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One of the most exciting parts of Agatha All Along was the mystery surrounding Agatha’s son, Nicholas Scratch. Fans came up with many theories, like Agatha sacrificing him for the Darkhold or Mephisto being his father.

But the truth behind Nicholas was simpler. Agatha had a son who was meant to die at birth or soon after. To save him, she made a deal with Lady Death, sacrificing many lives in exchange for more time with her son.

As Agatha put it, sometimes little boys just die. Nicholas eventually understood the cost of his life and chose not to sacrifice a group of witches to extend it. He promised his mother they would do it the next day, but he fell asleep and passed away. Agatha has never forgiven Rio for taking him from her, and she blames herself for not being able to save him.

One mystery that...

One of the most exciting aspects of ‘Agatha All Along’ was definitely the mystery behind Agatha’s son – Nicholas Scratch. Over the course of the show, we’ve developed several theories. Ranging from Agatha sacrificing him to acquire Darkhold to Mephisto fathering him in the first place.

The truth behind Nicholas ended up being much more straightforward and grounded. Agatha gave birth to a son who was supposed to die either during the birth itself or shortly after birth. She made a deal with Lady Death, to buy Nicky some time, she sacrificed numerous lives for her.

But, as Agatha put it, sometimes little boys just die. We know that Nicholas at one point figured out the cost of his life and decided not to sacrifice “a round” of witches to prolong it. He promised his mother that they would sacrifice them tomorrow fell asleep and died. Agatha has never...

One of the most exciting parts of Agatha All Along was definitely the relationship between Rio Vidal and Agatha. Before the show came out, both Plaza and Hahn hinted that the two have a complicated and mostly romantic history.

In episode 4, it was revealed that they were in a relationship in the past, but it ended badly, with Rio now being Agatha’s personal enemy. Rio also said she had to do something terrible, and Agatha couldn’t forgive her, leaving a lasting emotional scar on Agatha.

In the final episode, we learn that Rio took Nicky away from Agatha. Agatha’s son was supposed to die at birth or shortly after, but Rio explained that while she couldn’t heal him, she could give him more time.

To buy that time, Agatha was forced to kill hundreds of witches, but Rio took Nicky anyway.

In short, it was a very tragic moment,...

One of the most exciting aspects of ‘Agatha All Along’ was definitely the relationship between Rio Vidal and Agatha. Even before the show was released both Plaza and Hahn hinted that the two share a complicated history that’s more romantic than anything.

In episode 4 it was officially revealed that the two were in a relationship once a upon time but it ended on a terrible note with Rio now serving as Agatha’s personal villain. Rio also revealed that she was forced to do something terrible and Agatha wasn’t able to forgive her and this left her with a permanent emotional Agatha-shaped scar.

Then in the final episode, we saw that Rio was the one who took Nicky from Agatha. Agatha’s son was supposed to die either during birth or shortly after birth, Rio explained that she couldn’t heal him but she could give him time.

Spoiler Alert: This post contains details from the sixth episode of Marvel Studios’ Agatha All Along.

The latest episode of Agatha All Along was filled with plenty of earth-shattering revelations, but it was a throwaway joke that had audiences doing a double take.

Following episode six of the Disney+ series, showrunner Jac Schaeffer addressed the blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shot that suggests Kathryn Hahn‘s Agatha was also the Jolene who inspired Dolly Parton‘s hit 1973 single.

When asked if Agatha was truly the woman who tried to steal the country legend’s man, Schaeffer told The Wrap with a laugh, “In the MCU, hell yeah.”

In the flashback scene, Joe Locke‘s Teen researches Agatha’s centuries-old origins online, finding that she survived the Salem Witch Trials and was present at the Titanic sinking in 1912 and the 1937 Hindenberg disaster.

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“Deadpool and Wolverine” has taken the US and worldwide box office by storm with the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine coupled with Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool proving a mouth-watering match for superhero fans across the globe.

