chaos following the end of Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Plaza and Elizabeth Olsen were co-leads in an underrated 2017 dark comedy called Ingrid Goes West. 

Agatha: Coven Of Chaos will mark the debut of Aubrey Plaza in the MCU, but the actress has also been a part of a Marvel TV show before with Legion. The FX series, which ran from 2017 to 2019, was about the mutant son of Charles Xavier, Daniel Haller (played by Dan Stevens) who struggles with his massive powers as he also deals with having schizophrenia at the same time. Plaza’s Lenny was an especially big highlight of the cancelled Marvel series. 

In addition to Aubrey Plaza joining the Coven Of Chaos cast amidst her recent casting in Season 2 of The White Lotus, we know that Emma Caufield Ford is going to return as Dottie after playing the character in WandaVision. The series’ head writer and executive producer is Jac Schaefer, who previously had those same roles on WandaVision. 

Coven Of Chaos was announced as part of Marvel’s official Phase 5 lineup, which will commence following Black Panther: Wakanda Forever rounding off Phase 4 next week. The series is expected to start dropping episodes in late 2023, likely kicking off its run during the holiday months and continuing to roll out into early 2024. The WandaVision spinoff is currently the ninth out of 12 Phase Five releases, with the Ironheart and Daredevil: Born Again shows sandwiching its release. 

Ahead of being part of one of Marvel’s next series, Aubrey Plaza is reportedly filming Francis Ford Coppola’s next movie, Megalopolis, alongside Shia LaBeouf, Adam Driver, Laurence Fishburne and Forest Whitaker. We can’t wait to see Plaza get on the set of the Marvel show and cause some chaos with her undisclosed character. 

Now that all the fake witches roaming the streets have returned to their homes in Halloween’s wake, the MCU’s occult-leaning universe can expand without hindrance. So it goes for Disney+’s upcoming WandaVision spinoff Agatha: Coven of Chaos, which is finally starting to spark more and more behind-the-scenes updates. Now, we finally know who the show’s first new cast member is, with a Netflix star crossing the streams to join the Kathryn Hahn-starring follow-up dramedy.

Previously known as Agatha: House of Harkness, the redubbed Agatha: Coven of Chaos has added Heartstopper star Joe Locke for its inaugural season for those with Disney+ subscriptions, according to Variety. The Marvel-verse should be quite a change of pace for the actor, at least compared to his Netflix series, which is to date free from bewitching superpowers and populations held under town-wide spells. 

Understandably, as it goes with Marvel shows that are in development and in production, details are being kept completely under wraps regarding Joe Locke’s involvement in Agatha: Coven of Chaos. So at this point, it’s unclear who he’ll be playing. And while there would be loads of speculation to bring to the table if we were talking about a slightly older actor, the Heartstopper breakout star’s youth makes it slightly harder to build up guesses. Especially since it’s not altogether clear what the WandaVision spinoff will encompass.

It doesn’t seem like Locke would have all that much time to offer the Disney+ original, seeing as how Heartstopper was such a crowd-pleasing success for Netflix that the streaming giant renewed it for Seasons 2 and 3, meaning he’ll likely be busy filming more of that in the future. But since Agatha marks only his second scripted TV show to date, there likely won't be much else standing in his way. Well, beyond all those decrepit old witches. 

Beyond being the first newbie in the group, Joe Locke is only the third cast member to be confirmed for Agatha period. We obviously know Kathryn Hahn is reprising her powerful and devious (though perhaps not 100% evil) titular character, while Buffy vet Emma Caulfield will be reprising her role of Dottie.

This casting news comes after reports of Disney+'s Vision Quest spinoff made the rounds, with a writers room reportedly coming together for that project. While both shows obviously share an origin in WandaVision, it's not clear if Vision and Agatha's follow-ups will be tethered together at all. One can only hope, since Paul Bettany and Kathryn Hahn make everything better.

No release date yet for Agatha: Coven of Chaos, but we know it’ll be set within Marvel’s upcoming Phase 5 lineup, so you can bet we’ll get a debut date long before it actually arrives. In the meantime, check out Marvel’s other upcoming Disney+ shows, and head to our 2022 TV premiere schedule to see what other new and returning shows are popping up soon. 

Shortly after WandaVision finished its run as the debut Marvel series on Disney+, rumors began to circulate that Vision would get his own Disney+ series as a follow up. While the series has yet to be announced by Marvel, a brand new rumor seems to indicate that the series is, in fact, moving forward, which raises all sorts of interesting questions about the future of Vision in the MCU.

In a recent edition of The Hoit Mic, it was reported that a writers’ room will be assembled as early as next week to begin work on a new Vision series. The show apparently already has a title, which may give us a hint as to what the series will be about. It will be called Vision Quest.

Vision Quest was the name of a short story arc of West Coast Avengers comics that included some elements that we already saw take place in WandaVision. In the story Vision is disassembled and rebuilt as a completely white version of himself, and reactivated without his memories.

When we last saw Vision in the MCU he was flying off after seemingly having his memory restored by the version of the Vision that Wanda created with the Mind Stone. Assuming that’s where Vision’s story picks up, the “quest” in question could take Vision in a couple different directions. It could be a quest for Vision’s own identity as he comes to terms with who and what he currently is. Is he really Vision? The Ship of Theseus question could work as the foundation for a whole series.

