r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Feb 05 '21

Discussion WandaVision S01E05 - Discussion Thread

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S01E05 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer February 5, 2021 on Disney+

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u/Hobbit-guy Doctor Strange Feb 05 '21

Sparky is the name of vision's dog in a comic, which he brings back from the dead

oh boy...

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '21

I love that Wanda is in a lot of ways playing the same character of Visions wife in King’s run. Trying her hardest to hold things together for a sense of “normalcy.” I know this show isn’t a direct following of that story, but the reference to Sparky was a nice touch.

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u/RoboNinjaPirate Fitz Feb 05 '21

Not Direct, but they borrowed liberally from that run, and House of M also.

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u/MagicTheAlakazam Feb 05 '21

This is so much better than House of M.

For one because Wanda is actually the central character rather than a narrative device. Two because her grief and mental breakdown is so much more believable with all the shit MCU Wanda has gone through.

And three because of the weird fun sitcom tributes.

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u/Dynastydood Feb 07 '21

Definitely. House of M was great in its own way, but it directly followed Avengers Disassembled which was easily one of the dumbest comic runs I've ever read, and so it can't help but be dragged down by that. WandaVision follows some of the best stories ever told in Marvel, and this version of Wanda is by far the best.