Agatha All Along did the thing! (Episode 5 Spoilers)

[@arc7375]

Agatha All Along? More like, *_Wiccan All The While._*

[@DEFGECD]

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[@RobStevens64]

I’m big mad I didn’t come up with that. 🤣

[@Blazeyates]

​@@RobStevens64/ I remember 90-days ago, it was so-so-many "mutha-fukahs", hating on the (Agatha show"), so-many people was saying, the show was -awaste of time, who? Ask for this, why is the "show" necessary", it was just so-much fucking-hate", Now it come out. Majority of mutha-fuckers, changed there "tunes-so-fast, Now "Fans" loving it , it's the same shit was said about ("Ironhart"), watch-when her "show-drop", & how quick people change there "opinion", all that comes from, judging something that's not even out yet!!) & come to find out, you end up liking it

[@markliamdairr]

@@arc7375 🤣

[@ILoveJamesFelt]

🎶It was Wiccan all the while, hahaha, and I killed Sharon too!🎶

[@tallyprestin1881]

I think Agatha taking the power is more like being an addict. Not being able to stop because she was "high" off of it. I don't think she even noticed that she was killing anyone.

[@DrunkenDweorg]

I'm not even sure if she can control it. she said to Lilia in the last episode she cant take her power even if she wanted to, and mentioned she can only do it when people blast her. Maybe it happens instinctually.

[@aref3777]

@@DrunkenDweorg rewatch ep 1,Rio said take my power she said you know i cant it will kill me, so it does seem she can pick and choose

[@DrunkenDweorg]

@@aref3777 is that just another hint that Rio is death though? taking deaths power might kill her.

[@FrogsWithTies34]

@@aref3777 Some people have speculated that it’s something where once Agatha starts/decides to take the power, she can’t stop it, and it’s really hard for her to not take the power as it’s so intoxicating (and she was never taught how to control it) that she can’t help it except for very rare circumstances.

[@albumkosong]

She definitely notice.. BUT only after they're dead

[@tallyprestin1881]

I totally agree that the modest CGI and abundance of practical effects is deliberate. In fact, I think it's deliberately an homage to the wizard of Oz. Painted background, real fire on set, even traveling along the road to get your wish granted... Agatha is dark Dorothy. Or, Billy is... However you think the metaphor works better

[@HighlandHellboy]

Billy is Toto, if Toto had enough of it all

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

is deliberate BUT Bob Iger said that the new series are not gonna be expensive anymore like Secret Invasion etc.

[@kapitankapital6580]

​@@MarcosSantos-dj6lk Exactly, the two aren't mutually exclusive. Most likely they decided on this art direction BECAUSE they had a low budget (by Marvel standards).

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

@@kapitankapital6580 now is better they are using budget in the right way

[@Moss_piglet13]

I'm gonna be honest, I never notice "bad CGI" except in Thor love and thunder. Whenever people say that the CGI looked bad, I literally 98% if the time don't notice it and then when I go back and rewatch and look for it, I still can't see it.

[@AnferneeMyers]

I think the CG in the broom flying scene also helps to really make this show feel more like a television show, and less like a Marvel movie stretched out into a television show

[@leslie3937]

I’d rather they cheap on the CGI and focus on a script and great great/fun actors. Edit… the F-up on She Hulk was that the writing sucked. It had so much potential. But it needed better writers and less CGI.

[@yukikid2195]

⁠@@leslie3937she hulk is not a good comparison. That wasn’t meant to really be a narrative driven show. It was literally pitched written and shot as a law sitcom with mcu undertones. I agree the ending is meh due to all the buildup of it, but its message remains true. We expect everything and it doesn’t have to be that way anymore. Also less cgi is what a lot of people’s issues with it are. We needed better not more or less. More time if anything. A better comparison would be secret invasion.

[@leslie3937]

@@yukikid2195 She Hulk is a comparison of needing more money into writing. That show had potential. It had the talent. They could have spent so much less on CGI. It coulda ben a contenda. Edit, momma has to fix tyops.

[@yukikid2195]

@@leslie3937 again if we’re talking bad writing, why attack a decent show when secret invasion, F&WS ,moon knight and ms marvel are all right there. She hulk relied heavily on CGI because, well half the cast are CGI creations. What are your specific issues with the writing? In a show where nothing was meant to be serious?

[@xsanguine8]

@@leslie3937 She-Hulk is a bad example, it wasn't the writing that killed it, it was the direction, it was pitched as a legal dramedy and then they didn't get any legal experts for the court scenes, or anyone in general to make sure the story was consistent from episode to episode. It's a good thing Daredevil went back to be redone, or it could have been just as bad.

[@Persephone_Personified]

It was “Alice! Don’t save Agatha!” It was one sentence broken in 2 visions.

[@dylqn55]

Really glad they didn't hold the wiccan reveal until the last episode or 2. It was a bit too obvious to me, 3 more episodes of "who could he be" would've been a bit too much

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

have many more to come I've already know some spoilers

[@TheDelinear]

yeah this is much more fun - they often play these things out far too long (like we all knew who Agatha was right away in Wanda-Vision). This way we get some screen time with the actual character and it opens up a bunch more possibilities story-wise.

[@richardmaloneriki1811]

The deliberately holding back reveals made The Acolyte a tedious watch week to week. I feel ya

[@medafan53]

Indeed, that's one of the ways the Flash Season 3 failed.

[@dallonpainter2674]

Man I knew from when I saw the character poster I was like "Oh this is a witch show and that boy is in an outfit clearly based on Wiccan and this is a sequel to the show where Wiccan appeared is this Wiccan"

[@stevencooper564]

Fuck, that ending was fantastic. My roommate, who watches a lot of mcu stuff but has no interest in reading the comics was floored by that reveal, she had a feeling he was either Wandas, or Agathas. But i just love that people that don't have this immense back knowledge of character can actually be surprised by these things.

[@Lili_LaRae]

I am also this person lol…..I audibly gasped, physically clapped and said “now that’s how it’s done.” Pure joy was brought to my heart. I’m just getting into the comics though and this has made me pumped!

