WandaVision's Ending Retcon Proves Kevin Feige's MCU Lie
This article contains spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness transformed Scarlet Witch into a villain, retconning WandaVision's post-credits scene — and proving Kevin Feige's claim about an MCU masterplan is exaggerated. Wanda Maximoff's heel-turn in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is undoubtedly one of the most dramatic twists in the MCU's ongoing narrative to date. The Avenger defended by Steve Rogers, triggerer of the Sokovia Accords and the superhero Civil War, launched a rampage across the multiverse.
There's always been an obvious link between Scarlet Witch's powers and her emotional state; Quicksilver's death prompted a particularly destructive energy blast in Avengers: Age of Ultron, while her grief and rage made her the one Avenger to almost defeat Thanos in Avengers: Endgame. But Phase 4 has taken this one step further, with grief and loss essentially becoming both Wanda's own greatest enemy and the key to unlocking her power. In WandaVision, her heartache and pain unlocked the power of Chaos Magic, allowing Scarlet Witch to rewrite reality around the town of Westview in an attempt to create her own personal "Happily Ever After." This taste of happiness tragically broke Wanda, with the Darkhold's baleful influence corrupting her.
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At first glance, then, there seems to be a narrative throughline between WandaVision and Doctor Strange 2. Unfortunately, on closer examination, there's actually a clear discontinuity on the most basic level; WandaVision treats Scarlet Witch as a hero who has been broken by trauma and is struggling to piece herself back together,
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