The original plan for Quicksilver’s appearance in WandaVision was revealed. Pietro Maximoff, aka Quicksilver, is one of the most important characters when it comes to the Scarlet Witch’s MCU journey. The death of Wanda’s brother is one of the most tragic events that have happened to her in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Wanda and Pietro rely on each other after the death of their parents when they were children. After Aaron Taylor-Johnson’s Quicksilver died in Avengers: Age of UltronThe MCU brought in Evan Peters, who played Quicksilver in Fox’s X-Men movies, as a fake version of Pietro in WandaVision.
Talk to The rap, WandaVision Creator Jac Schaeffer explains that the Scarlet Witch originally set out to investigate Quicksilver’s death in a CSI-like episode. According to Schaeffer, the true crime concept used for Agatha all along‘s premiere episode comes from a scrap WandaVision Thoughts that would have followed Wanda solving Quicksilver’s death.
in Agatha all alongKathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness investigates the Scarlet Witch’s death. The plot was meant to be the focus of episode eight of WandaVisionHelping Wanda understand that she is lying, but Quicksilver’s role in the MCU series and the episode in which he was revealed is changing. Check out the full quote below:
“So, it’s always the plan that [Agatha All Along] Would start with the true crime episode. This was an idea I had when I pitched WandaVision. It would be the eighth episode of WandaVision, which would be like a CSI episode, and she would be solving the murder of Pietro. He was the one on the plate.
(Laughs). But it was her way, kind of like, to break out of what was going on, and for her to, like, fully understand what was going on. And I mean, that was a cool idea. But once we got into the writer’s room and really started putting it together, it was clear that we needed to be disciplined in our approach to Wandavision.
What the Quicksilver plot getting scrapped meant for WandaVision
The MCU series went for a very different story
WandaVision Quicksilver would be used as a way to show Wanda that she is not living in reality. Coming late in the season, the planned storyline would likely have made some big changes to the show. The most notable of these comes from what may have been played by Quicksilver. If the MCU series ends up going for a story where Wanda investigates the death of her brother, it would have made sense for Aaron Taylor-Johnson to appear on the show, reprising his Pietro from Avengers: Age of Ultron.
The original Quicksilver plan was scrapped allowing the MCU to change the ideal Pietro actor for WandaVisionPlaying with the idea of ​​the multiverse in the fans’ minds without actually going there just yet.
However, with the series changing its idea of ​​how to use the character, the living version of Pietro that Agatha sent to mess with the Scarlet Witch’s mind was played by Evan Peters. He helped the show trick the audience into believing multiple different scenarios about how Pietro could be alive due to his time as the Fox X-Men movies’ Quicksilver. So, the original Quicksilver plan was scrapped allowing the MCU to change the ideal Pietro actor for WandaVisionPlaying with the idea of ​​the multiverse in the fans’ minds without actually going there just yet.
Our take on the reveal of the scrapped WandaVision quicksilver plot
It all worked out for the best
Sure, it would have been exciting to see Aaron Taylor-Johnson reprise his role as Quicksilver for some possible scenes when Wanda begins to remember her brother after investigating his death. But, how WandaVisionIts creator noted, a CSI-like episode would have felt out of place in the sitcom-styled show. I believe that the true crime concept is better used in Agatha all alongAllowing the MCU series to have some thematic connective tissue with WandaVisionwhile also creating an episode-long mystery. Hopefully, Marvel will think of more opportunities to explore Wanda and Pietro’s connection in the MCU.
Source: The Rap