Agatha Harkness is reborn

In this way the “premiere”Agatha, who else is thereA title centered on a completely secondary character of the publisher, it was like an oasis in the middle of the desert, taking up the cudgel left to all those left heartbroken by the failure of Born Again. Although it moved far away from the street and city environment of Daredevil, Disney reminded us of the times when Marvel’s arrival on the small screen was greeted with applause with the Agatha series. After all, this series was a sequel to Wandavision.

“Agatha, who else is there?” He came to give oxygen tube to Marvel during low hoursEven though it is a title from which not much is expected. Agatha didn’t have the appeal of the publishing house’s other heavyweights like Wolverine and Deadpool, for example, making it the anticipated blockbuster. A large part of Agatha’s success is due to the great charisma of the actress Kathryn Hahn She was a scene stealer when she made her debut in Wandavision.

One of the secrets of the series is that it moves away from Marvel clichés and we are not faced with classic superhero production. If it had been brought to the big screen a few years ago, it might have been possible for the character to be played by the recently deceased. Maggie Smith (Downton Abbey) is much more physically similar to the paper version. Agatha Harkness was the nanny of Franklin Richards, the son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm. fantastic fourthe first group of superheroes created for the fledgling Marvel Comics. Their appearance always heralded an encounter between the Imaginautas and magic. His character died at the hands of Wanda two decades ago in the comics; The character had gone to the dark side due to a trauma closely related to the plot of this series. So it’s no surprise that some of that foreboding was carried over into the adaptation for the small screen.

Somehow in these adaptations the character of Agatha Harkness was placed on the side of the bad guys, though she was never the bad guy for me. This evil side would bring him closer to the film version of Loki as the villain in search of redemption. They say that in the comics he was revived with a completely revamped look, thus more in line with his image in the television adaptation. It is also a repetitive game. Miss Web. Fortunately, the result was not the same.

The first installment of the Agatha Harkness series picks up where the character left off at the end of Wandavision. We’re stuck in the kind of pocket universe inspired by the most iconic television series of each decade. While we’ve seen other series pay homage to the most classic sitcoms, Agatha continues to revive other emblematic titles, appearing here as a sort of mix between Mare of Easttown and any regular Nordic noir, with a few True Detective touches. However, the showrunner Jac Schaeffer He did not limit himself to repeating the formula and completely changed the scenario from the second episode, when Agatha abandoned him. western view and gathers a coven of witches on a journey along the Witches’ Path, sort of The yellow brick road searching for your own Oz. The references to Marvel’s magical and mystical realm make it a series that could be the answer to Disney’s adaptation of Sandman. Neil Gaiman on Netflix.

Among the repertoire of secondary characters Aubrey PlazaBest known as the frontier intern on Parks & Recreations, here she plays a mysterious character who comes into conflict with Agatha and whose identity is a spoiler for this series. Neither more nor less Death. A character who also comes from the comics and is his own lover (not girlfriend) Thanos. In the comics, the reason for the Mad Titan’s move to destroy half of the Universe is an indication of his love for her. Although in this series they seem to find their own reasons why this love can never remain unrequited. Although their characters maintain a rivalry dating back hundreds of years, the sexual tension between him and Agatha is evident. Another notable secondary is the game played by: Joe Lockerose to fame with heart stopper The story of the first gay love between young people on Netflix, a sexual orientation that is also preserved in this adaptation. With references to The Wizard of Oz and the coming together of these two characters, the series LGBT+ caseThis makes it a potential target for the hateful and troll communities that populate the networks.

The advantage in this case is that since Agatha Harkness is a more secondary character, the hatred is much less intense than in other productions. The showrunner was able to count on much more creative freedom. Something similar to what happened with the Penguin series on HBO Max. We must remember the controversy that surrounded the animated series a few years ago. harley quinnWhen D.C. The scene where Batman has oral sex with Catwoman was censored. When the icon is too big, red lines emerge that large production companies do not want to cross.

At a time when Disney is thinking twice before approving a new Marvel project, there are already two involving the character. On the one hand, there is the second season of this series, which is considered safe even though it has not been officially confirmed yet, and on the other hand, it is a new title that focuses on Wanda Maximoff’s android boyfriend Vision and will be written by the script. Terry MatalasHe is one of the architects of the acclaimed third season of Picard. Agatha, who else?” has been one of the hits Disney needed, and everything suggests that one of our favorite witches is eager to keep the magic going.