What is Rio and Agatha’s Marvel story? New MCU bombshell explained

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You / Let My Song Teach You”

Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal clearly have a very deep history Agatha all alongAnd Episode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You / Let My Song Teach You,” reveals more about their mysterious relationship in the MCU. The connection between Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness and Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal has been a hot topic of discussion since Agatha all along The premiere ended with a very hot save. After being absent for episodes 2 and 3, Rio Vidal returned in episode 4, controversially replacing Sharon Davis in Agatha Harkness’ Coven on the Witches.

After very short fight in Agatha all along Episode 1, “Looking for the way,” speculation began to stir about a possible romantic relationship between Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal. Their intimate sparring certainly implies some personal connection in their past, but the series has yet to reveal exactly what that connection entailed. Agatha all along Episode 4 revealed more details, however, confirming huge details about the history of Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal in the MCU that will certainly have an impact on the upcoming episodes of the series.

Agatha Harkness’ relationships in Marvel Comics explained

Agatha Harkness rarely has a romantic relationship in Marvel comics

Marvel Comics’ Agatha Harkness, first seen in 1970s Fantastic Four #94is rarely portrayed with a love interest. However, since her debut, Agatha Harkness demonstrated a motherly, caring and generous personalityFirst as the governess of Franklin Richards and a companion to the Fantastic Four, and later as a mentor and mother-figure to Wanda Maximoff’s Scarlet Witch. The existence of Nicholas Scratch, Agatha Harkness’ powerful and evil son, confirms that, at some point, the witch was embroiled in an affair of the heart.

In fact, in Marvel Comics, Nicholas Scratch was the consequence of Agatha Harkness’ marriage, although the identity of Scratch’s other parent has never been confirmed. Since Nicholas Scratch is an amalgam of euphemistic names for the Devil (Old Nick and Old Scratch), some have speculated that the demon Mephisto could be his father, which could lend weight to theories about Mephisto’s upcoming MCU debut in Agatha all along. Rio Vidal currently has no Marvel Comics counterpartSo her connection to Agatha Harkness in the MCU is brand new and very exciting.

What Agatha All Along Episode 4 reveals about Rio and Agatha’s relationship

Agatha All Along Episode 4 confirms a romantic past for Agatha Harkness

before to Agatha all along Episode 4, not much was known about Agatha Harkness’ history with Rio Vidal, but that is no longer the case. the main thing Episode 4 confirms that Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal have been romantically involved long before the series kicked off. This comes after the figure of Agatha all along Claimed the series would be “The gayest project Marvel has ever done,” And, hilariously, a “Happy Explosion” (via Variety). This is a very enticing development, however Agatha all along Episode 4 also revealed some dark truths about Agatha and Rio’s relationship.

Sashir Zamata: You will see when you watch. Witches are strange, inherently, just because we are outcasts and set aside for many reasons. The show shows a really good representation of different types of people and that we can all use the power we have to move forward and be great.

Joe Locke: It has many layers and gay is one of them. That’s one of the great things about the show… “Tin” is a funny guy on the show, but it’s not the driving force, which I think is really great. It’s really nice to have these positive funny characters.

Kathryn Hahn: What’s the most exciting thing about it is that it’s not exactly what it’s about. It is so normalized.

Aubrey Plaza: It will be a joyous explosion by the end.

Ali Ahn: It’s the gay show on Marvel… there’s a lot of pageantry that we compete with already. I think the thing that makes it more fun is that we sing with Patty [LuPone].

According to Agatha Harkness in the health booth of the second house on the witches’ road, she and Rio Vidal used to work together. However, as revealed by Rio Vidal around the campfire, She was eventually forced to “Do [her] work,” But it was an act of betrayal against Agatha Harkness, hurting her and destroying their romantic relationship irreparably.. Agatha all along Episode 4 openly supports recent popular theories suggesting Rio Vidal may actually be Lady Dead, hinting at an incredibly dark and twisted past for both Agatha Harkness and Rio Vidal.

How Ryo and Agatha’s Relationship Reveal Changes an Episode 1 Scene

Agatha Harkness & Rio Vidal’s episode 1 fight now has a new meaning

Agatha all along Episode 1 ends with Rio Vidal bursting into a reawakened Agatha Harkness’ home. However, Agatha claims Rio is “not allowed” To kill her, perhaps suggesting the couple could have exchanged vows, possibly even in a wedding ceremony. Theories of Rio Vidal being Lady Dead explain Agatha’s enmity towards her, as her lover would have been forced to take Agatha’s sonContributing to the brutal act of treason. The intensity and heat of the fight is fully explained thanks to Agatha and Rio’s past romance, and anticipation is high for Agatha all along To develop it further.

New episodes of Agatha all along Releases every Wednesday at 6pm PT / 9pm ET on Disney+.