After a wildly successful seven-episode run, Marvel’s Agatha All Along came to a dramatic conclusion with a two-part finale. And the ending didn’t disappoint.
The miniseries follows Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), the villain of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) in WandaVision, as she walks the Witches’ Road with her makeshift coven to regain her powers.
But what exactly happened at the end? And why did that big twist pay off so well?
Let’s get into it, heads up: Major spoilers for the last two episodes of Agatha All Along.
Agatha All Along Twist Explained
The major plot twist of the finale is that the Witches’ Road is not real. Instead, it was made up by Agatha and inadvertently manifested into reality by Billy Maximoff (Joe Locke), Wanda’s son who is obsessed with the idea of the Road.
This reveals that Agatha was planning to steal her new coven’s powers from the very beginning, knowing she would end the other witches lives. But she played along once the Road revealed itself as it helped her cover up her dark truth.
This major twist explains why Agatha was so anxious during the trials, despite claiming to have walked the Road before. It also contextualizes why she was so upset with Billy after the road appeared to be a circle with no end.
But Agatha isn’t a witch without a plan. Even her self-sacrifice to save Billy was made with the understanding that she would return as a ghost. So, what did she get in the end?
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Agatha All Along Explained
We learned that Agatha is a self-serving witch killer and power thief who has spent hundreds of years avoiding Death. From the very first episode, we learn that she kept the Darkhold to protect herself. This begs the question: Why would she sacrifice her life and become a ghost?
Stealing the idea from her mother in episode five (and the comics), Agatha’s defining characteristics are that she is a caretaker of children and a magical advisor to Wanda and her sons.
She is also a ghost in the comics and occasionally recovers from her bouts of death. But it is what Death (Rio, played by Aubrey Plaza), gives Agatha that allows us to understand why we went on this crazy adventure.
The final episode focuses largely on Agatha’s loss of her son. Death tells Agatha that she will eventually claim him, leading Agatha to raise her son while killing witches. To bring her closer to her son, they make up a children’s song, which becomes the Ballad of the Witches’ Road. As it turns out, Agatha is quite the opportunist.
Agatha starts haunting Billy, revealing her terror of facing her son in the afterlife after she killed witches to seemingly keep him alive longer by offering Death a replacement soul.
Ultimately, Agatha becomes Billy’s mentor, helping him grow as a witch and find his brother, Tommy, making an interesting new path for the MCU to follow, especially as Vision Quest starts filming soon.
The Future of the MCU
Despite the very humanizing moments displayed by Billy and Agatha, they both need a redemption arc, which could potentially come in the long-planned Young Avengers movie.
We’ve already met a few of the characters that make up that cast: Kate Bishop, Kamala Khan, Cassie Lang, America Chavez, and Billy and Tommy. There is a good chance that this witch could return to Vision Quest, or in one of the several announced upcoming MCU projects.
Like WandaVision, Agatha All Along proves that Marvel still creates great superhero projects when they invest in the storyline, casting, and vision.
Agatha All Along is available to stream on Disney Plus.
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