The Fantastic Four are waiting for their chance at a big MCU debut, and WandaVision just gave them the perfect opening.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for WandaVision Episode 5, “On a very special episode …”, now continues Disney +.
With the plot of WandaVision evolving rapidly, now that viewers have a broader context, the government agency SWORD continues to test their limits when it comes to the “hex” bubble maintained around Westview. Although they have made some progress, it seems that Monica Rambeau knows that someone is more willing to handle the situation. In fact, the contact may be the closest to an expert Marvel has, as Reed Richards could very well be the identity of the mysterious figure.
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Reed Richards and his countrymen, better known as Mr. Fantastic, the leader of the Fantastic Four, has not yet made their MCU debut, but a movie is currently in the works at Marvel Studios. But with WandaVision in full swing and Monica builds a mystery contact, the team can make their debut sooner rather than later.
Since being put out of the witch, Monica has been hard at work solving his riddles and helping Wanda in the midst of her crisis. Although Monica herself made some developments by discovering that Wanda rearranges matter to suit her reality, and could make SWORD fly in a drone from an era that isolated it from anachronism, she also said that she ‘ know an aerospace engineer who would be perfect for the task at hand. While the audience could not see who she contacted, Reed could be the aviation engineer.
The origins of the Fantastic Four are firmly rooted in the space race, so much so that they first developed their powers while building on an experimental rocket ship Reed to defeat the Soviets. Over time, Reed’s genius would only expand to further fields before it was established that he was the Marvel universe’s foremost expert on everything. But at the same time, he will always retain his roots as an astronaut and engineer, which is why he fits in so perfectly here.
One invention of Reed would be particularly suited to SWORD’s current crisis, as its development of unstable molecules already fits in perfectly with the discovery of Monica. With the firing of bullets at the clothes recovered from her journey inside the witch and discovering that her Kevlar vest has been transformed into a chic sitting style, the material looks striking with the almost magically unstable molecules Reed has for the costumes of the Fantastic Four found out. It is able to light flames, stretch to any extent and rearrange in whatever shape they need, it would be a seamless way to introduce them to the MCU.
Carrying such unstable molecules can even allow agents to enter the witch without fear that Wanda will reform their case, and if anyone can figure out a way to protect individuals from Wanda’s influence, it will be a genius like Reed. Since the space race is long overdue, meaning the origins of the Fantastic Four need a recharge, four explorers in a bubble where anything can happen is the exact situation. Kevin Feige and Co must finally debut Marvel’s First Family.
Written by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman, WandaVision plays Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision, Randall Park as agent Jimmy Woo, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn as Agnes. New episodes air on Disney + Friday.
