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WandaVision is very META but does that mean it's good?
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[@SkipIntroYT]

What's one sitcom you wished WandaVision would reference?

[@trinaq]

Either "Boy Meets World" or Modern Family!

[@cj32pull2]

@@trinaq modern family is coming you obviously missed the promos

[@galactic85]

Community. The show that invented the "meta sitcom" (which you mentioned in this video.) I want to see the show get "meta" about the meta commentary.

[@joaomarcelo742]

@@galactic85 I think Soap invented metatelevision

[@joaomarcelo742]

The one with billy crystal as a gay man

[@carolinewheeler77]

One of the small details I love in the acting is the way their voices change. They’re all clearly acting, and speaking to a similar way that actors did at the time. When things get dark, their voices go back to normal. That’s why Wanda’s “vision, help him” and “no” in the first two episodes are so haunting. Especially pay attention to Monica when she’s scared by the stork in episode 3 compared to how she spoke the rest of the episode. As a huge marvel stan I think this may be the best thing they’ve ever put out.

[@maggiemcfly5267]

Last episode I thought "they sound a little different now, she more common and he more British" lol Watching this video I just realized they had the "mid atlantic accent" in the first couple of episodes!

[@gateauxq4604]

I love everyone on the show but between maintaining accents and period TV speech patterns, and looking amazing in hair of every period Elizabeth Olsen is the keystone to this whole crazy mess.

[@SPFLDAngler]

The hell is a "marvel stan"?...

[@adampkalb]

Since WandaVision's creator, Luc Schaeffer, said that WandaVision is *not* a parody of sitcoms...do you believe WandaVision really IS a sitcom in itself by being a pastiche of sitcoms from all 7 decades, or is it actually a serious show *pretending* to be a situation comedy, because Wanda Maximoff in-universe is pretending that her life with Vision is a situation comedy? March 10, 2021, 8:45pm

[@airwaters]

@@adampkalb It is about grief, and sitcoms as escapism. That's it. Also, it is JAC Schaeffer, not Luc. Jac said many times that the show is about GRIEF. It is not "serious show pretending to be blablabla". It is always been a story of a tragic character with reality altering ability, who sees sitcoms to escape all the past tragedies she's in.

[@QuestioningYourSanity]

I like the idea that sitcoms were the only shows allowed into Sokovia and that's where her interest starts.

[@Lauren-xl8xi]

do you feel vindicated today?

[@QuestioningYourSanity]

@@Lauren-xl8xi Very vindicated! I thought it might be a throwaway reference to the idea but it was multiple scenes.

[@Dalt1n999]

@el from space ei carinha que mora logo ali, passa um dolar

[@Bamgeutcutiepie]

Honestly I am so geeking out about this show! Every “lame” joke makes me laugh. And every theme song makes me dance and happy. The 70’s jokes were so funny. Lizzie looks so good on this show. She’s so funny. Episode 7 was so funny. The slow burn mystery is so great! And it shows that even if it’s all kind of simple, it’s all about HOW you do it. It’s so well done.

[@AWSVids]

I love it on an MCU level and what it’s doing for the story going forward... but I do have to admit, I mainly kinda love it for the way it’s playing with formats. The aspect ratio changes, the spot-on recreations of the picture style & quality of the different eras, but all of it feels masterfully done on a technical level by today’s standards as well. While the story is kinda utilizing the different eras and styles of sitcom to explore the world and characters in different ways, the technical aspects of the show are using it to give a wonderful little demonstration of the progression of the medium of film & television over the last 70 years. As an enthusiast for the technical side of filmmaking and the history of technology and all that, it’s kind of an amazing little gem of a motion picture project. And when you think about how it’s the first Marvel Disney+ streaming “television show” that’s also kind of a big 9-part movie with cinema level production value, that’s also technically a web series for being streamed online, which may be replacing cinema as we know it, which is what television was predicted to do 70 years ago, but now a web series that we call a television show that’s kinda like a movie is representing Marvel transitioning from cinema to “television”... it really is this crazy kind of nexus (Nexus!) point of film & television as it stands today, looking at the past, yet shifting into the future, all rolled into this one crazy show.

