Every Friday at 3:00 a.m. Disney+ releases a new episode of the show “WandaVision.” The show is about two superpower beings, Wanda and Vision, who are living idealized suburban lives and begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
“Marvel Studios’ first original series for Disney+ has found a loyal audience even though new episodes debut at a really weird time. The rationale behind the midnight PT drop is global alignment around a time that works best for content to sunrise across all time zones,” a Disney (DIS) spokesperson told CNN Business.
Season one of “WandaVision” premiered on Jan. 15, 2021. The final episode of the season is scheduled to launch on March 5.
With so many Disney+ users streaming “WandaVision” at the same time, it has caused outages which, according to a CNN article, “likely speak more to the popularity of the show than to the service’s technical capabilities.”
“I love ‘WandaVision,’” said senior Hope Lecours. “Every episode has deeper hidden meanings that fans can try to decipher and Vision, in my opinion, is one of the best superheroes Marvel has put on the screen.”
“I like the attention to detail that is put into every episode and that everything they do has a reason even if it doesn’t seem like it does,” said senior Erin Rondi.
According to AP, Marvel Studios Chief Kevin Feige wouldn’t say whether ‘WandaVision,’ Marvel Studios’ first original series for Disney+, has a future after its March 5 season finale; saying “I’ve been at Marvel for too long to say a definite no or definite yes to anything.”
“I’m really hoping there’s a second season that comes out because I really like the new characters they’ve introduced and I just love the sitcom aspect of it all,” said Lecours. “It’s very unique for Marvel.”
“I hope there is a second season because there are a ton of new characters that I’d like to see more of,” said Rondi.
When “WandaVision” wraps its initial run next month on the Disney+ streaming service, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda will make her next appearance on the big-screen as a part of the “Doctor Strange” sequel.
AP reported that during a virtual panel discussion held by television critics, Feige was asked if shifting Marvel stories and characters between film and TV might end up cutting into the potential audience. Feige responded saying “I always say when the lights go down and a movie starts, it’s a clean slate – forget everything that’s come before and be able to enjoy something that’s its own self-contained story line.”
Rondi doesn’t seem to mind the crossover between Marvel series and films.
“I like it because it incorporates so many things of the Marvel universe,” said Rondi. “There are so many connections. They have so many small details that are really awesome.”
