This week’s episode Agatha has always Surprising Marvel Theorists tip A reference to a character that people have been waiting for for a long time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
We’re referring, of course, to the quiet conversation a teenager (Joe Rourke) and Jennifer Kyle (Sahir Zamata) have in the early stages of the first trial on The Path of Witches. When it comes to Agatha Harkness, Kyle asks the teens if they really know who they’re dealing with, and she makes a poignant reference to the kid Agatha once gave up to get into the Dark Fortress… who she thinks is now Possibly an agent of Mephisto himself. After the shout-out, Entertainment Weekly asked showrunner Jake Schaeffer about everyone’s favorite marriage-ruining demons.
When asked whether we can expect to see the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Satan, Schaeffer responded: “Oftentimes in these shows there’s something that’s part joke, part wink, part nod, that actually has something legitimate behind it. Stuff. As we all know, Mephisto is a character who is very much integrated into the Agatha storyline. I mean, people have to watch it, but we always play with the audience in that way.
As you may recall, this character was highly speculated to be behind Wanda’s incarceration. Agatha‘s prequel series, Wanda Vision——To no avail. Amid the post-Thanos/Kang the Conqueror chaos in the Marvel Universe, fans are saying that if Kevin Feige and company are looking for a new ultimate evil, they could do worse than Satan himself. In order to finally get a name – and therefore, an official Marvel Universe wiki page – the die-hards who poured every detail into it had to feel hugely validated. Wanda Vision.
If that’s not a red herring, there are definitely some candidates who might already be playing the role in the series, or at least have connections. Rio Vidal, the character played by Aubrey Plaza, is believed to have a “black heart,” which is an exact reference to Blackheart, the character played by Ink in the MCU. A demon created by Mephisto. Personally, I believe that Paul Adelstein, the mysterious figure who may or may not be the teen’s father, certainly did when he leered at Agatha and boasted that the social sciences section of her library was on fire Considered suspicious. east town mare– Inspire fantasy.
By the same token, Sacha Baron Cohen is rumored to have been cast in the role and will heart of steelThe upcoming Disney+ series focuses on Riley Williams. While this series doesn’t feel like the most intuitive place to introduce an incarnation of evil, it’s certainly unexpected – and it’s the character’s thing to show up where you least expect it.
Regardless, io9 reached out to Marvel for clarification on Mephisto and Sacha Baron Cohen’s roles in the film. heart of steelbut the company did not comment. But you know what they say: Talk about the devil and he will come…
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