7 Problems With WandaVision That Nobody Wants To Admit

This is a common criticism of the MCU, from both fans and detractors. One of the problems with having such a large and interconnected cinematic universe is balancing the story you’re telling now with the stories that you’re laying the groundwork to tell later. Some Marvel films have been accused of leaning too much into the latter category and WandaVision does unfortunately suffer from this.

The show is particularly reluctant to show Monica actually using her new superpowers in any grand way, seemingly to avoid lessening the impact of them eventually being shown off in the second Captain Marvel movie. The appearance of the Skrull in the final episode’s post-credits scene, while an intriguing tease, also has the unfortunate effect of making much of the show feel like nothing more than a prologue to the upcoming film.

The second post-credits scene showing Wanda attempting to bring back her children Billy and Tommy also undermines her character arc in the series, namely her learning to let go of her false reality and accept her grief, just so it can set up her confirmed appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

WandaVision was at its strongest when it was telling a contained story and its final episode especially would have been an all-time classic if it had just stuck to that original idea.