Follow Me My Friend/To Glory at the End

This episode honestly felt like the finale !

This episode does a good job at getting us off the road and into the last act. The three left on the road must finally understand who they are if they want to leave. Agatha getting lost in her horrors while Billy is understanding who he is. Death herself comes to test Agatha and try and take her from our world.

The episode is good, looked kinda off at times but none the less after about 10 or 15 minutes I was really into it, I find it annoying Disney does this thing where a large chunk of the show is kinda meh but has so many good moments, why not expand those ! 8/10.

For everything that these Disney+ shows have done right, it's only fair to also point out that they've been loose on a lot of storytelling for the most part. They are not to interfere with the grander scheme of the MCU, nor do they have the ability to really tell a longform story, given that most of the episodes are short and that there are only six of them. That has been changed with this, and we're not treated to a lot of storytelling, which then creates its own obstacles, as this penultimate episode seems to tie up a lot, but not really enough yet.

It's also unfair to expect this to tie it all up as its only the penultimate episode. It does set the stage for what's to come in the finale, but it includes a lot of surprising choices that signal a stark directional shift in the last episode. The episode keeps up the show's signature blend of the supernatural elements and the humor, but this episode carries a lot of emotional weight as well, as our heroes are finally confronting the final section of the Road. It switches up the pacing a little bit, allowing for more emotional moments to take the center and these characters to reflect over their travels so far. It certainly hasn't been an easy road, but it has put its mark on every character, showing a significant growth over time. Agatha has certainly shown other colors of herself, and Kathryn Hahn continues to brilliantly transfer that change to the screen. She flawlessly carries Agatha's pain and vulnerability in the open, but doesn't shy away from her sly behavior and cruel nature. And while all of those things work, this episode still struggles a bit in its steps, ending up with a third act that feels very similar to the ending of "WandaVision," both in its scope and its rushed nature. There are solid moments of levity and heart to be found, but there are a lot of interactions that could have been treated differently with a more effective result on the other side, and the episode's reluctance there puts it down.

"Follow Me My Friend / To Glory at the End" is a solid penultimate episode, running forward with the blend of magic and emotion that's expected. However, it wraps up certain storylines in a less than appreciative manner, cheating the audience out of some very needed closure that should have resulted in a more emotional result.

Episode 8 is the main "wrap up" episode for Agatha all along bringing together all our story lines and wrapping the majority of them up. A decision that seemed quite odd for the penultimate episode but having now seen episode 9 it makes complete sense. Do we get an awesome final battle? Not really. Do we get a satisfying answer to all the questions and more fantastic character work? Absolutely.

The budget is definitely stretched this episode with some of the magic effects looking a lot worse than that of wandavision. Which isn't surprising given the entire show is cheaper than two episodes of wandavision. The acting was on point, the writing worked as well as it could with the budget and the directing was fine.

A beautifully crafted episode that delivers on the plot threads and subtle clues. The breadcrumbs were there, and while many suspected what was happening, the twist still lands in a brilliantly shocking way. This was incredible.

Joe Locke will make you a believer in Wiccan, and we finally get to appreciate the meticulous attention to detail in the set decoration for this show. We see Sasheer Zamata as Kale shine, and watching her navigate interactions with coven and see her in her moment in this episode felt like a spiritual experience. Katherine Hahn is amazing as always, but in this episode, she plays every emotion so authentically, allowing us to see her beyond the theatrics. Aubrey Plaza is perfectly cast as Rio, and she delivers a full range-from cackling demon to heartbroken lover. This episode was stunning, feeling like a finale-until it wasn't.

Hate when their not loyal to comics I was expecting a romance between Deadpool and lady death in mcu there for I didn't like the ending And the worst thing was that they got me excited by bringing mephisto's name at the begining of the show but he didn't appeared instead he appeared in the most irrelevant tv series and that's iron heart.