Warning! This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along episodes 1 and 2.Agatha Harkness has finally returned to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first episodes of Agatha all along Present an intriguing mystery surrounding Agatha’s locket that could relate to one of several possible different characters. Kathryn Hahn first joined the MCU in 2021Playing the helpful neighbor, Agnes WandaVision. One of the best MCU TV shows, WandaVision Has some exciting developments for the franchise, like making Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch a major character in the MCU, and Agnes’ villain reveal, with Hahn’s character actually being the evil witch Agatha Harkness.
WandaVisionThe ending was not great for Agatha, who was defeated by Wanda Maximoff, losing the Darkhold – a book of powerful dark magic – to her and being imprisoned as her Agnes persona in the small town of Westview. Agatha all alongs cast brings back several players from WandaVisionlike The new MCU series is back with Agatha, three years after Wanda left her powerless. In doing so, Agatha all along delves into what Agatha’s life was like, also teasing ties to the character’s past that will be explored by the MCU for the first time, including a new mystery.
The hair in Agatha’s locket probably belonged to her son
Agatha all along teased the witch’s past
When the show first picks up with Agatha, the witch is still trapped in Wanda’s spell, believing she is a police detective. Agnes investigates the death of a Jane Doe – The woman would later be revealed to be the Scarlet Witch – And while inspecting the scene where the body was found, she discovers a brooch. Later in the first episode of the show, it is revealed that the brooch is actually a locket, with the item said to date back to the 1700s. Inside there is some hair from an unspecified person.
Keeping a piece of hair from a loved one in a locket isn’t unusual, and the show has already teased that it could be what’s going on in Agatha’s situation.
Agatha all along Has yet to discover who the hair inside the locket belongs to. Keeping a piece of hair from a loved one in a locket isn’t unusual, and the show has already teased that it could be what’s going on in Agatha’s situation. While she still believed she was Agnes, Agatha arrived at her home and opened the door to an empty room, Nicholas Scratch. The dark tone of the scene made it seem like Nicholas had died. He is Agatha’s son in the comics, and is the most likely candidate for the Locket mystery.
Who is Agatha’s son, Nicholas Krats, in Marvel Comics
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Agatha’s son hasn’t had many appearances in Marvel comics, which makes the teas related to the character interesting. Nicholas Scratch’s Marvel story starts in 1977’s Fantastic Four #185. He grew up with his mother in the city of New SalemColorado, where Agatha acted as its leader. The secret place was special because it was a safe haven for magic users. However, Agatha would later leave New Salem to lead a life outside the magical community, becoming the nanny of the Fantastic Four Franklin Richards, the son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm.
With his mother gone, Scratch would become the leader of New Salem. Angered by his mother being left, Nicholas turned the town against her, which almost led to Harkness’ execution. Thanks to the intervention of the Fantastic Four, New Salem turned against Scratch, with the villain bandit to the Dark Realm. After that, Scratch would occasionally reappear in a villainous role. He has since tried to possess Franklin Richards, served his master Dormammu – who appeared in the MCU Doctor Strange – in the hope of becoming the scribe of scribesand also became associated with Mephisto, who called WandaVision But never published.
Other possibilities for who the hair may belong to
The locket can have a completely different meaning
While Nicholas Scratch is the most likely candidate to whom the hair in the locket belongs, he is not the only one. Agatha all along‘s mystery could lead to a character who has already left a huge mark on the show, Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal. It is clear that Rio and Agatha share a pastAs Plaza’s character viciously tries to kill the witch in search of revenge. Agatha reveals that Ryo can’t kill her, which may have something to do with the locket.
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In many stories, keeping someone’s hair gives the person who has it power over others. Perhaps as part of an earlier promise between the two, Ryo gave it to Agatha, resulting in her not being able to kill the witch for as long as she holds on to the locket. Given her Salem days and long time abusing the Darkhold, Agatha Harkness has made several enemies over hundreds of years. As such, other characters who hold a grudge against the witch may be behind the lock of hair. Agatha all alongThe following episodes should reveal the answer to this mystery.
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