Agatha All Along creator on why we never see [SPOILER]'s face in episode 1: "The show isn't her story"
Sep. 19, 2024It’s Agatha all along, no one else
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Agatha All Along creator Jac Schaeffer has answered a key mystery in the new Marvel show’s premiere episode: why didn’t we see the Jane Doe’s face?
Spoilers for Agatha All Along follow. You have been warned!
Early on in the WandaVision spin-off, we see Agatha – now Agnes O’Connor, a Mare of Easttown-style detective – investigating the murder of an unknown victim.
While the cause of death (crushing), distinctive scarlet-colored hair, and Wanda’s name appearing on the library card found with the body would all suggest Agatha is digging into the murder of the Scarlet Witch, we never actuallyseeher. As such, Kathryn Hahn’s sorceress and the viewers never get facetime with Elizabeth Olsen’s magic user.
“It was never the plan to show her face – both stylistically, and because this show isn’t her story," Schaeffer toldTV Line. Instead, the follow-up fromDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswas “really about [how] when the body is turned over, the camera’s on Agatha’s face. That’s really where our attention is, and where the focus of the show is.”
The clue, then, is in the show’s name – this is Agatha’s time to shine. Despite that, Olsenhas still fielded recent questionsabout whether she will return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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The first two episodes of Agatha All Along are now streaming onDisneyPlus. As to be expected, several WandaVision-style theories have already done the rounds, includingwhy Aubrey Plaza’s character might have ties to a major Marvel villainand howa clock-themed background detailmight be hinting at more of the show’s secrets.
For more, check out our guides on theupcoming Marvel moviesand how to watch theMarvel movies in order.
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