[@SuperRONDALE]

@@Lili_LaRaeI knew who he was when he was cast(a very obvious type cast) but it still surprised me. He pulled a complete 180

[@TheDelinear]

this was my wife too - obviously as a comic nerd it was clear to me this was Wiccan even before the show started (unless they were doing a Ralf Bohner rug pull but I didn't think they'd do that again after the reception last time), but she had no idea, she doesn't even know who Wiccan is. For a while she believed he was Nick, but then when the crown appeared she was like "Oh my god he's Wanda's son *shocked pikachu face*" and it made me very happy that they nailed a reveal that was satisfying to comic readers and casuals alike.

[@Lili_LaRae]

@@TheDelinear agreed!

[@Infamous1892]

So this is a comic book show is made for people who have zero interest in reading Comic books?... That seems like a very poor business decision.

[@arc7375]

2:38 “Tommy, he’s a speedster - he’s not really that important.” Well _damn._ But that pretty much sums his character up.

[@shippendales8543]

I hope they at least give him interesting stuff to do when he appears

[@arc7375]

@@shippendales8543 If they can turn a generally boring Nanny from the comics into an incredibly vibrant and charismatic one for television that can hold her own series, and give her comic book counterpart a complete renaissance, I’d hope they can do Speed Justice! But that said, they did Pietro _so_ dirty. I _still_ hope that ATJ gets to return to play him.

[@candelsjr]

I think in the contents of this show he's not that important but he will be in the Vision Quest series. I hope?

[@SirStrangefolk]

​@@arc7375They might just give Tommy some of Pietro's story beats from the comics, like have Tommy join the X-Men or X-Factor.

[@openjoistt]

there's some crazy potential for speed. in young avengers vol 2 it's stated that he can warp time and space and that's why he's so fast. in the young avengers infinity comic it's hinted that he can do so much more than knows. also, he cam explode things. everyone forgets that.

[@georgewang2947]

Alice Gulliver was a comics character whose mother was a guardian of Hong Kong and whose father was a police detective, and she herself became a magical detective.

[@4203105]

Yeah, all the witches in this show are from the comics. Except Rio Vidal, or rather she goes by another name in the comics.

[@markliamdairr]

I was watching Rio like a HAWK this episode and I'm ngl if it turns out she ISN'T Lady Death, I would genuinely be surprised

[@gabrielruiz219]

​@Aprilthedark why are you okay with spoiling shit where you shouldn't. Keep the spoiler to that subreddit. You're ruining the surprise.

[@deranged_miyeon_stan]

@@gabrielruiz219real there’s a lot more scoops about rio but its really annoying when people wave those spoilers around

[@IAteFire]

@@gabrielruiz219 dude I’m this day and age you’re an idiot for watching or reading ANYTHING about a piece of media and expecting people to protect spoilers. It’s not happening. The only way to stay away is not to be online!

[@Aprilthedark]

@@deranged_miyeon_stan simple don’t read the fucking comments.

[@Aprilthedark]

@@deranged_miyeon_stan simple, don’t read the fcking comments

[@marvinp90]

I find it ironic that immediately after Alice fulfills her mother’s plan to remove the curse from her bloodline she dies. It feels like it reinforces my initial theory that the road will help resolve personal issues for each witch then immediately kill them. That being said I do think they will comeback at the end or Agatha will make a sacrifice and bring the dead ones back. I do think she will be redeemed somewhat eventually considering how heroic her comic version is

[@lightdarksoul2097]

I don't think she'll end a full on hero but an anti hero. Maybe if she can use her power to kill bad witches and increase her power she would see it as a success. Plus I do see her coven returning

[@kapitankapital6580]

As far as I'm aware she doesn't have any kids either. So in the end the curse did effectively end up wiping out that bloodline.

[@dansehyanou6827]

But then wouldn't Jen have died, since her trial already happened?

[@SuperRONDALE]

@@lightdarksoul2097nah, after Kathryn Hann smiled at Wican like an evil crack head she lost all credibility

[@4203105]

My current theory is that at the end of the road the surviving witches can chose power or to bring their coven members back. When Agatha walked the road the first time she obviously chose power. So if she'd chose the life of her fellow coven members this time, that would show real growth.

[@OhSnapItzSam]

I think the CGI and practical set serves two purposes obviously the budgetary, but definetly it is a goal to make it campy. IMO It does feel like great callbacks to older witch media like charmed and hocus pocus and sometimes even gives me a light buffy vibe.

[@k29king1]

“YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN THE CROWN”

[@xNirex44]

I rewatched episode 2 and noticed Billy definitely moved closer when Agatha told Lilia about how her power works. Really puts his choice to not blast her with magic into perspective 😂

[@thicccorgi6187]

Yeah! It was extremely intelligent to possess the other 2 and have them pin her down in the mud!

[@shippendales8543]

He is his mother's child and a fast learner 😂 He totally pulled a Magic in any given space only works works for the witch who cast the runes 😂 He used Agathas mouthyness against her

[@ndoggydogable]

This show has me so hopeful for stuff like Daredevil born again. Hope they keep this quality up

[@sathrielsatanson666]

Why? They made Wandavision and She-Hulk, Thor: Dark World and Captain America: Winter Soldier. The quality of one thing has nothing to do with quality of another.

[@rini6]

When her mom said she should have killed her as soon as she came out it was so chilling. Either Agatha is terribly evil .. or her mother is.

[@Personwtcats]

It seems to me like when she discovered Agatha’s ability of stealing power she became convinced she could only be evil. So instead of teaching her how to control her ability she just wanted to kill her.

[@4203105]

It's pretty clearly a gay-analogy. I assume her mom wanted to kill her for her relationship with Rio. Not literally because she is gay, but you know, because of who Rio really is. I'm not even sure if Agatha knew that she could absorb other witches powers before her mother tried to kill her.

[@timogul]

@@4203105 That would be kinda wild though, because if Rio is death, I mean, she's not a "she," not really. She's only a she arbitrarily in the story, and would just be a non-gendered conceptual being. I think Agatha's mom just killed Agatha because her powers were kind of antithetical to witches, like someone being born on Krypton made of Kryptonite.

