Every Show in Marvel’s WandaVision Trilogy, Ranked
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VisionQuest has finally aired its series finale, bringing closure to the unexpected trilogy that began in 2021 with WandaVision and continued in 2024 with the even more unexpected Agatha All Along. At face value, the saga is a tale about how a witch and a synthezoid deal with the loss of their makeshift family, set within the confines of a superhero cinematic universe. In reality, the WandaVision trilogy is about two main things: the first is grief, how we process it, what it does to us, and how we eventually learn to live with it. The second is family. It's a story about grieving mothers, struggling fathers, and lost children, all coming together to find purpose and belonging.
It wouldn't be an overstatement to say the WandaVision trilogy is the single best, most cohesive and narratively impactful thing the MCU has ever produced. For starters, every show prioritizes meaning over spectacle and character over action; the result is a tale of multiple wandering characters who connect through shared experience, learn to process their pain, and ultimately gain new insight about the world and themselves, entering the next chapter of their lives as updated versions of themselves. Declaring which of them is the best is not an easy task, but someone has to do it. Here, we rank every entry in the WandaVision trilogy, not as a way to bring them down, but to celebrate what is undoubtedly Marvel's boldest, most compelling and cathartic creative swing.
3 'WandaVision' (2021)
The trilogy began in 2021 with WandaVision, written and created by Jac Schaeffer. Set in the aftermath of Avengers: Endgame, the show sees Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) create an idealized version of her life inspired by her love for classic sitcoms. In this world, Vision (Paul Bettany) is alive, and they even welcome twins. Of course, Wanda's life is complicated by the presence of S.W.O.R.D. and a mysterious nosy neighbor named Agnes (Kathryn Hahn). Oh, and there's also the fact that she enslaved an entire town to create this pretty little life, so there's that.
WandaVision is, first and foremost, a character study on Wanda Maximoff, and Elizabeth Olsen makes the most of it, delivering what might just be the best performance in the MCU. The writing is sharp and insightful, using Wanda's trauma to continue her character arc and keep the larger MCU storyline going. Bettany and Hahn are excellent support, as is Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau. The show focuses on the destructive power of grief, but also its ability to change and help us grow, finding a perfect way to include the superhero aspect of the story. Alas, WandaVision is not perfect, and it's pretty much undone by its rushed, borderline unsatisfying finale. The subsequent Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness also did a disservice to the show by pretty much committing character assassination with Wanda, which certainly doesn't help.
2 'VisionQuest' (2026)
The most recent effort, VisionQuest, is also the last chapter in the trilogy, and it does a wonderful job tying everything together. Set about 18 months after the events of Agatha All Along, the show centers on Vision as he settles into his new reality with the memories from the old Vision. Several AIs are also present in his programming, including E.D.I.T.H. (Emily Hampshire), F.R.I.D.A.Y. (Orla Brady), J.A.R.V.I.S. (James D'Arcy), and Ultron (James Spader). Vision's life is put in danger when a bounty hunter is sent after him, causing him to reunite with his lost son, Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica).
VisionQuest is a pretty perfect finale to the story, putting the spotlight on fathers and their complicated relationships with their sons. The Vision-Tommy bond is great, but the real center of the story is the Vision-Ultron father-son dynamic, with Bettany and Spader not only sharing excellent chemistry but also making the most of an unexpectedly powerful screenplay. Spader, in particular, is very clearly having the time of his life here, bringing an electrifying energy to the show. The AIs are a worthy addition, too, even if they're used a bit too much like a deus ex machina that benefits from using a lot of technical jargon that may or may not make actual sense. Yet, at its core, VisionQuest is a tale of self-discovery and coming to terms with one's role in life as a father, brother, and son. It continues the family angle while finally giving the spotlight to Vision, one of the MCU's most reliable yet sidelined characters.
1 'Agatha All Along' (2024)
Who would've thought the show that was seemingly inspired by a catchy tune would be the best in this trilogy? Alas, that's precisely the case. Agatha All Along picks up two years after WandaVision, with Agatha Harkness (Hahn) breaking out of Wanda's spell with the help of a young Teen (Joe Locke) who wants her help to walk the Witches' Road. Recruiting a coven, the duo ventures onto the Road, followed by the Salem Seven, a group of witches hell-bent on revenge against Agatha. The mysterious Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza) also has unfinished business with Agatha.
Agatha All Along is the most cohesive, well-planned, and best-executed series, not only in the WandaVision trilogy but in the MCU as a whole. What might seem like a gag show is actually a very tender and thoughtful exploration of motherhood and grief from the perspective of the MCU's most volatile antihero. Agatha is evil, selfish, and ruthless, a killer through and through, but she's also unexpectedly loving, and her bond with the Teen is as sweet as it's hilarious. Speaking of Teen, Locke is a revelation as Billy Maximoff, bringing a lot of nuance and plenty of sass to his performance. Narratively, Agatha All Along takes bold swings, centering its entire story on a song and delivering some of Marvel's most interesting episodes, most notably the endlessly creative "Death's Hand in Mine." With a terrific ensemble including heavy-hitters like Patti LuPone, a charming visual approach that has a high school play vibe (the Road is very much a high school play of sorts), and a thematic richness seldom found in other superhero properties, Agatha All Along is truly one of a kind.
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