Love Persevering: Wanda's Ruined Character Arc

The Disney+ show WandaVision followed Wanda Maximoff after the events of Avengers Endgame. After finding out she wouldn't be able to bury Vision due to him being a robot and so not afforded the rights of a human, even though he was an Avenger, she angrily stormed off and went to the town of Westview.

In the little town she allowed her grief to utterly consume her. She put the town in a hex so that it couldn't be accessed by the rest of the world, without great cost, and used everyone as her personal playthings. Wanda even made a replica of Vision who has independence unlike the rest of the town's citizens.

Over the course of the show Wanda came to accept that Vision is dead and what she was doing is wrong. So she frees the citizens of Westview and flies off to a remote area. That was a good end to her character arc and put her back on the path of a hero.

Then came Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness that seemed to undo Wanda's character arc just so she could be the villain of the movie.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Mini-Review)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Stephen Strange crosses paths with America Chavez who is being hunted because she has the power to travel the multiverse with ease. The only problem is that she can't consciously control her power. Stephen ends up seeking Wanda Maximoff's help only to discover that she has been corrupted by the power of the Darkhold. With his former ally now an enemy, Stephen must go on a journey through the multiverse to save America. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was released in 2022. It was directed by Sam Raimi. It stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.