[@justjules15]

@@timoguli mean while rio is death and death is a conceptual being that has no gender, death almost always appears as female (i think she only appeared as male ONCE) so the allegory would still work. there’s lots of queer subtext in this show and with the way rio reacted after evanora said that kind of solidified it for me that “you were born evil” = “you were born queer”

[@timogul]

@@justjules15 That's a bit of a stretch. While the Marvel Death is often personified as female (typically as a love interest for a male character), that's hardly a universal interpretation, nor one that someone in universe would jump to if they hadn't personally met the personification themselves. If they tried to make it a queer allegory, it would be a _very_ clumsy one that I think would diminish the work as a whole. I mean, Agatha can be queer, and perhaps she got caught "cavorting" with a girl in her past and that was part of her rejection, but that shouldn't be directly linked to her relationship with Death.

[@C-Bee]

Agatha All Along Did the DAMN thing this past ep. I’ve been loving this show.

[@BEE-oz7yd]

Billy's Crown looks so fabulous!❤

[@_Kamahl_]

Agatha also kind of gets corrupted by the power and absorbing it. Just like in the flashback, she kinda seems to turn while/after absorbing the power. And in that sense, it also kind of reminds me of Rogue in some way, as it kind of seems like an accident and even Agatha herself does not seem to be able to stop it (as of yet maybe?). Also, if absorbing the power in itself corrupts Agatha, maybe it is a metaphor for how power can be corrupting and addictive.

[@xsanguine8]

I think Billy messing with the Hex on Agnes is why she saw Wanda in the first place, his intrusion probably kicked off the switch in her curse to make it a detective drama too. Rio may even have tried to get Agatha's attention before, but she didn't recognize her until Billy started trying to break her out.

[@4203105]

Nah, the curse was breaking down because Wanda had just died (this show was delayed a bunch). Agatha sensed Wanda's death and constructed a crime drama around it. The body of the woman in the woods is Wanda. That's also why she asks "is she most sincerely dead?".

[@xsanguine8]

@@4203105 The body in the woods isn't real, that crime scene is her neighbor's front lawn. She imagined that whole thing because of the Hex on her, if you pay attention to the timeline of the show, and when MoM was supposedly taking place, Wanda has been dead for a while and Agatha still wasn't free.

[@fewntug3760]

I think Agatha’s final wish at the end of the road will be to bring the coven back, rather than her powers. Thus, “Agatha All Along” was not evil, just a victim to her powers and the trauma that came from them.. but she always wanted love. That’s my guess

[@4203105]

Yes, I had the same thought. That at the end of the road you can chose either power or to revive your fallen comrades. Obviously when Agatha walked the road the first time she chose power. If this time she choses life for her friends, that will show character growth. It's great narratively.

[@Dosmthnew]

Too vanilla and by the trailer it seems like they don’t choose their prize. Agatha lost her son and powers and she ll choose random witches? Idk unless what she needs the most is “redemption” or something

[@fewntug3760]

@@Dosmthnew They don’t choose their prize, I think they get what they desire most. Agatha’s son is probably unattainable.

[@fewntug3760]

@@Dosmthnew I’m considering what serves the show and the character. She is gonna stick w Billy.

[@funkyrumble0455]

This show, Wandavision,(early season) and Loki have been the best marvel shows in my opinion

[@kdizzle901]

Every MCU show sucks

[@ProdCritic]

Nando- Agatha feels more clearly coded as a self destructive addict. Seeing the bad things she’s done is less important to me than how people perceive her & her attitude in response. The subtext says her mom hated her queerness & left to her own devices she resorted to dark magic as both a coping mechanism & to feel good. She seems to lean in to being the bad guy as a defense mechanism because of the way people treat her. Why else would we see moments of her acting remorseful in private?

[@Personwtcats]

I felt like this too

[@TrickyD]

@ProdCritic "The subtext says her mom hated her queerness & left to her own devices she resorted to dark magic as both a coping mechanism & to feel good." 🤔Isn't this what all addicts do: blame others for the cause of their addiction instead of taking personal responsibility? Imo only crackbabies have a legitimate reason to blame their crack mothers for their addiction. 🧠While external factors like rejection or trauma can contribute to someone’s struggles, including addiction, personal responsibility is also crucial in addressing and overcoming these challenges. It’s important to recognize that each individual’s situation is unique and multifaceted.

[@Dosmthnew]

Agatha’s first coven seemed like religious fanatics circle that would think someone being any different is evil just because unknown is scary to uneducated people. We ll have to see more backstory on what she did tho. In her death trial i think they didn’t mention killing, just practice of dark magic ?

[@TrickyD]

​@@Dosmthnew "In her death trial i think they didn’t mention killing, just practice of dark magic ?" ☠Practicing dark magic is worse than killing, cauz killing simply ends a life. Dark magic corrupts both the practitioner and the victim, which adds a deeper layer of moral complexity to the practice. It suggests that the consequences of dark magic extend beyond the immediate act, potentially causing long-term harm and corruption.

[@gannonkendrick9343]

This is why the reveal wasn't later in the series. If they waited to the end, we would have waited until "probably never" to learn about implications like "did he know" and "what does he want with Agatha". It would have been every post credits Marvel scene ever. We would have been asking, "that's cool, but when does this pay off?" I think the fact that they're tying it all into one show, and putting it early, shows that (hopefully) Marvel is learning.

[@EatSleepEmpire]

16:27 this series is a great example of media that HAS to be presented in a limited series form. The structure of the episodes each having their unique version of the same kind of scenario makes sense for episodic media. Most of these streaming shows are just slightly longer movies cut up, which isn’t really the point of television.

[@PhoenixMcGinnis]

I have a lot of sympathy for Agatha. She is misunderstood and uses her "evil" as a shield. That is why she changed in front of Wiccan.

