- "I don't understand what's happening. Why it's... Why it's all falling apart and why... I can't fix it."
"Do you think maybe this is what you deserve?"
"What? You're not supposed to talk." - ―Wanda Maximoff and "Cameraman"
Breaking the Fourth Wall is the seventh episode of the first season of WandaVision.
Synopsis[]
Monica plots her return, Wanda navigates unsettling complications, and Vision forms a new alliance.
Plot[]
Wanda Maximoff wakes up without Vision by her side in a 2000s setting, still in her Halloween costume. With the borders of Westview extended beyond their previous boundaries, reality within the town becomes unstable, as various objects phase in-and-out of differing time periods. Having exiled "Pietro" from the family due to his joke about Vision's death while also feeling remorse for her actions on Halloween, Maximoff seeks to spend the day alone. Thus, she sends Billy and Tommy off with Agnes. While at her house, Billy notes that he is unable to sense Agnes internally.
Elsewhere, Vision wakes up in the middle of a carnival. He recognizes Darcy Lewis from their encounter last night and releases her from Wanda's thrall. Hijacking a food truck to escape, Lewis reveals to Vision his past life, which includes his time as Tony Stark's personal AI J.A.R.V.I.S. and his two deaths to Thanos. As the synthezoid begins to doubt his existence, Lewis affirms to him that the two belong together. But as the two are on the way back home, various impediments block the road in front of them. Growing impatient, Vision leaves Lewis behind as he flies out of the truck to reach home faster.
Meanwhile, S.W.O.R.D. raises a new base eight miles outside Westview. As Tyler Hayward prepares to ready his men for an invasion, he is informed that WandaVision has ended its broadcast. In another area, Jimmy Woo receives Lewis' email regarding Project Cataract, learning that Hayward unsuccessfully attempted to bring Vision back online prior to Maximoff's theft of his corpse. They meet up with Aly Goodner, who supplies Rambeau with an armored rover theorized to be able to penetrate Westview's barrier safely. When Rambeau attempts to drive back into the town, the density of the barrier repels the rover and subjects it to the reality overwrite. With no other options left, she decides to use her body to push through, successfully making her way inside.
Fighting through Maximoff's influence, Rambeau's third passage through the Anomaly barrier renders her as a mutate with heightened sight and energy absorption. She heads to Maximoff's house to warn her of Hayward's impending assault, only to be met with an unwelcome attitude and an attack for mentioning his name. As Rambeau pleads for Maximoff to drop her false reality, Agnes intervenes and carries her neighbor off to her house. When Maximoff finds Billy and Tommy missing, Agnes refers her to the basement, where she finds a mystical book along with other magical paraphernalia.
Agnes locks the door to the gothic basement and reveals herself to Maximoff as the witch Agatha Harkness. Hitting her with a spell, Harkness showcases through her own theme song her meddling during their time in Westview, which include the talent show, Vision's suspicion-raising conversation with Herb, the impostor Pietro, and Sparky's murder. While this is happening, Rambeau finds an entrance to Harkness' basement with her heightened vision, only to encounter the Pietro impostor.