Alternatively, we could see Vision go on a quest to find Wanda. She seemingly died at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but nobody is ever truly dead in comic book stories, and we certainly never saw her body, so her survival is possible and we could see a series where Vision tries to figure out what happened to her. At this point, it's difficult to see a place for a Vision return in the upcoming Marvel movies, so seeing the return happen on Disney+ certainly makes sense.

In its own way, since Vision has yet to return to the MCU since WandaVision, then Vision Quest sounds like it would essentially be Season 2 of WandaVsion since it will pick up his story from there. It’s a different enough story that it needs its own title, but if this comes together it may give us a hint of how additional seasons of several Disney+ series could come to fruition.  

Of course even if this report about a writers’ room coming together is true, that doesn’t mean this is a show we’ll ever see. The fact that Marvel Studios hasn’t confirmed that this show is coming, despite Disney making lots of huge announcements at both SDCC and D23 Expo, it could indicate this more of an exploratory idea. Maybe, if the writers’ room has trouble coming up with a story, the whole idea could be scrapped. 

Disney+ has plenty of great original shows to watch, from the world of Marvel to the world of Star Wars, all of which you can access with a Disney+ subscription.

As one of the best streaming services that you can access, here are some of the best original TV shows on Disney+ that you can check out now. 

The Mandalorian

In this Disney+ Star Wars TV show, five years after the fall of the Empire, a lone Mandalorian bounty hunter ends up picking up a bounty that is a green, big-eared, child-like being. From this moment, he takes him under his care with plans to somehow return him to where he came from, and this inspires a whole whirlwind of adventures.

I mean, do I even need to try and convince you to watch this show? It’s one of the most popular on the platform, has a great storyline, and you get to see baby Yoda. What’s not to love? With three seasons to watch, and a possible fourth one on the way, this is the show you have to watch – although, if you end up loving it, there is a Din Djarin/Grogu movie releasing as well in the near future. 

And if you want more Star Wars content, be sure to check out The Book of Boba Fett, a spinoff of The Mandalorian featuring the famous character, Boba Fett. There’s also Star Wars: The Bad Batch, an animated series, as well as a miniseries about Obi-Wan Kenobi, a live-action series revolving around Ahsoka, and many others. 

Stream The Mandalorian on Disney+.

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

In this comedy drama, we follow a group of students who are attending the same school that High School Musical was shot in. And we get to watch them as they put on the school’s very first production of High School Musical as their own winter musical.

Okay, I know that the title of the series can make it seem a little off-putting, but I can promise you that High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is actually pretty good. The cast all work very well off of each other and create some funny and heartfelt moments. Plus, the original songs are full of love, spunk, and several catchy beats that will have you tapping your foot. With four complete seasons, now is the time to get your head in the game and binge this show. 

Stream High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+.

Andor 

We may have already mentioned The Mandalorian on here, but I need to give some praise to another specific Star Wars show, Andor. Acting as a prequel to Rogue One, this series tells the story of Cassian Andor, one of the revolutionaries in the movie, and how he changed from being cynical of the revolution to becoming one of the faces of it, and devoting his life to the cause. 

The fact that Andor didn’t do as well in ratings really upsets me, because it’s hands down the best Star Wars show that has come out since The Mandalorian’s first season. It features a beautiful, well-written story that perfectly captures who Andor is as a person, and has some excellent fight sequences and some killer effects. A second second is going to come out, so now is the best time to binge the first. 

Stream Andor on Disney+.

Behind The Attraction

As a fan of theme parks, especially the Disney Parks, I always wondered what went into the creation of a famous ride. Well, that’s what Behind the Attraction aims to do. Through each episode, Disney Imagineers take you on a journey of the process of how a famous Disney theme park attraction was created, from Jungle Cruise to The Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror. 

There are some amazing docuseries out there, but Behind the Attraction has won my heart ever since its premiere in 2021. It’s almost like learning about your childhood in a special kind of way, because as someone who has such great memories on some of these rides, it’s really cool to find out how they were made. This is certainly a great option if you want to learn something but also want to be entertained. 

Stream Behind the Attraction on Disney+. 

Doctor Who 

If you’re a fan of the Doctor Who series, then you have to check out the latest iteration of the classic character in the Disney+ series, Doctor Who. Led by Ncuti Gatwa as the doctor with co-star Millie Gibson, Doctor Who follows the doctor and his companion as they travel across space and time – as well as encountering one of the most powerful enemies that any Doctor has had to encounter. 

I mean, it’s Doctor Who. I’m sure I don’t really have to convince fans of the show to watch it because you already know what you’re getting into. But if you don’t, the series is basically the epitome of sci-fi and you’ll be taken on a classic time-traveling adventure that I’m sure you’ll love. You can’t get much better than Doctor Who. 

Stream Doctor Who on Disney+. 

Monsters At Work

If you’re a fan of the best Pixar movies, then you have to check out Monsters at Work. Considered a sequel to the Monsters Inc. movies, this series follows scarers – now turned into comedians for laugh power – and how they adjust to the change, namely new recruit Tylor Tuskmon, who doesn’t really know how to be funny. 

