WandaVision
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Fans clamored for a streaming release ofBlack Widowto no avail.
Now withWandaVision, the drought finally ends.
Its entertaining and intriguing enough, but why are we watching?
Is it mere escapism and familiarity?
Or does the MCU have something substantive to say in 2021?
With all of that said, lets get on with the show.
The show is called naturally WandaVision.
We find ourselves in the home of Wanda and Vision, shot in a classic sitcom three-camera soundstage setup.
Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) replies, My husband and his indestructible head!
The pair quickly run into classic Sitcom Problems with strange twists.
They seem genuinely, unsettlingly puzzled by this lacuna.
The core problem established, the formula is ready for the next stage.
But before that, we see an interstitial, 50s-style commercial for a toaster.
It also blinks just alittletoo long to feel comfortable.
Thats when things get weird.
Suddenly, the three-camera setup is gone, and were getting tighter, darker-lit shots of the characters.
Honestly, why did you come here?
Were suddenly back to the three-cam setup and the laugh-track vibe.
And they lived happily ever after, Vision declares as they kiss.
(I dont think any of the names have comic-book antecedents, but Im prepared to be wrong.)
The meaning is ambiguous.
like stand by, indeed.
