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Agatha Harkness: The MCU's New Thanos – A Love Story With Death?
Thanos is gone (mostly, that pesky multiverse!). He might’ve been defeated five years ago, but those effects of his infamous Snap are still causing huge issues in the MCU! The Marvels trailer even uses a Thanos soundbite – so the Mad Titan still looms large; however the overall narrative has shifted; hinting toward an age post-Thanos! With Doctor Doom poised to take center stage as a new arch-villain – and way more dangerous threats coming, could we possibly have someone taking upThanos'srole? Let’s explore what might be going on with these ongoing MCU releases! This shows there’s more, way, way more!
Enter Agatha Harkness! This show is focusing on that super-powerful magical side of theMCU(with Wanda Maximoff andDoctor Strange’s importance growing with each release). This makes perfect sense, because Agatha is also very interested in those same plots. And as viewers might recognize – the ongoingAgatha All Alongshow has already established Mephisto's presence– an insanely powerful being– as that truly ultimate villain.
We sawThanos’s first appearance, albeit fleeting, in theAvengerspost-credits scene after those major events that unfolded. His goals for taking over the universe remained unclear then. ButThanos’sassistant,The Other, let slip his reasons in that short yet key dialogue: Challenging theAvengersis to court Death (as noted in The Avengers). Thanosrevealed himself with a totally creepy smile – hinting at that main desirewhich involved obtaining immense power to completely woo Lady Death, an important element in that larger lore.
The entire Infinity Sagadidn't fully explain that— making Thanos more of a sympathetic villain compared to what happened in that longer Marvel comic continuity where Lady Death's importance remained crucial.
Now, Lady Death is almost certainly showing up in the ongoingAgatha All Alongshow. She hasn’t been part of previous releases but Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), this mysterious figure–might just beDeath. There’s really no reason to dispute this, because she might be Death!
Some people even think she's actuallyBlackheart—Mephisto’sson – that’s not necessarily impossible! However, it remains more likely to beDeathgiven her powers and that crucial and intense relationship withAgatha, even further indicating a long and surprisingly detailed personal relationship.
That hinted-at romantic relationship betweenAgathaandRio(first hinted in the first episode; solidified in episode 4), changes many assumptions previously made regarding those involved. It could completely positionAgathaasDeath’snew interest – just like Thanos!
But that's a really interesting choice, showing that makingAgathainto this romantic foil rather than simply usingThanos, as in the earlier stories. This might’ve seemed an unexpected but genius choice. It works better in this specific context compared to that other story becauseAgatha's connection withDeathcould be far more nuanced— making it much more emotionally rich and complicated!
The potential introduction ofLady Deathinto this age of theMCUcreates lots of creative opportunities – one seemingly involving a brand-new potential main antagonist for this series! This choice to potentially establish Agatha in that particular storyline which involves that incredibly intense romance withDeath; in addition to using Mephisto shows a lot of creative depth – that isn’t often demonstrated very often – this could really become a standout storyline because of those very deliberate choices!
These kinds of unexpected plot elements add amazing twists for this specific story arc; potentially creating this amazingly suspenseful romantic narrative within a mystical horror series! If you loveAgatha, that kind of plotline creates incredible potential and makes the wait until the finale even more compelling.