What you need to know about the crazy ending of the third episode of the Marvel show

Warning: this post contains spoilers for the third episode of WandaVision

The reality inspired by Wanda Maximoff’s sitcom occasionally doubled in the first two episodes of WandaVision, but in episode 3 it finally broke. In the closing moments of the last half-hour installment of Marvel’s first Disney + series, Wanda’s friend Geraldine (Teyonah Parris) was forcibly expelled from the picturesque Westview suburban enclave. Emphasis on forcibly. The last scene of the episode is Geraldine lying on the grass while a fleet of military trucks comes up to her and the giant glowing bubble that hovers over the landscape. To borrow some of the famous TV language, you can say that Geraldine was “dropped” from WandaVision by none other than its creator – Wanda herself (Elizabeth Olsen).

But Parris isn’t going anywhere: despite introducing herself to Wanda as Geraldine, the actress is actually playing Monica Rambeau, the adult version of Carol Danvers’ number one fan, who we originally met in the 2019 blockbuster Captain Marvel. This film took place in the 1990s and, currently, Monica is a SWORD agent, descendant of Nick Fury’s old costume, SHIELD. As seen in episode 2, her colleagues – most notably that mysterious beekeeper – tried to find their way into Wanda’s fabricated reality, but only Monica managed to get close to her.

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Unfortunately, she got a little too nearby, and committed a sin that exiled her from “paradise”. That sin? Pronounce the name “Ultron” in the presence of Wanda. To be fair, Wanda opened the door to that unpleasant memory, dreamily telling “Geraldine” how she once had a twin, Pietro (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) – the speedster who was originally introduced in Avengers: Age of Ultron. In this 2015 film, Maximoff’s two sons were henchmen to the despotic titular robot (voiced by James Spader) before they allied with Captain America and others, a decision that resulted in Pietro’s premature death.

Wanda never had a real chance to mourn his death, distracted as she was by the events of Infinite War and Endgame. So, when Geraldine / Monica asks gently, “He was killed by Ultron, wasn’t he?” she thinks she is making a connection with being overwhelmed by pain. Instead, Wanda’s sudden emotions immediately change from sadness to anger, and Monica is launched into the real world, redefining SWORD back to square one. “She had to run home,” is all Wanda says when Vision asks where her new best friend went.

While we wait to see how the SWORD agents return to Westview, let’s celebrate the arrival of Wanda and Vision’s new bundles of joy: Tommy and Billy. While the twins suddenly arrived at WandaVision, they have a long history in the comics. Introduced in 1986, the brothers were “born” by Wanda’s magical powers, with the help of the diabolical Mephisto. Three years later, they disappeared from existence after the demon regained its vital essences.

Moving on to the mid-2000s, and Tommy and Billy returned to Marvel’s continuity as part of a new generation of heroes, the Young Avengers. These versions were reincarnations of the original duo and grew up separately, eventually discovering their true origins in adolescence. With his uncle’s ultra-fast powers, Tommy became Speed, while Billy channeled his mother’s magical abilities as a Wiccan. It is too early to say what skills the twins on the screen can demonstrate, but we are predicting that when WandaVision reaches the 1990s, it can be renamed: Super Family Matters.

WandaVision is broadcasting on Disney +

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