The evidence is mounting for the MCU’s Lady Death theory after another Genius Agatha detail

The evidence is building that Aubrey Plaza is in fact playing the Avatar of Death Agatha all along
. Looking back, it’s hard to believe that the MCU varied enough to embrace the more fantastical side of Marvel Comics. Gone are the days when Thor thinks he came from a place where science and magic are one and the same thing; Now we have gods and monsters, cosmic beings like the living tribunal and eternity, and so much more. But did Agatha all along Actually introduced the avatar of death?

In the comics, many cosmic forces are personified – including Death himself, who is traditionally depicted as Thanos’ lover. Many viewers have theorized that Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Whistle is in fact the MCU’s death in Agatha all along. That theory seems a lot more likely still Agatha all along Episode 4, which drops some genius hints.

The real identity of Rio Vidal is still unclear

There is no direct comic book inspiration for Rio Vidal

The history of Rio Vidal with Agatha is still unclear at this stage, but it is now certain that the two share a romantic past – one that ended in tragedy, leaving a lot of bitterness between the two. Ryo even made an attempt to kill Agatha earlier in the series, with her one-time lover insisting that was not allowed, much to her frustration. Now she’s back, joined Agatha’s coven on the witches’ road, and it remains to be seen whether you can be trusted.

The fundamental problem, however, is that Rio Vidal has no direct analogue of the comics themselves. She claimed to be a green witch, and in Agatha’s initial CSI-based reality she was noted for tracking movements across the vegetation. But there is clearly much more to Rio Vidal than meets the eye, leading to speculation that she is in fact the avatar of death itself.

1 hint in Agatha All Along Episode 4 adds more evidence to Lady Death theories

Rio was in the neighborhood

Ryo joined the coven after the end of Agatha all along Episode 3, which saw Sharon killed. attention, she emerged from Sharon’s grave, looking intact evil and skeletal, before morphing into her familiar attractive self. “I was in the neighborhood,“ Ryo told the coven, perhaps hinting that she was not summoned but rather already there. This would make perfect sense if she really is the personification of death; She arrived on the witches’ road because of Sharon’s death.

Supporting this interpretation, notice that Rio is implicitly claiming that she chose to turn on the Witches’ Road. The coven believe they called her, but Agatha doesn’t acknowledge it, instead visibly frustrated and angry at seeing her old flame. As the episode makes clear, this isn’t just because of the bad blood between Agatha and Rio; She is worried about her young ward, considering the possibility that Tin is her son Nicholas Scratch. Ryo debunks this idea, hinting that she is unaffected by the seal binding his true identity, pointing to her power.

There are other clues that Ryo is dead in Agatha all along episode 4

“I get my bodies”

This is not the only evidence that Rio is in fact Lady Death. Later, speaking privately to Agatha (or so she believes), Rio tells her former lover that she is looking forward to seeing how things turn out. She anticipates Agatha killing all the witches around her, one by one, and then adds, “You get your power and I get my bodies.“That’s exactly the kind of motivation you’d expect from the Death Eater, and it’s bad for Agatha’s alliance.

Another key conversation shines a chilling light on the story between Agatha and Rio. “A long time ago I loved someone,“Rio tells the coven.”And I had to do something that I didn’t want to do, even though it was my job. And it hurts them. She is my scar.” Agatha’s reaction made it pretty clear she is the one Rio is talking about, and she goes to stretch her legs. But what was this “job?” The most likely explanation is that it was the death of Agatha’s son; That Rio did her job, took Nicholas Scratch’s soul, and it destroyed her relationship with Agatha.

What Ryo being dead would mean for the MCU

Finally the avatar of death

In the comics, death is a cosmic abstraction that is nonetheless personified—and, routinely, is shown as a lover. Thanos is best known for his desire to court death, although Deadpool is one of his rivals for her affections. The MCU dodged the idea of ​​using a comic-book-accurate death by changing Thanos’ motivations in Avengers: Infinity War And Avengers: EndgameBut it was actually some subtle setup. Guardians of the Galaxy featured a mural of cosmic abstracts seeking the power of the Infinity Stones, with death as one of them.

It would be perfectly fitting for the MCU to introduce his version of ​​Death as a wild, raging lover. The interesting question is, however, whether the comic book has been changed a bit; Whether Rio was always dead, or whether she took on the role instead, serves more as an avatar than a personification. The latter can explain why she can claim to be a green witch; She could simply be a green witch who was absorbed into death in some way.

What about Agatha’s mention that it would be somehow “against the rules” for Rio to kill her? This may indicate the relationship between Agatha and Rio; Perhaps they once made an oath to each other. Alternatively, it could reveal an inherent limitation of Death’s powers in the MCU, implicitly explaining what she hasn’t seen before. Death could potentially prohibit from killing directly, instead of merely watching, or encouraging others to do the act on her behalf.

There is, of course, a rich sense of irony to this twist. Death is an integral part of Thanos’ story in the comics, and yet the MCU has introduced its version of ​​death some five years after Thanos’ story is complete. It’s a measure of how much more comfortable Marvel Studios has become with the supernatural and the fantastic, no longer afraid of losing viewers if they go too far. Agatha all along is definitely a step in the right direction.