[@adampkalb]

@@AWSVids I thought streaming shows were not the same thing as web/internet series.

[@mandalevelsup]

Episode 2 went very heavy on the Bewitched vibes and I don't know why that's important for me to point out but Here We Are!

[@gateauxq4604]

Agreed-its even in the intro with a touch of The Jetsons thrown in. The episodes have solidly formed a pattern of each episode being based on a big sitcom from each decade until episode 6 because I believe MITM spanned The 90s and oughts. (Also its sequel Breaking Bad >_> )

[@SPFLDAngler]

Don't know either since they make it very, very, very obvious what show they are parodying each episode... pointing it out is like pointing out a building totally on fire to the person standing next to you..

[@Garyllaz]

@@SPFLDAngler i think she pointed it out because it wasnt mentioned in this video...

[@nicanornunez9787]

And cause bewitched is awesome and probably the strongest inspiration to the show after the comic.

[@KalCounty]

@@SPFLDAngler The video said that episode was based on The Dick Van Dyke Show, which it wasn't.

[@Xkittyloverr1997]

What I really enjoy about the meta of WandaVision is that each easter egg and reference is enjoyable both on its own and when strung together to symbolize something. My mom (not a big marvel fan) and I (huge marvel fan) can both enjoy this. My mom doesn't understand almost any of what's going on beyond what she's being shown and just assumes that any important questions will eventually be answered, but she has a BLAST pointing out all the references to different sitcoms with me and laughing at how many tropes they try to shive into a single episode. And I like picking out of the narrative connections and trying to figure out what things mean or what will happen next and why

[@Sumtinrandom]

Fun fact: I used to live in Kenya for a while becouse I did some research there. When I talked to a farmer there, he said that the 'mzungus' (white people) always sleep in seperate beds, even when married. He based that off of the american sitcoms they showed on TV over there (which are very much catered to a conservative audience and therefore very popular).

[@elenapopovic2527]

Hahahaha! That reminds me of my immigrant hot take that divorce wasnt a real phenomenon but a tv contrivance for emotional impact. I was born in a country where almost no one I knew was divorced and the only person that was never talked about it in front of the kids. And then I came to Canada and half the kids in my class had divorced parents. It was such a "mind blown" moment for me.

[@floraposteschild4184]

Although I agree that sitcoms are usually conservative comfort food, that's not all they can be. The first TV mentions of things like rape, abortion, homosexuality, and transgender identity -- not as crimes or medicalized "issues" -- came through sitcoms, and their sympathetic characters. Naturally, if you did a poll immediately after watching one episode of All In the Family, you'd still identify with your "side" -- but you'd also be thinking of what the other side had to say. They aren't like Thanos, who can snap his fingers and change everything. Maybe what's important is not the medium but the audience: the 1970s audience wanted to hear about controversial issues and it was reflected in their sitcoms. It's no accident Wanda skipped over those kinds of shows.

[@cloudnine6852]

Another good thing about the meta parts not just being fan service is that casual fans can still enjoy the significance of these moments even if they won’t understand the whole moment

[@trinaq]

I like the shout outs to various family sitcoms, and love that as it progresses, it gets darker, and you begin to sense an underlying sense of dread and apprehension. It just gets better with each episode, and the one from SWORD's perspective was the best so far, in my opinion. ♥️

[@eatatjoes6751]

I love Wandavision's sitcom universe, and the grief undertones make this show even better for me.

[@lexismore]

I'm not that into Marvel but I'm now intrigued by this show on the strength of this explainer video alone. Characters using the sitcom format to escape or suppress reality (esp while delaying dealing with some kind of tragedy) isn't entirely new (maybe we could even say there's a small subgenre of meta media that deals with this) but I don't think I've heard of it being done in such an active way before, blending tone and genre with moments in the character's journey. Love the concept.

[@sierralvx]

0:17 The _first_ official tv show in the MCU *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D:* _Am I a joke to you?!?_

[@marbleb33s]

Poor Agents of Shield. Feige reeeaally hates everything he didn't made, does he?

