Notice! This post contains SPOILERS for Agatha throughoutOne of WandaVision the saddest deaths may have been redefined thanks to Agatha all the time end. In the original MCU series starring Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness infiltrated Wanda Maximoff’s fabricated television sitcom-style reality, pretending to be the “nosy neighbor,” which allowed her to study Wanda and her power. . However, the Agatha spin-off show seemingly set a dark mood WandaVision murder in a whole new light.
Agatha all the time episode 9 revealed that Agatha had a son named Nicholas, who died when he was six. Unable to prevent her son from being taken by Lady Death, Agatha continued her life as a clanless witch. Over the centuries, Agatha lured witches using the ballad Witches’ Road she created with her son, before killing them by stealing their power. Keeping Harkness’ past with his lost son in mind, It’s possible that Agatha’s investigation into Wanda’s Hex was about more than just wanting to take her power, and the same goes for killing Sparky, the Maximoff family dog.
Agatha Killing Sparky Was One of Her Worst Crimes in WandaVision
Agatha always made everything so much worse
In WandaVision episode 5, when Wanda still hadn’t realized that “Agnes” was a rival witch wanting to take her power, it was revealed that Tommy and Billy Maximoff’s new dog, Sparky, had died. Likewise, the eventual revelation that Agnes was Agatha Harkness also confirmed that Agatha was the one who killed the dog, likely in an attempt to see how Wanda would react to the introduction of a scenario involving grief and loss. That being said, tThe dog’s murder got even worse Agatha all the time episode 6 confirmed that it was actually Ralph Bohner, with his mind controlled, who was forced to kill the dog.
Agatha all the time episode 6’s revelation about Ralph and Sparky is undoubtedly tragic. However, it is Agatha all the timeof ending that potentially further redefines the dog’s murder. Rather than simply being a test to see how Wanda would react, it’s possible that killing the dog was an even deeper test to see the full extent of Scarlet Witch’s powers in the MCU (and what it could perhaps do for Agatha herself). .
Agatha’s son may have motivated her investigation into Wanda’s powers
Testing Wanda to see if she really could raise the dead
The discovery that Vision was supposedly alive in Westview and living a happy life with Wanda Maximoff, despite her death in Infinity War may have been the main reason why Agatha’s interest was piqued beyond her basic desire to take Wanda’s power and before her confirmation that Wanda was the legendary Scarlet Witch. After all, Agatha’s son died centuries in the MCU’s past, and here was the love of Wanda’s life, seemingly back from the dead. As such, Agatha likely wanted to see for herself whether Wanda truly possessed such an incredible feat, not yet realizing that the real Vision hadn’t actually been brought back.
Keeping all this in mind, killing Sparky could also have been an intentional test on Agatha’s part to see if Wanda could bring back the dead.. After all, that’s exactly what the boys ask their mother when they find out their dog has died: “You can fix anything, Mom. Fix the dead.” Likewise, Agatha seems genuinely surprised, also asking if this is something Wanda could actually do. Although Wanda confirms that she can’t, one has to imagine that Agatha was probably thinking about her deceased son at that moment. WandaVision episode 5.
The power to bring back loved ones would have been a big deal for Agatha
A chance to bring Nicky back
Unable to prevent Nicholas from dying and Lady Death from taking him away as a child, the ability to raise the dead would have been a big deal for Agatha Harkness.. As such, it’s no wonder she found Wanda and her Hex so intriguing, especially since Wanda was essentially an untrained witch who managed to create an entire reality for herself that seemed to feature her resurrected loved one. Either way, it appears that Sparky’s brutal murder in WandaVision was even more of a test than initially thought, considering the revelations provided by Agatha all the time ending and Harkness’s own tragic story.
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