The series Agatha All Along came to Disney+, and while we’d been waiting for this series since it was announced shortly after WandaVision concluded, see our review of that Here, we feel it’s finally about time that we shared our opinions on it.
As always we break down our reviews into three categories, Story, Acting, and Overall. So let’s jump in!
Story 10/10
If you’re a fan of WandaVision, you might have wondered when the story was going to continue if ever, and while the story did continue in Doctor Strange’s second film, it didn’t really continue the energy, story, or flow of WandaVision. That’s where Agatha All Along comes into the picture. Sometime after the conclusion of WandaVision, we return to see Agatha trapped within her mental sitcom-esque life, within the world of Westview. The series begins with Agatha breaking out of the curse, only to be immediately thrust into combat against Rio Vidal and having to deal with an interloper in her home.
Rio tells Agatha that the Salem Seven are coming for her. Agatha realizes that she is no match for her former enemies due to her current lack of power. It is then that the interloping child convinces reminds her of the Witch’s Road and together they sets out on a task to seek out witches to join a coven to undertake the mission.
After they’ve successfully formed an unlikely coven of witches, most of which hate Wanda, Wanda seeks out opening the door to the Witches Road. Upon doing so, the group is thrust upon many trials, all of which slowly but surely test, break, and even rob some members of their lives.
As they journey through the road, it is unveiled that the mysterious unknown child is none other then William Kaplan. While different than Wanda’s son Billy, when Billy died and William died, Billy’s soul found and entered into William’s body, reviving it. It’s there that the child survived.
While I don’t want to spoil all the story beats, the series ends with Agatha and Billy adventuring to find Billy’s lost brother Tommy, whose soul is somewhere out there trapped in another person’s body as well.
Acting 9.5/10
Kathryn Hahn once again kills it in the role of Agatha. Newcomer to the MCU, Aubrey Plaza, also does an amazing job taking on the role of Rio Vidal and love interest in Agatha’s past.
Before we move on to the other members of the cast, I want to say Joe Locke, who plays Billy, is a great casting choice as he fills the role and showcases the pull and issues of coming to terms with the fact that he is living two lives. Additionally, in the series he shows that he can play a villain as much as he can play a hero.
Rounding up the rest of the cast, Patti LuPone playing a untethered witch traveling time was an interesting and powerful choice. With all the other witches having tragic and heartbreaking past, it’s easy to get lost and not not be able to point out all of the character arcs and journeys from actresses like Ali Ahn and Sasheer Zamata, but they do make the role their own and to fill the world the Agatha manipulates through. Also, I want to once again give credit to how amazing Debra Jo Rupp is, who plays Mrs. Hart. RIP to a real one.
Overall 10/10
The series is fun, enjoyable, and takes you through, what I felt was a respectable view of witches and the wiccan faith within the realm of the MCU, while also delving into the backstory of one of their side characters and telling the continuing story of a character that hopefully will become more important in the MCU as it goes along. I know some people felt that this series was too self-referential to WandaVision and couldn’t stand on its own, but when you view the series as a trilogy, not a stand-alone series, that WandaVision, Agatha All Along, and Vision Quest then it’s easy to realize that the shwos are a three-part journey to reunite the Wanda and Vision family.
Conner’s Final Thoughts
We all know that Agatha All Along was a banger of a song from WandaVision, and WandaVision did a great job using music and sounds to showcase emotion and continue the story. But what an amazing tone and folk song Down The Witches’ Road is, which only makes it much more tragic when you discover the origins of the song in the series.
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