The MCU just introduced a way to get Wanda Maximoff’s back Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen). As seen in the first trailer for Agatha all alongThe titular witch played by Kathryn Hahn is finally free of the spell placed on her by Wanda. Now, Agatha’s new mission could very well lead to Wanda’s return to the land of the living.
As seen at the end of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessThe Scarlet Witch spent her life making up for all the chaos and destruction she brought about in her uncompromising mission to be reunited with her children Billy and Tommy. Now, it seems as if Wanda’s death created the means for Agatha to break free from her spell-bound prison in Agatha all along. After building a coven to join her on the “Witches’ Road,” Agatha’s new journey could lead to the Scarlet Witch’s eventual resurrection in the MCU timeline.
The Witches’ Path in Marvel Comics Explained
A special plane of existence for Marvel sorcerers
As seen in the trailer for Agatha all along Free before the show’s debut, the titular witch is seen recruiting various others to join her on the “Witches’ Road”, a path that Patti Lupone’s Lilia Calderu refers to as a “death wish“. With a means to seemingly restore her power that was taken by Wanda, Agatha looks determined to venture into this new realm for the MCU. Additionally, the Witches’ Road has a fascinating history in the original Marvel Comics.
The Witches’ Road first appeared in Marvel Comics in 2016 Scarlet Witch Solo series by James Robinson and Chris Visions, especially in its fourth issue. Seeking to discover the source of a new disease in Witchcraft itself, Wanda and the spirit of a deceased Agatha travel the Witches’ Road, revealed to be a plane of existence reserved only for witches and practitioners of magic. It is also filled with all sorts of dangerous magical threats and powerful creatures to face. As such, the Witches’ Road is the perfect realm to make its introduction in this new show all about Agatha and her fellow MCU witches will become a new coven.
How Marvel can use the witches’ way to bring back Scarlet Witch
Flipping the comics arc that brought Agatha back
Marvel Studios’s plot synopsis for Agatha all along Reveals quite a bit about the MCU version of Witches’ Road:
In “Agatha All Along,” the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a suspicious gothic teen helps her free from a twisted spell. Her interest is piqued when he asks her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they lack. Together, Agatha and the mysterious teen form a desperate alliance and set off down, down, down the road…
Although it seems obvious that Agatha is willing to go down the road to restore her missing power, The real question is who Joe Locke’s “Mysterious God Teen” really is, and why he wants you to take him down the road too. Based on his appearance in the trailer and one shot in particular where he’s wearing a red shirt and blue headband, it may appear as if this is a teenage version of Billy Kaplan, one of Wanda and Vision’s reincarnated sons who becomes The magical hero named Wiccan in the comics. Hiding the name of the character only exacerbates the theory, because it is exactly the revelation.
This would certainly fit in with Billy’s reincarnation origins from the comics after Wanda lost both her sons on the page, mirroring the similar loss of her boys in the MCU. Tin mentioning his own mother also aligns with this idea, supporting the concept that the MCU character is either intentionally or unintentionally seeking to bring his lost family back together.
so too, Perhaps Billy’s motives behind freeing Agatha and asking for her help with the Witches Road revolve around a hope to bring Wanda back from the dead.. It’s certainly possible considering that the primary Witch Road arc of the comics saw Agatha return to the land of the living. Agatha all along Could easily flip the script where Wanda is the one who is now dead and has a chance at resurrection through this magical new plane of existence.
How the Witches Way can further explain Chaos Magic in the MCU
Chaos Magic can truly be explored
Witches’ Road is also an exciting opportunity to explore the concept of Chaos magic in the MCU. A unique source of magical energy that Wanda is able to use as the prophesied nexus, known as the Scarlet Witch, Wanda’s Witches’ Road arc in the comics helped flesh out the underlying principles and concepts about her chaos magic on the page. to this end, It would make sense if the MCU ends up being used Agatha all along And the witches’ road to continue to develop what chaos magic truly is And how it operates on the screen.
This is doubly true now that the show has revealed that each member of the main coven is capable of using different types of magic. Although none of the members are Chaos magic users, the fact that they travel through the Witch’s Road makes the possibility of Chaos magic – or another Chaos magic user – feel very possible.
Whether or not Wanda returns, it’s also possible her magic could still be glimpsed as the show goes on, as Agatha is potentially still marked by the spell that was previously cast on her. There’s also the matter of the Salem Seven, who certainly seem ominous enough that they could be revealed capable of using chaos magic if they reappear, especially since their arrival seems to require warping reality much like the chaos magic itself.
The first two episodes of Agatha all but teased the Scarlet Witch’s return sooner
Agatha all along Episode 1 and Episode 2 raise the prospect of Scarlet Witch potentially returning to the MCU either in the show or because of the events that take place in it. Although it initially appears that Agatha is literally looking at the body of a dead Wanda, this is revealed to be part of Agatha’s warped perception of reality, directly disproving the previous speculation that this would cement Scarlet Witch as concretely dead and not returning in The MCU.
Joe Locke’s “teen”—who was theorized to be Wanda’s son Billy Kaplan before the show even aired—reveals that his mother is dead in episode 2, and also mentions that he was the one who broke Agatha free from Wanda’s Instant. Agatha notes that this should theoretically make him a very powerful magic-user, but Tin reveals that although he’s done his research, he actually isn’t, and is instead looking to use the witch’s way of giving himself magical abilities.
This is the possibility that the character is able to break Wanda’s magic because of his ties to her, either by being a variant of her child or due to something more complicated. It is also possible that this is a lie by the character, and the reasoning is given in order to hide his true motivation for traveling the witch’s path if it is really to bring back the Scarlet Witch.
finally, Agatha all along Shows that Agatha can’t hear Locke’s character’s name when he says it, and episode 2 shows that she can’t hear him say where he’s from or when he talks about his past. This is interesting because it suggests that this could be lingering effects of Wanda’s spell – further supporting the idea “Tin” is her son – or because of some other protective magic on the character. Whatever the case, all of this makes the prospect of Wanda’s return seem more likely, as it makes the theory that Locke’s character will bring back the Scarlet Witch feel more tangible.