[@privatehere3324]

Yes

[@SlackerStuff]

This is so dope dude. I have def been thinking about if the meta-ness is too heavy handed and fan-servicey but after seeing it through this lens I feel like it makes sense.

[@gateauxq4604]

I think in the end everyone will rewatch the whole thing since we should have the full picture of what Wanda actually did after recovering Vision’s body.

[@SlackerStuff]

@@gateauxq4604 For sure. I feel like Wanda is also maybe not fully in control at this point? Like whatever "it" is might have become it's own thing? Def fun to think about.

[@SanFranFan30]

It's a horror sitcom

[@lesternsiahasante3411]

Psychological horror

[@PhilMasters]

Actually it’s a superhero horror sitcom pastiche psychological technothriller.

[@PhilMasters]

(With blockbuster production values.)

[@bensenzo]

@@PhilMasters yes that

[@nerevarchthn6860]

@@PhilMasters a character study tragedy

[@elvenjedi6883]

You're forgetting that she lost her parents to the Stark shell when she was ten.

[@gabriellevalentino7319]

Then was experimented on by hydra... She was bound to snap emotionally

[@violetlavi2207]

@@gabriellevalentino7319 she volunteered for the HYDRA part herself tho

[@violetlavi2207]

@spidey so she was never able to use her literal telepathy powers to discover the truth and leave?

[@Zephirite.]

This video was recorded before its release.

[@calebweldon8102]

That whole Archie bunker thing is always haunting. Like a super obvious anti racism still wasn’t obvious enough for racists who loved it. Reminds me of how racists like American history x despite in being anti racist

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Or Rorcharc from Watchmen, Some idiots still don't get you are not suposed to identify or look tp to him

[@mikaylaeager7942]

It does make you wonder. Should we even be spotlighting these bigoted viewpoints? It doesn’t matter how clearly in the wrong you make them, some people are still going to think that behavior is ok, just cause they saw it on TV. Is bigotry a flaw we should allow sympathetic characters to have in fiction? I don’t know.

[@fangsabre]

Unfortunately bigots like to say that anything that doesn't outright clown on them is supporting them. That's why they take to imagery that paints them as their idea of badass and cool. What they can't stand is stuff like Mel Brooks. Theres no way they would cling to images of Klansmen with kick me signs and goose stepping in a kick line.

[@sobr4986]

Although not about racism, Fight Club is a great more recent example of such a phenomenon.

[@sobr4986]

@@jesusramirezromo2037 I'd argue that one is squarely on Zach Snyder, who himself appears to feel that way. Man that guys a joke

[@acehealer4212]

WandaVision has been a real blast to watch. It was fun seeing your take on the show too!

[@leiajiang7877]

I mean big bang theory is crazy misogynistic but people still love it. It's disturbing

[@Hamilgoth2002]

Calling it the first TV show in the MCU is factually inaccurate. If we’re only counting the shows that are referenced in the movies, then Agent Carter and Agents of Shield were the first.

[@ninjanibba4259]

I think he meant directly connected in such that the main characters we’re following will end up in a bigger scale as they already were Coulson and Sharon have been in the movies but only in their prime, Wanda and Vision and certain other smaller characters will continue to be in the movies in their prime after this

[@EternalDensity]

I've not heard of this Agenda show.

[@vichankrys4097]

I think he means it's the first show done by Marvel Studios. None of the other shows were done by this production team.

[@bensenzo]

@@EternalDensity agenda show?

[@elliswebster7041]

@@EternalDensity what?

[@Nofxthepirate]

Yes, the Dick Van Dyke show was a big thing for Wanda's childhood and it was a popular family sitcom, and there are references to it, but it seems pretty obvious to me that the black and white episodes are a reference to Bewitched, what with all the antics of Wanda and Vision trying to hide their true natures from the townspeople and having a terribly difficult time doing it. Most every black and white sitcom has an episode where someone important is coming over for dinner and everything is going wrong. Bewitched has a husband who works at an office, an overbearing boss, and many episodes where there are dinner party hijinks involving Samantha's magic powers. Dick Van Dyke might have been the reason Wanda subconsciously made her life into a TV show, but I really think the meta references were clearly going for Bewitched. I think it at least deserved a mention.

