Horror Agatha All Along

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Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery

Director: Jac Schaeffer

Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Joe Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone, Aubrey Plaza

First aired:

Overview: Agatha Harkness gathers a coven of witches and sets off down, down, down The Witches' Road.

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I marathon watched this one over the weekend while working on some other items. It wasn't bad and it fits nicely into the made-for-Disney+ Marvel universe serving as a direct sequel to Wandavision.

My only issue is that they did the same thing with Agatha that they did with Echo and Loki, they try to present the main character as somebody who is really misunderstood and is actually a good person when in fact they are guilty of killings dozens (hundreds?) of people without even giving it a second thought along with a bunch of other crimes against society. With Agatha in particular they present her as a cold-blooded killer but quirky character who otherwise wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for all that killing and then, sure enough, they give a backstory that explains why she started killing people that, I guess, you're supposed to be sympathetic towards. "No, no, see.... yes, she killed all of those people but it was for a good reason! Just forget about what she's done, she's a wacky & fun character who has suffered emotional pain!"

Don't get me writing, both Agatha and Loki are extremely well done shows that I've watched, and will watch future seasons of if they are made, but these story lines seem more like attempts at making villains to be redeemed characters due only to their popularity with fans and the more family-friendly environment of being a Disney+ show.
 
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