Although it’s been heavily theorized that Elizabeth Olsen could return as Wanda Maximoff in Agatha All Along, the Scarlet Witch is yet to reunite with Agatha Harkness. Even after Agatha All Along explained the return of one of the Scarlet Witch’s sons, Billy Maximoff’s Wiccan, there’s no sign of Wanda coming back after her recent demise in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Nevertheless, Agatha All Along has included many direct and indirect references to the Scarlet Witch, highlighting her influence over Agatha Harkness and her debut solo series.
Wanda Maximoff May Have Been The Body In The Woods
Agatha All Along Episode 1, “Seekest Thou The Road”
The first part of Agatha All Along’s premiere episode featured Agatha Harkness in her Agnes O’Connor guise, still under the Scarlet Witch’s spell. However, this spell had become distorted after Wanda Maximoff’s death in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which twisted Agnes’ world into a true crime-style narrative, which saw Detective O’Connor investigating a mysterious corpse in the woods, which was heavily-teased to be the body of Wanda Maximoff. Comments made between Agnes and John Collins’ Herb referenced the events of Multiverse of Madness and teased the Scarlet Witch’s possible return.
Agnes O’Connor: “She is dead, though, isn’t she, Herb?”
Herb Feltman: “Oh, she’s really, most sincerely dead.”
Agnes O’Connor: “You never know.”
The body in the woods was said to have been “crushed” by “something big and heavy,” just as Wanda Maximoff was crushed beneath the rubble of Mount Wundagore’s Darkhold Castle. The body also had blackened fingers, just like both the Scarlet Witch and Agatha Harkness did following their corruption by the Darkhold. Agnes later described the body as being in her late 20s, 5’7″ with green eyes and hair “the color of scarlet,” delivering perhaps the most overt connection between this body and the Scarlet Witch herself, though this whole sequence was later revealed to be imaginary.
Wanda Maximoff’s Name Appeared On The Darkhold’s Toe-Tag
Agatha All Along Episode 1, “Seekest Thou The Road”
The only possession that officers find on the body in the woods in Agatha Harkness’ true crime-style scenario is a mysterious library card for a book titled “Dialogue and Rhetoric: Known History of Learning and Debate” by Andrew Ugo. The initials of each word in the book title come together to spell Darkhold, while Andrew Ugo is an anagram of Wundagore, the name of the mountain where the Darkhold Castle was built. This means that the nine entries on the library card referenced previous owners of the Darkhold, including W. Maximoff.
It was the demonic entity Chthon who originally engraved his dark knowledge and spells on the walls of the Darkhold Castle on Mount Wundagore. It’s unclear who originally transcribed this into the physical Darkhold book in the MCU.
Wanda Maximoff stole the Darkhold from Agatha Harkness in WandaVision’s finale, and she used the Book of the Damned to learn how to dream-walk into alternate realities. This enabled her to track down America Chavez across the multiverse and scheme to steal her power, hoping to reunite with her sons. Agatha Harkness owned the Darkhold prior to the Scarlet Witch for seemingly several centuries, though this hasn’t been confirmed. It’s unknown who the other owners of the Darkhold were.
“That Witch Is Gone”
Agatha All Along Episode 1, “Seekest Thou The Road”
Agnes O’Connor’s investigation of the Scarlet Witch’s corpse eventually brought her to the morgue, where she first saw the name W. Maximoff, and began to free herself from Wanda Maximoff’s spell. This was with the help of Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal, a mysterious original MCU character who has been heavily theorized to actually be Marvel Studios’ interpretation of Lady Death. Vidal urges Agatha to claw her way out of the spell, stating that the Scarlet Witch is “gone,” and it’s about time she rediscovers exactly who she is.
This referred to Wanda Maximoff’s death in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and may have supported the theory of Rio Vidal being Lady Death early on in the series. As Death, she would have knowledge of the Scarlet Witch being “gone,” while this may not actually be common knowledge yet. This created the opportunity for Agatha to rid herself of the spell, stripping down layer by layer through her themed costumes from WandaVision, where she had appeared as Wanda and Vision’s nosy neighbor.