As someone who grew up loving the first Monsters Inc. film, I was such a huge fan of Monsters at Work when it first released and the second season is just as cute. It’s fun to revisit this world that I love, and besides that, it’s also enjoyable to watch Mike and Sulley try and help out new characters. What is there not to like?

Stream Monsters at Work on Disney+. 

The Muppets Mayhem 

Are you ready for mayhem? Because the Muppets are! In this comedy musical, The Muppet Mayhem is a musical series that mainly follows an A&R executive who has to deal with everyone’s favorite crazy muppets, Dr. Teeth and the Electric Machine, as they struggle to make an album that goes platinum for the first time ever. 

There’s not much I can say about this show that hasn’t already been said. The cast is tons of fun, the story is enjoyable, and it’s the Muppets, classic characters that have been around the block once or twice for years on end, so you know it’s going to be a fun time to watch them on television. As Adam Holmes put it, it’s a welcome jolt for the franchise as a whole. 

Stream The Muppets Mayhem on Disney+. 

The Crossover 

If you’re looking for a good coming-of-age story mixed in with a sports drama, then The Crossover is the way to go. A new series to the platform, The Crossover follows the lives of Josh and JB Bell, two basketball players with the world ahead of them as they try to navigate their own personal lives as well as the potential to be bigger than they ever thought imaginable. 

I’ll say that I’m a little annoyed that The Crossover hasn’t gotten that much marketing because it is a really good show. It’s not going to be a huge heavy-hitter like Game of Thrones or something like that, but The Crossover provides a valuable story to those growing up and learning to start a journey into young adulthood, and I find that something that’s irreplaceable. 

Stream The Crossover on Disney+. 

Marvel Original TV Shows

While normally I would give these all their separate sections, because there’s so many -- and only going to be more – it’s better to group them together:

With several shows and specials out, Disney+ has been pushing out Marvel shows like no one’s business. From the strange world of WandaVision to watching the Guardians of the Galaxy celebrate Christmas in the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, to seeing Loki reach glorious purpose in Loki, there’s something for everyone. 

What’s even better is that the former Netflix Marvel shows, like Daredevil, Jessica Jones and more, are also on the  platform and have joined up with the rest of the Marvel family, so now you can check those out on Disney+ too. And with Daredevil: Born Again coming in 2025, now is the perfect time to catch up on his story – or maybe even see him in She-Hulk.

I could go on and on about these TV series as a Marvel fan, but if you’re into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, you have to watch these shows.

Stream the Marvel shows on Disney+.

Parallels 

This French original is one that really went under the radar and deserves a little more praise. Parallels is a sci-fi series that follows four teenagers who find their lives altered drastically when a physics experiment goes wrong – fracturing all of spacetime. 

There’s only six episodes, so it’s a super compact show that tells a good story, and is one of those series’ that you could binge in an afternoon if you wanted to. I think out of any miniseries that could be on this list, Parallels is certainly one of the best you could spend your time watching – and the subtitles aren’t that bad to read either. 

Stream Parallels on Disney+. 

Light & Magic

I have to give a shout out to this amazing show, Light & Magic. This docu-series is actually about the history of the company, Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company with credits that include movies such as the Star Wars films, Terminator 2, E.T. and so many more, and the creative mind behind it all – George Lucas. 

For movie enthusiasts, this docuseries is the one to watch. It’s so fascinating to learn about what happened behind the scenes of some of the effects in these movies and how they all came to be, and hands down, I would recommend this show to anyone who just wants to learn more about visual effects. Truly outstanding. 

Stream Light & Magic on Disney+. 

All The Same…Or Not

Last but not least, I’ll give some praise to All The Same…or Not. This series hails from Brazil, and follows 16-year-old Carol, who is going through a lot right now, from her mom marrying someone new to her first real relationship, all while starting a new year of high school. 

I’ll be honest and say that this is a show purely for either adolescents or older children, because a lot of the lessons that are taught are aimed towards them and learning how to be comfortable in your own skin, embrace your true feelings and more – but as someone who has watched this with younger members of my family, I can say it’s still fun. I enjoy the aspect of coming-of-age shows, and this one is a fun one. 

Stream All The Same…or Not on Disney+. 

With all these entertaining shows, it might be hard to pick just one, but hopefully now you have an idea of some of the best. And, who knows what might happen in the next year or so? Hopefully we can get some new series to add directly onto this list.

The timelines of the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises in film and television are fairly complex, but they don’t really hold a candle to the Marvel Cinematic Universe at this point. There are not only dozens of blockbusters and multiple streaming shows, but even multiple realities to keep track of. And did we mention that there are always more upcoming Marvel movies and upcoming Marvel TV shows on the way? We sympathize with anyone trying to keep track of it all, and we put together this feature to help you in that endeavor – whether you want to watch everything in Chronological Order or in Release Order.

If You’ve Never Seen The Marvel Movies Before

If you’re a complete newbie when it comes to the goings-on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s no real reason to be cute about picking a specific entry point: you should stick with the Release Order route. You can start getting creative after you’ve watched everything and you start doing rewatches, but when you’re just getting into the MCU, your best path to take is the same path that all existing fans took into the comic book franchise.