The film, directed by Shawn Levy, features the Time Variance Authority (the Tva) with Matthew Macfadyen starring in a key role as a Tva agent. This organization manages and maintains the various timelines across the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and they originated on-screen in the Disney+ TV series “Loki,” starring Tom Hiddleston as the titular anti-hero. This was one of many MCU shows that fans flocked to watch.

The MCU first dipped its toes into TV with “WandaVision,” which followed Elizabeth Olsen‘s Scarlet Witch as she tried to bring back Paul Bettany‘s Vision while stuck under the control of Kathryn Hahn‘s Agatha. “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” explored the legacy...

For MCU and Wanda Maximoff fans, Disney+ 2021's release of WandaVision and the announcement of Agatha: Coven of Chaos are everything. WandaVision premiered on January 15, 2021, and those who found themselves glued to Disney+ Friday nights weekly were riveted. Early on, WandaVision showed colossal potential and made good on that potential, earning Marvel's first Emmy Award. And no episode was more enthralling than the series finale, which featured an epic standoff between Wanda and her neighbor Agnes. Agnes' special reveal became a highlight of the season, raising more than a few questions like, who exactly was Agnes' true persona, Agatha Harkness?

In the comics, Agatha Harkness is one of the most powerful magic users in the Marvel Universe and has connections to the Fantastic Four and The Avengers. Viewers last saw her defeated by Scarlet Witch, where she was put under a hex meant to inhabit her life of the Agnes persona she created.

Verve has promoted Melissa Darman to partner.

Darman, who joined Verve in 2014, started her career at ICM before pivoting to the studio system to work in comedy development at ABC Network. She then moved onto Lionsgate before joining Verve, where she has continued to focus on comedy during her time as an agent on the TV literary team.

“Working at Verve continues to be rewarding on a daily basis,” Darman said in a statement. “I could not be more proud to be a part of such a forward-thinking company that cares equally about the well-being and success of both its employees and clients. I’m thrilled to be a part of the leadership that grows and strengthens the company, and our industry, every day.”

With the elevation of Darman, that brings the total number of partners at Verve to 11. Darman joins founders Bryan Besser, Adam Levine and Bill Weinstein, and...

There are 110 submissions on the 2022 Emmys ballot for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Writing, resulting in six nominees. As a reminder, last year’s winner was “I May Destroy You” (Michaela Coel) and the other nominees were “The Queen’s Gambit” (Scott Frank), “Mare of Easttown” (Brad Inglesby) and three episodes from “Wandavision”.

The low number of entries in this year’s Best Limited/Movie Writing category can be attributed to the fact that all the top contenders have submitted only one or two episodes from their series when given the option. Danny Strong, a previous winner for “Game Change” in this category a decade ago, entered the “Dopesick” finale, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma.” Other programs that submitted their final episodes were “Maid” (“Snaps”) and “Station Eleven” (“Unbroken Circle”) by their respective showrunners Molly Smith Metzler and Patrick Somerville, which is not a bad method given that seven...

After a crazy season of twists and turns, Disney+’s WandaVision netted 23 Emmy nominations including for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and three nominations in the Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category. Elizabeth Olsen stars as Wanda Maximoff, with Paul Bettany as Vision, in what served as first Marvel streaming series on Disney+. In a surreal, Twilight Zone-style trip through classic sitcoms, Wanda and Vision live in an idyllic town called Westview; both Olsen and Bettany received Emmy nominations in the lead acting categories for their performances

Here, the Emmy-nominated writers of the scripts — series creator Jac Schaeffer, Laura Donney, Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron — answers some questions about their work on the series finale as part of Deadline’s It Starts on the Page, a series showcasing scripts from this year’s Emmy-nominated programs and the writers who brought them to life.

