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In the films, they fell in love and here, they’re a couple, moving into a new home in the American-as-apple-pie town of Westview. Disney+
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Paul Bettany is Vision and Elizabeth Olsen is Wanda Maximoff in marvel Studios' 'WandaVision'. Courtesy Disney+
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'WandaVision' ingeniously reimagines two Marvel superheroes as an American couple. Courtesy Disney+
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'WandaVision', Marvel’s first attempt at prestige television, is wild, weird and at times ingenious. Courtesy Disney+
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Paul Bettany is Vision in 'WandaVision'. Courtesy Disney+
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The series pays tribute to 1950s-style American sitcoms. Disney+
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Taking two characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wanda Maximoff and Vision, and re-imagining them in a 1950s-style American sitcom. Courtesy Disney+
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Elizabeth Olsen is Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlett Witch. Courtesy Disney+
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In the films, they fell in love and here, they’re a couple, moving into a new home in the American-as-apple-pie town of Westview. Disney+
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Paul Bettany is Vision and Elizabeth Olsen is Wanda Maximoff in marvel Studios' 'WandaVision'. Courtesy Disney+
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'WandaVision' ingeniously reimagines two Marvel superheroes as an American couple. Courtesy Disney+
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'WandaVision', Marvel’s first attempt at prestige television, is wild, weird and at times ingenious. Courtesy Disney+
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Paul Bettany is Vision in 'WandaVision'. Courtesy Disney+
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The series pays tribute to 1950s-style American sitcoms. Disney+
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Taking two characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wanda Maximoff and Vision, and re-imagining them in a 1950s-style American sitcom. Courtesy Disney+
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Elizabeth Olsen is Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlett Witch. Courtesy Disney+
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In the films, they fell in love and here, they’re a couple, moving into a new home in the American-as-apple-pie town of Westview. Disney+
'WandaVision': Marvel's ingenious sidestep into comic-book comedy is weirdly wonderful
The nine-part series is a delightful tribute to 1950s-style sitcoms
James Mottram
17 January, 2021
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