If You’ve Seen The Marvel Movies Before

Are you a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan who remembers seeing Jon Favreau’s Iron Man on the big screen in 2008 and have seen everything else on opening weekend ever since? Rewatching all of the films and TV shows in release order may be too basic for you, so allow us to recommend giving Chronological Order a whack. You’ll be able to properly witness the full scope of the timeline going back to the first half of the 20th century and may pick up on things that you didn’t notice or understand during previous viewings.

Marvel Movies In Chronological Order

The filmmakers at Marvel Studios like to play around with time – and I don’t just mean via time travel (though that is certainly a part of it). The effort to construct a cohesive universe means crafting a firm and verbose timeline, and that has been accomplished with movies and TV shows set in the past, present, and future. Want to start a new MCU rewatch by witnessing the true launch of the Age of Heroes in the canon? This is the order you should follow.

Captain America: The First Avenger (Set In 1940s)

The full story set furthest into the past in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Captain America: The First Avenger – an adventure that entirely takes place towards the end of World War II. Spanning about two years (1943-1945), the story takes us from the transformation of Steve Rogers into Captain America, to his bold sacrificial move in the Arctic Circle that led him to being frozen in ice for decades. It’s in this film that we are introduced to not only the incredibly important titular hero, but also key supporting characters like James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes, Peggy Carter, Howard Stark, Johann Schmidt a.k.a. Red Skull, and Arnim Zola, all of whom have key roles to play in later movies. It's also the first of many stories to involve the Tesseract a.k.a. The Space Stone.

Captain Marvel (Set In 1990s)

There are flashbacks in Ant-Man, Ant-Man And The Wasp, Captain America: Civil War, and Black Panther that give audiences a peek into events that occurred after World War II in the MCU timeline, but the truth is that most of the 20th century remains open for exploration in future movies. The one part of the period that is an exception to this is the mid-1990s, which is when the events of Captain Marvel take place (specifically 1995). Naturally, this is where audiences get to meet Carol Danvers for the first time, and it’s also the introduction of the shape-shifting Skrull Talos, but from a chronological perspective, this also marks the debut of Phil Coulson and Nick Fury.

Iron Man (Set In 2010)

The opening scene of Iron Man 3 shows what it was like for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to experience the 2000 New Year’s celebration, but the timeline zooms ahead to 2010ish for the next big arc, and that’s the movie that started it all: Iron Man. It’s in this story that we get to watch Tony Stark transform into an armor-clad superhero, but also get to know James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Pepper Potts, and Happy Hogan. Plus it’s an opportunity to check in with Nick Fury and Phil Coulson more than 15 years after Captain Marvel.

Iron Man 2 (Set In 2010)

The reason why the setting of Iron Man is a couple of years after its release date is because the story directly dovetails with the events of Iron Man 2, which is set in 2010. The film begins with the same scene that ended the previous movie – Tony Stark declaring to the world that he is Iron Man – and gives fans a chance to catch up with James “Rhodey” Rhodes (who becomes War Machine), Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, Nick Fury, and Phil Coulson. This is the movie that also marks the first appearance of Natasha Romanoff a.k.a. Black Widow, who is operating as an undercover S.H.I.E.L.D. agent spying on Tony as he struggles with a life-threatening illness, confronts the possibility of his technology being proliferated, and weighs entrance to the Avengers.

Thor (Set In 2010)

In Iron Man 2 we see Phil Coulson leave his assignment babysitting Tony Stark for a developing situation in New Mexico, and it winds up being revealed that the situation in question is the arrival of Thor on Earth a.k.a. Midgard (which means that it too is set in 2010ish). The first Thor movie is big on introductions, as we get to meet not only key Asgardians like the God of Thunder himself, Loki, Odin, Frigga, Heimdall, Sif, and the Warriors Three, but also notable humans such as Jane Foster, Darcy Lewis, Erik Selvig, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell, and Clint Barton a.k.a. Hawkeye.

The Incredible Hulk (Set In 2010)

If you are paying attention during the second to last scene in Iron Man 2, you’ll notice a familiar broadcast playing on one of the monitors – specifically a news report about a rampage by the Hulk at a college. This is because The Incredible Hulk is yet another story that takes place around 2010. It’s not the most significant movie on the MCU timeline, as it only features two characters who go on to be really important (not counting the Tony Stark cameo), but it is noteworthy that those two individuals are Bruce Banner a.k.a. Hulk and future Secretary of State Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross, who is on a global hunt for the green monster.

The Avengers (Set In 2012)

Following the Iron Man 2/Thor/Incredible Hulk cluster, there is a small gap in the timeline, but things pick back up with The Avengers, which is set in 2012. This particular adventure was obviously notable for bringing Marvel’s established ensemble of characters together, with an alien invasion bringing together Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Nick Fury, Loki, Erik Selvig, Pepper Potts, and Phil Coulson in the same story, but the movie also marks the arrival of both Maria Hill and Thanos to the live-action canon.

Iron Man 3 (Set In 2012)

Immediately post-Avengers, both the chronological and release date timelines sync up for the most part. Iron Man 3 was the first movie to come out after the 2012 blockbuster, and it’s also the first story in-universe to follow it – taking place around Christmas of that year. Given that it is a more introspective story, with Tony Stark gaining a larger understanding of what it means to be Iron Man, the only important new character we meet is The Mandarin… who turns out to be a fake anyway. That being said, the film does also bring James “Rhodey” Rhodes, Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan and Howard Stark (albeit in video form) back into the action.

