WandaVision: 7 Unanswered Questions After The Finale
WandaVision has finally come to an end, and it’s left a number of cliffhangers and unanswered questions for fans to ponder in its wake. At the end of WandaVision episode 8, Agatha Harkness released Wanda from her traumatic trip down memory lane and revealed that Tommy and Billy were within her sorcerous grasp. That ending seemed to set up a major witch battle for the finale, and episode 9 delivers on that promise and much more.
WandaVision episode 9 is mostly action, with Scarlet Witch and the Westview version of Vision battling Agatha and SWORD’s reconstructed White Vision. After freeing the citizens of Westview from her control – thereby opening the Hex and letting a group of SWORD soldiers in – Wanda and Agatha fight through the skies, with Scarlet Witch ultimately triumphing. Hayward is defeated, Westview Vision has a heart-to-heart with White Vision, and Wanda lets the illusion dissipate, bidding a tearful farewell to her husband and sons. In two post-credits scenes, Monica is recruited by a Skrull and Wanda is seen studying ancient magic in a solitary cabin. Before the final cut to black, Billy and Tommy can be heard crying for help.
It’s an action packed and emotionally powerful finale, and it also sets up several major threads for the rest of MCU Phase 4. Possible villains are teased, new lore is added, and a few future films are subtly set up. Of course, WandaVision episode 9 also leaves a lot still shrouded in mystery, refusing to fully answer a few old questions and posing several major new ones. Here are the biggest unknowns after the end of WandaVision.
In the second post-credits scene of WandaVision episode 9, Wanda is seen in a remote cabin, living a seemingly idyllic life while using her astral form to study the Darkhold – the ancient Marvel book of dark magic and sorcery. As she’s studying, Tommy and Billy’s voices can clearly be heard calling out for help. Wanda looks up, shocked, and the scene ends. So are the twins somehow still alive? It’s possible, and in a few different ways.
In the comics, Speed and Wiccan are reincarnated after their first tragic death, though it takes them a long time to rediscover their connection to Scarlet Witch. That sets the precedent for their resurrection in the MCU, but it might look a bit different this time around. One theory holds that Nightmare, an ancient evil force from the comics, will be a primary villain in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Nightmare rules the Dream Dimension, and since Billy and Tommy were essentially constructed as an elaborate dream, it’s possible they wound up there after the Hex dissipated. Scarlet Witch is set to appear in Doctor Strange 2, and she could be looking to free her children from Nightmare. All that’s still conjecture, of course, and the real reason for Speed and Wiccan’s haunting calls will remain a mystery for now.
After a brief physical confrontation, the two Visions calm down and have a philosophical heart-to-heart. Westview Vision explained White Vision is the original body but without the memories before unlocking those memories in White Vision using his residual power of the Mind Stone, seemingly awakening White Vision from the emotionless state he was put in by SWORD. He doesn’t appear again in the episode, however, leaving his fate a mystery. It seems likely that this new Vision would want to spend some time alone and process what he’s learned, but he’ll probably come back later in Phase 4 – hopefully as a hero. He isn’t the same as the original Vision, or the one Wanda conjured, but he could be an interesting character in the story going forward.
The Darkhold is only mentioned briefly at the end of WandaVision, but it will probably play a much larger role going forward. Though it's appeared in other Marvel shows before, Agatha Harkness introduced it as “The Book of the Damned,” but if the MCU version is anything like the Darkhold of the comics, Wanda’s discovery of the text could have major implications for the future. In the comics, the Darkhold is written by Chthon, the primordial god of chaos, who was exiled from the Earth to a dimension of his own making. Wanda’s Chaos Magic comes directly from Chthon in the comics, as she’s born near the mountain that connects Earth to his realm. It’s unclear whether or not Chthon will become a part of the MCU, but the introduction of the Darkhold could foreshadow his rise as a powerful foe. Even if he isn’t brought into the story though, WandaVision's Darkhold will still play an important role as its knowledge helps Wanda grow even stronger.
Tyler Hayward is arrested at the end of WandaVision for his dangerous vendetta against Scarlet Witch and Vision, which leaves the fate of SWORD unclear. Presumably, someone new will step up to lead the agency in a different (and hopefully better) direction. Monica Rambeau is still a member of the organization, and since she’s confirmed to have a major role in Captain Marvel 2, SWORD could still be pretty important for future stories in the franchise. Monica also gets her own post-credits scene where she is recruited for a mission by a Skrull. It’s implied that Nick Fury is the one really enlisting Rambeau, and since he was last seen in space himself – the former domain of SWORD – a lot of different MCU pieces seem to be intersecting. Secret Invasion is looming on the MCU horizon along with Captain Marvel 2, and it looks like the Kree, the Skrulls, SWORD, Rambeau, Fury and Carol Danvers are all headed on a collision course.
WandaVision episode 9 sheds a bit more light on Wanda’s superhero background when Agatha mentions that an entire chapter of the Darkhold discusses the Scarlet Witch, a figure who is “not born, but formed.” Even with that hint though, and with episode 8’s Mind Stone flashback, a lot about the actual nature of the Scarlet Witch is still unclear. It seems that the Scarlet Witch is a kind of prophecy, foretold ages ago, and that Wanda’s very existence is the fulfillment of that prophecy. But who wrote the prophecy, and what does it mean for Wanda’s fate? If the MCU Darkhold was written by Chthon, the Scarlet Witch could be meant as a villainous figure, or at the very least a very dangerous one. What exactly the name means for Wanda and her future remains to be seen.
Though Wanda ultimately ends the Westview spell, she seems to leave one bit of it intact – an incantation against Agatha Harkness, trapping her in the “nosy neighbor” caricature she inhabited during the show’s early episodes. It’s unclear if this spell persists after the Hex dissipates, if Agatha remains trapped in Westview (despite not having an actual home there), or if she is apprehended by SWORD. What is clear is that Wanda isn’t finished with the other witch just yet. In the comics, Agatha Harkness acts as a mentor to Wanda, teaching her how to control and best utilize her powers. As Scarlet Witch learns more about Chaos Magic and the powers it grants her, she’ll possibly reluctantly return to Agatha for guidance or to form a necessary alliance. If the witch breaks free of Wanda’s Hex, however, she could also rise up again as a significant MCU threat.
Monica’s post-credits scene in the WandaVision finale pretty directly sets up her role in Captain Marvel 2, but there’s a lot about that role that hasn’t yet been revealed. Monica’s energy powers have just begun to reveal themselves, and she’ll have a lot of learning and growing to do as the MCU moves forward. In the comics, Monica Rambeau has often used the Captain Marvel name herself, and WandaVision suggests she isn’t exactly on the best of terms with Carol Danvers. That could set up some interesting character dynamics for Monica after WandaVision, regardless of how exactly she fits into the overall story.