WandaVision episode 3 Easter eggs and Marvel references at Disney Plus

Episode 3 of WandaVision, broadcast now, explodes in color as the suburban sitcom’s surreality reaches the 70s. From Quicksilver to SWORD, what references to Easter eggs and Marvel can be found in the third chapter of the Disney Plus series?

New chapters of the nine-part Disney Plus show arrive every Friday. Starting with episodes 1 and 2, we’re reviewing each episode and delving into the mysterious reality in which the witch Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and the clumsy android Vision (Paul Bettany) meet.

Here are the Easter eggs we saw in episode 3. But be warned: Spoilers for all episodes!

Welcome to Westview

All signs point to Wanda and Visão trapped in some kind of constructed reality. Like, real literal signs: the billboard welcoming visitors to the city of Westview points to this artificial nature with the slogan “Home is where you make it”.

For the children

Vision wants to call the baby Billy, in honor of William Shakespeare, and offers another reference to the artificiality of reality (“The whole world is the stage …”). Wanda prefers the all American name Tommy.

They are in luck, because they found out they are having twins! In the comics, Wanda’s desire for children has spawned several dramatic (and tragic) stories. Their twin boys were revealed as fragments of the demon Mephisto, who may or may not make an appearance on the show. More recently, Wanda’s adult children, Billy and Tommy, have joined the Young Avengers team as heroes Wiccan and Speed.

In episode 3, the unusual nature of Wanda’s pregnancy is clear in her frighteningly accelerated progress, but there are also indications that the babies are somehow artificial. Throughout episode 3, Wanda unconsciously brings to life several inanimate things, including paper butterflies and a painting of a stork. She is also somehow connected to the Brady Bunch-style technology and infrastructure of the environment, her contractions affecting household appliances and turning off the power.

The setback

The moment Vision really expresses suspicions about the strange reality in which they live, the show fails. The vision receded a few seconds, but this time his suspicions were gone. It is not clear how this happened, but when the beekeeper came out of the manhole in episode 2, we clearly saw that it was Wanda who made the setback. The question remains whether another person is in charge of reality and has blocked the vision from seeing the truth, or whether Wanda herself is in charge – and she will still manipulate her beloved vision to block out the harsh reality.

The ads

In episode 1, we saw a toaster from Stark Industries. In episode 2, it was a Hydra watch. And in episode 3, the evil brand Hydra returns with a commercial for Hydra Soak Luxury Bath Soap. The first two ads appeared to have been removed from Wanda’s memories, while Wanda appears to be linked to the stress of impending parenthood.

The narration again suggests an artificial reality (“Escape to a world of your own …”). Meanwhile, the ad’s slogan is “Find the goddess within you.” This can mean two things: Wanda can unleash the power of a goddess within herself, or it can mean that a goddess is somehow caught in something – perhaps referring to the constructed reality in which Wanda and Viz live.

Once again, the actors in the ads are Victoria Blade and Ithamar Enriquez. The recurring presence of the same man and woman in Wanda’s memoirs suggests they may be his parents.

No home

Geraldine is described as “homeless”. We have no idea of ​​the meaning of his story about marshmallow moon-men and his sobbing boss – the name “Haddox” doesn’t appear in the comics we can think of. Geraldine is, however, the only person in the series who remembers real-world events. Wanda remembers her twin brother Pietro (also known as Mercury), but it is Geraldine who reminds her that he was killed in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Wanda coldly expels Geraldine from the reality of the sitcom, yeeting her through some kind of force field to land in a field where she is surrounded by armed agents. It appears that this official-looking facility has something to do with SWORD, the organization that appears to be watching events and whose symbol Geraldine uses.

Played by Teyonah Parris, Geraldine is reported as an adult version of Monica Rambeau, last seen as a girl in the film Captain Marvel. If she is now in the real world, we can get some answers in episode 4.

The songs

Each week, pop music from the era offers some deeper meaning. Although the show seems to have skipped to the 1970s, this week is the 1967 hit by Monkees’ Daydream Believer. Phrases like “Cheer up, sleepy Jean” suggest some type of forced sleep or that the scenario is some kind of dream or imagined reality. Although the line “Oh, what does that mean?” it can refer to viewers trying to find out what’s going on.

The painting

Obviously, whenever you see any object or text on the screen, it’s worth taking a closer look – that’s how the most attentive fans identified the central reference of the comics in the wine bottle in episode 1. In this edition, the cans of paint used by Wanda to decorate the nursery is called “Simser”. Another reference to Marvel’s continuity? No, it’s the name of the series’ storyboard artist, Jeremy Simser. Not everything is a clue.