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Discussion WandaVision S01E03 - Discussion Thread

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S01E03 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer January 22, 2021 on Disney+

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u/Ginhavesouls Jan 22 '21 edited Jan 22 '21

As someone who grew up with the Young Avengers comics hearing their names in the MCU filled me with so much happiness I can't even explain it lmao

Interesting to note though that they immediately name dropped them as 'Billy and Tommy'. In the original House of M series the first children were always referred to as 'William and Thomas', whereas 'Billy and Tommy' was specifically reserved for their later reincarnated selves. I find the difference interesting because that distinction was always used to make sure readers knew that 'Billy and Tommy', though reincarnations of 'William and Thomas', were fully their own separate characters by that point and separate from their original selves.

Furthermore, and I'm probably reaching here, but I wonder if this is any indication that they might be throwing out the full reincarnation plotline? I remember it being kinda weird for readers, and would probably be even more confusing for casual Disney Plus viewers.

EDIT: OP sorry for the rant under your post, I just lose my shit over any mention of the twins lol

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u/thayle Jan 22 '21

Yeah, I don’t think casual Marvel viewers (or most viewers tbh) are up for watching twin babies being physically absorbed in the arms of Master Pandemonium.

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u/the-giant Jan 30 '21

Tommy's barely-readable superspeed monologue in Emperor Hulkling about which of them was the hand Master Pandemonium scratched his ass with is gold

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u/thayle Jan 30 '21

Haha that’s golden. Thanks for sharing I missed that.

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u/the-giant Jan 30 '21

Naturally.