According to Elizabeth Olsen, Scarlet Witch represents the idea of mental health into comics, something that will come into play in the upcoming series WandaVision. The series is set to premiere on Disney+ on January 15 and will officially kick off Phase 4 of the MCU. The series will follow Wanda and Vision in the events after Avengers: Endgame. When the series opens, the pair are living in a suburban town called Westview, but not everything is as it seems.

With each episode, the show will pay homage to a different classic sitcom before landing squarely in the 21st century with what is said to be an episode inspired by The Office. As time progresses, it is almost guaranteed that the cracks in Wanda and Vision’s new reality will begin to show. Just how this will manifest in the show is unclear, but at the core of it all will be Wanda Maximoff’s journey. She has not had the easiest time since joining the MCU and Olsen says that the show will highlight that.

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In an interview with Screen Rant, Olsen acknowledged the trauma that Wanda has gone through since her appearance in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Olsen says that, at her core, Wanda is trying to process her trauma. Similar to her character in the comics, Olsen sees Wanda as representing this idea of mental health, something that Olsen hints at the show exploring in depth.

Wanda has gone through more trauma and pain than almost anybody in the MCU. How quickly and powerfully does that manifest itself in the show? 

Elizabeth Olsen: I think that is her core as a person. I believe in the comic, she’s always represented this idea of mental health. So, I feel like her core is about her processing of her trauma. Obviously, if she’s in the show, then that’s in the show. That is so true to who she is.

Wanda’s struggles have been highlight consistently throughout the MCU. Introduced in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Wanda quickly found out that she was on the wrong side. When she and her brother began working with the Avengers, Pietro Maximoff was killed during the climactic battle. Since then, Wanda has been grappling with the grief of losing her brother while simultaneously adjusting to an entirely new way of life, one where she must master the use of her powers.

All of this culminated in the tragic loss of Vision at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. Wanda was forced to kill him herself and it ended up being all in vain – using the Time Stone, Thanos was able to turn back time and bring Vision back to life, just to kill him again in front of Wanda. It’s safe to say that, going into WandaVision, Wanda is not in the best state of mind. Her journey through trauma will be highlighted in the show and just how that manifests remains to be seen, but Marvel seems to be pulling out all the stops to give Wanda the story she deserves.

Key Release Dates
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  • Black Widow (2021)Release date: Jul 09, 2021
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)Release date: Sep 03, 2021
  • Eternals (2021)Release date: Nov 05, 2021
  • Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)Release date: May 06, 2022
  • Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)Release date: Jul 08, 2022
  • Black Panther: Wakanda Forever/Black Panther 2 (2022)Release date: Nov 11, 2022
  • The Marvels/Captain Marvel 2 (2023)Release date: Feb 17, 2023
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