We’ve come to the end of our journey with the Marvel Disney+ showWandaVisionand it gave us tons of material to chew on, especially when it came to Easter eggs and plot clues.WandaVision, whichstarsElizabeth Olsenas Wanda Maximoff andPaul Bettanyas Vision,takes us into a special and slightly unsettling world mimicking the sitcoms we love from days gone by. Here, Wanda and Vision are married and playing house in the suburbs. Impressing the boss, making nice with the neighbors, and expanding the family are all part of the Marvel couple’s new life in the sleepy town of Westview. While it was great to see Wanda and Vision have some fun in their new surroundings, something wasn’t quite right about it. One of the biggest mysteries this show had to solve was the circumstances aroundWanda and Vision’s new lifeand how they got there following the events ofAvengers: Endgame.
Below are the Easter eggs we’ve spotted inEpisodes 1 through 9 ofWandaVision. These Easter eggs serve a variety of functions, from tying the show back to Marvel Comics, to referencing other aspects of the MCU, and even providing clues about what could be going on being the peachy keen sitcom world Wanda and Vision are living in.
Episode 1: “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience”
Vision’s Tie
The diamond pattern on Vision’s tie appears to be reminiscent of the kind of business attire Vision wore in Marvel Comics’The Vision, written byTom Kingand from artistGabriel Hernandez Walta. In the comics, Vision wore a diamond-shaped tie clip reminiscent of the pattern on his chest. Here, the tie is doing the same kind of work.
Vision’s Workplace
In a sly nod to Vision’s true nature as a walking, talking, computer about town, it looks like this Avenger is now working in the “Computational Services” branch of a major corporation. Vision is slightly confused about the true nature of the work his company does, but darn if he isn’t really, really good at it.
Stark Industries Toaster
The Episode 1 commercial is all about a wonderful, game-changing toaster made by a company all MCU fans should be familiar with by now: Stark Industries. Although Howard Stark does not make an appearance in this commercial, the toaster bears the signature innovation of this forward-thinking fella. To further hammer home this is a Stark product, the toaster actually makes the same sound as Iron Man’s suit when a new weapon emerges and prepares to fire. If you listen closely, you’ll hear the sound when the lever to toast the bread is pushed down.
Sokovian “Hello”
One of the many jokes contained in Wanda and Vision’s disastrous dinner with the boss and his wife is a reference to Wanda’s past. Wanda confuses the reason for why August 23 is such a special night, thinking it’s a romantic anniversary. So, when Vision returns home with Mr. and Mrs. Hart (Fred MelamedandDebra Jo Rupp), Wanda slinks up behind Mr. Hart and puts her hands over his eyes, thinking it’s her husband. The hands-over-the-eyes “hello” is also repeated by Mrs. Hart as the couple prepares to leave. Vision explains away this goof by telling the Harts that it is a traditional greeting from Sokovia, Wanda’s home country. This is the first reference to Wanda’s past and, like Vision, one of her few ties to the outside world.
S.W.O.R.D. Notebook
We have our first of what will likely be many, many appearances from S.W.O.R.D., the group which seems to be monitoring Wanda and Vision as they live their lives in this sitcom world.WandaVisionis S.W.O.R.D.’s official introduction into the MCU. They’ll likely be a key player in the series, especially given the fact that one of their own agents — Monica Rambeau — infiltrates the sitcom world in Episode 2. In Marvel comics, S.W.O.R.D. is a counterterrorism and intelligence agency which monitors threats to Earth that could have extraterrestrial origins. While S.W.O.R.D. keeps its eyes on the skies (and beyond), its sister agency, S.H.I.E.L.D., monitors threats on the ground.
Episode Director Abe Brown
A big reminder that you should watch everyWandaVisionepisode twice so you don’t miss out on clues arrives at the end of the very first episode. In a fun nod to some deeper Marvel comics lore, the closing credits for the fictionalWandaVisionepisode we’ve just watched nod to a Marvel character named “Abe Brown.” On the show, he’s the “director” of the episode. In the comics, Abe Brown is part of a trio of martial arts heroescalled The Sons of the Tiger. The Sons of the Tiger were introduced inThe Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, a martial arts comics magazine published by Magazine Management, a corporate sibling of Marvel Comics. The Sons of the Tiger were just one of many groups of recurring characters in the world ofThe Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, alongside Iron Fist, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, and — get this — Shang-Chi. This Abe Brown name-drop is no doubt a fun, albeit roundabout, way of acknowledging Shang-Chi’s arrival into the MCU at some point in Phase 4.
Episode 2: “Don’t Touch That Dial”
The animatedWandaVisionopening is both a fun throwback to the animatedBewitchedopening and it contains a sweet reference to Wanda’s childhood. While Wanda is grocery shopping, a poster for “Bova milk” can be seen in the background. In the Marvel comics, Bova is a sentient cow and the midwife who helped deliver Wanda and her brother Pietro.
Mind Stone Pattern
The hexagonal shape appears in its traditionally squat form all overWandaVision. However, when it appears on Vision’s Cabinet of Mysteries, the shape is elongated. In this shape, it looks an awful lot like the shape of the Mind Stone, which allows the MCU version of Vision to be a sentinent synthezoid (just a big word for saying he’s a fancier android). While the appearance of the elongated hexagon may be a fun one-off, it’s also possible this shape could show up again and in more important places. Keep an eye out.
The Toy Helicopter
The toy helicopter Wanda finds in her front yard is definitely notable — and not just because it feels like a scene fromPleasantville. As Wanda holds up the helicopter, which stands out because it’s in technicolor, we see it bears the S.W.O.R.D. logo. The toy also has the same color scheme as Iron Man’s suit. Both S.W.O.R.D. and a Stark mention have already come up inWandaVision, so a reoccurring mention here is attention-grabbing. The helicopter conjures up images of daring rescues and surveillance — two notions which might grow in importance as the show continues.
Strücker Watch
This episode’s commercial is all about Strucker watches. The name “Strucker” is important in Wanda’s life because, in the MCU, it is the name of the man who experimented on her and her brother. In fact, we first meet Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in theCaptain America: The Winter Soldiermid-credits scene, the same scene where we meet Wanda and Pietro. In the comics, Strucker has had ties to HYDRA, so it’s not too surprising that the face of this watch also bears a reference to the terrorist organization. With these two names officially appearing inWandaVision, we need to know howand whythey’re appearing.