Billy Maximoff Broke A Spell Cast By The Scarlet Witch
Agatha All Along Episode 1, “Seekest Thou The Road”
Rio Vidal wasn’t the only exciting new character introduced in Agatha All Along episode 1, as Heartstopper star Joe Locke also made his debut as “Teen,” a mysterious goth teenager who has an intimate knowledge of witchcraft and Agatha Harkness. It was “Teen” who kick-started the release spell that allowed Agatha Harkness to rid herself of the Agnes persona and return to being Agatha. This demonstrated a huge amount of power, even though “Teen” suggested in episode 2 that he wanted to access the Witches’ Road to gain power.
Agatha Harkness posited that he didn’t need more power since he already has “the goods to break a spell cast by the Scarlet Witch.“ This ultimately made sense as “Teen” was outed as Billy Maximoff in Agatha All Along episode 5, as the soul of Wanda Maximoff’s son had made its way into the empty body of the recently-deceased William Kaplan after the Westview Hex was dismantled. This explains exactly how he was able to break the Scarlet Witch’s spell, as his connection to his own mother would have made this easier.
Westview’s Residents Consider Wanda Maximoff An “Evil Witch”
Agatha All Along Episode 2, “Circle Sewn with Fate/Unlock Thy Hidden Gate”
After breaking free of the Scarlet Witch’s spell and agreeing to take “Teen” to the Witches’ Road, Agatha Harkness finds herself outside the plot of land that belonged to Wanda Maximoff and Vision during WandaVision. This was the center of the Hex around Westview during WandaVision, and the source of the collective trauma felt by the residents of Westview, which was evident in the graffiti drawn on the foundations of the Scarlet Witch’s house. Westview’s residents had named her an “evil witch” and crossed out an image of the Scarlet Witch’s crown.
It wasn’t only the graffiti that proved how much pain the Scarlet Witch had caused the residents of sleepy Westview, New Jersey. John Collins explained that they tried not to talk about Wanda, which was backed up by Sharon Davis later on. In Agatha All Along episode 6, Billy Maximoff’s investigation also confirms that the Scarlet Witch’s actions in Westview had not been accurately reported, while survivors, including Evan Peters’ Ralph Bohner, a.k.a. Randall, tried to avoid discussing it altogether, preferring to stay under the radar.
Agatha Harkness Was Under The Influence Of Another
Agatha All Along Episode 2, “Circle Sewn with Fate/Unlock Thy Hidden Gate”
To access the Witches’ Road, Agatha Harkness and “Teen” set out to build their own coven, with Patti LuPone’s Lilia Calderu being their first recruit. Initially, they tried to test Lilia’s skills as a Divination Witch, and while she initially came across as a fraud, she later showed her true strength as she read Agatha Harkness’ reputation, and recounted the events of the past few years. Lilia noted that Agatha had been “under the influence of another,” referring to the Scarlet Witch’s spell over Agatha Harkness that trapped her in Westview.
Lilia Calderu: “You’ve been under the influence of another. Someone you hurt. They took your agency, for three years. It’s not the first time your witch kin betrayed you, but you survive, in a way few do. In fact, that’s why you’re here, and I am not interested.”
This proved that the Scarlet Witch had a huge negative impact not only on the residents of Westview, but also on Agatha Harkness herself. Agatha is a self-proclaimed villain, but her softest and most vulnerable sides have been seen because of the Scarlet Witch’s influence over her. The fact that Lilia was able to see the damage that the Scarlet Witch had caused Agatha put her incredible power on display immediately, making her an incredibly valuable and formidable member of Agatha Harkness’ coven on the Witches’ Road.
It’s Sharon Davis, Not Mrs. Hart
Agatha All Along Episode 2, “Circle Sewn with Fate/Unlock Thy Hidden Gate”
The ending of Agatha All Along episode 2 saw Agatha Harkness recruit Debra Jo Rupp’s Sharon Davis into her coven, noting that she could have been the black heart drawn by Lilia Calderu when suggesting names for Agatha’s new coven. Agatha said Sharon Davis could have been this candidate because of her Mrs. Hart identity which Wanda Maximoff branded her inside the Westview Hex. Sharon spent the remainder of her journey stressing the fact her name is Sharon Davis, and not Mrs. Hart, which obviously carries some traumatic connotations.
Sharon Davis being referred to as Mrs. Hart called back to the premiere episode of WandaVision, which saw Wanda Maximoff and Vision squabble over what the black heart on their calendar meant, before realizing it referred to dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Hart. This was the only guise Agatha had ever known Sharon as, so her mistake was forgivable. The actual black heart in Agatha Harkness’ coven was later revealed to be Billy Maximoff, meaning Sharon Davis was never supposed to be on the Witches’ Road, and her untimely demise could have been avoided.