[@Brilchan]

DONT mind me, just using words the algorithm favors, like: great, life-changing, brilliant, insightful, and incredible. Thanks for the vid

[@tennyopallas]

I just love the meta way the sitcoms move through the decades, becoming less sanitized as reality creeps in little by little. And how the cultural shifts of the decade reflect the emotional beats of the familial relationships. I especially love the recent shift to the bad mom tropes of the early 2010s, contrasted against the way parents were made to be impossibly wise and always able to find the right thing to say in the 80s and early 90s. You could also point to how you watch technology progress through the sitcom decades while Vision's comprehension and awareness of what's happening also grows. I don't even want Fietro to be X-Men Quicksilver, because I love it as a fun cameo, the kind you would see on a sitcom, whether as a guest appearance from another show (sometimes in universe, sometimes not) or a recasting. It's like a mix of the excitement seeing an unexpected crossover mixed with the confusion we feel as an audience when a character is suddenly recast, but in this case those feelings also shake Wanda, and that unease when the character is also unsettled by what has unsettled you is just so palpable and yummy as a viewer.

[@Chuck_EL]

i think the ones who were mad at the fietro being made into a joke are the one who the show was speaking on aka wanda...someone who isnt dealing with the truth and wants to live through "positive" sitcoms....its why you see the same people bringing up the "good ole days" over and over .... i was born in the 80s i was a 80s kids so i lived through the crack and aids scares/propaganda throughout and saw the darkness but i never said "my childhood was better" or "we had it better' thats a really stupid and dangerous way of thinking

[@BillZoeker]

Great analysis! Only thing I would add is that the fact that television, especially the old sitcoms operate on an almost dream logic which not only gives the metanarrative flavor, but it also smooths over any logical inconsistencies for the characters in the story, the surrogate audience in the Sword agents, and the actual audience. The Sword agents watched the show for a week, but they don't need to explain what happened when we weren't watching, because they can handwave it as *tv stuff was happening* and that's all we need

[@imacg5]

it’s also a sign that showing the American society prefers theatricality over authenticity. it leads to either idealism/fundamentalism or hypocrisy. metaphor is essential, but treating it as the main narrative force is as dangerous as overusing irony. being authentic hurts, especially when to yourself. but sometimes it’s the only way out.

[@DragonsFrogs]

Well put but it’s not just American society

[@raydology9584]

@@DragonsFrogs KZbin society too.

[@TheEvilCheesecake]

Hey nice you made the only WandaVision analysis that still means something after the second half of the series was available.

[@tzimaka]

Τhe timing! I just finished your podcast episode on this.

[@devinpowers4132]

I am so cautious of a possible franchise merger. X-Men movies were hit or miss and a reimagining of the teams and characters would be a welcomed change.

[@a.r.e.j.1693]

Great video, just a little detail: the MCU already had TONS of tv shows before this one. Agents of Shield, Agent Carter, Inhumans, the 6 Netflix series, Runaways, Cloak & Dagger and Helstrom all happen in the MCU.

[@johnelmartagbago3764]

*The only tv show from the ones you mention that was canonized is Agent Carter, the rest is still up-for-debate if they really are part of the MCU, since the MCU movies doesn't reference them in whatsoever form.* And yes, THIS IS THE FIRST MARVEL STUDIOS' SERIES. "Marvel Studios" veing the keyword here. There might have been Marvel tv shows before but they're not Marvel Studios.

[@a.r.e.j.1693]

@@johnelmartagbago3764 Skip Intro didn't say Marvel Studios. He said the *first tv show in the MCU*. Also, references aren't needed to establish canonicity. If the creators say they belong to the MCU, then they belong to the MCU, period. In fact, we could do with more franchises that didn't force easter eggs for the sake of it. That said, the series do reference the movies, and they wouldn't be able to do that without the approval of Marvel Studios.

