WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer stands by the decision to not incorporate a big bad like Mephisto or Magneto into the series. The MCU's first Disney+ series started out as a relatively simple conceit - Wanda created a world in which she could live with Vision - but as the series progressed, fan theories thought something much bigger was afoot. As the weeks went on and the internet continued speculating, many wondered what kind of tricks WandaVision had up its sleeve.
Many thought that Evan Peters' appearance as Quicksilver was a hint at the integration of the X-Men into the MCU. Similarly, many fans thought a big bad was hiding in the shadows of Westview. Names like Mephisto and Nightmare were floated as potential culprits. Some even thought that Peters' appearance was a precursor to an appearance from Magneto, who is Wanda and Pietro's father in the comics. Of course, none of this came to fruition, but Schaeffer ultimately has no regrets.
The WandaVision showrunner told THR that the fan theories affected her at times during the show's run. Schaeffer confessed to wanting to make fans happy and that all the theories made her realize that that may not be possible. Still, Schaeffer and the other writers told the story they wanted to tell about grief, with Agatha Harkness as an added bonus antagonist. She admits that if she were a viewer she wouldn't have wanted an appearance from Magneto or Mephisto.
I didn't toss and turn, but [the number of fan theories] did affect me, I have to admit. I'm a people pleaser; I want people to be happy. But as far as the sum total of the series, I didn't want to break any promises, and I don't feel that we ever promised some big male bad. It's baked in that the ultimate antagonist of the show is grief, and that Agatha is the external antagonist. So as far as those theories, I got a little nervous, but even at this point, I don't want Mephisto or Magneto. As a viewer, that's not what I would want out of this series.
WandaVision is certainly a case where the internet got ahead of itself. It is a fine line to walk when creating such a highly anticipated show and after 2020's Marvel drought, fans were waiting for big things to happen. Marvel seemed to set themselves up for this by announcing so much ahead of time, including Wanda's future appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. What fans ended up with was something much more powerful, though.
WandaVision as a meditation on grief is something much more effective than using the show as a vehicle to set up the future of the MCU. By focusing solely on Wanda's journey, the show was able to do what many MCU entries that came before haven't. Fans will likely always get ahead of themselves when it comes to massive franchises like Marvel, but WandaVision is a lesson in "less is more." An appearance from Mephisto or Magneto would've ultimately taken away from the message at the series' core and the show is all the better for sticking to its original plan.
Source: THR
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