This article contains spoilers for WandaVision episode 5.
WandaVision is just a little over halfway through and it’s already given Marvel fans one of - if not the best- surprise appearances ever seen in the MCU. That it did so in a perfect sitcom manner plays well with WandaVision’s plot, but it wasn’t always like that.
As Marvel chief Kevin Fiege has explained in the past, everything that goes on in MCU is planned several years ahead, so resurrecting Pietro Maximoff was a bit of a stretch when Aaron Taylor-John had been gunned down in Avengers: Age of Ultron. However, when Disney gifted Marvel Studios producers with the silver platter of X-Men intellectual property that came along with its acquisition of 20th Century Fox, the opportunity was simply too big to pass on.
This was something WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer touched upon during an interview with Marvel.com, as she confesses everyone loved the idea yet they were blank as to how exactly they were going to make some sense out of it. Per Schaeffer’s own take, anyone can come up with a bunch of ideas, but making them “feel organic to the larger story” is an entirely different task.
Luckily, WandaVision’s own whimsical plot presented the perfect opportunity to bring in Evan Peters, especially when the showrunner already had an idea in mind for using the classic “sitcom trope” of having a visiting family member completely change the dynamics around the house. Of course, this was aided in large part due to Evans’ fascination with the idea, as the actor always made himself available to reprise the role.
Despite Schaeffer’s excitement, fans are still completely shocked by Quicksilver’s family visit to his sister out of the blue and there’s really no telling of how long Peters is gonna stick around in Westview, or even if he’ll somehow make it into the real world. If one is to take Schaeffer’s word for it, the only requirement Feige imposed was that it all somehow makes sense in the end, which appears to be the case judging by Kat Dennings’ reaction.
There are still four episodes left until WandaVision wraps up and fans of Quicksilver's humor and antics can only hope Peters’ Pietro will at least stay the night for two more of those entries. After all, he still needs to meet his new nephews and his popsicle of a brother-in-law, Vision.
WandaVision is exclusively available on Disney Plus.
Source: Marvel.com