[@willjohnson8446]

Alice aka “The Wu” is pretty badass in the comics as a Hong Kong Police Detective who augments her guns and knives with witchcraft. She has a knife that can open portals to other places / dimensions. She teamed up with Scarlet Witch several times and was always kinda’ the muscle. So, casting her as the protection witch makes sense. With regard to Agatha killing witches, I think we may find that she has no control of draining the power of others at all. Wanda was the only one who only fired bursts at her instead of streams they couldn’t seem to shut off. I also think Rio sicced the Salem Seven on Agatha (and left the gate open) to feed her power. Lilia’s walking the road to fix her divination so that her premonitions can actually help her avoid things, rather than speaking the warnings early and being unable to say them in the moment.

[@AquaSheep93]

My theory/read on the whole "born evil" thing is that Agatha is a mutant in this interpretation. Like a Rogue-style mutant ability to unwillingly absorb magical power from others. We've already got a mutant x witches thing going on with Wanda and Billy (and Monica), so this could be further laying the groundwork for that. It also fits into the 1607 / in-universe british thing of calling mutants "witchbreed", so maybe they're leaning into that

[@plothole181]

Comic Billy started going by Wiccan well before he figured out that he was Wanda's kid. He decided that going by Wiccan was a more accurate description of who he was and he was against the other kids' suggestion of Warlock because he said Warlock had oathbreaker connotations.

[@imphoenixfire]

Did he? That's really cool. I always have to tell people that witch is a gender neutral word, warlocks are not male witches 😑.

[@CaptainGCN]

Also, because the writer realized that having a gay character whose name sounded so close to "ass guardian" was a bad idea after someone pointed it out to him, which was then also referenced in-universe.

[@4203105]

@@imphoenixfire Eh, debateable. Also it has some negative origins, but so does witch.

[@openjoistt]

lmao wrong. kate bishop and cassie lang came up with it to avoid gay jokes he could possibly get from his first name "asgardian" when the press would eventually find out he and hulking were in a relationship.

[@plothole181]

@@openjoistt I don't remember that, but I will admit that it has been a long time since I read Young Avengers. I do however remember clearly that someone suggested Warlock and he turned it down for the reason I mentioned above.

[@flavsdepadua8516]

"first of all tommy... he's not very important" fr fr hahahahahahaha tommy is such a side character in relation to billy lmaaaao poor boy

[@AxeloftheKey]

That needle drop though, genuinely hits.

[@21700r]

The scene with Agatha's mother much more gave me the impression that we're meant to be seeing the kind of person whose parenting and cruelty created the cruelty & violence we see in Agatha, rather than us take her at her word. There's also some heavy queer allegory there, how Agatha just wants to understand why, how, her mother could hate her so deeply, while to her mother, she's not even a person, but rather an evil thing she should have killed as an infant. The hate she's spewing, contrasted against Agatha & Rio's expressions, paints a pretty clear picture of who here lacks depth & dimensionality to their emotions

[@smallsnake9172]

I refuse to believe that Alice Wu has died before they gave her her magic guns

[@TheDelinear]

I'll be shocked if she doesn't make a return.

[@imbtyler]

1. Yes, one of the MAIN rules for Ouija boards is that you should absolutely say Goodbye at the end. 2. I didn't know it until 10:25 of this video, but I really want this show to end with Sacha Baron Cohen, as Mephisto, pulling a Gene Wilder "YOU GET NOTHING!" Willy Wonka performance. Thanks, Nando.

[@sparkfadingspark]

I honestly think the best thing they've done with this show is keeping Jac Schaeffer on to run it after she worked on WandaVision. It flows better as a follow up to that show than Multiverse of Madness did (which just un-did any character growth for Wanda at the end of that show to flip a bad switch and need to kinda re-learn the same lesson but worse). With it being considered the second part of a three part series (WandaVision, Agatha All Along and the Vision show) I hope the third show for Vision is of equal quality and ties all three parts together nicely.

[@TrickyD]

"I hope the third show for Vision is of equal quality and ties all three parts together nicely." I will do my best Brotha Voudoun impression and make a Visionquest prediction: 👨🏽‍🦱“Yuh see, di android get fi him consciousness tru di mix up a chaos magic an di Mind Stone. Di chaos magic bring di wild an unpredictable vibes, while di Mind Stone drop some serious knowledge an consciousness pon di android. Di two a dem together mek di android start think an feel like a real person. Real mad ting, yuh know!”

[@johnman8398]

MoM never undid anything, Wanda at the end of WV isolated herself and read an evil book that corrupts people while at one of the lowest points in her life.

[@andersonic]

Agatha definitely murdered Sparky. She confessed and LAUGHED.

[@SlightyLessEvolved]

Well, now we know - she made Ralph do it.

[@uutakke1]

Techincally Agatha failed her test. Billy stated the rules were: 1) No mocking the dead - Agatha mocks Sharon 2) No Talking over each other - Whole party does this 3) Don't ask about death - Somebody asked what death wanted The goal was apparently for Agatha to comfront her dead son, whose seems to be at least 3-4 years old based on the voice. Evenora appearing was also not part of Agatha's trial but a result of the moon being in that state. So somebody wants Agatha isolated from everone else and off the WItches Road. I'm guessing Rio is the real villian of the road since she was also not present when WIccan reveals himself.

[@isaiah7985]

There’s a clip of her in some teasers facing what look like the Daughters of Liberty. A group of Black witches. So we’re definitely gonna see why she has that reputation

[@Rhiaanon]

This show is awesome! I know many are hyped about Billy..and that was great! However, I am absolutely interested in Agatha; Agatha and Rio’s story!! I love the entire coven!!

[@richardmaloneriki1811]

Just noticed this dialog from Episode 4: Teen: People can't just be replaced! Agatha (smirks): Can't they? And this in the most current episode: Teen: Is that what it means to be a witch? Killing people to serve your own agenda? No, not for me. Agatha (whispers): Are you sure? I think Billy Maximoff's soul replaced or wrote over another kid's when Wanda died at the end of Multiverse of Madness, which also ties into the joke in this episode that Ouija is for kids ages 3 & up. Billy has only existed for 3 years, even counting the events at Westview.