Thor: The Dark World (Set In 2013)

Thor: The Dark World is set during an unspecified season of 2013, and while it doesn’t expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe at all with new characters, it does update audiences on what has been happening with almost the entire ensemble that was featured in the first movie, including Thor, Loki, Jane Foster, Odin, Frigga, Heimdall, Sif, the Warriors Three, Darcy Lewis, and Erik Selvig. Plus it has an adventure that centers around one of the most significant elements in the canon: the Reality Stone.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Set In 2014)

It’s in the calendar year of 2014 that the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier play out, as audiences primarily catch up with Captain America and Black Widow as they sniff out a conspiracy within the goings-on at S.H.I.E.L.D. The blockbuster notably also brings back Bucky Barnes (now the Winter Soldier), Nick Fury, Maria Hill, Jasper Sitwell, Peggy Carter (now in her 90s), and Arnim Zola (now a computer), but also has fans get to know Sam Wilson a.k.a. Falcon, Sharon Carter a.k.a. Agent 13, S.H.I.E.L.D. Secretary Alexander Pierce, and strike team operative Brock Rumlow a.k.a. Crossbones.

Guardians Of The Galaxy (Set In 2014)

Thanks to particular title cards in the beginning of the movie, we know for a fact that Guardians of the Galaxy takes place in the year 2014, though the narrative that unfolds in the movie couldn’t be set further away from the main action in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This is, of course, the story that brought the likes of Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, Groot, Nebula, Yondu, and Kraglin into the live-action canon, while also seeing Thanos conspire with Ronan The Accuser to find The Power Stone.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (Set In 2014)

Because of the release schedule, most Marvel Cinematic Universe sequels are set at least a couple years after their predecessor, but that’s not the case with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which is set just a few months after the first movie – letting it come directly after it in chronological order. This adventure is very different than the last, centering on the titular group as they meet a being who claims to be Peter Quill’s father, and a great new addition is made to the team with the arrival of Mantis.

Avengers: Age Of Ultron (Set In 2015)

Back on Earth in the year 2015, the Avengers reunited for a world-threatening crisis of their very own making – namely Tony Stark’s creation of the deadly artificial intelligence known as Ultron. Avengers: Age Of Ultron not only brings back together Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Falcon, War Machine, Nick Fury, and Erik Selvig for the first time since 2012, but also has a huge impact on the future of the franchise. This is the movie that initially put Scarlet Witch in action (not counting her Captain America: The Winter Soldier post-credits cameo), features the creation of Vision, has a role for Ulysses Klaue, and also involves two Infinity Stones: the Mind Stone and the Space Stone.

Ant-Man (Set In 2015)

Thanks to a particular line about the Avengers dropping cities out of the sky, we know that Ant-Man is set after the events of Avengers: Age Of Ultron, and as a result it’s pretty easy to pin it to its release year: 2015. It’s an important chapter for the MCU, as while the story about the heist of top secret technology doesn’t have much of an impact on the larger continuity of the franchise, it is the first movie for a lot of recurring characters, including Scott Lang a.k.a. Ant-Man, Hope van Dyne (pre-Wasp), Hank Pym, Luis, Kurt, Dave, Paxton, and Cassie and Maggie Lang. It also has cameos from Falcon, Howard Stark, and Peggy Carter.

Captain America: Civil War (Set In 2016)

It’s in the year 2016 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that a monumental change begins to take effect in regards to the way in which people of the world view superheroes. Understanding that there’s a serious risk in having costumed vigilantes operating without oversight, the Sokovia Accords are ratified globally, and it’s an issue that causes a great divide between members of the Avengers. This is obviously one of the most significant stories in the franchise timeline, both bringing together the likes of Iron Man, Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch, War Machine, Falcon, Vision, Winter Soldier, Agent 13, Ant-Man, Thaddeus E. “Thunderbolt” Ross, Crossbones, and Howard Stark, while introducing T’Challa a.k.a. Black Panther, Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man, Helmut Zemo, May Parker, the Dora Milaje’s Ayo, and Everett Ross.

Black Panther (Set In 2016)

While there were four Marvel movies released between Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther, the latter is much closer on the timeline to the former than any other feature. With the 2016 blockbuster featuring the death of the Wakandan ruler T’Chaka, Black Panther is a film set in the aftermath as T’Challa returns home. While dealing with a challenge to the titular hero’s throne from a previously-unknown cousin, the new film brings in a couple of familiar faces with Everett Ross, Ayo, and Ulysses Klaue, but mostly features new characters, including Ramonda , Shuri , Okoye, M'Baku, Nakia, W'Kabi, and Ayo.

Spider-Man: Homecoming (Set In 2016)

Like Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming is also very much set in the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, but a little more time has passed in between the stories. While the plot has Peter Parker struggling to be the best Spider-Man he can be while operating under certain restrictions from Iron Man, the film also introduces audiences to all of the important people in the hero’s life, including his classmates Ned Leeds, Flash Thompson, Michelle, a.k.a. M.J., Betty Brant, and teachers like Mr. Harrington. May Parker also makes her second MCU appearance, while there is also a part to play for Happy Hogan and a cameo from Pepper Potts.

