History Recap / WandaVisionEpisode3NowInColor

** The fake commercial is for Hydra Soak, a blue bubble bath that transports you to paradise, referring to the Framework in the fifth season of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'', where Phil Coulson came up with a conspiracy theory that HYDRA was using blue soap to mind control people to make them compliant.

** Agatha: [[spoiler:Inverted. She's deliberately provoking Vision's curiosity so that he'll probe into the nature of the town, forcing Wanda to use more of her power to control things.]]
** Herb: [[spoiler:Played straight. He's there to agree with Agatha so she doesn't seem crazy, but when he starts to say too much about what's going on, she hisses at him to shut up.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Vision gets to do it this time. He wants to name their son Billy, after Creator/WilliamShakespeare. Then he quotes ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'': "All the world's a stage..." [[note]]and all the men and women merely players.[[/note]]

* BlandNameProduct: As Wanda and Vision are preparing for the new baby, they buy a crib and large stuffed giraffe at "Wentworth's" (expy for ''Woolworths'').

** Dr. Neilsen remarks, "Small towns, you know. So hard to... escape." This noticeably weirds Vision out.

* ProductionForeshadowing: As mentioned above, ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' is seen on the theater marquee. ''Oz'' was directed by Creator/SamRaimi, who's set to direct the upcoming ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'', which connects directly to ''[=WandaVision=]''.

-->'''Wanda:''' I'm a twin. I had a brother. His name was Pietro.\\

** The [[ArcSymbol hexagons]] in the opening theme are blue and red. [[ComicBook/{{Wiccan}} Billy]], in the comics, has more or less the same power set as his mother, but the magic appears [[ColorCodedWizardry blue]] rather than her red. Vision appears to have SuperSpeed for the first time in this episode, which also alludes to Tommy's power set.

* OohMeAccentsSlipping: Monica's sassy black accent briefly slips when she hears the stork.

* WeirdnessCensor: Lampshaded by Vision who starts to question how the people of Westview can just ignore all the weirdness that has started occurring since Wanda and Vision moved there. Then, the trope is invoked by someone rewinding time and making him ignore the weird stuff that he started to notice.

* CreatorCameo: The paint for the nursery is by a brand called "Simser". Jeremy Simser is a storyboard artist on the series.

Having moved to the 70s, Wanda and Vision prepare for a pair of new arrivals to their home. But the reality around Westview becomes further undone as its inhabitants suggest they know more than they let on.

!!Tropes in this episode include:

** The hexagons show up again during the opening credits with pictures of Wanda and Vision forming a [[Series/TheBradyBunch Brady Bunch]] style grid out of hexagons.

* BlandNameProduct: As Wanda and Vis are preparing for the new baby, they buy a crib and large stuffed giraffe at "Wentworth's" (expy for ''Woolworths'').

** The advertisement in the middle of the episode is about a blue bath powder by HYDRA. In the ''Agents of HYDRA'' storyline in ''Series/AgentsOfShield'' which also took place in a fake reality, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejK6jOzuuyc Coulson says that HYDRA produces a blue mind-controlling soap]]. Bonus points for the woman bathing in front of a tropical backdrop, ala Tahiti. It's a magical place!
*** Additionally, the box is blue and cuboid, referencing [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger HYDRA's experiments with the Tesseract]].

** Hinting at Wanda's ''apparent'' PowerIncontinence with respect to the twins in later episodes, she's unable to [[RealityWarper make the stork disappear]].

* IncrediblyLamePun: Both Wanda and Vision make fruit-based puns within a minute of the doctor explaining fetus-sizes in terms of fruit.
-->'''Wanda:''' Well, I think this conversation is ''fruitless''.
-->'''Vision:''' I can't wait to be a proud papa-ya.
* ImmediateSequel: Despite the opening credits having a montage of Wanda and Vision having exploits in the now 70s themed Westview, Vision's dialogue reveals the events of the previous episode were just the day before.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Vis gets to do it this time. He wants to name their son Billy, after Creator/WilliamShakespeare. Then he quotes ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt'': "All the world's a stage..." [[note]]and all the men and women merely players.[[/note]]

** While discussing the baby, Vision suggests naming him Billy, after Creator/WilliamShakespeare. Vin, his son from ''ComicBook/TheVision2015'', was similarly fond of Shakespeare.

* OutGivingBirthBackInTwoMinutes: Because this show is intended to be an AffectionateParody of a 60s/70s sitcom, it avoids all the messy details that attend a real birth (blood, pooping, vomiting), but because it's going for wacky hijinks and a scared papa, it does give us a bit of ScreamingBirth.

* PrettyInMink: During Geraldine's visit, while Vis is off fetching the doctor, Wanda tries to hide her pregnancy with a long, heavy coat. Her PowerIncontinence causes it to switch from a [[VisualPun pea coat]] to a [[VisualPun rain coat]] to... a gorgeous fur coat. Wanda takes a moment to luxuriate in it before getting back to the typical sitcom freakout.
* ProductionForeshadowing: As mentioned above, ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' is seen on the theater marquee. ''Oz'' was directed by Creator/SamRaimi, who’s set to direct the upcoming ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness'', which connects directly to ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* {{Pun}}: Wanda's powers cause the pipes to break at the same time her water breaks.

* SoundtrackDissonance: Despite the episode's somewhat disturbing ending, "Daydream Believer" by Music/TheMonkees is what scores the final scene, as S.W.O.R.D agents come to a recently-ejected Geraldine's aid.
* StylisticSuck: In keeping with the episode's [[TheSeventies 70's]] aesthetic, the backdrop for all scenes taking place outside Wanda and Vision's house are very obvious matte paintings.

* VisualPun: While hiding her pregnancy from Geraldine after her water's broken, Wanda first dons a long ''pea'' coat, which her PowerIncontinence transforms into a raincoat.

** Geraldine wears a necklace that, when seen up close, is the S.W.O.R.D. emblem.

* InstantBirthJustAddWater: Subverted. We're only halfway through the episode when the pipes in ''every house in town'' burst and shower the inhabitants.
-->'''Wanda:''' Vis?\\
'''Vision:''' Yes, dear?\\
'''Wanda:''' I think my water just broke.\\
'''Vision:''' Yes, dear.

* AnachronismStew: ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful'' is on the marquee of the local movie theater... In the [=1970s=].

* WhamShot: Geraldine wears a necklace that, when seen up close, is the S.W.O.R.D. emblem.