Agatha is being sentenced to death by a coven (of witches), who accuse her of practicing magic that is beyond her rank and station. Marvel gets to put a supernatural spin on it, with the witches actually being witches - they have superpowers. ![]() If you’ve a passing knowledge of American history (it’s the Salem Witch trials), you already know where this is going. It begins in late 17th century (1693, to be precise) in Salem, Massachusetts. WandaVision episode 8, an episode devoted to the past - just look at that title which is usually reserved for the recaps you see at the start of episodes - fittingly takes us far into the past. For everyone else, it’s yet another showcase of Olsen’s acting, in addition to Shakman’s dramatic side (he’s directed Game of Thrones episodes, after all.) ![]() From that viewpoint, WandaVision episode 8 is fairly important as it gives that subset of the audience a comprehensive background on one of our title characters. You can also see WandaVision episode 8 - titled “Previously On”, directed by Matt Shakman, and written by Laura Donney - as an episode designed for those who have never seen anything with Wanda Maximoff. But where WandaVision episode 8 saves itself is in how it recreates the past, featuring some wonderful touching moments. It’s largely providing answers we already had or could have guessed. And we get little new, in terms of details, from any of the flashbacks as Agatha forces Wanda to take a trip through the latter’s life. It’s all devoted to the past, mostly that of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) with some early sprinklings for our WandaVision villain Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) who revealed herself last week. Narratively speaking, the Marvel Cinematic Universe series doesn’t go anywhere in WandaVision episode 8. WandaVision episode 8 - out February 26 on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar - is, in some ways, the least necessary episode of the series.
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