Black Widow (Set In 2016)

Cate Shortland's Black Widow may have been released as the first title in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Phase Four, but it's a chapter that is still embedded amidst the various events that comprised the latter years of the Infinity Saga. While the blockbuster isn't set as close to the events of Captain America: Civil War as either Black Panther or Spider-Man: Homecoming, the plot is very much tied to that period – specifically in the sense that it picks up with the titular heroine on the run due to her disobeying the orders in the Sokovia Accords.

Doctor Strange (Set In 2016)

Dr. Stephen Strange gets specifically name dropped in Captain America: Civil War, but evidence suggests it’s because of his advanced skills as a brain surgeon – not because he eventually becomes one of the most magically gifted individuals on Earth. On the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline, Doctor Strange doesn’t actually go through his whole origin story until after the events of both Black Panther and Spider-Man: Homecoming - which pins the start of his journey in late 2016.

Thor: Ragnarok (Set In 2018)

Where Thor: Ragnarok sits on the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline is most easily perceived by its proximity to Avengers: Infinity War – which is evident from the post-credits scene that directly ties into the massive blockbuster. Without any specific dates available, the best guess is that the bulk of the movie takes place in the year 2018, with the God of Thunder going on a wild adventure that sees him travel to a garbage planet while his sister, Hela, takes over Asgard. This movie is important to the canon in that it refreshes audiences on the whereabouts of Hulk, Loki, and Heimdall, while also showing the fates of the Warriors Three and Odin. There's also a fun supporting role played by Doctor Strange, who is shown to possess very skilled control over magiks, and the introduction of fun new players including Valkyrie, Korg, Meik, and The Grandmaster.

Ant-Man And The Wasp (Set In 2018)

Like Thor: Ragnarok, we know that Ant-Man And The Wasp takes place very close to the events of Avengers: Infinity War because of what is shown during the end credits (namely the effects of The Blip). However, because the story plays out over less time, and goes further into the future than the third God of Thunder film, we’re putting it next chronologically. While tracing a plot that finds its main characters working to rescue the long-missing Janet van Dyne, this movie catches fans up with all the key Ant-Man players, including Scott Lang, Hope Van Dyne (who finally becomes Wasp), Hank Pym, Luis, Kurt, Dave, Paxton, and Cassie and Maggie Lang.

Avengers: Infinity War (Set In 2018)

Taking place in the spring of 2018, Avengers: Infinity War plays out the first chapter in a two-part saga that Marvel Studios planned over the course of more than a decade. Following Thanos’ journey to collect all six of the Infinity Stones, the film features far too many characters to list here… and at the end of the day winds up killing approximately half of them.

Avengers: Endgame (Set In 2023)

As for Avengers: Endgame, the most significant events of the blockbuster take place in the year 2023, five years after the devastating ending of Avengers: Infinity War… but it’s also a hard title to specifically put on a timeline specifically because of the time travel antics that are featured. To get into all of the details here would be a touch too confusing, not to mention the crazy number of heroes and villains who appear, but the fact that the movie jumps the MCU canon into the near future is really the big takeaway from a timeline perspective.

WandaVision (Set In 2023)

The Marvel Cinematic Universe entered a new era with the release of WandaVision, not only because it's the first title in Phase 4, but also because it's the franchise's first Disney+ series. It's also an interesting story to consider in the Marvel timeline, as it's actually set between the events of Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home. It's specifically said in dialogue on the show that the plot really begins about three weeks after the final battle against Thanos, and head writer Jac Schaeffer has confirmed that the events that play out happen over the course of about a week.

The Falcon And The Winter Soldier (Set In 2024)

Beyond being clearly set in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Disney+ series doesn't really provide too many anchors regarding where it sits in the timeline, but given the featured animosity regarding political restructuring after The Blip, it seems fair to say that a few months have past, putting it after the events of WandaVision.

Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (Set In Spring 2024)

Thanks to its central antagonist having lived for a millennia Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings is a movie that features scenes that go way back in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – but the vast majority is set in the “present”. It's not easy to pinpoint exactly when the events of the film occur in relation to Avengers: Endgame, but there is a moment when Wenwu says that the portal to the mystical world of Ta Lo will be open during the Chinese holiday Qingming Jie, which is celebrated in the spring.

Eternals (Set In 2024)

While many Marvel movies have featured flashbacks that are set centuries in the past, Eternals is a special case in that it goes back a remarkable 7,000 years in history, chronicling its characters' journey shepherding human society. That being said, the bulk of the action takes place in the post-Blip "present," and while there aren't really any specific seasonal markers, it feels safe to line it up in release order and say that events transpire around the time or after what happens in Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings.

