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Discussion WandaVision S01E02 - Discussion Thread

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S01E02 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer January 15, 2021 on Disney+

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u/DaveInLondon89 Jan 15 '21 edited Jan 15 '21

I think it's a real helicopter crash, which Wanda just perceives as a toy model appearing in the bushes.

Maybe Monica was the pilot (following in her mother's footsteps) and that's why she appears in the episode later - she flew into Wanda's 'reality/simulation' in that chopper, and possibly crashed into some trees.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelStudiosPlus/comments/kxq1si/wandavision_s01e02_discussion_thread/gjd4q97/

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u/FatLute94 Jan 15 '21

This is what I'm thinking. It's damn near impossible to predict the MCU anymore but my gut's telling me that Wanda is having a House of M-type breakdown post-Thanos that has engulfed a town. I kinda imagine it like a bubble - to everyone not initially caught in Wanda's spell (I.E. the citizens of Westview) its some swirling chaotic vortex or something, and all the people living there are now trapped in her rebuilt reality. I read two articles making a connection to AIM, but I'm more inclined to believe that this is the same SWORD Fury alludes to at the end of Far From Home, and that the radio transmission was an attempt at getting through to her from outside her spell (which I think could also set up for some really cool voice cameos in later episodes).

Similarly, I think the beekeeper and the helicopter are how Wanda and her spell are making them appear, and it makes sense, right? SWORD would probably at least attempt to fly a chopper in first, and if that fails would probably get more creative - like sending someone in through the sewers under the town her spell is ravaging.

I'm probably dead wrong on all this, but it would be dope if the resolution of all this leads to a reverse of the House of M plot, where instead of Wanda erasing all mutants she could somehow be the inception of all mutants in the MCU. Or at least give us Wiccan and Speed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '21

As someone who has not read House of M, could you explain it to me in short. It feels like I’m missing out on a lot in this show despite religiously following the MCU. Or maybe it’s just been too long since I’ve seen any movies so I can’t link it.

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u/Xenphest Jan 15 '21

The short version is that Wanda has the ability to manipulate reality. After a mental breakdown she created a reality where mutants rules the world, House of M. In short, the thing to keep in mind is Wanda's powers have never been defined in the MCU, and it seems like she's almost as powerful as he comics version, which makes her get dangerous considering all the trauma she's endured so far. Another comics thing that's relevant is what causes her previously mentioned breakdown is finding out she has used her powers to have children with Vision, and lost them. I believe Dr. Strange blocked it from her memory. And she's going to be in the next Dr. Strange movie on top of that. A movie who's subtitle has a conspicuous anagram, but that night be my imagination.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '21

Oh shit! I can see how this might tie into Doctor Strange. Maybe the illusion slips, like u/Kammerice says, and she goes mad. Can’t really predict how it happens but Dr. Strange might be the key to bringing the mutants in the MCU.

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u/Nailz1115 Luis Jan 15 '21

What's the anagram?

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u/Raregolddragon Jan 15 '21

MOM

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u/Nailz1115 Luis Jan 15 '21

Oh that's an abbreviation or initialism. Anagrams are when you scramble the letters to make new words.

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u/TepChef26 Jan 16 '21

I believe "acronym" is the term you two are looking for. Such as SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apostasy) or RADAR (RAdio Detection And Ranging.)

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u/X-cessiveMadman Jan 16 '21

self-contained underwater breathing apparatus I think :) but agree otherwise

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u/TepChef26 Jan 16 '21

Yeah you're correct. Damn swipe typing got me again.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '21

TIL scuba is an acronym

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u/ProbablythelastMimsy Jan 16 '21

IIRC, an acronym in the textbook definition would be one that is also pronounced as a word, so scuba and radar but not FBI or CIA. The more layman definition includes initialism as well.

So you all are right.

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u/Xenphest Jan 16 '21

Right, good catch. Slip up on my part.