If I Can't Reach You/Let My Song Teach You

Unfortunately every time I come close to enjoying the show it either does something Ridiculous or It slides into Ultra Boring melodrama. It's fine that they are slowly unraveling the history between certain characters but it's being done like a soap opera. Feels like an attempt at Buffy the Vampire Slayer But the dialog is just not up to snuff. You can't have multiple characters reciting comic lines in snarky tones unless the dialog is top notch stuff in this show is devoid of clever dialog or diabolic character interaction. Marvel is almost entirely comedies now. I blame Judd Apatow. Ever since the success of his films I feel like every studio is force feeding us snarky ad lib.

Something about all four episodes has felt somewhat lacking. Now don't get me wrong, this show has the potential to be great and have that spooky and mysterious vibe that WandaVision had (one of my favourite marvel shows) but the characters fall flat and the visuals are surprisingly underwhelming for a marvel show.

In my opinion, all the characters became like best friends way too quickly, Agatha sometimes acts way too childish and ridiculous for no apparent reason, and there's no tension. This show would be absolutely amazing if the backstories and depth of the characters had more TENSION.

Secondly, despite having a setting with stunning visuals, there's no movement to their spell casting. There's no sparks, visual effects, or hand movements (Wanda was the queen of hand movements), there's not even a change in voice. Instead of being a cool spell, they sound like they're speaking absolute gibberish with no intention. I don't think it's the fault of the actors either. There simply should've been some post production to make the scenes more dynamic and interesting.

I still enjoy some of the aspects of this show and I think the acting is pretty good (most of the time) but I find myself wanting more that I'm not getting. I'm still holding out hope but for now it's 3.5 stars.

Fine episode nothing to ride home about

This week is Task 2, with the events of the ending of last week we need a new witch on the scene. When summoning a witch they get someone they didn't expect. Regardless of their differences they must proceed to task 2 and progress down the road.

This episode looking back not a lot happened, summoning a new witch, trying to beat a task which was only okay entertainment wise, and the repercussions of said task, which again are okay.

There is a decent story from the past which keeps cropping up that seems intriguing, the aesthetic of the show is very pleasing.

Only okay this week, 6/10.

The acting, the plot, the vibes... everything is perfect. This is exactly how id handle this episode in my head and you guys did that. Absolutely loved it. Healed everything in me. Crying. The best tv show of all time... I absolutely can not wait for more episodes and wish this show never ended. Ive seen so many movies and tv shows and always have an eye for a good one and this did not disappoint. Agatha is beautiful soul with so much depth but also humor. Rio is just cherry on top.

The acting, the plot, the vibes... everything is perfect. This is exactly how id handle this episode in my head and you guys did that. Absolutely loved it. Healed everything in me. Crying. The best tv show of all time... I absolutely can not wait for more episodes and wish this show never ended. Ive seen so many movies and tv shows and always have an eye for a good one and this did not disappoint. Agatha is beautiful soul with so much depth but also humor. Rio is just cherry on top.

It seems like this show is going to go all-in on the episode nature as each episode is literally dealing with a new task, finally making use of its storytelling form. It's weird that it took Marvel this long to understand how to do these Disney+ shows, but it's also important to note that late is better than never. And with more episodes to work with, it does feel like "Agatha All Along" is going slowly to work and not rushing its storytelling too much. And that's good, because it makes room for fun episodes like this, which is the show's strongest hour to date.

This episode is dealing with a lot of emotion, still rooting its core in the dynamic and tension between the coven members. This week, we see the return of a familiar face who has a lot of unexplored history with Agatha, with some of that past forming the base of this show and its emotional pull, leading to a tense final few minutes. It's clear that the show is using these trials to give the characters a bit of depth, and this week, Alice was the one to get a little more to do. Last episode saw some of her old family secrets come to the surface, and that family curse is an essential part of this episode, and a way to get into the tone and style of the episode. The '70s rock band aesthetic provided a great visual palette for the episode to follow, and the entire design of that space was very well done. It provided some really memorable moments, like a key performance that is just really fun and ridiculously over-the-top, to the point where you just run with it because of how undeniably charming it is. But the true heart of this episode is in the depth that is added to some of the characters, including Agatha who is starting to believe certain things about other characters that may change her entire motivation. It's a great way of giving her some depth, but it also gives Kathryn Hahn some really great moments where she shines through with all her colors.

"If I Can't Reach You / Let My Song Teach You" is one of the show's strongest episodes yet, balancing the tension, action and character development. The aesthetics were particularly awesome this time around, and the episode provided a very memorable rock performance that will probably stand out as one of the show's most fun sequences.