5 Highlights from Marvel’s WandaVision Halloween Episode

Originally published October 14, 2026. This article covers the best parts of the Halloween episode of Marvel’s WandaVision TV series. Check out our Spooktacular event page for even more spooky news and fun!

It’s been over five years since WandaVision wrapped, but I’m still thinking about it. The first Marvel/Disney+ live-action series in the Marvel Cinematic Universe left quite the impression, and it was a strong start to a fun run of character-focused shows.

The series was an homage to classic American sitcoms, which usually include your standard holiday-themed fare, so it’s only right we look back at WandaVision’s Halloween episode with a highlight reel of sorts. It is spooky season, after all. Let’s get spooky with it.

The Sitcom – and the Spooky – Aesthetics

If you’re a Millennial, chances are you dig the Malcolm in the Middle-inspired opening credits for WandaVision episode 6. I know I do. It’s a great way to kick off an outing bursting at the seams with ’90s kid vibes. I’m pretty sure it’s specifically catered to us (sorry, Gen Z).

Watching Wanda, Pietro, and the twins walk around Westview while trick-or-treating is such a … wait for it … treat. It’s reminiscent of movies like Hocus Pocus, where the immaculate Halloween vibes play a crucial role in the narrative and the nostalgia of it all. The small-town aesthetics also tell us more about Wanda and her desires. She obviously grew up watching American sitcoms in Sokovia, and the “American Dream” as depicted on screen was her idea of ultimate happiness. It makes the series finale of WandaVision all the more heartbreaking when that dream slips through her fingers like sand.

Vision Realizing That All Is Not Well in Westview

WandaVision cleverly builds on Vision’s suspicions throughout the series, but the dam clearly breaks in “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” As he ventures closer to the edge of the Hex barrier, he sees evidence that all is not well in Westview. From the costumed kids frozen in place to the woman shedding a tear while stuck in a loop, Vision discovers Wanda’s spell is glitching. It’s like a puzzle-box mystery in the middle of a horror sitcom. Admittedly, these elements also lend themselves to the spooky Halloween atmosphere.

One of my favorite parts of the episode is Vision’s interaction with “Agnes” near the Hex’s perimeter. She plays on Vision’s doubts and makes him believe she’s merely an innocent bystander in Wanda’s cruel experiment. And few have mastered the maniacal witch’s laugh better than Kathryn Hahn. Of course, at this point, we don’t know that Agnes is Agatha Harkness. It’s interesting rewatching this moment, in particular, with that knowledge. While the show drops the hint that Agatha is, well, Agatha, with the witch’s costume and requisite matching cackle, this scene still reads like she’s under Wanda’s spell. Clever.

Wanda and Pietro’s Interactions

Firstly, bringing Evan Peters in to portray Pietro was a genius move on Marvel’s part. Then, having him play the stereotypical freewheeling brother unencumbered by responsibilities added to the brilliance. We also see Wanda cracking here, too, as she wonders why Pietro would have a different face and different memories of their childhood if she conjured him. This should’ve been a hint that someone else — Agatha Harkness — was interfering with the Hex.

Elizabeth Olsen and Peters are so great together that I almost wish this version of Pietro was in the MCU, even though he’s actually Ralph Bohner. “Pietro” is aware that Wanda created the Hex, although she herself doesn’t know how she did it. This is the first time Wanda outright acknowledges the Hex in the series, and Olsen’s understated performance really makes us root for Wanda despite knowing that the poor denizens of Westview are suffering. And since Tommy and Billy are products of the Hex, the stakes are astronomical for Wanda. Destroy the Hex = destroy her children.

Vision Walking Through the Hex Barrier

This climactic moment in “All-New Halloween Spooktacular!” is nail-biting, to be sure. Even in what Vision assumes are his final moments outside the Hex, he tries desperately to alert S.W.O.R.D. to the plight of Westview’s residents. Of course, Wanda won’t let Vision die again on her watch, so she expands the barrier to encompass S.W.O.R.D.’s makeshift headquarters and beyond. We really see just how powerful Wanda is, beyond a few previous flourishes here and there, as the Hex’s architect.

Best of all? Everyone caught in Wanda’s expansion of the Hex barrier morphs into circus clowns and the like — fodder for Wanda’s arrested development courtesy of her trauma and grief. The fun circus elements mask the horror of what Wanda’s doing and her immense pain. Even though, to Westview, she’s a villain, WandaVision reminds us that hurt people hurt people, and that doesn’t necessarily make Wanda a bad person.

The Monica/Jimmy/Darcy Dynamic

Monica Rambeau, Jimmy Woo, and Darcy Lewis are the dynamite trio we didn’t know we needed. While Director Hayward is hell-bent on killing Wanda, these three are fighting tooth and nail to save Wanda and Westview. They’re the real heroes who understand that Wanda isn’t inherently evil just because she forced a whole town to play along in her white-picket-fenced fantasy.

Darcy and Jimmy are also delightful comedic relief that seamlessly plays off Monica’s “straight man” role in the group. Monica’s earnestness and desire to do the right thing no matter what is needed in a narrative like this, just as much as Jimmy and Darcy’s levity-fueled moments.

What are your favorite moments from the WandaVision Halloween episode?

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