Warning! This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 5Agatha all along Episode 5 is packed with twists and important reveals about Agatha Harkness, Tin, and the rest of the MCU’s heroic witch coven. throughout Agatha all alongThe previous four episodes, Agatha Harkness and her coven have gone through three trials on the witches’ road, witnessing Sharon Davis’ early death and learning some truths about their past along the way. in Agatha all along Episode 4, the Green Witch Rio Vidal replaces Sharon Davis and reveals to Agatha that Tin is not related to her.
Agatha Harkness seemingly brushed off Rio’s revelation in order to focus on the Witches’ Road’s next trial in Agatha all along Episode 5. Since The Road’s first trial was designed for Jennifer Kale and the second trial was designed for Alice Wu-Gulliver, The third trial of the Witches Road now presents a challenge to one of the remaining witches in the coven. The difficulty of the trials continues to increase, and none of the main characters is safe.
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The Salem Seven are the daughters of the original coven by Agatha Harkness
The origins of the Salem Seven are getting an overhaul for their MCU adaptation
After witnessing Agatha Harkness and her fellow witches open a gate in the Witches’ Road, the Salem Seven close the team and reach them before they arrive at the base of the third trial. Lilia Calderu and Rio Vidal are the only members of the coven who are familiar with the origins of the Salem Seven. As Lilia explains, “When Agatha murdered her sister Wiches, she spared her very young children.” rio goes “Yeah, and then they became a savage, hive-minded coven bent on revenge.” The sister witches Lilia mentioned were Agatha’s original coven, who accused her of practicing dark magic and sent her to the stake.
In the comics, the origin story of the Salem Seven is quite different. Instead of being the daughters of Agatha’s original coven, all members of the Seven are Nicholas Scratch’s children, which means they are all Agatha’s grandchildren. And instead of persecuting Agatha for betraying their mother, Marvel Comics’ Salem Seven went after Agatha because Nicholas Scratch considered that Agatha’s departure from New Salem constituted a betrayal of her hometown. In the ultimate Marvel Comics universe, the Salem Seven are Agatha’s superpowered avatars, who transform back into Agatha when combined.
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Agatha’s Coven uses brooms to fly
Flying brooms are a controversial part of witch culture in MCU lore
When the Salem Seven approach Agatha’s coven, Tin devises a quick and practical escape method called “Hexenbesen.” The coven immediately opposed the idea, but they had no other choice. The witches pluck tree branches from the ground and perform a short ritual to transform them into flying brooms. When Tin asks Lilia Calderu why witches hate using brooms so much, Lilia replies, “Brooms have been co-opted by the holiday industrial complex as an absurd emblem of our culture.”. in other words, Flying brooms have been ridiculed by pop culture for decades In the MCU too.
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Agatha Harkness was able to fly in the WandaVision Finale, and Scarlet Witch developed the ability to fly ever since Captain America: Civil WarPerfecting it over the years until she showed perfect flying skills at the end of WandaVision. However, flying seems to be a rare ability among witches. Agatha might have been able to fly in WandaVision Because she is still powered by the Darkhold, and flight could have been one of the special skills that Wanda Maximoff’s powerful Chaos magic gave her. Otherwise, most witches probably need brooms to fly.
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The third trial of the Witches Road is designed for Agatha
The witches’ road turns Agatha Harkness’ coven against her
The first two Trials of the Witches’ Road are elemental-themed. The first trial was water-themed and designed specifically to test Jennifer Kale’s ability to brew a potion, while the second trial was fire-themed and designed to test Alice Wu-Gulliver’s willingness to overcome her family’s generational curse. in Agatha all along Episode 5, The Third Trial of the Witches Road defies Agatha Harkness, whose desire to regain power at all costs turns her alliance against her. Jennifer, Alice and Lilia try to “punish” Agatha in order to pass the test, but Agatha turns into a demon and escapes.
Agatha and the coven break almost all the rules of the Ouija board
In trying to circumvent the requirements of the process, Agatha ends up proving why she cannot be trusted. Agatha impersonates the late Sharon Davis after the coven uses a Oujia board in an attempt to distract the witches, but she fails. Afterwards, she tries to negotiate with the coven when they try to capture her, but finds herself forced to flee. Interestingly, Agatha and the coven break almost all the rules of the Ouija board: they don’t use the board together, they talk over each other, Agatha touches the spirits, they ask about death, and they remove their hands from The planchette. Tin does close the session with “bye”.
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Agatha’s mother Evanora Harkness returns as a ghost
Evanora Harkness makes an appearance to tell Agatha how much she hates her
Agatha Harkness doesn’t turn into a demonic creature on her own when her alliance turns against her. Agatha’s mother Evanora Harkness, first introduced in WandaVisionis the possession of Agtas’ body. When Evanora exits Agatha’s body, she tells the young witches, “My coven risked everything to kill you and your fools willingly added you.” When Agatha asks her mother why she hates her, Evanora replies, “You were born evil. I should have killed you the moment you left my body.” If true, this means Agatha was already evil before the Darkhold corrupted her.
