Seekest Thou the Road

I loved the weird and creative WandaVision and so far this show is just as weird and wonderfully creative and different. I can't wait to see more of this show.

The cast is incredible too, including Kathryn Hahn, the legendary Patti Lapone, and Mary Jo Rupp. Joe Locke was and is wonderful in Heartstoppers. Bringing back Westview and the Salem Seven is cool.

Although in the comics Agatha Harkness isn't exactly as evil as these shows create, she was a tough cookie when training Wanda, the Scarlet Witch in the Avengers comics. At times even scary, but faithful to Reed and Sue Richard in the Fantast Four.

I look forward to Agatha getting her powers back and introducing Joe Lockes character (maybe her son? Nicholas Scratch?

I look forward to more episodes.

That first episode was perfect and anyone who didn't like it is dead inside!

I loved it so much I'm afraid of watching the second one.

The entire episode was so intriguing and well built. I actually didn't look at my phone, not even once!

At first you wonder what is it that you're watching, is it actually going to be a detective show? But then you see that something is off, you remember that the show is in the WandaVision universe, you remember about alternative realities and then everything makes sense.

The moment Aubrey Plaza's character shows up there were fireworks going on in my brain. She was amazing in the episode and whenever the two of them were together, you could see the about the sparkles. It made me think of Killing Eve and I can't wait for more.

What begins as a standard police procedural mystery, with two strong femme cops on the case, turns at the halfway mark into a hard-to-follow supernatural show, with witches turning out to be the main theme. It was a far cry from being a compelling pilot episode, with Hahn and Plaza the only reasons to stay tuned.

The spooky music hinted a bit at what was to come, and the opening credits listing character names instead of actor names tells us that like its predecessor "WandaVision" we are watching (at first) a fake TV show with fake credits, not "real", but I was thrown by the arbitrary details for the transition from seeming reality to fantasy. I suppose gimmicks are instantly acceptable in the Marvel family of comic-strip content, but I didn't find anything interesting here, including Hahn's tame nude scene. And I'm turned off by the end credits listing enough names (including dozens of drivers) for a "Lord of the RIngs" movie, including maybe a hundred names, totally extraneous, listing the office and executive staff at Marvel and at Disney. Plus enough producers for this miniseries to launch a huge Broadway play.

It's better than the Acolyte in every way but nowhere near enough unfortunately.

* Plot: Very low stakes. Not much going on. Some of it doesn't even make sense and a lot of conflicting rules and information are introduced.

* Story: First episode is basically a waste of time until the last five minutes.

* Writing: Most of the writing isn't thoughtful or make sense. No character development yet. Dialog is clunky and l there are several lines that just feel inserted and have no explanation. I saw no subtext in this episode demonstrating how surface level this is. Everything feels very contrived and done without consideration of it being good. It feels like it's written by people used to writing Disney cartoons.

*Acting: Over-the-top and more so than normal. This could be on purpose but having only seen one episode it's too difficult to tell. But if it is done on purpose then the writing is bad for not explaining why.

* Pacing: It's mostly bad because the first episode is 30 minutes of nothing relevant followed by ten minutes of nonsensical stuff.

*Music is my favorite part *Special Effects: Decent quality for a show.

*Editing: Poor. Too many jarring cuts. Shots not put together well. At one point I felt like they gave up trying to edit well for a few scenes.

This show is more than it says on the tin. Not just a Wandavision sequel, within the first few minutes it holds its own. Yes, it feeds from the past, but it's obviously building for a mystical future. The ensemble cast is brilliant and the characters as fantastic. One minute it's a drama, then a comedy, throw in some action and add a pinch of Broadway. If you want to be entertained this show has it in buckets. More than one mystery is set up, and we all know that real Marvel fans will be watching for as many Easter Eggs as they can find. It may be a long and winding road to find out answers, but Agatha has totally put a spell on me!