10 Scariest Moments In MCU History
3. Pietro's Corpse - WandaVision
WandaVision was a Disney+ series that made a habit of offering fans far more questions than it did answers. From the existence of Vision at all, to the magic being used and all the breadcrumbs that seemingly pointed to Mephisto turning up, for the majority of the series audiences had absolutely no idea what was actually going on.
This was certainly the case at the conclusion of episode five, when Evan Peters rocked up on Wanda’s doorstep claiming to be Pietro. Was this actually the X-Men version of the character, was it her actual brother whose appearance had been changed by the Hex? No one knew what was actually going on.
Their relationship was expanded on in the next episode, with both characters in their classic comics-accurate costumes. There was one moment however, that seemed to suggest that this was her actual brother, when she turned to face him only to see his bullet-riddled corpse sitting in front of her.
Though it was ultimately revealed that Ralph Bohner had nothing to do with Wanda or her brother, audiences didn’t know it at the time, and this shook them up, even in spite of it not being the first time the show used this kind of imagery…