Wandavision is, so far, one of the most interesting experiences I've had this year. The long awaited primer Marvel TV show to show the MCU's new colors, debuts with a very solid presence, as it flaunts its unique concept with contagious confidence. The series follows the eponimous Wanda Maximoff and Vision, as their traumatic runaway lives finds them starring in what appears to be a series of american sitcoms. I can't say for certain if this is the first show to ever execute the idea of theming every episode around an era of television history, cronologically going forwards in every episode, as the black & white becomes technicolor, and the clothing goes from conservatist to bombastically hippie. But if it is the very first incarnation of such an idea, then kudos to Marvel and the showrunners for creating such an interesting concept.

Still, for as exciting as it was to wait for every new episode, WandaVision still resulted in a mixed result. As the series engages in its first, second, and former third acts, it maintains its dramatic momentum, with its unique aesthetic, era-inspired comedy, building up on the tension of the mistery surrounding the show. The performances are praise worthy, as the choice of new and returning characters (with some fun casting surprises), having the spotlight shine on Olsen's and Bettanny's as they play this characters as never before, clearly having as much as fun as possible in the process. It its in its latter third act, however, where things fall apart, quite dramatically, in fact, as the series surrenders much of its vision (pun intended) to tap into its greater picture. The final episodes felt rushed and unfinished, grasping for straws not only as it transitions back into the actual MCU, but as it tries to needlessly subvert the audiences expectations, even daring to throw away its own setup.

And an interesting side note: the special effects fall extremely short, sometimes displaying gilmpses of the cringeworthy creative/cinematgraphic CGI practices of the CW shows. At first, I gave the show some slack given the thight budgets of episodic formats, but as of today, the first episode of Falcon & Winter Soldier was released, effectively aging WandaVisions effects by a decade. Marvel seems to be willing to make the investments towards making this shows have film-like quality in its special effects, given the exciting first part of today's Falcon episode. They seem to have denied WandaVision such commodities, for some reason, as its effects look on par with Age Of Ultron, a movie that itself looked worse than its predecesor.

At its worst, WandaVision is an future MCU commercial, less subtle than the actual timely mockmercials present in every themed epìsode, as its sequelitis slips through the cracks, promising future productions instead of present cohesiveness. At its best, however, WandaVision shows glimpses of its own independant strenght, and it makes me wish it dared to stand prouder on the merit of its unique concept as a more standalone production. Of course, still connected with the wider universe, but more commited to its own arc, daring to fully embrace its love for television. Cuz', honestly, don't we all love it, too?