Followers are enthusiastic about myriad features of Avengers: Doomsday, from attending to see Robert Downey Jr. on the MCU large display screen once more (and discovering out why he was the selection for Physician Doom) to discovering which characters are secretly within the film and haven’t been introduced but. Nonetheless, there’s one huge fan concept that continues to make the rounds on-line and be a serious subject of dialog, and that’s whether or not Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch will lastly be returning after her demise in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity. To this point, there’s truly been no affirmation from Marvel that her return is ever coming; nonetheless, many followers imagine that she is just not really gone within the MCU. There are additionally myriad the explanation why Doomsday is the probably choice for her return, not the least of which is the truth that she and Doom had a major historical past within the comics.
Now, a brand new put up by Marvel has given followers renewed hope that that is certainly when they’ll see Scarlet Witch once more. Particularly, the official Marvel account on X shared a Doomsday poster, and, extra notably for this explicit dialog, included the caption “Straight from Comedian-Con Málaga. Witching season has arrived.” It’s unsurprisingly the latter specifically that has caught followers’ consideration and gotten them speculating about Wanda once more. Granted, it’s already been confirmed that Doomsday can have witches in it, because the Latverian witches have now appeared in numerous locations. With that in thoughts, this put up might have completely nothing to do with Wanda by any means. But, that’s actually not what number of are seeing it, and so they have good motive.
Marvel’s Emphasis on Witches Is, on the Very Least, Intentional
Whether or not Wanda is really in Doomsday is undoubtedly one thing that won’t be revealed till the film hits theaters, and at this level, it’s anybody’s guess. This tagline, whereas attention-getting, actually is just not a affirmation that she is about to make her return. But, on the very least, this does seem to be one thing Marvel is deliberately teasing. There’s little query, if any, that Marvel knew what followers would take from this put up, significantly with the emphasis on “witching,” so it’s protected to imagine this was a dialog they spurred on with that very intention. But, that doesn’t imply they did so as a result of Wanda is definitely coming again. It appears simply as possible, actually, that it is a method to drum up curiosity and nothing extra. That may be a large disappointment, although.
If Wanda does come again, whether or not that’s in VisionQuest, Doomsday, or some place else, there’ll inevitably be those that argue that that is nothing greater than fan service. Whereas there could also be some reality to that, it’s additionally true that it will be a no brainer to convey her again. For one, clearly, followers are extremely on this return, and it will be a win that Marvel arguably wants proper now. For an additional, and maybe extra importantly, it actually does make sense narratively. Wanda and Doom had a (very sophisticated) relationship within the comics, so there’s already precedent for this connection, and her story simply doesn’t appear over, even years after her on-screen demise. Notably with Billy, Imaginative and prescient, and Tommy all returning between Agatha All Alongside and VisionQuest, it seems like there’s nonetheless extra to discover along with her character—maybe in a means that, this time, doesn’t finish along with her struggling many painful losses after which ending her personal life.
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