I just finished episode 3 of WandaVision and while I like the show overall, I'm starting to see the seams in the show It is trying to walk a very fine tightrope, balancing funny sitcoms and superhero mystery stories And it doesn't always work

Fortunately, WandaVision always pulls itself out in time Let's dive into episode 3 and see what worked and what the end of the episode means for the future

Spoiler alert, of course, for story points and possible spoilers based on online speculation and leaks in the third episode of WandaVision

So the major topic of this week's episode is super-speed pregnancy Revealed at the very end of episode 2, Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are having a baby, and things begin to escalate from the moment episode 3 begins

And this time, Brady Vision makes an appearance Yes, from the iconic Brady Bunch house staircase to the design of the opening credits, Westview has clearly evolved And it is clear that Wanda herself is to blame

Wanda's power to alter reality was on full display at the end of the second episode, when she distorted reality, adding color and perhaps her own unexplained pregnancy Yes, I am saying: humans and synthozoids cannot procreate and I do not want to hear from any doctor about when a man loves a woman

And I should have expected this to all take place in one episode, since Wanda's pregnancy was shown so quickly after it was discovered Before we know it, the doctor is coming to check how far Wanda has grown Then, in a scene typical of "Bewitched," Wanda uses her powers to paint the nursery and assemble a crib

Of course, Wanda's having a twin reminds her of her own past, thereby giving a clue as to why this is happening Wanda's mention of her twin brother Pietro gives her neighbor Geraldine (Teyonah Parris) a chance to show that she knows more than she is willing to admit

This suggests what we have already surmised: Geraldine is actually Monica Rambo Wanda then notices that Geraldine/Monica is wearing a necklace with the SWORD emblem that Wanda previously saw on the beekeeper's uniform and on the toy helicopter This is reason enough to believe that Monica was sent to a retro reality for a mission

The situation comedy element of WandaVision is fun, but not always a hit When Paul Bettany gets a chance to show off his comedic chops, the series picks up steam, but you can see the pattern visually: 23 minutes of situation comedy, with a mysterious plot that unfolds at the end, rinses, whisks, and repeats

Those who know Scarlett Witch and Vision from the comics will be pleased to see that Wanda is pregnant not only with young Tommy but also William In the comics, these characters actually existed: William grew up to be a Wiccan (with powers similar to Scarlet Witch's) and Thomas is super fast, like Wanda's late brother Quicksilver

We continue to see what tug-of-war there is over this reality in which Wanda lives And remember: Vision is not with her Vision died in Avengers: Infinity War

While Wanda was essentially able to rewind time after saying "no" in Episode 2, the odd and similar moment of conversation between Wanda and Vision in Episode 3 seemed to be controlled by someone else Was this the outside hand that was watching the monitor at the end of Episode 1? We don't know that

What we do know, however, is that Wanda can kick people out of Westview No, not kick them out, but kick them out of that reality When she asked Geraldine to leave, Monica went through a kind of rift in reality and landed outside the actual Westview

Several modern cars crowd around Monica, and the fact that this scene is shown in ultra-wide aspect ratio leads us to believe that Monica has returned to our modern moment These cars, one might guess, are driven by other SWORD agents; has FBI agent Jimmy Wu (Randall Park) been transferred to SWORD?

This is the most likely theory Wanda after "The Avengers": it is believed that Wanda was still mourning the loss of Vision after "Avengers/Endgame" No one knows what happened afterwards, but it is possible that her grief led her to bend reality as a coping mechanism

The family-building sitcom aspect of Wanda Vision highlights the possibility that Wanda is trying to build a life she has only seen on television, a life she never lived herself

Nevertheless, it is also possible that she is there under duress Recall the mysterious radio transmission in episode 2" Who is doing this to you, Wanda?" a voice was heard saying, "SWORD may be trying to free Wanda from someone else's clutches

And one last thing Why were Agnes (Kathryn Hahn) and Herb (David Payton) willing to cut into the wall and divulge the truth about Westview? They seemed to be against SWORD as they tried to discredit Geraldine by saying she was homeless

These are the questions we continue to channel again