Man, it does the heart good to see the Marvel Studios intro again, now with
Endgame footage, although it was sad seeing Black Panther
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It's got to be surreal for some given how long it was since we've gotten proper MCU content, only for it to turn out to be so surreal and unconventional, especially with the
Black Widow delays. But in some ways it sets up the Disney+ Marvel Studios shows to kind of break the mold and do something different
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I love how we get different intro's for each "era" of show
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The commercials are a nice touch. Stark Industries was apparently into toasters once upon a time and the Strucker's had their own brand of Hydra watches? I'm guessing those were only a hit in Germany
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(Although maybe Wanda is just conjuring commercials from what she knows, like Tony and Baron Strucker/Hydra).
Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda performance is so much stronger without an accent
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Good thing they found a convenient and believable way for Paul Bettany to not have to wear Vision's makeup 24/7
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So is Agnes Agatha Harkness? She's insinuated herself as Wanda's best friend, but how in on it is she
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What is going on? Jimmy Woo's voice seems to think somebody put Wanda in this world, but it seems like she has some degree of control over it (ala House of M) since she had to order Vision to save Mr. Hart and she rewound time when a SWORD agent popped up in the world. Plus how things conveniently end up working out for them and Wanda getting pregnant. I guess the issue is that, even if she didn't necessarily create it for herself, she doesn't want her life with Vision to end again
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Granted, I thought that was a SWORD Agent, but the beekeeper thing made me wonder if AIM was partially responsible
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I guess there's another question of how aware the townspeople are of what's going on. It seems like they're generally oblivious right up until something happens that causes them to break character and force Wanda to explain what's going on, like they know she's somewhat responsible or just don't have any idea what's going on
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Wanda in that dress! Wanda in a nightgown! Wanda dressed as Glamor! Glamorous is more like it
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Anyone wanna bet that, once the world is undone, the last thing Wanda is left with or sees go is the wedding rings
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But it was pretty neat to see them incorporate Illusion and Glamor as stage magician identities for Vision and Wanda instead of their neighbors who secretly moonlight as thieves (although I kind of liked that too). Of course, as lovely as Wanda is and looked, she's no Zatanna
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Is that how Vision's body actually functions or is sitcom logic actually altering how he works for the sake of the plot? It somehow making him act drunk was hilarious and reminded me of Baymax in low power mode from
Big Hero Six 
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So now we're just treating Wanda's powers like magic when it used to be...I dunno, relatively sci-fi based telekinesis/energy manipulation? I guess part of that is to fit within the era-specific sitcom they're deriving inspiration from, and to allude to the future Dr. Strange connection, but I'm almost tempted to think it's setting up Wanda's powers to be whatever the plot needs them to be
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"Wanda...turn the lights off." Well, one way or another, I think we can pinpoint when the Twins were conceived
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So I guess all the talk about "for the children" and the casual mentions of Wanda and Vision having kids lead to Wanda's sudden pregnancy? I'm not quite sure if that's how biology works, but at least it's not Carol Danvers' comic pregnancy
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Wanda's headpiece showing up in digital form makes me hopeful we might finally see it in her full costume and not just in a Halloween costume
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