[@johnelmartagbago3764]

@@a.r.e.j.1693 The thing is even Feige himself haven't recognized those series as canon. The only tangible evidence of interconnectivity is the movies TYING ITSELF to a particular series, and so far that only happened in Endgame with Agent Carter's Jarvis in the 1970's. The only reason why the series were able to references the events of MCU is because of them being by-products of MARVEL TV DIVISION. But no, they're NOT OFFICIAL PART OF MCU as of now. Unless Feige himself says so.

[@a.r.e.j.1693]

@@johnelmartagbago3764 lmao Feige can cry all he wants. It's one man against the rest of the company. Again: if Marvel Studios says they're canon, then they're canon. Period. You don't need any more proof than **the people in charge said so**. And before you jumped in that, no, Feige isn't the only one in charge.

[@johnelmartagbago3764]

@@a.r.e.j.1693 Lol. Feige can cry all day? One vs. all? Feuge isn't the one in charge? Have you been smoking something? Kevin Feige is the CEO of Marvel right now, not just the movies, but even the comics and etc. KEVIN FEIGE isnt just a producer that greenlits projects, he oversees these movies and series with directors at his sides. You really need to do your research buddy. Yeah, it sucks that MARVEL STUDIOS havent confirmed that these past shows were canon, but that's just the reality of it. And if you're familiar with the drama behind the scenes between Marvel Studios and Marvel TV divisions, you'd not be typing these baseless comments.

[@MultiTobyProductions]

Loving the show so much, and so glad you covered it. Love your videos.

[@soulmechanics7946]

I am straight up and down DTF AF to hear tubers sing Wandavision's praises all day and night. Meta done right is damn straight.

[@soulmechanics7946]

I could have done it better though.. 🙄

[@arachne6074]

Lol! After each episode my boyfriend and I would pick apart the episode and find interesting things. Best date night ever.

[@probably-aquarion]

(Spoilers for E5/E6 are in this comment) Love the analysis, but I disagree on one of your central points: The thing Wanda says before the new Pietro appears is "That wasn't me", and he doesn't appear to be "controlled" in the same way as the other non-vision members of the cast are. I don't think he's part of her illusion.

[@raydology9584]

He's defiantly not controlled, because he called her his "Stinking" sister.

[@StNick119]

I don't think the fact that he's out of Wanda's control means that he's not part of the illusion. It could easily be a sign that she's losing control over the illusion, or that her subconscious is taking over, or so on.

[@elha7982]

@@StNick119 Wasn't he controlled by the other, weaker witch?

[@rahbeeuh]

@@elha7982 it was Agatha all along

[@Huntracony]

I wonder how that study at 5:57 determined which audiences were bigoted and which weren't. I imagine you can't exactly go up to participants and ask, "Are you a bigot?"

[@TheHorrorGuru]

Can't wait for the next Copaganda video but I'm glad you're allowing yourself room to do other content on the side. It's real easy to get burnt out doing the one thing over and over again, haha.

[@Melissamoreau24]

That was really good! Thank you!

[@JosephVivens]

Sir, your DJ Premier reference got my attention.

[@LavenderLydia]

I wish you had waited until the series was completed for this video

[@bethlovesben]

Episode 2 is based upon Bewitched...

[@StNick119]

It can be based on more than one sitcom.

[@calebgore1914]

@@StNick119 It's quite literally based on Bewitched though.

[@Escalade714]

Points for the DJ Premiere reference. He does sample and it is fire!

[@juliakay6204]

Brilliant, and more importantly, a different perspective on the show. You can only watch the same info and theories (i.e., explained and Easter egg videos) so much.

[@nolanmcbride5653]

I look forward to your next copaganda episode!

[@bentcn8511]

Eat your heart out Legends of Tomorrow.

[@EternalDensity]

Granted they do a lot with a tiny budget.

[@ConnorEllisMusic]

AoS and Agent Carter would like a word with you.

[@canorafera2510]

“First TV show in the MCU” brings me so much pain 😭

[@thewitchfindergeneral81]

3:19 So... is this loss?

[@urilaf8598]

Episode 2 is bewitched

[@veggiet2009]

Good video, I'm curious if you plan on doing an update given the end of the series

[@aheelislamaurnob6511]

....RALPH BOHNER....