Cast[]
Main Cast:
- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff
- Paul Bettany as Vision
- Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau
- Evan Peters as "Pietro Maximoff"
- Randall Park as Jimmy Woo
- Debra Jo Rupp as Sharon Davis/"Mrs. Hart"
- Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis/"The Escape Artist"
- Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness/"Agnes O'Connor"
Guest Stars:
- Julian Hilliard as Billy Maximoff
- Jett Klyne as Tommy Maximoff
- Josh Stamberg as Director Tyler Hayward
- Emma Caulfield Ford as "Dottie Jones"
- Jolene Purdy as Isabel Matsueda/"Beverly"
- David Payton as John Collins/"Herb Feltman"
- David Lengel as Harold Proctor/"Phil Jones"
- Asif Ali as Abilash Tandon/"Norm Gentilucci"
- Alan Heckner as Agent Monti/"The Strongman"
- Rachael Thompson as Major Aly Goodner
- Selena Anduze as Agent Rodriguez
- Amos Glick as "Dennis Webber"
- Victoria Blade as Commercial Woman
- Ithamar Enriquez as Commercial Man
- Sydney Thomas as Commercial Girl
- Wesley Kimmel as Commercial Boy
- Amber Martinez as Circus Hula Hoop Performer (uncredited)
- Shane Berengue as Tactical S.W.O.R.D. Agent (uncredited)
- Anthony Almaraz as Handsome Soldier (uncredited)
- Isaac Butts as U.S. Air Force (uncredited)
- Kevin Howell as Scientist (uncredited)
- Leon S LaMar III as Tech Agent / Circus Clown (uncredited)
- Diana Upp Warner as Contortionist (uncredited)
- Kari Wahlgren as Commercial Announcer (voice; uncredited)
- Kevin D Wilson as S.W.O.R.D. Soldier (uncredited)
- Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau (archive audio; uncredited)
- Akira Akbar as Young Monica Rambeau (archive audio; uncredited)
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (archive audio; uncredited)
- Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (archive audio; uncredited)
- Lana Young as Doctor Highland (archive audio; uncredited)
Appearances[]
Locations[]
Events[]
- Westview Anomaly
- Infinity War (mentioned)
- Battle of Wakanda (mentioned)
- Snap (mentioned)
- Ultron Offensive (mentioned)
- Ultron Program (mentioned)
Items[]
- Vibranium
- Infinity Stones
- Mind Stone
- Time Stone (mentioned)
- Darkhold
- Westview Dairy Milk
- Sugar Snaps
- Kane Cola
- Nexus
- Enchanted Necklace
- Agatha Harkness' Locket
- Wii
- GameCube
- Atari 2600
- Uno
- Yo Gabba Gabba!
Vehicles[]
Sentient Species[]
- Humans
- Synthezoids
- Kree (archive audio)
Creatures[]
Organizations[]
- S.W.O.R.D.
- Project Cataract (mentioned)
- FBI
- United States Air Force
- Presto
Mentioned[]
- Vision
- Thanos
- J.A.R.V.I.S.
- Ultron
- Ralph Bohner
- Pietro Maximoff
- Monica Rambeau's Grandmother
- Monica Rambeau's Grandfather
Music[]
| Song title | Artist | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| W-V 2000 | The Math Club |
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| Jumpy Jump Jump | YO GABBA GABBA! |
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| Headlines Now Mneumonic | Evan Beigel & Pat Regan |
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| Agatha All Along | Kathryn Hahn, Robert Lopez, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White |
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Trivia[]
- The episode pays homage to American mockumentary sitcoms of the late 2000s and early 2010s, most notably Modern Family and The Office. The visuals for the opening credits for this episode is inspired by Happy Endings and the music is inspired by The Office.
- The intro for Agatha Harkness at the end of the episode pays homage to the intro of the 1960s sitcom The Munsters.
- The title of this episode is a reference to a term in media when a character turns towards where the fourth wall of a set should be in order to talk to the audience.
- This is the first WandaVision episode to have a mid-credits scene.
- A commercial aired during the episode advertised Nexus antidepressants. This references Wanda Maximoff's classification as the Nexus Being of Earth-616 in the comics, who are capable of manipulating probability and the future. Other notable Nexi include Kang the Conqueror and Vision.
- Text on the door of one of the circus vehicles reveals that, inside the Hex, S.W.O.R.D. now stands for "Spectacular World of Rapturous Diversions."
- The opening credits of this episode feature a tribute to Stan Lee, who passed away in 2018: one of the items in the opening is a license plate with the numbers "122822", which can be broken down to "12/28/22," or December 28, 1922, Stan Lee's birthday.[1]
- This is the last episode to feature an era-appropriate intro and commercial.
- There was an idea for Doctor Strange to appear in this episode, replacing Ithamar Enriquez's Commercial Man for a split second as part of the plot point that the commercials were Strange's attempt to communicate with Wanda.[2]
Videos[]
References[]
External Links[]
Breaking the Fourth Wall on Wikipedia- Breaking the Fourth Wall on IMDb
- Breaking the Fourth Wall on Marvel Database
| Season One | Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience • Don't Touch That Dial • Now in Color • We Interrupt This Program • On a Very Special Episode... • All-New Halloween Spooktacular! • Breaking the Fourth Wall • Previously On • The Series Finale |