Marvel has been breaking new ground in 2021 with their Disney Plus shows, and it's exciting to see the MCU chart that new territory and discover what does and doesn't work. WandaVision and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier were both incredibly successful, and Loki is shaping up to be just as popular. Fans have, overall, reacted quite positively to the shows so far, and have been calling for them to get multiple seasons.

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier has clearly set itself up for a second season, leaving some strings untied in the finale, but the future of WandaVision was less clear. However, in a recent interview, Elizabeth Olsen confirmed what many fans feared: WandaVision was always supposed to be a limited series and - to her knowledge - will not be receiving a second season. Some fans were upset by this, but there's an argument to be made that the show works much better as a limited series and that creating additional seasons would only weaken the initial story that the show set out to tell.

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While it would be fun to get to have multiple seasons of all of these shows and get to spend more time with the characters and their adventures, it doesn't make sense in every scenario. The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is a riff on the buddy cop genre, and so it makes sense for the show to have multiple seasons. There can be numerous story arcs and situations that the characters can be put in without compromising the premise of the show.

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WandaVision, on the other hand, though ironically it was built around the idea of a sitcom, is not a show that could go on for seasons upon seasons. The show is about a very specific time in Wanda's life, and about a very specific set of circumstances. It wouldn't make sense to carry the show on past its natural stopping point, because it's not supposed to be an ongoing saga of her life. It's meant to be a very contained story. The name alone wouldn't allow for another season, as it's a reference to the idea of television, which the show spoofed on and couldn't be replicated in other seasons because it wouldn't make sense outside of Wanda's version of Westview.

Also, Vision's status within the MCU is currently unknown - Paul Bettany is apparently not signed to any more Marvel features, and the Vision that Wanda created disappeared in the WandaVision finale (as did White Vision, whose whereabouts are still unknown). It would be difficult to create another season of WandaVision with only Wanda and no Vision. The story of WandaVision was never meant to be dragged out for multiple seasons because it's a story that centers on one particular event, sort of like an extremely long movie (which, in fairness, is exactly what Marvel claims they want to achieve with their Disney Plus shows). While The Falcon and The Winter Soldier also felt like a long movie, the premise of the show is less specific to a situation and is instead built around the relationship between two characters, which could be put into any situation.

In this way, not every MCU Disney Plus show is going to be the same. Some are going to be very specific limited series that only need one season to tell their story, while others could be open for multiple seasons and follow the characters through various events. It's all dependent on what the show sets out to do from the start, and what framework they fall into. It's understandable that fans would want to see more from certain characters that they liked in their respective shows, but in some cases, it would really undercut the story to drag it out for longer than it needs.

It remains to be seen which of these categories Loki will fall into. It seems likely that it could fall into the WandaVision camp, where it will simply be a limited series with one season. A lot of this is dependent on how the show ends, and whether or not it will bring Loki back into the MCU, but either way it seems that it might be a show about a very specific situation in Loki's life, and is not meant to be something that is ongoing. Of course, anything is possible, especially in regards to the God of Mischief, so there's still a chance that Marvel plans to make this series an ongoing one. There are also many other MCU Disney Plus shows in the pipeline, and some of those (such as Ms. Marvel or She-Hulk) could very well be given many seasons.

A certain Marvel character only having a show with one season doesn't necessarily mean that the character's story is over, mostly because they will likely still play a big role in the films. While it's nice to get to see fan-favorite characters in new environments, and be allowed a lot more time to spend with them and their stories, multiple seasons may just not be right for every show. WandaVision was magical because of the unique concept and the specific way in which the story unfolded. Trying to capture that magic again, or drag that specific story out past its natural stopping point, might end up tainting how special that one season really was.

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