[@TrickyD]

@richardmaloneriki1811 "Billy has only existed for 3 years, even counting the events at Westview." 🖐In the MCU, Billy & Tommy were created by Wanda’s chaos magic within the hex, and their existence was tied to it. When the hex was lifted, they ceased to exist in that form. 🕵‍♂The end credits and other elements in *AAA* can sometimes be misleading or serve as red herrings, much like the starting credits of “Pietro Maximoff” and Ralph Boner situation in *WV.* It’s part of what makes the MCU so intriguing and full of surprises!

[@richardmaloneriki1811]

@@TrickyD Turns out I was mostly right. Billy DID replace another kid's soul. He did effectively kill "William Kaplan" to serve his own agenda. He is effectively 3 years old still because he never ceased existing after the hex. The only detail I got wrong was when it happened. It happened at the end of Wandavision

[@arc7375]

At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if Agatha ultimately sacrifices her life to save Billy, and help him find Tommy. And considering that Agatha continued to play a role as a spirit before being resurrected, I’m certain that even if she dies, we won’t have seen the last of her. And with the Fantastic Four movie coming out, I certainly expect her to make an appearance at some point to look after Franklin. Which would be a perfect bookend for her character growth. I mean, she’s famously the go-to nanny for super-powered children in the comics.

[@prufrock1977]

I think Agatha is more myth than monster; she’s hardened by the knowledge that she is passive in her violence.

[@TrickyD]

@prufrock1977 "I think Agatha is more myth than monster; she’s hardened by the knowledge that she is passive in her violence." 🖐Agatha's confidence in her abilities, particularly her power to drain other witches, does suggest that her perceived passivity is actually a calculated assurance in her own strength. This, combined with the knowledge that her attackers will ultimately end up dead, adds a layer of malice to her character.

[@jeffreycarman2185]

15:15 I felt like Agatha/Kathryn Hahn was really channeling Kelly Bundy from Married… With Children in the delivery of the “you’re embarrassing me in front of my friends” line.

[@Darkuwa]

You are the only youtuber that has mentioned Billy broke a rule by using it alone.

[@TheYuleTube]

I agree a lot with the episode length comment. I really enjoy the fact that rather than cutting content or cramming in irrelevant stuff to get the show to *exactly* 42 minutes, the episode runs the length of time that portion of the story dictates. It allows the story to be told far better.

[@oyindamolaoluwadiya180]

Yeah, when I saw this episode was so short I felt really annoyed until I actually watched it and I realised it was perfect just the way it was and the music choice at the end was just perfect.

[@duck-ew5zs]

Billy playing everyone just to revive his mom would be so goated ngl. I hope they go that route.

[@susanvinson2667]

I think that Agatha’s body starts to absorb power before she’s conscious of it. Like a defense mechanism. Now she’s addicted to it.

[@keithwoodcrest]

Nobodys mentioned that Agathas mother also wore a crown and that her magic is also blue, like Billy's. Not saying theyre connected or related really but it just stood out to me

[@zeestar0112]

Agatha's mother wore a crown but also, Agatha's covens magic was blue

[@Personwtcats]

That would be a great twist

[@VenusModeste-qm2cj]

She is using magic aligned to the space stone same as wiccan

[@TrickyD]

@@VenusModeste-qm2cj "She is using magic aligned to the space stone same as wiccan" 🖐 In the MCU, the Infinity Stones were destroyed by Thanos in *Avengers: Endgame.* Agatha Harkness, being a witch, draws her power from dark magic & the Darkhold, not from the Time Stone or any other Infinity Stone. The colors in witchcraft have nothing to do with the Infinity Stones. Colors in witch craft have a meaning: *Witch's Name* *Coven Role* *Element* *Color* 1. Agatha Harkness : Leader of the coven - 👻 = purple 2. Jennifer Kale : Apothecary witch - 💧 = blue 3. Alice Wu-Gulliver : Protector witch - 🔥 = red 4. Lilia Calderu : Divination witch - 🌬 = yellow 5. Rio Vidal : Green witch - 🌍 = green 6. Wanda : Scarlet witch - unique = scarlet Anywayz, the color purple holds significant spiritual symbolism in witchcraft and is linked to the crown chakra, which is considered the gateway to enlightenment and higher states of consciousness. In magical practices, purple is used to enhance psychic abilities, protection, and spiritual insight. It is also associated with the planet Jupiter and the element of water, amplifying its mystical properties. Witches often incorporate purple in their rituals and spellwork, using items like purple candles, oils, and gemstones to harness its powerful energy. In short: The color purple's association with mystery, intuition, and divine connection aligns perfectly with Agatha's character and abilities. Her use of purple in her magic & appearance underscores her deep connection to these mystical properties. Agatha's ability to absorb other witches' magic and life force is a powerful and dark aspect of her character, and the color purple enhances this sense of her being deeply connected to higher states of consciousness and spiritual insight. It's fascinating how these symbolic elements come together to create a rich and compelling character.

[@Kink_Shaman]

During the last trial when they were fighting the demon, someone mentioned that Billy was the only one that wasn’t attacked with fire by the curse demon. He just flew back. He probably threw himself. Right afterward he says “it attacked me too. I guess that means I’m part of the coven”

[@PhoenixMcGinnis]

We are always complaining that they never kill anyone. Now that they are killing characters, I want it to stop. 😂

[@CravingPain]

In fact I don't want them to stop we don't need useless characters, Alice had her little curse and generational trama thingy she dealt with it and ended it, drying doesn't have the same effect as someone who still got business in life.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

I think Wandavision is at least partially why they dropped the reveal this early. I was expecting it closer to episode six or seven myself. The problem with dropping it in the penultimate episode, especially if people kind of know what's coming, is you've got a whole season building to a reveal that ultimately doesn't have as big of an impact as you'd like while also then having to rush through the finale. Even though this is the first Marvel TV series that has felt like a TV series It still seemed to fall into a three act structure in my mind. The first three episode were all set up. The first set up the current status quo. The second gave us the mission and the formation of the coven. The third set up the basic structure of the trials. Then we head into act two where things ramp up which they very much did in four and five. I did kind of expect the reveal at the end of six when everything gets turned on its head then the last three resolve everything. I still think that'll be the case. I imagine they did the reveal here so that, like Wandavision, they can do a flashback episode showing everything "Teen" did leading up to the start of the series. That's my best guess anyway.

