Before the release of Agatha All Along Episode 3 it’s time to recap the first two episodes and predict what could happen next. Spoilers for Agatha All Along ahead.
What Happens in ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 1? (Recap)
The first episode sees Agatha (currently under wanda’s spell as Agnes) being called in to help with an investigation surrounding a “Jane Doe” who had blunt force trauma. Agatha finds her mother’s brooch near the scene of the crime, one of many clues for Agnes to discover her true identity. This episode holds many references to Wanda Maximoff / The Scarlet Witch’s time in Multiverse of Madness starting with the black fingers found by any person corrupted by the Darkhold. There was also a mysterious book tag which read “Dialogue And Rhetoric: Known History of Learning & Debate” by an Author named Andrew Ugo. When looking for this book in the Westview Library, Agnes learns that every copy of the book was burnt.
Agnes returns to the Westview Police Department where she is met by Rio Vidal, she learns that the body was also found with soil originating from Eastern Europe, the region where Mt. Wundagore is located. After a brief disagreement between the two, Agnes tries to determine the value of the brooch at the local Jeweler, she learns that it originated from the 17th century and holds a lock of hair inside. A brief timeskip sees Agnes investigate the case further where she realizes that the mysterious book actually spells out D.A.R.K.H.O.L.D. Additionally, when the letters are rearranged Andrew Ugo actually spells Wundagore.
Agnes returns to her home where she meets Rio, they have a bit of a heart to heart before Agnes hears a strange noise upstairs. She discovers a suspicious teen rummaging through her belongings and chases him. This teen (who also goes by Teen) eventually gets hit by a car and is taken in for questioning, where Agnes discovers that there’s no information on him in the system so she goes in to interrogate him. Strange things begin to happen as she learns that her photos of the Jane Doe were actually flowers and when looking at Rio, it turns out that she was pointing to a painting all along. Teen then starts to recite a spell which is the first trigger for Agnes breaking out of Wanda’s control.
Agnes visits the morgue to check up on the body, she doesn’t see it until she begins to describe it again and the body suddenly appears with the Westview Library tag now saying “W. Maximoff”. Rio appears suddenly to tell Agatha that the witch is dead and she needs to claw her way out. Agnes breaks free from her “layers” which is represented by her various outfits in WandaVision, when she reaches her 60s look the Library Card now reveals her name as “A. Harkness”. She breaks free from her last layer and is brought back to reality, she goes outside to meet Norm who explains that she has been in Westview under the name of Agnes for three years.
When she returns home, she learns that she actually kidnapped Teen instead of bringing him in for questioning, she then wonders about Rio who bursts through her front door and begins attacking Agatha. The fight goes on for some time until Agatha bargains with Rio, asking that they don’t fight until Agatha is at her full power again. Rio agrees but warns Agatha that she will alert the Salem Seven who will arrive at sundown concluding the episode.
What Happens in ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 2? (Recap)
Agatha opens with a short rant about Rio while Teen from episode 1 tries to get Agatha to free him. He asks Agatha to take him on the Witches Road, Agatha is reluctant and warns him about the dangers however when he reveals that he broke her from Wanda’s spell she becomes a lot more agreeing to the idea. Teen reveals that he believes power is what he’s missing and wants to take the road to find it, Agatha still denies the idea until the Salem Seven is brought up. When Agatha asks Teen what his name is, a strange symbol appears on his mouth to censor him; she becomes intrigued by this spell and finally agrees to go down the road.
The two now work on assembling a coven to enter the road, starting with Lilia, a divination witch. At first Agatha gives Lilia a test by pretending to enquire about her dead husband until Lilia sees through this facade and speaks Agatha’s real truth. Lilia initially denies the request until Agatha blackmails her with the eviction notice found in front of Lilia’s shop. Lilia uses her magic to gather four names of future coven members, Lilia also being on the list. Agatha invites her to her home and the two set off for the next person on the list, Jennifer Kale. Roughly the same events happen but this time Teen blackmails Jennifer with a lawsuit that she’s currently facing then the two head off to WestView Mall for their next candidate. The duo get Alice Wu fired from her job at Hot Topic then remind her that Lorna Wu, her mother, was lost in the Witches Road. They’re unsuccessful then return home.
Teen organizes decor for the welcome party, Jennifer and Lilia arrive followed by Alice shortly after. Jennifer enquires about the green witch, Agatha doesn’t see the necessity in it, Lilia then mentions that it was a black heart (likely symbolizing Rio) but Agatha remembers Mrs. Hart and recruits her instead. Mrs. Hart, now Sharon Davis, is easily persuaded into the group after Agatha claims she’s having a party. The coven then proceed to the basement where Agatha says that they have to sing the Ballad of the Witches Road. They begin to sing, at the same time sundown has arrived and the Salem Seven are making their way to Agatha’s home, Teen notices this and tries to barricade the entrances. The ballad doesn’t work at first so Agatha is forced to anger her fellow witches in the hope that she blasts them, eventually Sharon notices the entrance to the road has appeared.
The Salem Seven attack Teen prompting him to run to the basement, he quickly enters the road and everyone follows suit. Agatha closes the entrance right before one of the Salem Seven members can attack her and the entrance disappears. The coven then arrive at the road, take off their footwear and begin their quest concluding episode 2.
My Prediction for ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 3
Episode 3 will be the start of the trials found on the Witches Road as stated by Kathryn Hahn herself in a new promo. The question now is which trial will they face exactly? With images from the third episode surfacing we can determine that Sharon Davis will be the first member of the coven to face their trial per the character poster revealed prior to the release of the series, additionally there was a bottle of wine in WandaVision episode 1, whether this is a reference to that moment is yet to be revealed though it could indicate that this trial may force Sharon to relive the moments of her being under Wanda’s control such as the dinner where she saw her husband choke.
There’s not much shown about the trial in promo videos besides Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha sharing wine with her coven and Sasheer Zamata’s Jennifer being drowned by an unknown character. It appears that this trial will be inspired by Witch Swimming, a 17th Century test where persons accused of being witches would be tied up and dunked in water. If the accused were to sink to the bottom, they were innocent whereas if an accused floated to the surface they would be found guilty.
Agatha All Along stars Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, Joe Locke as “Teen”, Aubrey Plaza as Rio Vidal, Patti LuPone as Lilia Calderu, and more. The first two episodes are now available on Disney+ with episode three arriving on September 25th at 6PM PT / 9PM ET. Find out when all episodes for Agatha All Along release and episode lengths for future episodes.
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