20 TV Storylines We Can't Believe Are Real

20. Quicksilver Fakeout - WandaVision

Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have been uneven, but there's no question that WandaVision was among the most innovative projects to come out of it. 

Structuring each episode around a different decade of sitcom tropes was imaginative and beautifully executed, and the costume and production design were so meticulous that every episode felt like a product of its respective era. And just when it seemed like WandaVision's ambition had peaked, Wanda's brother, Pietro, returns from the dead. 

But instead of Aaron-Taylor Johnson reprising the role from Avengers: Age of Ultron, the silver-haired speedster is played by Evan Peters. 

Peters has previously portrayed Pietro in the X-Men films, heavily implying that Fox's Marvel universe was merging with the MCU. This was a major bombshell for comic book readers, since it meant other Fox properties like Blade and the Fantastic Four could be integrated into the MCU as well (which didn't happen until years later).

That excitement soon collapsed, though, when "Pietro" is revealed to be Ralph Bohner (pronounced "Boner"), a struggling actor hired by a vengeful witch to manipulate Wanda. 

Honestly, it's hard to say what's more infuriating: that Marvel teased a massive crossover or that they threw it away for a boner gag.