Spider-Man: Far From Home (Set In Summer 2024)

Although Spider-Man: Far From Home was the first MCU film released in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame – evidence suggests that it takes place after a number of the films and shows that followed it. The set up of the story suggests it takes place in the summer of 2024. The fact that Tony Stark is dead still weighs heavily on the minds of characters in this story, but once again we get to reconnect with the important people in Peter Parker’s circle, including Ned Leeds, Flash Thompson, M.J., Betty Brant, Mr. Harrington, May Parker, and Happy Hogan.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (Set In Fall 2024)

Given the cliffhanger ending of Spider-Man: Far From Home, with J. Jonah Jameson and Mysterio revealing the web-slinger's secret identity to the world, Spider-Man: No Way Home had to be set in the immediate aftermath – and it delivers. It's made clear that the story is set in the immediate aftermath of Halloween (given that MJ's boss at the coffee shop requesting that decorations be taken down), and the narrative doesn't unfold over a great deal of time.

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (Set In Fall 2024)

A considerable percentage of Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness takes place outside of the normal MCU timeline, but there is still plenty of action set in the 616 Universe (which the movie designates). There aren't many details revealed within the film itself regarding when it is set – other than it being after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home – but thanks to the timeline order featured on Disney+, we know that it takes place between the events of the webslinger blockbuster and...

Hawkeye (Set In December 2024)

If you look closely in Spider-Man: No Way Home, you can see billboards for Rogers: The Musical, a fictional Broadway production that is more prominently featured in Hawkeye. With the blockbuster ending in November 2024, it's logical then that the Disney+ series is set in December of the same year – and specifically around Christmas.

Moon Knight (Set In 2025)

The Disney+ series Moon Knight in general has very few connections to the larger happenings of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it most definitely is set within the canon, and we do have a general idea of when it's set thanks to the aforementioned official timeline on the streaming service. According to Disney, the events on the show take place after the events of Hawkeye – and given that Hawkeye is set in December 2024, it's fair that we pin the events to taking place sometime in 2025.

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law (Set In 2025)

Notable mention of Wong's battle with Abomination featured in Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings gives us at least one standout way in which to pinpoint She-Hulk: Attorney At Law's exact place on the MCU timeline, but still we're mostly relying on info from Disney+ here. The streaming service puts the show's events after those that take place in Moon Knight, but notably it is set before the events of the Marvel show that directly preceded it...

Ms. Marvel (Set In Fall 2025)

The Ms. Marvel series was released prior to She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, but the streaming service that debuted it says that they didn't come out in chronological order where the MCU is concerned. We don't know what exact month the events take place during, but it's worth noting that Kamala Khan is depicted as starting her junior year of high school, which means that it takes place in the fall.

Thor: Love And Thunder (Set In Late 2025/Early 2026)

Although we know that Thor: Love And Thunder takes place a fair amount of time after the events of Avengers: Endgame, it isn't perfectly clear exactly how far. The best guess we have to the setting comes from Thor telling Mighty Thor that it's been eight years, seven months, and six days since he last saw her... but that only gets us so far considering we don't know exactly when they broke up. We know that happened before the events of Captain America: Civil War, but details are vague, leaving us to pin the movie to 2025/2026.

Werewolf By Night (Set In Late 2025/Early 2026)

The Special Presentation Werewolf By Night opens up a new monster-filled corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though in doing so it doesn't get too specific regarding when it takes place in relation to other events that are happening in the canon. Disney+'s timeline says that it takes place after Thor: Love And Thunder, but because we don't really know when that blockbuster is set, it's hard to get an exact read on the timeline spot for the MCU's first full-on horror project.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Set In Late 2025/Early 2026)

In the case of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, fans will have to suss out the specifics when it comes to months/seasons, but at the very least we do know its position on the Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline thanks to producer Nate Moore. The filmmaker confirmed to CinemaBlend that the blockbuster's setting is "potentially concurrent" with both the events in Thor: Love And Thunder and Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania.

The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special (Set In December 2025)

Marvel Studios celebrated Christmas 2024 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the adventure in Hawkeye, and set one year later is the shenanigan-filled Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special. There isn't a specific mention of the year that things are happening, but it's clearly set after the events in Thor: Love And Thunder.

Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (Set In Late 2025/Early 2026)

Because the film is primarily set in the time-warping Quantum Realm, Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania is not the easiest blockbuster to place on the Marvel timeline, but Nate Moore's comment about it being concurrent with Thor: Love And Thunder and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever gives us the confidence to at least pin it to late 2025/early 2026.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (2026)

As noted, the adventures in Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 happened very close together on the MCU timeline, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has a similar relationship with the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special. It's not made explicitly clear when the movie is set, but references are made to that Disney+ adventure, pinning the blockbuster to the early months of 2026.

Secret Invasion (2026)

The Disney+ original series Secret Invasion is heavy on flashbacks, dipping into many different eras of the MCU, but it's mostly set post-Blip. There aren’t any specific dates mentioned that specifically tell us whether or not the events are happening before or after the story in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (a tricky thing to pin down since so much of that film is set away from Earth), but we're going to stick by the rule of thumb and put it after.

The Marvels (2026)

Unlike Captain Marvel, which took audiences back to the 1990s in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Marvels is set in the contemporary era as to unite Carol Danvers with a post-Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan and a post-WandaVision Monica Rambeau. Even though it also features the return of Nick Fury, we're left to only assume that the events take place after Secret Invasion.

In Canon/Outside Of The Timeline

Clearly there is a lot going on in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… but you also have to remember that it is one of an infinite number of realities included in the multiverse. As the franchise has dug further into this idea, it has resulted in some projects being produced with stories that take place outside the MCU canon as it is generally recognized. We’ve included this special section in our feature to highlight these titles.