[@clayjustmakes6233]

I loved all the explanation and thoughts about the episode, also adored the figures of Agatha and Oz making some sort of deal or agreement with Venom watching it in the background.

[@foxstewart824]

12:00 she also killed a puppy

[@BLipp17]

The hierarchy of power in Agatha All Along is going to change forever

[@slack__]

This may be a wild one, buuut.. Anyone else think that the "W. Maximoff" in the library logs was for "William (Billy) Maximoff", and not Wanda? Kinda seems like he could have got the Darkhold, learned the magic he needed, burned the copies, and then placed the sigil on himself. Then setting up this whole journey, pretending to tag along, and boom, episode 5 reveal. Billy's journey, Billy's prize. I feel like he's going to try to undo something/everything that's gone wrong, and bring back his family, maybe also undo some other stuff in the general MCU (maybe on a meta level), leading to some kind of turning point, both "in universe" and real world. But could also be a wild theory that ends up being nothing too, who knows. But i can't wait to find out

[@freethegays]

when would Wanda have gotten it tho?

[@pepe-gfv2]

It's not impossible, but also right before W. Maximoff there was A. Harkness on the library card. We know that right after Agatha, Wanda had custody of the Darkhold. So it's probably not Billy. And she destroyed all versions of the book across the multiverse, so there's that.

[@slack__]

@@pepe-gfv2 yeah, i know, and what you said does make sense, I just had a fun thought and felt like throwing it out there :D

[@katherinealvarez9216]

We got six episodes left. Let's go!

[@tulip7903]

honestly i thought billy was intentionally using his powers when he did and that he was more in charge than we realized, but the breakdown channels are all saying his powers came out on their own or something/he wasn’t in control (and tbh this interpretation makes more sense…). but either way, very cool ending and happy that this is only episode 5.

[@candelsjr]

I don't think he knew about the his powers. The title of this episode is Darkest hour, wake thy power. I think Alice's death was the trigger for Teen.

[@4203105]

It's unclear. I think it's possible that he put the sigil on himself, honestly forgot why he was there and when it broke, got his memories back and acted accordingly. But there are other interpretations.

[@katie-zor-el]

10:28 omg wait what if we end the series with nicholas scratch’s soul going into billy? and that’s why the reveal came so early + the consequences of possibly breaking the rules of ouija

[@4203105]

There is also a version where he put the sigil on himself and then forgot why he did it. Agatha said that how sigils work.

[@Dosmthnew]

The road gives you what you’re missing/need the most. I think obviously for Agatha its not powers but her son. Even In wandavision when Agatha killed a dog, kids asked Wanda to “fix the death” and they specifically showed Agatha being very intrigued and saying “ you can do that?” (Ep5) Later through fake brother she tried to find out how Wanda uses her powers. It’s interesting how we never saw ghost of Nicolas just voice. Not saying Agatha will actually get her son in normal form as happy end. Gonna be something evil mephisto related. For some reason i thought of mixing Wanda’s son and Agatha’s son because i think this version of Billy was created/materialised by Wanda right before her death, after she took all of Agatha’s powers and used darkhold, and i think Nicolas’s soul is kind of trapped and its related to darkhold. Tommy doesn’t work as much coz he isnt witchy. But I think that’s what Billy is after? Either it’s“reuniting with his family” or him finding Tommy. Tho I wonder if Agatha seeing in first ep Teen’s fingers as black like after using darkhold was foreshadowing, or her feeling he was connected to Wanda who used darkhold, or just random reminder of darkhold/magic

[@skruffytiger2002]

the thing with agatha being a killer is that she killed someone who was protecting and defending her, not enemies; alice may not have been a friend but there was *supposed* to be a bond between them and agatha indicated that she intentionally finished alice off. I kind of believe the entire setup was a trick and not really a trial at all

[@andrewmathewson341]

4:14 ....Holy s**t, you were dead on!

[@PerfectPencil]

This show has rekindled my adoration for the MCU. We had a lot of duds lately.. so far this one is pure gold. It had won me over with the song to open the witch's road. That is the kind of thing I see when I read Tolkien and the songs he adds in throughout the stories. It felt exactly on that level in relevance and importance and I love it.

[@thrallgames]

I'm still not sold on Rio being Death, but I'm not gonna complain if she is. I've been routing for her as Morgan Le Fay, she's got the black hair, the green outfit, she's ancient, dabbles in Necromancy and has history with the Darkhold. One thought though, if Rio is Death, does that mean Hela was the Goddess of Rio? XD

[@marielalara1202]

No, Lady Death is an entity that has domain over the entire universe. Hela is just an Asgardian that rules over Hel.

[@thrallgames]

​@@marielalara1202 That's the comics, in the MCU she was sealed in Hel by Odin. "I am Hela, Odin's firstborn, Commander of the Legions of Asgard, the rightful heir to the throne, and the Goddess of Death." ―Hela "Valiant effort, but you never stood a chance. You see, I am not a queen or a monster. I'm the Goddess of Death. What were you the god of again? " ―Hela to Thor

[@VenusModeste-qm2cj]

U a wrong lady death is abstract just like eternity she should not be in personal things. Second hela gets souls from her kind same as wakanda hela . That's how it should be but marvel writers shit some times

[@VenusModeste-qm2cj]

She is a green witch allied to the time stone just like Agatha to the power stone but can't use that power properly. Same a Wanda reality stone

[@federicomarintuc]

Aubrey Plaza really likes that knife

[@toastef]

Was waiting for this video 🙌

[@JamesLawner]

I was genuinely expecting the whole “Is He Wanda’s Boy?” to be a red herring, because I did not want to get my hopes up only to be let down after, but this ep sure proved me wrong and I don’t mind it! 😅 I think Ep6 could be a flashback ep to further detail Billy’s background.

[@therongjr]

After Agatha did the Mrs. Hart fake-out, it was ALICE who reminded them that there was a deadline to complete the trial, saying "The clock is ticking." It feels like foreshadowing, in retrospect.

