After long delays due to a year that will forever be referred to as “the worst”, WandaVision finally debuts on Disney+ kicking off the long awaited MCU television lineup. With an extended publicity campaign and increased anticipation from a lull in superhero content, WandaVision has some pressure in satisfying the Marvel craving as its fan base has grown accustomed to constant content. After Disney+ releasing its first two episodes on its initial release it seems doubtful that this craving will be tamed.

It has been long advertised that all the MCU television shows will tie into the long running MCU, but after two episodes it is very unclear how that will work. The debut episodes rest heavy on nostalgia and take us back to a more simple time in television. For someone as myself who remembers growing up watching reruns of classic television such as Bewitched and The Dick Van Dyke Show it was mildly entertaining, although I doubt it will resonate as well with a much younger audience. While there is some success in entertaining through sentiment, it completely fails at grabbing its audience with suspense or drama.

After two episodes you have no connection to what the overall plot or conflict will be for the series or where it even falls into the current MCU. WandaVision uses some very cryptic foreshadowing that would challenge the most versed Marvel fanboy making the first two episodes feel like pointless “one off” episodes. Long time Marvel fans may have the patience to wait for the other shoe to drop, while a casual or new audience may find no reason to invest into a show with odd characters and seemingly no main story arc. There are sporadic clues placed throughout the show, however without extensive historical Marvel knowledge they get lost in the oddity of the show itself.

Marvel, Disney, and Kevin Feige surely have a plan for this show as well as the rest of the MCU. They have unquestionably earned the benefit of the doubt. With the future of the show hitting weekly releases from this point on, we will see how long that benefit will last. With 7 more episodes yet to air, and a few more decades of television to glamorize, hopefully we will get to the depth of the storyline in the next few episodes before patience and attention run out.