Marvel’s Messy Motherhood Messaging, From Best to Worst

Wanda going full witch Karen was not on our bingo card. So whereas sure, it was time to see the Scarlet Witch flip heel, it felt abruptly darkish when she went after a younger teen, desiring to homicide for her multiverse-hopping talents—after which massacred the Illuminati simply because a lady with energy merely can’t deal with it. (Not solely that, however a lady who can’t have youngsters might be pushed mad with grief and use her final powers to be damaging. Great messaging there.) Instead of—I don’t know, taking younger America Chavez below her wing in order that they may group as much as discover America’s mothers, and maybe a universe the place Billy and Tommy don’t already have a mother, Wanda’s undone as a result of from Multiverse of Madness’ standpoint, a lady can’t have each.

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