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6	->'''Wanda:''' Vision, this is our home.\
7	'''Vision:''' Then let's fight for it.
8
9	The events of ''Series/WandaVision'' come to a head, and the destinies of all who took part are determined.
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12	!!Tropes:
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14	* AdvancingWallOfDoom: As far as Vision and the twins are concerned, the Hex barrier is a ''retreating'' wall of doom. There are several shots of it gradually retreating towards Wanda's house, glowing an ominous red as it does so.
15	* AintTooProudToBeg:
16	** Ralph goes from arrogant power guy to immediately begging for his life when Monica's new powers let her recognize his puka shell necklace as the device giving him SuperSpeed and snatches it.
17	** Agatha is also willing to beg when Wanda says she's going to trap her in her role as Agnes.
18	* AllForNothing: Zigzagged. Much of the episode involves characters trying to keep Billy, Tommy and Hex Vision alive, only for Wanda to end the spell and wipe them from existence. However, whereas all the other losses she suffered were sudden and violent, here she finally gets to say [[ActionFilmQuietDramaScene a quiet goodbye on her own terms]], which is implied to give her some amount of closure. The AmbiguousEnding also implies that Billy and Tommy's consciousnesses may still be out there somehow.
19	* AmbiguousSituation:
20	** Tommy and Billy's existence is seemingly tied to the Hex, and they are assumed to have vanished along with Vision when Wanda removes it... but in the post-credits scene, Wanda hears their voices crying out to her while studying the Darkhold, implying that their situation might be a bit more complicated.
21	** The last we see of White Vision, he has just had his memories restored by Hex Vision, and declares, "I am Vision" before taking off. Does he intend to continue living the original Vision's life of heroism, or does he intend to carry out his original directive by destroying himself?
22	* AndIMustScream: Wanda's punishment for Agatha involves seemingly permanently overwriting her personality into the "Nosy Neighbor" Agnes while Agatha can do nothing from the inside, forcing her to stay in Westview and rendering her harmless.
23	* AngstNuke: Wanda loses control of her powers and accidentally strangles the townsfolk with her magic when they surround her after Agatha frees them from Wanda's control.
24	* AstralProjection: In the post-credit scene, Wanda reads the Darkhold with her Astral Form while her physical form is sitting on the porch enjoying a cup of tea.
25	* AsYouKnow: Hex Vision and White Vision discuss the TheseusShipParadox, first confirming that they know what it is, then describing it in detail before actually applying the concept to themselves. It sounds like two scholars debating, so it is useful to make sure that they're on the same page before moving on to the debate itself.
26	* AwesomenessByAnalysis: During her battle with Agatha, Wanda utilizes her magic in ways she never presented before -- but in ways that ''Agatha'' had during their battle. Wanda even mockingly poses like Agatha before teleporting for the first time, and beats the dark witch with the same AntiMagic and ManaDrain tricks that Agatha had used on her.
27	* BeamOWar: Hex Vision and White Vision fire their respective forehead beams at each other a couple times. Hex Vision loses one of them and crashes.
28	* BigBrotherInstinct: As Agatha holds the twins hostage with magical ropes around their throats, Tommy (who is the older twin by a couple of minutes) shouts for her to let them go, and adds, "Let go of my brother!"
29	* BigDamnHeroes:
30	** Hex Vision comes in right when White Vision was about to crush Wanda's head. Had he not done that, Hayward would have gotten away with premeditated murder.
31	** When [[WouldHurtAChild Hayward tries gunning down Tommy and Billy]], Monica uses her adjustable density powers [[TakingTheBullet to stop the bullets]], and when Billy uses his powers to stop his last round, Hayward climbs into a [=HUMVEE=] with the intent of running over Monica and the boys as he makes his escape.
32	** Darcy only has a cameo in this episode, but she makes it count by driving the funnel cake van into Hayward's car and keeping him from escaping.
33	--->'''Darcy:''' Have fun in prison!
34	* BittersweetEnding: Wanda finally lets go of her pain and undoes the Hex, setting the townspeople free. Hayward is stopped and arrested for his crimes, Monica is on her way to becoming a superhero, and Agatha is turned into Agnes by Wanda so that she can never hurt anyone ever again. However, Wanda has to say goodbye to Vision and her family -- possibly forever -- and it's made clear that no matter the circumstances, the people of Westview still hate Wanda for what she did to them, and she has to go into hiding from the world. Also, the White Vision's memory is restored but then he flies out of Westview, with no clues as to his location.
