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IT’S A WANDA-FUL LIFE

A cross the finales of Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame, a faint sense lingered that Wanda Maximoff remained curiously opaque to us and the characters on-screen. After all, this was a character hit by seismic losses: of her parents, brother, lover. When Thanos claimed to understand her pain, she hit back with, “You could never.” And although she reassured Hawkeye that Natasha Romanoff and Vision knew “we won” (“She knows - they both do”), did we know how Wanda felt behind the comforting words?

Well, as will be the first psionic strike from Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series slate, preceding titles including , , , and . And if MCU CCO Kevin Feige’s hint that we will see the full scope of her reality-bending powers holds up, Wanda’s promise to Thanos should extend to viewers, too.

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