Wanda Maximoff’s Children Return to the Marvel Universe: Explained

Billy waiting for Tommy… The Marvel series could well be introducing two characters crucial to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even the Avengers.

Is this the ultimate goal of the Agatha All Along series ? The little witch series has taken a totally MCU turn in recent weeks, with the Billy Maximoff reveal. Spoiler alert!

Indeed, we now know that Joe Locke actually plays one of Wanda’s two sons, whom she created during WandaVision . The actor had to keep the secret for months. But now, the truth is out in the open and episode 6 even gave further explanations.

We understand that young teenager William Kaplan died in a car accident at the same time as Wanda’s spell was lifted on Westview. So Billy Maximoff’s spirit entered William’s mind. ” There was a rupture in time and space ,” showrunner Jac Schaeffer explains to Variety , specifying that this created a mystical opening allowing Billy to return. But that’s not all: ” There’s going to be more to learn about how this happened. We’re only halfway through this story, our players are still on set and we still have things to reveal.”

In any case, Billy Maximoff’s entrance was “right away ” imagined by Schaeffer, who was also behind WandaVision . ” Agatha, at her best, is a mentor, a teacher. So I wanted her to have a student. I imagined a goth teenager wearing eyeliner, a fan of the movie The Craft. And then executive producer Mary Livanos said to me, ‘But it’s Billy. Billy. It’s Billy! That’s what really launched the idea.”

When Billy first meets Agatha, the boy doesn’t seem to have mastered magic (as seen at the end of episode 5), but the showrunner assures that ” Billy has always been aware of what he can do. He’s just never had the opportunity to put it into practice. We see in episode 6 that he can’t really control his magic. It only manifests itself in intense moments. We see him being able to read other people’s minds, so he’s aware of his power. But he doesn’t know the extent of it. “

Now that Billy is here, when will we see Tommy? We understand that the goal of the road, for him, is to find his missing brother. So a return at the end of the season? ” I can’t answer that question… I know the answer, but I can’t tell you ,” Joe Locke simply answers . While his boss already finds it ” exciting to finally be able to tell the public that his desire is to find his brother . “

It should be remembered that Billy and Tommy Maximoff are members of the Young Avengers in the Marvel comics. Under the costumes of Wiccan and Speed, they become important members of this universe. So is Agatha All Along a series intended to introduce two new characters crucial to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even the Avengers ? ” My schedule is empty, so that makes things easier ” smiles Joe Locke , who is very keen to continue the Marvel adventure and who will also be back in the series Heartstopper on Netflix. ” I’ve been filming a lot in recent years and now I’m a little bored. And I hate it. I’m like an overexcited child locked in a room…”

Agatha All Along will continue Thursday in France on Disney Plus.