The Witches’ Road’s Wine May Hint At The “Red Queen”
Agatha All Along Episode 3, “Through Many Miles/Of Tricks and Trials”
For their first trial on the Witches’ Road, Agatha Harkness’ coven was tasked with drinking wine poisoned with Alewife’s Revenge and then finding an antidote, testing the potion-making skills of Sasheer Zamata’s Jennifer Kale. This seemed straightforward enough, but in a blink and you’ll miss it moment, the poisoned wine may have actually hinted at the influence of the Scarlet Witch once again. The wine was named Reyna, and was a Rioja. In Spanish, roja translates to red, while reyna translates to queen, with the wine perhaps referring to the ‘Red Queen,’ the Scarlet Witch.
This seemed to imply that the Scarlet Witch was playing a part in Agatha Harkness’ life even while she and her coven were journeying down the Witches’ Road. Her influence is felt everywhere and completely inescapable. It’s also known that the Road changes for the coven, personalizing every detail, so the mention of a Red Queen could have been taken from the mind of Billy Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch’s son. Other elements of the Witches’ Road seem to have referred directly to Billy, so it seems the wine was even catered to Wanda’s son.
Sharon Davis Begs Wanda Maximoff To Let Her Husband Breathe
Agatha All Along Episode 3, “Through Many Miles/Of Tricks and Trials”
One side effect of the Alewife’s Revenge in the wine is hallucinations, powerful, vivid and life-like. Since Sharon Davis was the first to down her glass of wine, she became the canary in the coalmine for the other members of the coven during the Witches’ Road’s first trial, as she experienced every side effect first. While Jennifer Kale hallucinated herself being drowned, Lilia Calderu saw her younger self and a skeletal figure, Alice Wu-Gulliver saw her distraught mother and Agatha Harkness saw the Darkhold in a crib, Sharon Davis had a vision of the Scarlet Witch.
In fact, Sharon Davis’ hallucination gave her a glimpse back in time to the events of WandaVision episode 1, “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience.” This episode saw Sharon and her husband, Todd, who had become Mr. and Mrs. Hart in the Hex, go to dinner at the Maximoff house, which culminated in Mr. Hart choking on his food. In WandaVision, Mrs. Hart creepily urged Wanda Maximoff to “stop it,” while it was revealed she was tragically begging Wanda to let her husband breathe in reality in Agatha All Along episode 3, but was censored by the Hex.
“Red Haired Woman” Appears On Lorna Wu’s Record
Agatha All Along Episode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You/Let My Song Teach You”
Agatha All Along episode 4 focused primarily on the coven helping Alice Wu-Gulliver free herself of the generational curse that had befallen her family for years. This created the opportunity for more to be revealed about Alice’s mother, witch rockstar Lorna Wu, who headlined the band, Lorna Wu and the Coral Shore. The album featuring Lorna Wu’s “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road,” the most popular cover of the iconic song, also included several other songs, one of which may refer directly to the Scarlet Witch, as it’s titled “Red Haired Woman.”
Lorna Wu and the Coral Shore’s album includes eleven tracks. Side 1 features “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road,” “Miles to Go,” “Ember,” “Something Wicked” and “Call the Corners,” while Side 2 features “Mary Mary,” “Red Haired Woman,” “Cinnamon & Sage,” “Flick of the Wrist” and “Swan’s Song.”
Lorna Wu was a prominent member of the witch community, so it would make sense that she would have some knowledge of Wanda Maximoff and her destiny to become the Scarlet Witch. Any powerful witch knows of the Scarlet Witch prophecy, and could have easily put two and two together when Wanda Maximoff officially became an Avenger in the public eye after 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s unclear what the meaning of Lorna Wu’s other songs could be, though several may refer to the Scarlet Witch.
Billy Maximoff Is Just Like His Mother
Agatha All Along Episode 5, “Darkest Hour/Wake Thy Power”
Shortly after the third trial on the Witches’ Road, which culminated in Agatha Harkness inadvertently absorbing the power and life force from Alice, killing her, Agatha was confronted by an angry “Teen” back on the Road. He expressed his disgust at the fact that being a witch seems to mean taking power at any cost and killing others to advance one’s own agenda. This reminded Agatha of another powerful witch, finally confirming to her who “Teen” really is, as she noted that he sounds “just like [his] mother,” the Scarlet Witch.