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When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, Jac Schaeffer was in Atlanta filming her Disney Plus limited series “WandaVision.” She stayed down South for a little while but then, instead of trekking cross-country to her home base in Los Angeles, she went up the East Coast to Cape Cod, where her family keeps a cottage. “It’s a place I’ve come my whole life, and now it’s super important to my family because it was where we were safe during the really heavy Covid times,” she says. Even while surrounded by extended family there, she can carve out writing space for herself in an office above the kitchen. She admits there have been “many Zoom meetings where my kids run through” on their way to or from the stairs that lead to the kitchen, but there is also something calming about the environment too: “The best part for me — for...

“We always knew we were going to have an episode dedicated to looking at Wanda’s past, basically because we needed to figure out how we got here,” says Laura Donney, who earned an Emmy nom for writing “Previously On.” Since WandaVision brings more weight to the character of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) than has been seen in the Marvel films, this allowed the show a chance to dig deeper into the trauma she experienced, which is the root of the TV sitcom-inspired alternate reality that has held captive the residents of Westview. “We wanted Wanda ...

“We always knew we were going to have an episode dedicated to looking at Wanda’s past, basically because we needed to figure out how we got here,” says Laura Donney, who earned an Emmy nom for writing “Previously On.” Since WandaVision brings more weight to the character of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) than has been seen in the Marvel films, this allowed the show a chance to dig deeper into the trauma she experienced, which is the root of the TV sitcom-inspired alternate reality that has held captive the residents of Westview. “We wanted Wanda ...

This article contains spoilers for WandaVision episode 8.

Like episode 4 before it, WandaVision episode 8 drops the show’s sitcom homage format entirely to delve deeper into the context of the world outside the hexagon and Wanda’s own history. That doesn’t mean, however, that “Previously On…” still doesn’t find the time to shout out some classic television.

In fact, this penultimate installment may feature WandaVision’s most important sitcom reference yet by taking things back to the very first episode with the help of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Allow us to explain…

The Dick Van Dyke Show

As Agatha takes Wanda on a Christmas Carol-style trip through her past, the first stop is naturally in Sokovia, where they witness the day that Wanda and Pietro’s parents died. Before the violence in the streets escalates and a Stark bomb destroys their home, however, we see how Wanda...

[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “WandaVision” Episode 8, “Previously On.”]

Near the end of Episode 8’s third flashback — Wanda’s “Christmas Carol”-esque trip to the Avengers’ compound where she first lived with Vision — the sentient android sits down next to the all-powerful witch and tries to understand the healing nature of sitcoms. His struggle, like all things with Vision, is completely reasonable. Even for us humans, “healing” likely isn’t the first word that comes to mind when thinking of sitcoms. “Fun,” sure. “Nostalgic,” absolutely. More negative terms like “distracting” and “mindless” might seem more appropriate, especially given what Wanda is watching when Vision walks through her bedroom wall.

Playing on the television is an episode of “Malcolm in the Middle,” and Bryan Cranston’s dad (Hal) has just suffered a scary-looking accident. To Vision, it’s upsetting. Devoid decades of context provided by other over-the-top TV comedies, Vision only sees an injured man. But Wanda knows better.

Exclusive: As Freeform is preparing to kick off its 2018 edition of 25 Days of Christmas, the network has greenlighted its first original holiday movie for the 2019 event. Ghosting (working title ) comes from executive producers Lisa Kudrow and Dan Bucatinsky and stars Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) and Kimiko Glenn (The Guest Book). Also cast in the movie, executive produced by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan, are Insecure breakout Kendrick Sampson, Jazz Raycole (The Quad), Missi Pyle (Mom) and Lisa Gay Hamilton (House of Cards).

The quirky and heart-warming story follows Jess (Dee), who goes on the greatest first date of her life, but inadvertently “ghosts” Ben when she tragically dies in a car accident on the way home. Stuck on Earth, with no idea how to ascend, Jess will need the help of her best friend Kara (Glenn), the only person who can still see and hear her.

Dee’s Jess...