[@oscarkamala]

my fav superhero has arrived

[@JasonMcLaughlin19]

Don't forget Agatha killed Billy's dog sparky

[@jonbodhi]

Though I’m not sure Sparky was ‘real!’

[@pckrichards7980]

I can get behind killing Alice as not being entirely under Agatha’s control, but I doubt that it has always been out of her control for the entirety of the past 400 years. I do think that she’s on a path towards real redemption, but I don’t think it’s gonna happen in this show soecifically

[@jacobmiller2663]

True but it could also be a horrible consequence of using the Darkhold. I wouldn’t be surprised that the Darkhold would make the power taking ability uncontrollable especially even for a witch that would live for a long time. The Darkhold is that twisted, to make a being that lives for a long time to that should normally have control over their powers, not be able to control their powers.😂

[@pckrichards7980]

@@jacobmiller2663 it’s mostly that the idea of her not being in control feels like a cop out to me. I want to really feel like she earns her redemption, or just remain a tragic villain as a cautionary tale

[@CL12356]

I don’t think any of them are actually dead. Once Agatha gets to the end of the road, her true wish is going to be to bring them all back. She’ll choose her friends over herself, completing her redemption arch. Right?

[@CravingPain]

Hahaha buddy Agatha could redeem herself but doing such heroic things and to such extent is a big stretch, she may not full blown evil as they all seem to say but I don't think she is that good of a person either, she is like an anti villain maybe, she thinks she doing the right things but ultimately her actions are perceived as evil

[@VenusModeste-qm2cj]

That doesn't make sense. Why would you go the the road kill everybody just to bring them back . Come on

[@CL12356]

@@VenusModeste-qm2cj she’s not killing them, Alice was an accident. Agatha isn’t really a villain in the comics. It makes complete sense. Have you never seen a plot where the villainous, selfish character bonds with others, then in the end chooses them over her own initial selfish goals? It’s a pretty standard character arch. I mean, they literally did it with Loki. This show is about loners coming together, who their only true power is relying on themselves, learning to trust others and the value of friendship and family, a.k.a. a coven. What would make much less sense, is we get to the end of the show and the entire coven is destroyed and Agatha doesn’t learn any lesson, and has no one left.

[@VenusModeste-qm2cj]

@@CL12356 yes in the comics but in the MCU it's different. First of recently it's confirmed that Wanda is using primordial chaos magic in simple terms it's connected to the reality stone now as for Agatha her magic is purple so you know the power stone is purple and what traits you noticably get power hungry just to prove my point she could have control her self when Alice blast she just lie and then she got billy agree just to get blast so she absorb his magic only cuz the witches come her plan didn't work

[@TrickyD]

​@@VenusModeste-qm2cj "First of recently it's confirmed that Wanda is using primordial chaos magic in simple terms it's connected to the reality stone" 🖐No it isn't, chaos magic has nothing to do with the Infinity Stones. Besidez chaos magic already has a color which is scarlet hence the prophecy of the Scarlet Witch in the Darkhold. Agatha is a witch and in witch craft purple has a complete different meaning than the Infinity Stones. 😁Next you'll be claiming that the pope wears purple attire because he worships the Reality Stone.

[@DeannaGilbert616]

“You were born evil” = “You were born queer”. That’s why Rio reacted the way she did.

[@lightdarksoul2097]

Well all these witches have had to deal with generations seeing them as being evil or just lesser by birth for things they couldn't control.

[@kylemccormack1785]

Oh wow you're all heroes

[@ihaveakirbyobessesion2617]

@@kylemccormack1785 thanks boo

[@kylemccormack1785]

@@ihaveakirbyobessesion2617 thanks for saving the world

[@Personwtcats]

@@kylemccormack1785 You’re welcome

[@silromen42]

Love seeing someone else looking more closely at the fact that we know a lot about Agatha’s *reputation* but we don’t have a lot of hard facts about her actual past. I am convinced that she isn’t nearly as terrible as everyone thinks she is, and she really can’t control her power-sucking ability. I’m so sure we’re going to find out she lost her son through some oversight getting in over her head, or she killed him by accident because he was a little witch too and hit her with his power. I’m just so ready to be shown she’s a tragedy full of bravado that couldn’t stomach the thought of everyone thinking that’s all she was.

[@fitzytail896]

Alice actually exist in the comics with Magic Pistols...damn I wanted to see her use those before they killed her off.

[@TheDelinear]

I definitely have a feeling that Billy cast the sigil on himself. In episode 4 after he's revived, we get some very specific lore about sigils from Agatha. Namely, they work on the witch who cast them (Agatha says she wouldn't know if she was the one who cast the sigil, so Billy could conceivably have cast the sigil on himself and may have no idea he'd done it). We're meant to think that this means there's a chance that Agatha cast the spell herself, she says as much, but what if it's actually hinting that Billy cast the spell? We also learn that sigils are removed when they're no longer needed, so something happened to trigger the removal. Perhaps Billy purposely cast the sigil because he knew if Agatha thought there was some hope he was Nick, she would take him along. Then, once he said Nick's name aloud and they all heard, Agatha would know there was no longer any hope, the glamour would no longer be effective and would drop.

[@maishadigital8410]

Remember she introduced the rabbit as senior Scratchy in Wandavision?

[@2nd3rd1st]

Wiccan got his headband this episode even if it was just a sweatband.

[@mmichael1221]

I LOVE WHEN NANDO USES SPORTS MEMES AND REFERENCES

[@picvegita]

Same, wonderful use of Dennis Green .. Classic stuff

[@polterkat]

My question while watching this unfold is......... are we ever going to get a scene where Aubrey Plaza and Ryan Reynolds are on screen together?... and will we see her officially take away his ability to die like it was in the comics? You could do a twist where she does it for more 'platonic friends'-type stuff since MCU Deadpool has Vanessa... but if anyone could pull that off it'd be Aubrey Plaza. She just hears about Deadpool existing with this healing factor that keeps him in a semi-tortured limbo state of immortality... and thinks it's hilarious. She just tells him it's more permanent than he imagined. Maybe she shows up right after Thor gets done holding him and crying..... idk. who knows. I just wanna see it. If we've got Deadpool and we're pretty sure we've got Lady Death then why not. Make it happen, Kevin

[@masakazuishiguro8525]

I don’t think her power is as strong and cosmic as it was in the comics, because we have seen a lot of things that seems to be out of her control in this series. Also the real question is will we see her and starlord together on screen ?