Billy Maximoff MCU Project
Year
Actor
WandaVision
2021
Baylen Bielitz & Julian Hilliard
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022
Julian Hilliard
Agatha All Along
2024
Joe Locke
This prompted an angry “Teen,” revealed to be Billy Maximoff’s Wiccan in a new body, to use his blue magic to throw Agatha Harkness, Lilia Calderu and Jennifer Kale off the Witches’ Road. Trailers for the series have confirmed these witches are not dead, but this was a fantastic show of sheer power from Billy Maximoff, marking a brilliant debut. The fact that Agatha Harkness was able to deduce Billy’s identity because of his and his mother’s hope to complete their missions without taking anyone’s lives was brilliant, though this hasn’t worked out for either.
William Kaplan Sees The Westview Anomaly From The Outside & Becomes Billy Maximoff
Agatha All Along Episode 6, “Familiar By Thy Side”
Agatha All Along episode 6 explored Billy Maximoff’s new origin story in the MCU, taking audiences back to three years ago during the finale of WandaVision. While the Scarlet Witch was fighting Agatha Harkness and SWORD inside the Westview Hex, William Kaplan was celebrating at his Bar Mitzvah in the neighboring Eastview, but this event was cut short when Wanda started to bring down the Hex, causing mass panic. In the car, William Kaplan looked out at the Hex, shrinking in size while re-runs of the WandaVision sitcom played on the radio.
This huge distraction, as well as a mysterious car driving on the wrong side of the road, caused the Kaplans to crash their car, however, which ended William Kaplan’s life. This ultimately provided an empty vessel for Billy Maximoff’s soul to inhabit, enabling Billy to take William’s place and set out on his hunt for his missing brother, Tommy, who was played by Jett Klyne in WandaVision and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. This directly tied William Kaplan’s story to WandaVision and the Scarlet Witch.
Ralph Bohner Recounts The Events Of WandaVision
Agatha All Along Episode 6, “Familiar By Thy Side”
When Billy Maximoff’s soul took over William Kaplan’s body, he lost all memory of who he was before, whether in his Billy or William personas. This led him into a years-long investigation into his own identity, driven by the knowledge of his brother being out there somewhere – which was the only thing he remembered. This brought him into contact with the paranoid Ralph Bohner, now going by the name Randall, who recounted the events of WandaVision, including the takeover of the town by the Scarlet Witch and his own hijacking by Agatha Harkness.
While every resident of Westview, New Jersey, felt Wanda Maximoff’s influence in some way, including Ralph Bohner, he may have had the worst deal out of all of them. Ralph wasn’t only influenced by the Scarlet Witch, but was also controlled by Agatha Harkness, and made to carry out some heinous acts, such as infiltrating the Maximoff family household and even poisoning Sparky the dog. Ralph Bohner revealed the true extent of this control to Billy Maximoff and his boyfriend, Miles Gutierrez-Riley’s Eddie, finally uncovering Billy’s true identity.
Agatha Realizes Billy Doesn’t Want To Use The Witches’ Road To “Find Mama”
Agatha All Along Episode 6, “Familiar By Thy Side”
After realizing Billy Maximoff’s true identity and being thrown off the Witches’ Road, Agatha Harkness clawed her way out of the mud and reunited with the young Wiccan. Agatha quizzed Billy on exactly why he wanted to access the Witches’ Road, especially since he certainly doesn’t need power, having inherited Chaos Magic and reality-warping abilities from his mother, though he doesn’t have control over these powers. Instead, Agatha surmises that Billy Maximoff wants to find what’s missing on the Road, but perhaps not his “Mama.”
Agatha Harkness suggested that Wanda picked “a town of strangers over her own flesh and wires,” perhaps hinting at Billy holding some sort of vendetta over her, making him not interested in finding her on the Witches’ Road. Agatha All Along episode 6, “Familiar By Thy Side,” also teased the development of the MCU’s upcoming Vision series, as Agatha suggests Billy wouldn’t want to find “Robo-Papa” either. Instead, Billy Maximoff set out to find Tommy, the Scarlet Witch’s other son, hinting at an even greater role for Wanda Maximoff and her kids in the series’ future episodes.