Loki

Technically a spin-off from Avengers: Endgame, Loki chronicles the version of the titular God of Mischief who managed to escape from the grasp of the Avengers thanks to a misplaced Tesseract. Having messed with the time stream, he is arrested as a Variant by the Time Variance Authority – and when he is brought to their headquarters, he finds himself in a location that exists outside of normal time and space. The series, which ran for two seasons on Disney+, doesn't really fit on the chronological timeline as a result, but it is at the very least best watched only after the aforementioned 2019 blockbuster.

What If

Debuting on Disney+ in summer 2021, What If is a series that is developed by Marvel Studios that exclusively focuses on stories that play out on alternate timelines that are similar to the events featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe... but with special changes altering everything. What if Peggy Carter had gotten the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers? What if the Ravagers kidnapped T'Challa instead of Peter Quill? What if Ant-Man and Wasp accidentally unleashed a zombie plague from the Quantum Realm? All those stories and more are told in this multiverse-centric animated series, and following the release of Season 2 at the end of 2023, a Season 3 is in the works that will spin even more of these kinds of tales.

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine was heralded prior to release as the arrival of X-Men characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe... but that's not really what ends up playing out in the 2024 blockbuster. While there is an early scene set in the MCU and plenty of discussion about it between characters, the film mostly takes place in the Time Variance Authority, the universe from the X-Men franchise, and The Void at the end of time.  

Marvel Movies In Release Date Order

The construction of the Marvel Cinematic Universe wasn’t an accident. Executives and filmmakers didn’t simply put a bunch of project titles on slips of paper in a hat and pick them out at random to create a release schedule. While not all of the stories unfold in chronological order, there is a design behind the introductions of specific heroes and villains in the construction of the franchise. To best appreciate this fact, your ideal way of watching and/or rewatching the canon is in Release Order.

• Iron Man (2008)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Thor (2011)
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
• The Avengers (2012)
• Iron Man 3 (2013)
• Thor: The Dark World (2013)
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
• Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
• Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
• Ant-Man (2015)
• Captain America: Civil War (2016)
• Doctor Strange (2016)
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
• Black Panther (2018)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
• Ant-Man And The Wasp (2018)
• Captain Marvel (2019)
• Avengers: Endgame (2019)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
• WandaVision (2021)
• The Falcon And The Winter Soldier (2021)
• Loki (2021)
• Black Widow (2021)
• What If (2021)
• Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (2021)
• Eternals (2021)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2021)
• Moon Knight (2022)
• Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)
• Ms. Marvel (2022)
• Thor: Love And Thunder (2022)
• She-Hulk: Attorney At Law (2022)
• Werewolf By Night (2022)
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
• The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special (2022)
• Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
• Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
• Secret Invasion (2023)
• The Marvels (2023)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

That covers all of the existing films and TV shows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the vast majority of the MCU can be streamed with a Disney+ subscription), but it’s a franchise that is constantly expanding, and with each new addition to the canon, we will continue to update this timeline. For more MCU-related reading, check out our ranking of all the Marvel Movies so far.

The end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness did not bode well for the Scarlet Witch, to put it lightly. Wanda Maximoff went down a deep and dark path in an effort to save her kids which caused major damage to the multiverse. Her future is unknown, but in the multiverse anything is possible, and the actress behind the Scarlet Witch has some thoughts about this topic.

Wanda ended up being the big bad of the Doctor Strange sequel. After trying to destroy Doctor Strange in an effort to be with her kids, she realized her wrongdoings and destroyed the Darkhold. She went down with the book and is seemingly dead, however, in the multiverse anything can happen. Elizabeth Olsen explained her thoughts on the possibility of Wanda’s redemption to Variety. 

When CinemaBlend interviewed Olsen about the movie, she explained that she wasn’t sure what was next for her character. She also discussed how she was “confused” by the choice to make Scarlet Witch the antagonist of the Doctor Strange sequel. I’ll admit, I was in a similar boat. The decision was confusing to me too, and I’m very curious to see where Wanda goes next. 

As Doctor Strang once said the multiverse is something we know "frighteningly little" about, and with that anything is possible. Olsen has said herself, that it would be cool to see the X-Men in the MCU, and that she wants to be there for it when it happens. With the word “mutant” now being in the MCU’s vocabulary after the finale of Ms. Marvel, and Professor X showing up in Multiverse of Madness, I think seeing Scarlet Witch with the X-Men is not an unrealistic ask. If anything I think it will likely happen. 

It could also be interesting to see new variants of Wanda throughout the multiverse. With the Scarlet Witch, we've gotten to know, currently under a lot of rubble, it seems like if we were to see Wanda again it might be in a variant form. However, I hope we get to see the Wanda we know and love so she has a chance to redeem herself. 

There’s lots of time and projects to make this redemption arc work out. With Phases 4, 5 and 6 of the MCU planned out, it will be interesting to see if Wanda shows up in one of them, or if she gets her own show or movie further down the road. While we might not see Wanda in an upcoming project anytime soon, you can rewatch her arc from hero to villain in WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness with a Disney+ subscription.