[@SeanTBarrett]

I'm sorry to disagree, but stitching the Pixar and Querentino movies together into one shared universe sounds amazing.

[@chriscauley4182]

I binge watched season 1 of wanda vision last night so I could watch this.

[@victorturturici4446]

What about all in the family? Didn't that challenge social norms? Back in the seventies.

[@BeautifulEarthJa]

Sorry I'm late. I had to watch 8 episodes and now I'm back.

[@goober7535]

I dont have anything useful to say. This was good though

[@StNick119]

Hell yeah, upping the number of comments and amount of engagement gang!

[@kevinw712]

Anyone ever told you you sound almost exactly like Josh Horowitz? I'm not entirely sure who he works for, but I've been seeing him doing big celeb interviews for different outlets over the years.

[@KageNoTenshi]

First tv show in mcu Agents of shield be like.....

[@rananawito3526]

How was the doctor going to leave though?

[@SpudlyMan101popcap]

Where do u send my search history to?

[@OurHourglass]

Intro lasts about 2:30

[@dineskumarragu4187]

Abed will be pleased

[@AaronAlthaus]

Copaganda?! How did I not know about this?! Thanks for mentioning it!!

[@StNick119]

Wait... is that Quicksilver actor the same one who portrayed him in the Fox X-Men universe?

[@StNick119]

Lol I was right. Nice

[@sophiawilson8696]

We don't know yet!!!

[@crosskitelines]

A+++

[@anthonylastofka3057]

so one single line about a dog means that its taking reference to full house because they also talked about a dog? that's quite the stretch I think

[@amanshukla6122]

Actually Sparky was the family dog of Wanda and Vision in Tom King's Vision comic run.

[@StNick119]

They didn't just "talk about a dog", they both made the same joke. It's possible they both came up with the joke independently, but it seems very plausible it was a deliberate reference, especially given the deliberate references to other sitcoms.

[@thegreatgatsby2635]

It was agatha all along

[@Escalade714]

Also, great video! *subscribes*

[@annahafren]

what do you mean first? there's like at least 6 I know of already. Daredevil, Iron fist, Jessica Jones, Luke cage, Agents of shield and Defenders

[@PatrickAliverti]

Sorry to break the news to you, but those shows are not considered canon to the MCU. They may reference the movies but they are not considered to be in-universe with the movies by the authors of the movies. WandaVision, Falcon/Winter Soldier, and Loki are expected to and will be reference in future MCU films.

[@uncannydcmarvelous5732]

Those were made under the Marvel *Television* division, a total different thing from Marvel Studios.

[@jaernihiltheus7817]

@@PatrickAliverti aos is, there's an entire plot point in season 2 that leads into age of ultron.

[@TheReelAnalyst]

How did he get scenes from the show

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Looking forward to that MCU copaganda episode.

[@robertfoster6940]

Imagine listening to nerdrotics review on wandavision before this lol.

[@mabelclyde2861]

goddamn i wish i wasn't so broke so i could give you money

[@kevinalford]

Love your work. Would Patreon if I wasn't destitute like a dog.

[@skaetur1]

In before 100k subs 🥰

[@madnessarcade7447]

Moral lessons are never bland they are wholesome Meta is always genius

[@madjangler]

I’d hate to think you fumbled the episode 2 tribute to Bewitched just to prompt comments like this...

[@isabellaearnhardt6380]

💗

[@MuwkaMywka]

Does this guy think a reference is just having a character in the show?

[@SKippySounds]

You just said this is the first TV show in the MCU as if Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter, the Netflix shows, Cloak and Dagger, Runaways, Inhumans, and Helstrom didn't already exist before Wandavision...

[@MrInvisibleJ]

He means made by the same studio as the MCU, with the full cast of the main movies being able to show up. Those all reference the main MCU but, unless I'm mistaken, none of those have any of the avengers show up on screen.

[@PatrickAliverti]

@@MrInvisibleJ technically, Sam Jackson as Fury did appear on AoS. However, you are correct. None of these shows are considered canon with the MCU.

