Warning: This article contains spoilers for Agatha throughout
The last one Agatha all along episode just made one dark MCU theory about the true nature of Tin’s identity even more convincing. Agatha all along is full of mysteries, especially about the true identity of certain characters. Tin has arguably been the biggest enigma as a seal prevents him from elaborating on himself, including his name. Agatha all along Episode 5, however, came closer than ever to revealing Tin’s identity without explicitly mentioning his name, all but confirming the prevailing theory that he is the MCU’s Wiccan.
The revelation was part of an overall pivotal episode that saw the coven at its most fractious. Alice is drained of her powers and killed by Agatha after attempting to save her from the ghost of her mother, Evanora Harkness. After developing a bond over several episodes, Alice’s death would reach Tin and ultimately turn him against Agatha, spurring him to reveal his magical powers as the episode ends with what would appear to be the attempted murders of her, Jennifer and Lilia.
Agatha all along teased Tin is the villain
Tin has been suspicious since episode 1
Agatha all along had been sowing seeds of an ulterior motive since Tin was introduced to Agatha in Agatha all along Episode 1. Agatha all along Takes place three years after the events of WandaVisionWith Agatha trapped in a personal Westview hex caused by Wanda during that time. Tin presents himself as a novice with magic, stating that he wants to travel the witches’ road to boost his skills, but still tries to break the hex of one of the most powerful characters in the MCU.
Agatha calls this out when she says “If you have the goods to break a spell cast by the Scarlet Witch, why do you need the way?Tin’s feigned naivety would persist, however, despite his pivotal role in assembling the rest of Agatha’s coven.darling,” an insult that Agatha repeats moments before Tin snaps and unleashes his magic to overpower three of the witches in Agatha’s coven at once.
Tin’s veneer of ignorance momentarily cracks when his eyes meet Jennifer’s at the mention of the name, suggesting that he is well aware of the entity that has so far not been mentioned in the MCU.
The same subtle acknowledgment occurs when Jennifer Kale brings up the possibility that Agatha’s son, Nicholas Scratch, is a “Agent of Mephisto.Tin’s veneer of ignorance momentarily cracks when his eyes meet Jennifer’s at the mention of the name, suggesting that he is well aware of the entity that has so far not been mentioned in the MCU. their search, It’s hard to ignore the signals he’s been giving off that his motives aren’t open.
Did Tin make Agatha kill Alice?
Agatha insisted that she did not know what she was doing
A dark theory about Agatha all along Episode 5 suggests that Tin herself orchestrated Alice’s shocking death at the end of the third Witches’ Road trial, which occurred after Agatha drained her of her power. In the climax of the episode, Tin demonstrates his powers of possessionControlling the minds of both Lilia and Jennifer to tame Agatha. It came moments after Agatha insisted she was unaware of what she was doing to Alice, suggesting her mind was not her own at the time.
The proximity of these events is hard to ignore, because there is no hint so far that Agatha can’t control her powers. She did, after all, consciously attempt to drain the Scarlet Witch from her WandaVision. If it’s the case that Tin was responsible for making Agatha kill Alice, thereby turning the rest of the coven against her, the fact that he and Alice had developed a connection up to this point makes his actions feel particularly nefarious—even if he is out to seek revenge for Agatha’s previous antagonism towards his family.
Is Tin the real villain of Agatha?
Turning Wiccan into a villain would be an off-piste origin story
Although Agatha all along is a solo series about a character who has repeatedly proven villainous, several demonstrations of compassion and regret have helped soften her reputation. The morally gray territory muddies the waters when it comes to Tin’s apparent intent to disturb her, however It would still make sense to have the prospective hero be the villain of a villain’s story. On the other hand, turning Wiccan—a founding member of the Young Avengers—into a villain at all is a little too counterintuitive for a show that would double as its own story.
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It remains unlikely, therefore, that Tin will eventually be positioned as the villain of Agatha all along. in his heart, Agatha all along was designed to warm the character of Agatha to its audience, and Marvel would undermine any attempt to position Wiccan as an honest young avenger by having him take her down so brutally, especially when including such terrible collateral damage as Alice and Sharon. Thankfully, still unseen trailer footage with Tin and Agatha provides a positive prognosis for the idea that, despite their current quandaries, the two main characters of Agatha all along will find common ground.