Multiverse of Madness Retreads Wanda's Character Development From WandaVision

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The following contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

As seems to be the norm with MCU movies now, there has been a lot of discourse on the internet about whether Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is good. The conversation is especially focused on the character of Wanda Maximoff and her portrayal within the film. She's gone into full Scarlet Witch villain mode this time around, and though she is the main antagonist of the story, her development is as central to the story as Doctor Strange's is, likely because of her status as a main character within the larger MCU.

However, a lot of her character development seems to mirror things that were already explored in WandaVision. If anything, this movie kind of plays like a direct sequel to that series, and as such it's trying to continue Wanda's story. The problem is, instead of introducing or building on aspects of her character, the film seems to retread old ground. Realistically, people are going to struggle with the same problems over and over (especially when those issues are related to trauma), but in a fictional story, it feels a bit redundant to give a character development that they've already had.

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness Falls Short On Two Important Characters

In Multiverse of Madness, Wanda is once again hurting others in order to give herself an idyllic life with her family, much like she did in WandaVision. The main difference is that in WandaVision, she held a town captive in the imaginary life she had created. Meanwhile, in Multiverse of Madness, she needs to steal power from one person in order to travel to a different universe and be with her sons there. Obviously the post-credits scene of the final episode