[@lzmeira]

I'm kinda liking this show so far, but I also think it's idea of sitcoms is very superficial and the parodies are way too basic. I think sitcoms can do more than be comforting, and they can be a whole lot funnier too. Also, the meta "sitcom world breaking" gets old fast, and Pleasantville did it first, so...

[@kateorgera5907]

I agree with you! I think sitcoms and comedies in general can be a better testing ground for new ideas than dramas, when done right. Heck, the Brady Bunch was revolutionary in its own way by showing a blended family in a positive light in an era beset by hand-wringing about rising divorce rates. But I think this superficiality might be on purpose - this is all being filtered through Wanda's idea of what a sitcom should be. She specifically picks family-oriented shows to homage, not any of the ones that tried something different (with Malcolm being the only exception so far, but that might be because "Pietro" has come onto the scene ), and even in Episode 3, she uses the Brady Bunch backdrop to create a nuclear family, even though that isn't what that show was about . I will admit, the sitcom-world-breaking trope has been done before (Ducktales did it just last year!) but they rarely tackle so many different eras of sitcoms over this long a period - most of them either focus on a single era, or only use it as a gimmick for a single episode. In many ways, this show acts as an interesting chronological encapsulation of the growth of popular entertainment, and of what American society was willing to talk and laugh about, over the past seven decades - which makes sense, because Marvel comics is very tied up in that history as well. And then it parallels those changes in American society, as filtered through the sitcom, to mirror Wanda and Vision's relationship, starting in the sweet honeymoon phase, to the 70s-80s, where things start to get questioned and childcare becomes more of a central plot point, to the 90s/00s, where there is more cynicism and no longer a laugh track. So it's pretty interesting to see how WandaVision uses the trope in a narrative sense.

[@kevinbailey8827]

@@kateorgera5907 I remember seeing an episode of The Donna Reed Show where the Mother and Daughter (mostly the mother) went on strike doing the housework, and the men of the house had to pick up the slack. Predictably, the males did a terrible job and the females came to the rescue. The status quo was restored, with a little more respect for the work mom did. That’s not without problems, but it was an example of the message that it doesn’t have to be this way.

[@SallyLock103emeCaris]

[@adampkalb]

4:22 Yes, yes it is. However, Family Guy also inspired Jac Schaeffer to do more with the concept of Family Guy Through the Years, by extending his tour of characters experiencing sitcoms from each decade from 1 to 9 episodes in Wanda Maximoff Through the Years and giving it a far more intricate storyline. March 12, 2021, 8:51pm

[@adampkalb]

0:16 No, the first official TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the second is Agent Carter. March 12, 2021, 8:09pm

[@adampkalb]

I knew I was not the only one who compared WandaVision to Family Guy Through the Years! March 10, 2021, 8:33pm

[@adampkalb]

WandaVision is brilliant because it goes more in-depth with a similar construct to Family Guy Through the Years. However, unlike that episode of Family Guy, which exists to mock societal trends and issues of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, WandaVision is not the parody of situation comedies that you think it is. It isn't about parody or homage or spoof, but to tell the story of Wanda and Vision by actually writing a good faith sitcom around them, and solving the mystery of why they inexplicably switched genres, from big-budget action blockbuster to little-budget situation comedy. March 14, 2021, 5:25pm

[@benwasserman8223]

I’ve pointed it out before, but it’s really impressive seeing dramatic actors like Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany master sitcom humor. Meanwhile actual sitcom actors like Kat Dennings and Randall Park are handling the drama scenes equally well.

[@nangke]

That's what's going on 🤯

[@b.d6642]

They actually went to sitcom acting cam for this

[@zitronentee]

I thought Paul Bettany in A Knight's Tale is funny?

[@adampkalb]

You bet! They really made me interested in watching 2 Broke Girls and Fresh Off the Boat again. These truly are strange days.

