Agatha All Along

Despite some of my issues with the pacing in some of the episodes and some questions being left unanswered, Agatha All Along is overall a pretty fantastic addition to Marvel Studios’ lineup of streaming shows and to the overall Marvel Cinematic Universe. As with every other Disney+ Original Series, this show is cursed with a small runtime but what the team behind this story does with the time they had is nothing short of amazing. Jac Schaeffer is outstanding when it comes to leading the witch-esque corner of the MCU and I hope they bring her back for projects like a Scarlet Witch solo movie, a spin-off show of this one or (ideally) a second season of Agatha.  When it comes to the cast, everyone did an outstanding job portraying their respective characters throughout the season. But one must give their flowers to the wickedly talented, one and only, Patti LuPone as Lilia Calderu, who naturally stole every scene she had and ate everyone up and I hope she at least gets an Emmy nomination out of this.  The rest of the members of our Coven (Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Aubrey Plaza and Debra Jo Ruph) range from heartfelt and tragic performances to absolutely hilarious with what they’re given. I wish the later two had gotten more screen time, but they did the best with what they’ve got. And I can’t wait to see what they have in store for Zamata’s Jennifer. When it comes to our two leads, Kathryn Hahn (Agatha Harkness) and Joe Locke (Billy Kaplan/Maximoff) one can’t deny their chemistry. You can tell both actors formed an actual bond on set and it shows on screen. Making their relationship, which despite turmoils on The Road, grew closer on each episode. I sincerely hope their story continues sooner rather than later, and that rather than a spinoff we get a second season. This show featured different renditions and interpretations for The Ballad of the Witches Road, written and composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (of Frozen fame). And I feel like they’ve earned themselves another Emmy nomination and win after their success with WandaVision’s Agatha All Along song from three years ago. This song is incredibly catchy and the perfect thing to play during spooky season.  Overall, Agatha All Along was a thrilling ride from beginning to end. Runtime and pacing hurt the season a bit, and this may turn off some viewers. But for me the show worked all nine episodes. I loved it from beginning to end, and loved the chemistry the entire cast had with each other. Like I said before, I hope we can see them again sooner rather than later as this has become my favorite corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  Thanks to the entire cast and crew of the series for reminding me how much I loved this world!