It ’s been almost a month sinceAgatha All Alongended its stellar nine - instalment time of year , and I ’m still thinking about it . Ostensibly a spinoff centered on Agatha Harkness ( Kathryn Hahn ) , the show was really a successful enlargement of the MCU ’s wizardly corner , introducing major players like Death ( Aubrey Plaza ) and Wiccan ( Joe Locke ) and opening the door for more history to happen in this mysterious and magical yet still immensely unexplored nook of the MCU .
It ’s no secret that the enfranchisement is presently going through something of a tough clip . Between box spot bombs and heat up debates regarding content and tone , the MCU is no longer the leading entertainment forceit once was . However , almost every undertaking conduct place in the magical side of the series has been well - receive , begging the enquiry : why is more not being done in it ? Rather than a fourth Captain America movie or yet another Spider - Man animated serial , the MCU should be work all - in on its magical recession , which has prove to be not only reliable but surprisingly various and fascinating , too .
Burn and brew with coven true
For yr , the magic corner of the MCU was supported only by Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) . The Master of the Mystic Arts made his entry in 2016’sDoctor Strangebefore playinga major character in 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War . His 2016 motion picture was well - get , but it ’s not like he was atop many the great unwashed ’s listing of most exciting eccentric in the MCU — indeed , many even doubted how he would fit with the more technical school - focused Avengers . However , Infinity Warturned the tide , largely thanks to his now - iconic affaire d’honneur against Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) . The pic usher just how cool magic trick could really be , using Strange ’s baron creatively and showing him to be strong enough to go toe - to - toe with the Mad Titan , albeit for a while only .
It was n’t until 2021’sWandaVisionthat the MCU confirmed its second major magical player . Technically talk , Elizabeth Olsen ’s Wanda Maximoffpredated Strange by two years — she first appeared in a cameo duringCaptain America : The Winter Soldier‘s post - credits scene . However , throughout the first half of her on - screen journey , the MCU flat - out resist to reference her magical powers , going so far as to refer to her as “ raise ” and explaining her powers come in from the Mind Stone . WandaVisionretconned her extraction and finally referred to her as the Scarlet Witch , cement her as a major threat in the arch over universe .
foreign and Wanda would ’ve been enough to support the witching side of the MCU , butWandaVision‘s Agatha Harkness was such a picture - stealer that she well warrant a spinoff of her own . Agatha All Alongembraced the campiness of the superhero musical style and the very estimate of witchcraft , bring the playful side back to both .
The show infix several smashing new additions to this quickly expanding street corner , most notably Locke ’s Billy Kaplan , aka Billy Maximoff , and Sasheer Zamata ’s Jennifer Kale . By openly celebrate the approximation of witchery as a bond of sisterhood that is as appealing as it is dangerous , the show came up with a distinct approach to magic trick that distinguishes the MCU from other similar IPs like Harry Potter .
The MCU now has a actual identity for its witchy and sorcery side that easy towers over other corner of the dealership . No law-breaking to the street - level heroes or undercover agent turning point of the series , but neither has the potential of their supernatural vis-a-vis , which now has more than enough player to thrive on its own .
With the overwhelmingly positive reception for characters like Wiccan ( arguably the most pop of the potential Young Avengers introduced thus far ) and Kale , the ever - increasing popularity of Agatha ( especially now that her tortuous love story with Plaza ’s Rio has a horde of passionate lover ) , and the enduring yearning for Wanda ’s eventual return , the witch nook of the MCU is at an all - time high , popularity - saucy , and the MCU would do well to strike while the iron is live .
“Let’s go find Tommy”
Those are the final watchword ofAgatha All Along , which seemingly hint at the next chapter of Billy and Agatha ’s tarradiddle . Whether it come as a second season ofAgatha All Along(unlikely , if you ask me ) or a Wiccan - centric show ( makes more sense ) remains incertain . There ’s also the hazard that the long - excogitate Young Avengers show will sharpen on the hunting for Billy . Alas , we can only speculate , as the notoriously slow MCU has yet to announce any plans . And yet , I ca n’t help but finger like time is running out . The MCU require to move fast with these things , and making fan waitress three years for the next chapter of the story is in a flash silly . Too much time between projects can make anticipation for anything dwindle to the point of disinterest .
Do n’t believe me ? have ’s rewind to 2022 , then ; the post - credit scene ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessintroduced a major character to the fold , Clea , dally by Oscar - success Charlize Theron . In the comics , Clea is a powerful sorceress , the niece of the tyrant Dormammu ( yes , thatDormammu ) , and the eventual married woman of Doctor Strange , not to mention his successor as Sorcerer Supreme . This lineament is major in Strange ’s story , and the MCU get one of the most popular and reliable writing style actress to play her . Yet , two class later , just anyone commend , lease alone cares , about Clea ’s abbreviated appearance .
The MCU needs to speed up with these projection if it desire to capitalize on the achiever ofAgatha , and it absolutely should . After all , the charming corner of the MCU is the easiest way of life to expand the larger supernatural upright , where characters like Blade ( if he ever actually makes it to the big screen ) and Ghost Rider exist . Kale ’s comportment is already a hint that the Midnight Sons are at frolic , and at this point , the MCU is just wasting time to actually introduce them .
moreover , now that Wiccan is here , the MCU can explore his mentor - mentee kinship with Strange , who he will eventually succeed as Sorcerer Supreme . All these characters have proven themselves with sports fan and critics and deserve a more prominent role in the enfranchisement . Whether it pass off before or afterSecret Warsremains to be regard , but considering the MCU move at a gelid yard , it will most belike be after .
MCU, I’ve come to bargain
The MCU demand to wager on its wizard quoin , and it must be rather rather than later . The possibilities are endless , and the characters are ready to graduate to the swelled leagues . Realistically speak , the first whole step will likely be Wanda ’s long - wait recurrence , believably duringAvengers : Doomsday — mirthful leger fans will knowWanda has a … complicated history with Doctor Doom .
After that , it ’s anyone ’s hypothesis . It ’s somewhat clear that the next major chapters in the magic side of the MCU — Doctor Strange 3 , a Wiccan - centrical or Young Avengers show , and a potential Midnight Sons project — will materialize only after the Multiverse Saga is over , which ca n’t come soon enough if you ask me .
And yet , I ’m bright that deception will only keep grow in importance in the MCU . Wanda , Wiccan , Agatha , and Strange are among the enfranchisement ’s most popular and powerful characters , and we are lust more of them . The Marvel Trinity is at an all - time low — Thor is unpopular again afterLove and Thunder , the next Captain America movie is somehowstill scheduling reshootsless than three months before its release , and who the Hades knows what ’s hap with Downey Jr.
It ’s the stark time to elevate other less prominent yet evenly capable characters to the spotlight , and who better than this group of hag and one Sorcerer Supreme ? Olsen and Cumberbatch have more than paid their dues , and Locke and Hahn are more than willing to do it . Chop , chop , Marvel Studios , and get your crone on . God fuck you need it .
