Recently I came upon some small containers of Super Glue, and I decided to try and fix some of my kids' broken toys. Things like PVC figures that have lost limbs or heads, Disney Infinity figures with the same problem, and my daughter's prize possession her Kingdoms Heart key blade (she just bought it in October and her brothers broke it already).
For the most part, I feel I was successful in fixing their damaged items. Even though they may break them again or other items, this makes me feel accomplished. And with the numerous items I have repairs, only once did I glue my fingers to what I was fixing.
Damaged good have different ways of being repaired, and sadly there are the few that can never be put back together again. Much like people. Some have dealt with pains in their life that it has "damaged" them (even if we cannot see it). Are their ways to help repair these damages, many times yes but not always.
I bring up this topic because of the new Disney+ show, WandaVision. I do not know what the overall story for this show will be (I am writing this the Thursday before the show debuts). I am going on (and this is where I get my topic form) the notion that Wanda (aka:Scarlet Witch) has created an alternate realty and had trapped herself inside of it. Even if this isn't the case, it has happened in the Marvel comics before (see: House of M) but go with me here either way.
Why would Wanda create an alternate universe and trap herself inside?
Spoilers ahead:
Lets take a moment and look at what we've witnessed this character go through since we first met her in Avengers: Age of Ultron. She lost her parents during a bombing raid on Sokovia. Her and Pietro (her brother/ Quicksilver) volunteered to join Hydra who preformed experiments on them with the help of the Mind Stone in Loki's scepter (see the MCU's first Avengers movie). After joining the Avengers to save Sokovia, her brother (while saving Hawkeye) was murdered by Ultron. She a soulmate and fell in love with an artificial lifeform/ android named Vision who was also created with the help of the Mind Stone. When the Avenger's found out about Thanos and his plan for the Infinity Stones it was determined the stone had to be destroyed. Of course the only one who could do this is Wanda. Though the Avengers did try and separate Vision from the stone, Wanda had to face to destroy the stone while it was still attached to her beloved Vision. BUT Thanos did reverse this action (see Avengers: Infinity War for the explanation of how) only to rip the Stone from Vision's head right in front of Wanda.
I bring all of this up, not to get away from today's topic, but to bring you up to speed on where we are at with Wanda Maximoff (aka: Scarlet Witch). With all the tragedy she has seen in her life, is there any reason she would want to escape? The theory I have heard is because of all that she has gone through, using her powers, Wanda creates an alternate universe to escape into and bring back her beloved Vision where they could love happily ever after. Of course this being a TV show (the first to be produced by Marvel Studios, not the now defunct Marvel Television) other things happen to create a new adventure.
I really am looking forward to this show and will be watching the day it premieres.
On a more somber note; many people in the real word who have experienced tragedy in their life do sometimes withdraw into their own "world." These people who deal with mental health issues in their life need to be remembered and talked about. If my presumed storyline of WandaVision is true, I hope it helps open the door and start conversations about mental health and how we can help those who carry this cross in their lives. But even if it does not have this story line, we should start the conversations and see how we can help those who struggle with mental health issues.
Until next time, enjoy the MCU's WandaVision!
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