Agatha All Along is Disney’s latest attempt at recaptivating the Marvel fanbase. From the trailers alone, fans were incredibly apprehensive about it. But, to my surprise – and the surprise of many others it seems – the first few episodes were actually rather enjoyable.

The show seems to have recaptured part of the essence that made Wandavision such an interesting and unique show. Whether that continues or not is still to be seen, but the show has kicked off with a good start.

With that said, it certainly isn’t a great show, and is nowhere near as enjoyable as Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as the two compete for eyeballs on their own streaming services. However, Kathryn Hahn’s performance as Agatha – alongside surprisingly decent writing throughout the first episode – really captivated my attention.

The first two episodes do a fantastic job of tying together loose ends from Wandavision, dealing with the death of Wanda Maximoff (aka The Scarlet Witch) in Multiverse of Madness, and even addressing speculation from fans, giving little nods to Wanda’s potential return to the MCU and a few Mephisto nods.

Aubrey Plaza’s character, Rio Vidal, also delivers a good performance – excited to see more from her. Joe Locke portrays an unnamed character interested in Agatha’s character, having released her from Wanda’s spell. Interestingly, the Wikipedia entry for the character tags him as Billy Kaplan (aka Wiccan), Wanda’s son (kinda) and member of the Young Avengers in the comics. The resemblance is definitely there, but there’s also the mystery of Agatha’s lost son, as showcased throughout the first two episodes.

While the first episode focuses on Agatha’s escape from Wanda’s spell and the realization of her now being powerless, the second focuses on Agatha’s attempt to build a coven of witches in an effort to not only regain her powers, but to save herself from old enemies looking to seek revenge.

Pretty much every other character in the coven is immemorable and has yet to showcase any form of “magical” ability, and there’s a rather odd singing sequence in the second episode that gave me flashbacks to The Acolyte, but the journey of Agatha regaining her powers cetainly seems like an interesting one, as our cast embark on a journey down “The Witches’ Road” – a seemingly impossible venture, and a last resort for Agatha.

Conclusion

The show has gotten off to a decent start, surprisingly, and the next few weeks will be pretty interesting. This story so far doesn’t seem to be based on any pre-existing comic, so the possibilities here are endless for both Agatha and, potentially, The Scarlet Witch.

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