What Evanora Harkness wanted to do with Agatha remains a mystery
Rio Vidal knows more about Evanora Harkness than the rest of the coven because she understands that Evanora returned because she had unfinished business with Agatha. However, Rio is against the idea of ​​letting Agatha die with her mother’s ghost. What Evanora Harkness wanted to do with Agatha remains a mystery, as Alice intervenes by casting a spell on Agatha and Evanora, which causes Evanora to disappear. Unfortunately, this approach ends tragically for Alice.
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Agatha Harkness absorbs the magic of Alice Wu-Gulliver and kills her
Agatha regains some of her powers by absorbing Alice’s magic and life force
Against all odds, Alice Wu-Gulliver’s sudden decision to attempt a spell on the Evanora-possessed Agatha works, and Evanora’s spirit disappears after being pushed out of Agatha’s body. However, Agatha instinctively uses this to absorb Alice’s magic. Just like Evanora and her bond, Alice Wu-Gulliver is unable to cut her own spell, and her body slowly decays as Agatha drains the magic out of her.
Unfortunately, Alice Wu-Gulliver falls dead on the ground, and there is nothing the coven can do to revive her. Even Jennifer Kale’s panacea of Agatha all along The end of episode 2 may have no effect on Alice’s body at this point. With Alice irreversibly killed, the coven must continue their journey down the Witches’ Road without one of their members. What’s worse, the coven doesn’t get the chance to bury Alice like they did with Sharon Davis at the end of episode 2.
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Nicolas Scratch communicates with Teen through a Oujia board
Nicholas Krats calls Agatha similar to how Wanda’s children called for her
While Agatha absorbs Alice’s magic, Tin tries to find a way to stop Agatha from killing Alice. He inspects the Oujia board and notices that it spells out the name of Nicholas Scratch. As soon as Tin shouts Nicholas’ name to Agatha, she stops absorbing Alice’s magic And hear the voice of her son saying: “Mom, stop”. Tin fails to save Alice, but he begins to put the pieces together around what Agatha’s son means to her.
Nicholas Scratch’s attempt to communicate with Agatha via the Ouija board officially debunks the theory that Nicholas was Tin’s secret identity, first suggested by Rio Vidal’s confession to Agatha at the end of Agatha all along Episode 4. At this point, nothing else is confirmed about Nicholas Scratch’s fate, although it seems like he died several times in the past – possibly falling victim to Agatha in her quest to gain more power.
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Agatha suggests Tin is Scarlet Witch’s son
Agatha and Tin may have discovered Tin’s real identity and mother
After Alice Wu-Gulliver’s death, Tin confronts Agatha and tells her that he is not ready to kill people for the sake of magical power. Instead of feeling upset about Tin’s words or regretting killing Alice, Agatha smiles and teases Tin, telling him, – Are you sure, you are like your mother. It seems like Rio’s discovery that Tin is not Nicholas Scratch leaves Agatha with a final contender for Tin’s real identity, and the third trial confirms it to her: Billy Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff’s son.
Agatha probably takes offense that she was reunited with a resurrected Billy Maximoff instead of her son
In the comics, Scarlet Witch’s son Billy Maximoff is the magical superhero Wiccan, who reincarnates as Billy Kaplan after Mephisto absorbs his original self. Agatha Harkness plays a role in the original Billy’s death, as she wipes Wanda’s memories of Billy’s existence to help her move on. In the MCU, Agatha probably takes offense that she was reunited with a resurrected Billy Maximoff instead of her son—a twist of fate that could only make Agatha hate the Scarlet Witch even more.
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Tin’s own magical powers awaken
Tin uses his magic to attack Agatha, Lilia and Jennifer with mind control
Agatha’s suggestion that Tin resembles his mother seems to help him realize his true identity. As soon as Agatha turns around, Lilia Calderu and Jennifer Kale grab her and throw her into a puddle of quicksand. Both Lilia and Jennifer sport bright blue eyes – the same color as the sprouting energy spell on Tin’s hands. When Tin waves his hands, Lilia and Jennifer are thrown into the quicksand, and their eyes return to normal as they struggle to get out. the main thing A blue headpiece similar to Wanda Maximoff’s red Scarlet Witch crown appeared on Tin’s forehead.
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In the source material, Billy Kaplan aka Wiccan possesses a wide range of magical powers, similar to his mother. These abilities include energy blasts, elemental manipulation, energy constructs, telepathy, telekinesis, and mind control. Wiccan also wears a head in the comics, although it is silver and quite different from Scarlet Witch. Tin’s headpiece in Agatha all along The end of episode 5 looks very similar to Scarlet Witch, suggesting that Tin is a magic user as special as the Scarlet Witch herself.