WA N DAV I S I O N A B S O LU T E LY M A RV E L - O U S BY PETER CARAM
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s 2021 is starting, Marvel is also investment in the storyline will most likely result in a kicking off the year with its new big payoff. show streaming on Disney Plus, My personal impression of this series is that it WandaVision. WandaVision is really amazing--I really enjoyed this show. I love is the beginning of phase four of the MCU how the overall theme of this series is sitcom-styled (Marvel Cinematic Universe) franchise. This because we no longer make classic, sitcom-styled show has a lot to live up to in order to continue the MCU’s shows today, and I love the tension we get in this show. new storyline after its 2019 cinematic finale, Avengers It may be a sitcom-styled show, but that does not stop Endgame. The twist of this series is in its sitcom-like setMarvel from adding twists and turns to the series. I enjoy ting, where Wanda Maximoff (played by Elizabeth Olso much of the humor in this sen) and Vision (played by show such as Wanda repeatPaul Bettany) are the stars. edly making funny magic. I The “Unusual Couple,” move also enjoy Olsen and Bettany’s into a small town to live a portrayals--they were made to small, simple life togethplay these two superhero charer. But the couple faces the acters. day-to-day struggle of how The most important thing to fit in with the town and that I personally enjoyed when its people because they are watching this show is the nosboth gifted with superpowers talgia that is in it. There are and are worried what peoplenty of Easter eggs for Marple will think of them if they vel fans to find in each episode, get exposed to their powers. and I’m a big fan of the dediLuckily they are not alone; cation to the style and cinethey have two friends named matography of classic sitcoms Agnes (played by Kathryn starting in the 1950s; you can Hahn) and Jeraldine (played feel the plot and storylines by Teyonah Parris). But the evolving with each decade. My two friends act strange and overall score on this show is a are keeping something from 9.8/10 simply because it is fanthe couple that they know. tastic and I’m a diehard Marvel But the question is what is it? The “unusual couple” makes fan. The only flaw is a tiny one: Could there be more to this TV more entertaining. the adjustment that long-time town than meets the eye or is MCU fans need to make to a it just a suspicion? This show is entertaining for audiences on its own new, slower style because it’s different than previous Marmerit, but there will be some people who dislike this se- vel movies and shows. But with each passing episode, ries because it’s not action-packed like the MCU films that adjustment becomes easier and easier to make as you that came before it. My advice for those audiences is to realize you are watching a modern, Marvel-ous masterhave an open mind when watching the series because the piece. 22
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