While continuing their walk on the Witches' Road, Billy asks Agatha if Wanda Maximoff is actually dead. Agatha replies, "Yes. No. Maybe." This might be Agatha All Along's way of poking fun at Marvel's so-called death scenes, where characters don't meet their maker but take rest temporarily. This notion has had an adverse effect on Marvel shows and films. It's more nasty than swords threatening to pierce your skin because it casts doubt over the blade's sharpness, leaving you wondering if it has actually killed the victims. This means that the final moments of this episode of Agatha All Along aren't as moving as the show wants them to be. All those characters could be dead, but for now, you don't completely buy whatever the series is selling. Don't blame Agatha All Along - yet. The fault lies in the Marvel Universe, which has turned death into a cheap emotional device. Watch Deadpool & Wolverine to understand what kind of rubbish Marvel productions are willing to embrace to reverse the fate of the superheroes and for the sake of fan service.
Episode 7, like other episodes of Agatha All Along, has fun with iconic characters and old conventions. This time, it plays with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Maleficent, and... Christopher Nolan. When the story unfolds through Lilia's perspective, we observe events out of order. "Flow of time is an illusion," a character explains. Agatha All Along enjoys playing with this illusion and creates something enjoyable and clever. These playful tricks, however, get in the way of intense emotions. The scenes never feel tense, even with so many swords dangling on the characters' heads and falling near them like an ominous threat. The hourglass, too, fails to inject gravity into the situation. All that narrative jumble surely removes urgency from the situation. As the ceiling with swords comes closer and closer to the witches, you neither worry about them nor become nervous.
What about the Salem Seven? I forgot all about them, which is why their appearance here comes across as a reminder ("Hey, remember us? We are still present"). They, with their scary demeanor, could have introduced some spookiness into the atmosphere. Alas, the Salem Seven simply look like Halloween decorations. They add a vibe to a setting for a particular amount of time, but it's all negligible compared to other elements, and once their job is done, they are casually taken down and discarded. Even powerful witches cannot bend the rules of a Marvel story to their advantage. At the end of the day, Marvel prefers playing safe. Shows like Agatha All Along can merely create an illusion of freshness because they walk on a road that leads to a predetermined conclusion. No magic can hide the stench of staleness from a Marvel production. No witch is stronger than Kevin Feige in this universe.
Final Score – [5/10]