Disclaimer: The Fandads have seen the first 4 episodes of Agatha All Along and our review will be based on what we saw. This review will be spoiler-free.
Sometimes when shows are announced you think to yourself “What is this show going to be about?” or “Why are they making a show about (insert character’s name)?” I remember when Agatha All Along was announced I wondered what will they be doing with this character. Agatha Harkness has been around in the Marvel comics since the 70s but if you never read the Fantastic Four comics you would be unfamiliar with the character. I know that I was introduced to her through the Wandavision show. I do admit that I found the character to be cheesy at first but as we learned more about her I began to like her character.
In Agatha All Along we get to see what happens after Wandavision. The first episode is played out like a police procedural show and Agatha is a detective that might not always be on the right side of the law. She is called upon to assist in a case where a body was found in the middle of the woods. Agatha feels a certain connection to this body and is visited at the police station by Aubrey Plaza’s character, Rio Vidal. Through their interaction, we can see that there is some history between them and as the episodes play out we get to learn more about Rio and why she is looking for Agatha.
In this day and age where attention spans might be low, Agatha All Along slowly gives the audience clues on what Agatha must do to get back to where she was in Wandavision. Yes, the story is slow at the start but that is what makes it good. If everything was fed at the beginning of the first episode all of the mystery would be lost by episode two. Just like in Batman and True Detective, the mystery is slowly revealed to the audience. As questions get answered more questions begin to pop up. As characters are introduced we learn what their motives are and their connections to each other.
Speaking of characters, the cast is stacked with great talent that knocks it out of the park. Kathryn Hahn has not missed a beat for not playing Agatha in 3 years. She is funny, mysterious, and evil all within a few minutes, and gives you chills to see her perform on the screen. Aubrey Plaza does not mess around in this show. From the second she and Agatha interact you can feel the hidden tension between them. You are intrigued by their connection and wonder what happened to them that Rio is full of spite.
These first 4 episodes are a great start to what might be an incredible series. Yes, some might complain that it should not take 3 episodes for a show to get good, but it is these episodes that help us get a connection to the characters that were introduced. I’m curious to see how the second half of the show is going to run and these first 4 episodes have given me enough to anticipate watching episode 5 on October 5th.
Final Thoughts: Agatha All Along is an interesting look at Agatha Harkness and what happened to her after the events of Wandavision. In the same vein as that show, you do not know what you are getting each episode and that’s a good thing. The show introduces us to some great characters and gives us enough information about them to care for them and want to follow them on their mission with Agatha. While the pacing may be too slow for others, it keeps the same pacing as Wandavision, slowly unraveling the characters’ main goal.
Kid-Friendly: There are aspects of witchcraft in the show and physical fights among some of the characters. The horror movie elements might scare the little ones.
Violence: There are some fight scenes in the movie and images of deceased bodies.
In Marvel Television’s “Agatha All Along,” the infamous Agatha Harkness finds herself down and out of power after a 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…