![]() It seemed to good to be true, and it turned out that it really was. It was about the arrival of Mutants in the MCU, and the return of a cast that everybody liked in the “X-Men” movies even if the movies themselves weren’t always so beloved. The next “Doctor Strange” movie literally has that word in the title, and it’s expected that “Loki” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” will also delve into those waters.īut this Pietro thing wasn’t just about the multiverse. But this one probably hurts the most.Īt least we can rest easy knowing Marvel can’t hold back the multiverse forever. This is one of a few parts of “WandaVision” that, now that we can consider the full and finished product, is pretty disappointing. Just a bit of stunt casting to get everyone’s hopes up. But then it pulled back the curtain and there was actually nothing there. Marvel teased something very, very big for the future of the MCU by having Evan Peters show up as a fake Pietro. Then came the reveal of his true identity, which was just too funny to be mad at.Īlso Read: 'WandaVision': Now We Know the Actor Paul Bettany 'Longed to Work With'īut this thing with Pietro on “WandaVision” is different, and less amusing. Slattery’s acting was Oscar-worthy - unsurprising, considering he was literally played by Oscar winner Ben Kingsley - and he fully sold the villain act. To Marvel’s credit, this was a chef’s kiss kind of trolling. Slattery was just a drunk, absolutely oblivious to what his “character” was taking credit for. His real name was Trevor Slattery, and he was an actor hired by Aldrich Killian to serve as a scapegoat for the Extremis misfires that everyone was mistaking for suicide bombings. Only, as it turned out, he wasn’t actually The Mandarin. They did something similar way back in “Iron Man 3.”Īlso Read: 'WandaVision': How the Post-Credits Scene Sets Up 'Doctor Strange 2'īack then, Tony Stark was still alive (albeit suffering from some severe PTSD), the movie was exploring a fan-favorite comic arc with Extremis and we were going to meet The Mandarin, an iconic supervillain in Marvel lore. This isn’t the first time Marvel has trolled fans with a character reveal like this. Instead of having any real significance whatsoever, Evan Peters’ “WandaVision” character was just some random guy named Ralph Bohner who lived in Westview and got roped into Agatha’s scheme to mess with Wanda and steal her powers. It was Marvel dangling a carrot in front of us, and then finally letting us take a bite - and then we find out the carrot was made of wood. It wasn’t anything except Marvel messing with us. Evan Peters showing up on “WandaVision” got fans excited because it seemed like it might be the start of that potential crossover (made even more possible since Disney acquired Fox in 2019).Īlso Read: 'WandaVision' Finale Mid-Credits Scene Explained: Who Was That Skrull Talking About?īut it wasn’t. We knew this phase would incorporate the multiverse into the MCU in a big way. Since Evan Peters had played Pietro in the “X-Men” movies, we though that the studio might also somehow incorporate the cast of the Fox “X-Men” franchise into the MCU. But it also put something bigger in play. Why? Because Evan Peters showing up on “WandaVision” represented the potential realization of something that fans have long been excited about: the incorporation of mutants - the X-Men - into the MCU. But this whole thing with Pietro on “WandaVision” doesn’t feel like it can work on that level. Despite being as leaky as a sinking ship in terms of its plot, “Avengers: Endgame” worked for fans by delivering an ending that a lot of folks felt was very emotionally satisfying. One thing that Marvel is usually very good at is fan service. ![]() (Some spoilers ahead for “WandaVision” through the series finale episode)
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