![]() All in a TV show where actors are pretending to be magical. The crowd makes the show all the more fun as they fluctuate between complete and utter awe and genuine relief when the magic is “fake.” This is a talent show where our heroes pretend to do fake magic but accidentally do real magic and cover up the real magic by turning it fake with real magic. Paul Bettany does his best stereotypical drunk guy while Elizabeth Olsen shines as the cleanup crew to Vision’s mess. That magic show was fun, right? Classic sitcom hijinks paired with super-powered beings. Until we have more concrete details, I will continue to be suspicious and relieved every time Ms. There are theories on who Agnes is and how she could factor into the overall story. It’s the not-so-subtle winks to the audience that make this series so intriguing. Her casual comment of “Look, it’s the star of the show” early in episode two is a bit on the nose. She certainly knows something about what’s going on. Despite the difference in decade and setting between episodes, Agnes is the sole constant, which is both comforting and unsettling. She plays the classic sidekick character trope in each iteration of the illusion. What a fantastic actress and reassuring presence in the series. I have loved that woman since Step Brothers. Helen Cho build a phallus for Vision, or did Wanda conjure one for him? And finally, to reference my episode one question, what are Wanda’s powers? Can she turn two beds into one? Is that comic-accurate? It doesn’t matter, but I need to know. ![]() Vision is neither alive nor in need of sleep, so why is he even in the bed? Did Dr. Just a couple of notes to leave with you. Then someone wrote that the Devil was behind twin beds and that all went away. It allowed people to stew in their own sick and not contaminate their partner with whatever known or unknown ailments plagued them. ![]() Why two beds? I did a little research and found people believed it was healthier for couples to sleep in separate beds. Separate beds for couples was always strange to me growing up, seeing references to this sleeping phenomenon on TV. In classic 1950’s fashion, they each had their very own twin bed. Why did people have separate beds back then?Įpisode two opens with Wanda and Vision in bed. Minor spoilers ahead, per usual, my friends. It’s so anachronistic to what people are used to from Marvel. I’d love to hear the thoughts of young people who have no reference for these classic shows. They embrace their roles and mug for the camera every chance they get. Once again, Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany show up to work, giving us all the quirky charm of a 60’s sitcom couple. We take another baby step towards understanding our heroes’ dilemma while getting some good old fashion weirdness baked in. We skip forward in decades and get a dedicated Bewitched homage this episode, right down to the twitchy magic movements and hijinks. The Marvel Double Feature continues with episode two of WandaVision. ![]() Hope you enjoy it, and if you want to connect with me, you can find me on Twitter or Linkedin. The plot of the original shows to understand why WandaVision was paying tribute to those specific shows.įinally, I dissected how these sitcoms portrayed American families to craft an idea of the United States linked to progress for global audiences. The material and aesthetic references to each sitcom to identify where the intertextuality was coming from. How sitcoms help create an idea of the United States linked to progress.Īn analysis of six sitcoms referenced in WandaVision : The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), Bewitched (1964), The Brady Bunch (1970), Family Ties (1982), Malcolm in the Middle (2000), and Modern Family (2009). ‘Cultural bilingualism’ or how American pop culture is the world’s second culture. How sitcoms create a common global language. How WandaVision reference other shows to create its conceptĢ) Creating the idea of America for global audiences How this global popularity made the idea of WandaVision possible. How the distribution of tv shows since the 1950s made American television a global phenomenon. 1) The global dominance of the American sitcom: ![]()
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