It was Agatha All Along…that could save the MCU’s Disney+ reputation. At least if the first reactions to Kathryn Hahn’s return as WandaVision’s Agatha Harkness in the trailer for her own Marvel series. While the show has been something of a low-key affair during its production, seen by many as a spin-off that was perhaps unnecessary at a time when Marvel Studios has been struggling to deliver stories that people care about, the arrival of a dark, delicious trailer has changed all of that very quickly.

Agatha All Along picks up the story of Agatha following the events of WandaVision, which saw Wanda Maximoff unlock her Scarlet Witch abilities and strip her witchy rival of her powers, leaving her trapped in Westview. The full synopsis of what follows reads:

“The infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after the suspicious goth Teen helps break her free from a distorted spell. Her interest is piqued when he begs her to take him on the legendary Witches’ Road, a magical gauntlet of trials that, if survived, rewards a witch with what they’re missing. Together, Agatha and this mysterious Teen pull together a desperate coven and set off down, down, down The Road.”

How Have Fans Reacted to the Agatha All Along Trailer?

Surprisingly, considering Marvel Studios’ terrible year in 2023, the trailer for what will be the MCU’s first live-action Disney+ series of the year has been getting some very positive reviews straight out the traps. The main high points have proven to be the return of Hahn as the ever popular titular witch, the arrival of Aubrey Plaza in the MCU, yet another tease over the fate of Wanda, and some dark horror vibes throughout the trailer.

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Agatha All Along has the potential to do on the small screen what Deadpool & Wolverine is about to do in theaters in a few weeks; deliver an unexpected curveball that could prove the MCU can still offer something surprising when it wants to. While a trailer can very quickly prove to be overselling a project – which Secret Invasion fell foul of – so far everything is pointing to Agatha’s return going from a throwaway story in a crowded release schedule to one of the few to remain standing in Marvel’s 2024 calendar.

Does Agatha All Along Seal Scarlet Witch’s Fate for Good?

Nothing is ever final in the MCU, and despite Scarlet Witch seemingly lying dead on a mortuary slab in Agatha All Along’s trailer, fans should know better than to believe everything they see. In the opening moments of the trailer, the discovery of a body with charred fingers leads Hahn’s reality-challenged Agatha to the mortuary where a body labeled as W. Maximoff is under a sheet on a table. Told by Aubrey Plaza’s character that “The witch is dead.” The spell holding Agatha appears to be broken, suggesting that Wanda is indeed dead.

However, this is a Marvel story, and as Agatha and her ragtag coven venture down the Witches’ Road, where those who survive can find what they are missing, who is to say that Wanda’s resurrection does not lie somewhere along the journey. The hint of Wanda’s return would certainly fit with fans’ constant denial that Elizabeth Olsen’s character is gone from the franchise forever following her heroic about-turn in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but whether it happens or not is something that we won’t find out for a few months yet.

Agatha All Along will be released on Disney+ on September 18.