35	* {{Bookends}}: The Hex was created by a grief-stricken Wanda standing in the foundations of the property Vision had bought for them, and it ends with a healed Wanda standing in the same spot.
36	* BulletDodgesYou: Billy stops a bullet that is fired at him with his powers.
37	* CallBack:
38	** Wanda unnaturally speeds up her movements and puts Agatha into a nightmarish illusion built on her traumatic memories, much like what she did during her [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron first encounter]] with the Avengers.
39	** Woo escapes from his handcuffs using some sleight-of-hand and uses "Illusion's" CatchPhrase "Flourish!" from the second episode.
40	** The magic tome in Agatha's possession is revealed to be the ''[[TomeOfEldritchLore Darkhold]]'', which first appeared in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' -- although it's currently taken on a different appearance.
41	** Sarah Proctor's pleadings confirm [[Recap/WandaVisionEpisode6AllNewHalloweenSpooktacular Fietro's speculation]] that all the children are confined to their rooms and not interacting with anyone else in town.
42	** Wanda panics as [[HeelRealization she realizes what she's been doing to the townspeople]], and her powers unintentionally begin causing them to choke, the way "Mr. Hart" began to choke in the first episode when his questioning made Wanda panic.
43	* CarFu:
44	** Wanda attempts to take Agatha out early on by telekinetically hurling a car at her.
45	** Darcy also takes Hayward out of the action by ramming her stolen food truck into the side of his vehicle, pinning him to another parked car and leaving him trapped for the authorities to find later.
46	* ChekhovsClassroom: Agatha's runes are used against her when Wanda etches them into the walls of the Hex. Wanda lampshades this by thanking Agatha for the lesson.
47	* ChekhovsGag: "Fietro" is revealed to really be a Westview resident named Ralph Bohner... as in the unseen husband Ralph that Agatha previously mentioned in her role as Agnes.
48	* ChekhovsGun:
49	** Darcy's dessert truck shows that it still is the armored personnel carrier it was originally when it is used to effectively box Hayward in his vehicle, which also references the fact (set up earlier with Monica's bulletproof vest remaining bulletproof when transmogrified into period clothes) that things changed by the hex retain their original properties.
50	** The fight between Wanda and Agnes gives another gun that's fired in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', namely that a spell can't be altered once cast.
51	* ChekhovsSkill:
52	** Jimmy has been studying stage magic, which he showed off earlier in the series by doing a card trick. In this episode we see that he also learned how to pick handcuffs and steal other people's phones.
53	** While Hex Vision in various episodes is shown to have the ability to bring out suppressed personalities from within the Hex, it is here that it comes to use when he uses it on White Vision to bring back all of the memories he had as the original Vision.
54	* TheChosenOne: Agatha reveals to Wanda that her coming was foretold in [[SpellBook the Darkhold]], which states that her destiny is to [[ApocalypseMaiden destroy the world]].
55	* ContinuityNod:
56	** White Vision's modulated voice makes him sound very similar to one of his "dads", [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron]].
57	** Wanda's [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar still fond]] of blindsiding opponents with telekinetically [[CarFu thrown cars.]]
58	** Once again, Vision [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar puts someone in a headlock]], only this time, his opponent phases through him to escape instead of Vision phasing through them. Earlier, his opponent tried to [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar yank out the Mind Stone from his forehead]], but Vision phased through him to escape as well.
59	** When we first see Wanda in the Scarlet Witch outfit, she's in the exact same pose as in the vision shown to her by the Mind Stone in the previous episode.
60	** Agatha tells Wanda that, according to the Darkhold, the Scarlet Witch is more powerful than the [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 Sorcerer Supreme]].
61	** The cabin in the wilderness where Wanda settles looks very much like the one where [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 Bruce Banner settled to work on his "anger issues."]]
62	** After exiling herself to a mountainous lake area, Wanda is shown using an AstralProjection to gain knowledge from the Darkhold. Unlike Strange, however, Wanda has enough power to use it while still consciously walking about and doing things.
63	* CruelMercy: After stripping Agatha of her powers, instead of killing her, Wanda turns her back into her character of "Agnes, the Nosy Neighbor", with her being fully aware of what's happening and being trapped in her own body, along with no longer having a house to live in. Just before she gets warped, Agatha almost begs for Wanda to kill her instead. The only sliver of hope for her is that Wanda tells her that she ''might'' wake her up if she needs her advice in the future.
64	* DeathGlare: When Wanda walks back into the main area of Westview after dispersing the Hex, ''every single citizen'' can be seen coldly staring at her as she walks by. Monica notes that the town doesn't remember what she did to save them, and justifiably aren't in a forgiving mood.