[@polterkat]

@@masakazuishiguro8525 That's fair. When you've got Aubrey Plaza on deck as Lady Death anything is possible though. I don't see how she could connect to Starlord and if they did would it be in a way that would allow them to play up the P&R reunion even a little bit without spoiling the scene? ....probably not. Still...... anything is possible

[@seanhodgkins821]

I haven't been fully into the show. Its been fine but this episode was an improvement and I'm glad that were not seemingly having more episodes of a trial, someone dying and moving on.

[@MarcosSantos-dj6lk]

Wiccan have a statue in the Scarlet Witch temple in Multiverse of Madness (in her right side) a lot of people didn't noticed So I think he is in the Scarlet witch prophecy probably Billy is not gonna be the demiurge in the MCU but another being of chaos.

[@wabaloo7141]

nobodys talking about it but i love the dennis green reference

[@kylemeh]

I believe the flashback into the Hydra base, where Wanda first witnessed the Scarlet Witch in a premonition… She knows of the Scarlet Witch, and she knows that is her destiny. Her “fortune teller“ costume is simply a gag, and that’s not exactly what her costume is of. Notice that Quicksilver is wearing his comics costume, along with everyone else. Very meta. I like the more updated outfits, and I like that Billy is reminiscent of Wanda, who was her Scarlet Witch look off of a cosmic vision.

[@Interdimensionaltravelagent]

I thought we were only getting 6 episodes; glad there are more.

[@AdonisAngeloLexiYanulis]

Omg! I JUST conceived a theory by watching this video : What if…Episode 5’s TRIAL…wasn’t really an actual trial…(because it certainly seemed OFF and not like the other trials…!) and it was ALL reality warping power display of Wiccan? Like it’s been WICCAN ALL ALONG…Omg

[@speeeee35]

The idea that he might have been working with Rio makes sense when you consider that she may be death. Because if he was reincarnated… Let alone reincarnated into a teenager who had a “near death accident” in East View, as we see in the news article that is under joe’s name in the intro… maybe Rio showed up then… and since she had always been looking for Agatha, maybe they teamed up to some degree. Even if not like fully as comrades lol. Because Rio was also the only one who wasn’t around the end… People are saying she was collecting Alice’s body, which is possible, but she is also the green witch so maybe she was manipulating the earth and it was her and teen’s plan to throw them into the mud like that. There’s even a part of me that thinks now that he remembered he is Wiccan, that maybe he is just gonna kill the seven quick lol so he wanted to get rid of them to keep them safe. I definitely think he cast the sigil on himself, though it makes perfect sense… Especially because as soon as Agatha acknowledged that she knew he was Wanda’s son… That’s when it broke… Leslie… There’s a big cast reveal at the end of Marvel things… I’m wondering if they are going to have speed come back with Wanda if Wanda comes back… And he’ll be cast as someone exciting… I only say that because everyone is focusing so much on Wanda coming back everyone is forgetting about Tommy. I kno he’s not super important in the comics but still…

[@TrickyD]

@speeeee35 "The idea that he might have been working with Rio makes sense when you consider that she may be death." It doesn't make sense at all, simply because if Rio is Mistress 💀she could easily resurrect Wanda, if resurrecting her was their goal?

[@sidsid6380]

Joe Locke is really good in this series

[@jaybe2k12]

"Oh that's gotta be what that kid's deal is" ... That he's gay??

[@BlckSWANWhtRbbt]

That he's Wiccan from the comics.

[@jonbodhi]

@@BlckSWANWhtRbbtyeah, we already KNEW he was gay when his boyfriend called him.

[@jf9144]

My theory iso that I think that Agatha failed her trial as that so far was the only one that ended up going upstairs. The biggest question I have is if the next episode will be the flashback episode or it will be Lilias trial. From the trailers I can't tell if Teen is in those scenes. I spotted only 3 in Lilias trial. Also It seems like Teen is building to be the leader of the this newly formed Coven as it states in the song Coven true. I just hope in the end that Wiccan saves the Salem 7 and the new coven.

[@wolfwraith8172]

I think Agatha has killed every witch that has ever attacked her, but because of her "born evil" thing. I think that she's a mutant and her magic doesn't work properly. Or, her father is Mephisto.

[@thesquattinduck2205]

I think what happened was when Billy used the Ouija board by himself he took his hand off when yelled out Nicholas scratch so maybe NS ghost or demon went into Billie’s body and when he did he found out Billie’s power. Then when Agatha taunts him NS snaps and uses Billie’s powers to get revenge against Agatha that why he attacks the other two.

[@whiteoutgotu]

🤣🤣🤣 Perfect use of that Denny Green clip.

[@fortello7219]

Is no one going to talk about the rune slowly forming on Teen's shirt on each episode?

[@taekookie1976]

I knew Alice was going to die in this episode because she was getting too much attention lmao. I mean, I know she is the protection witch but the show did not fail to subtly highlight her character in this episode. She legit tries to save a lot of people in this one - and even in the previous one - and therefore when Agatha finally needed saving, she jumped to help her as an instinct. Her being so helpful and nice and likeable for the entire show and specially in this episode made it clear to me that she would end up dead. R.I.P Alice

[@alexandragreen7990]

Yes! The crown is so much better for live action costuming purposes

[@dominomasked]

I… would read the hell out of an Agatha/Penguin/Venom crossover and/or team up.

[@jameshayes-barber9340]

I think there was an extra hint to the Rio being Death theory. Rio looked meaningfully at Alice's body.

[@adripurdy1998]

I feel like the word that you were looking for this whole video was “camp”

[@MyogaSama]

She absolutely qualifies as a serial killer. Agatha is a really complicated character who operates in a Gray area -- clearly she does a lot of evil deeds, but she has also helped save the world on occasion.