[@EvadoCouto]

Randall Park is so good. I adore his style, it reminds me of being a little kid when tv was so much easier to get wrapped up in

[@ladyofthelake121]

I just like that Disney plus is making delayed gratification hot 🔥

[@petrelli231]

It's pretty ironic to run a channel named "Skip intro" and make the video intros two and a half minutes long…

[@ThousanWhite]

Haters of MCU Phase IV are quick to forget how great this show was. I still can't believe how so many people gave up on the show after the first two episodes.

[@djalexander968]

yeah i just realized i dont think i ever saw another character besides archie because of his belligerence and "bravery?" when i agreed more with him at the time

[@melodramatic7904]

Episode 2 models Bewitched. 😊

[@pablobratcat]

The performance as a traumatised young woman in her previous movie roles made Elizabeth Olsen a shoe in for Wanda.

[@CaptainRaccoonWhitly]

I'm curious how your analysis has changed now that WandaVision is finished.

[@sophiawilson8696]

Mutants are born not created. Evolution is the key here. What is Monica and Bucky Barnes and Hulk, Captain Rogers, Powerman are Jessica Jones are Mutates!!! Or Superpower Individuals/ Enhanced People.

[@mookie714]

Jimmy woo seems to have forgotten that Thor almost, and then did, kill thanos.

[@hebthealien]

Well I think he doesn't know those things that Thor did because one, Thor almost killed Thanos in Wakanda in a forest and no media would be there (and the Wakanda people would probably be too busy fighting or are evacuated) unlike what happened in Endgame where it happened like in a city or near a city and there was no warning or evacuation. Two, Thor killed Thanos after the snap and it happened in outer space so no one except those who are present could've known

[@pyromaniac2104]

"The first official TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe" Daredevil: no it's fine it's not like I started the Netflix hallway fight trend :-( But I jest great video man :-)

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

🔸Ahh the Archie Bunker thing... I always understood what the show itself was doing, but people I would meet after I ventured out into the world definitely seemed to like the character a little too much. Decades after the fact. Incredibly uncomfortable vibes from those people. I feel like these people were probably the fathers and uncles, and even grandfathers, to the current "anti-sjw" incel crowd we have. Bunker is on quite a few _If You Idolize This Character, You're Missing the Point_ memes, along with Walter White, Sterling & Malory Archer, and some other classics. 🔸 Circling back to _Community_ , remember how it's main competition for demographics was _The Big Bang Theory_ ? I always felt that the reason Community was always on the the brink of cancellation, and then eventually cancelled by NBC, was because for too much of America it was wasn't a simplistic enough laugh. I think for many Greendale fans we appreciated that the show, from the writers, producers, directors and actors understood the viewer and didn't try to dumb things down. Dan Harmon's overall approach to storytelling is like that imho (and as you've already explained). TBBT catered to a wider audience that didn't want to have to "overthink" things, or pay too much attention, just to get a laugh after a long day at work. And I'm not dunking on fans of that show, I get the need to want to easily escape. It just drove me crazy that Community was being beaten out by a show like TBBT handily.

[@damagedcharizardcollector1195]

Meta done right??? Watch Community

[@KettyFormaggio]

i would love to see a video from you about BBC Sherlock! Your work is very good!

[@XanderShiller]

I kept thinking of Black Mirror... Would be nice to see you cover that show. Props to you 🙂

[@prof.evilpictures8696]

I feel like the Kickass thing was getting to dangerous levels of meta... like the way I Wanda repeated it. Although it’s fun to have little nods I don’t think the MCU should ever acknowledge that it is fiction.

[@belleslovinit]

Unless its deadpool

[@iestevez]

WandaVision is not the first tv show on the MCU, Agents of SHIELD is.

[@Lomaxxx53]

yeah but they actively got further from the MCU canon and it wasn't as explicit with the connections even at the beggining (besides Carter and Coulson)

[@frakkintoasterluvva7920]

@@Lomaxxx53 Season 1 of AoS was very, very explicit with the connections and strongly connected to what was happening in the movies.

[@jeremywarcup]

And what about Agent Carter, and the Netflix series like Daredevil?

[@ahhhwae5403]

Yes they are set in the MCU but they produced by two different studios.

[@jeremywarcup]

@@ahhhwae5403 got it, thanks!