Circle Sewn with Fate/Unlock Thy Hidden Gate

First things first, I'm happy to see they're NOT going with a WandaVision-like gimmick of doing each episode like a different genre of TV, but seem to be sticking with the one flavour after last episode's "reveal". That's a great start to fixing things already.

Second things second, I'm also happy to see that, in ditching that gimmick, they've (mostly) ditched the cringe dialogue and are giving the cast some actual decent material to work with.

Third things third, I knew the moment I saw Patti LuPone turn up that we'd be getting some kind of musical twist (like Idina Menzel, you DON'T cast Ms LuPone unless you plan to give her something to sing at some point) but I'm ALSO glad to see it wasn't a cheese-fest of a musical number. It was actually an incredibly well done musical number!

This episode went a LONG way to restoring my faith in what we can expect here.

An improvement on episode 1 for sure.

This episode Agatha has more of her wits about her as she is on a mission, she needs to reclaim power as she no longer has the dark hold. She is joined by a teen that for some reason we don't know who they are, on their way to collect a coven of witches so they can get to the witch's road which gives the person what they need the most.

A better episode due to a very good supporting cast introduced. Agatha is good, my favourite was Mrs Hart and the witch from the fortune tellers shop.

I must say enough goes on in the episodes that it has a fresher feeling than past Disney Plus shows. As of now each episode has progression on the path, besides Loki everything else was so slow and this is picking things up ! Happy with that, 6/10.

This episode is better than we accepted from trailer.

This keeps the pace of the series and make you engage throughout the episode.

Although we see all the characters that has been already introduced to us.

Frankly speaking when i saw the trailer i didn't expect much from this series but now i think this series will play a major role in mcu as it can tell us the hidden secret of scarlett witch or it can also tell us whether wanda is alive or not.

Overall this episode was good and engaging, you don't feel bore watching this.

I have to say that till now this series has everything that a person accept from a marvel series.

And hope that they don't spoil the ending.

This show although it has its flaws in finding its audience, has had better openings compared to the recent projects. It's clear that it was weird to give a background character from the comics a show but Marvel has always had its way of deviating from the comics. Few scenes were kind of unnecessary with Disney reinstating(again) its support of LGBTQ+, or having some plot conveniences (many witches). However, the show shines at bringing together characters with their funny niches along with jokes that land more often now. We are immediately introduced to a story that is similar to a crime-thriller which is a bit slow in its storytelling. The show gives hints that relate back to Wandavision and Doctor Strang MoM; this method seemed more effective than simply boring the viewer with plot-driving dialogue. The two protagonists have good chemistry together and there seems to be a hinted connection to the two which further adds on to the ambiguity of the show. Overall, I am cautiously optimistic and hope Marvel did not treat this as another show rather than a passion project but this does have more potential for being an unexpected project.

This show is giving wandavision vibes with a rich mystery, great writing and phenomenal performances across the board. Hahn and Locke really come into their own with this episode giving two really funny yet comedic performances. I really wish this show was binge because when this episode ended I just wanted to watch more and more I'm very invested and it's only just begun. I think the idea of the witches road is fascinating and I can't wait to get to explore it. The show also gives off some really intense horror vibes at points and i can't wait for it to let loose. Is this show for everyone? I'm not sure but is it for me 100%