65	* DeathIsCheap: Lampshaded just before Hex Vision disappears: he mentions how many times he's died and come back to life already, and suggests that the same thing will happen again.
66	* DeathOfPersonality: Averted. Bruce Banner's assumption in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' that Vision could still live without the Mind Stone is revealed to be correct in the case of White Vision, who isn't powered directly by the Mind Stone but by Wanda's chaos magic, and still has all of his memories, albeit little to no emotion associated with them, but they're still there, and he is able to survive in the real world.
67	* DeflectorShields: When Agatha fires a spell at Wanda, Vision and the twins, she creates a hemispherical, red magical shield around them to protect her family. That's probably what Agatha was expecting, though, as she immediately starts draining Wanda's magic.
68	* DramaticIrony: Wanda has to let Vision die a ''third'' time, but doesn't seem to be aware that the original version of him now has his memories back and is out somewhere in the world.
69	* EasilyForgiven: Played straight with Monica, who doesn't hold ill will towards an apologetic Wanda for her hostility and brainwashing in the Hex, as she has always related to her regarding being powered by grief. Averted with the rest of the townsfolk, however, who give her cold {{Death Glare}}s as she walks by after removing the Hex. It's unstated how the government feels about Wanda. They should want to have words with her about kidnapping and torturing a few thousand people for roughly a week.
70	* EndOfSeriesAwareness: PlayedForDrama in-universe. The Hex ends with the "extras" getting their brainwashing undone, begging Wanda to end it already. Agatha outright tells Wanda that her family will live as long as the sitcom world does, and Wanda is conflicted as to let it continue at the expense of everyone's freedom or let it go. When she undoes it for real, the last scene is set at night, and Wanda and Vision spend their last moments in the Hex tucking in the twins, telling them "[[Recap/WandaVisionEpisode5OnAVerySpecialEpisode family is forever]]" and thanking them for being their sons, and saying their goodbyes to each other in the living room.
71	* EnemyRisingBehind: While Wanda is telling Billy and Tommy to go to their rooms in the beginning, Agatha can be seen rising up behind them in the background like a slasher villain after getting knocked down by Wanda.
72	* EngineeredPublicConfession: Subverted. Before Hayward tells Jimmy his true intentions, we see Jimmy pick up a cell phone, implying that he is recording the conversation. In reality, he just picked it up to call the FBI to arrest Hayward within an hour, and we never see any proof that Jimmy recorded what Hayward said.
73	* EveryCarIsAPinto: When White Vision is about to crush Wanda's head, Hex Vision tackles him away from her and throws him into a propane tank on the back of a Winnebago, which causes the entire RV to explode.
74	* ExactlyWhatIAimedAt: Wanda's missed blasts when dueling with Agatha above Westview turn out to have been carving runes into the walls of the Hex itself. Wanda purposely "misses" Agatha seven times: one for each wall, and one for the "roof" of The Hex.
75	* ExactWords: White Vision's directive is to "destroy the Vision". Hex Vision manages to get him to stand down by invoking the TheseusShipParadox and arguing that he is not the ''true'' Vision.
76	* FaceDeathWithDignity: Wanda's Vision calmly waits with Wanda for the Hex to vanish, knowing that he will go with it.
77	* FingerPokeOfDoom: "Fietro" keeps Monica from leaving his man cave attic by giving her a super-speed poke to the chest that launches her across the room.
78	* {{Fingore}}: Agatha's fingers are all thoroughly blackened; something about unveiling her magic has done... something. Likewise, when Agatha drains some of Wanda's power, it leaves one of Wanda's hands withered.
79	* FiveStagesOfGrief: Wanda finally accepts Vision's death, takes responsibility for her actions, and apologizes to Monica for not believing her.
80	* FragileSpeedster: Fake Pietro may have been given Quicksilver's powers by Agatha, but he's definitely not a trained fighter. Him going up against trained soldier and federal agent Monica when she's ready for his speed this time results in him being flipped over her shoulder and pinned to the floor in a second.
81	* FreezeFrameBonus: When the Hex is glitching through different time periods, you can briefly see a billboard turn into an advertisement for [[Recap/WandaVisionEpisode3NowInColor Hydra Soak]].
82	* GenreSavvy: When they are all released from Wanda's control, Dottie/Sarah is the only one of the Westview residents who uses knowledge of InUniverse sitcom tropes while pleading with her, pitching storylines that would allow Sarah's daughter to come out of her room and be together with her.
83	* GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion:
84	** Sometime around June 2021, the post-credits scene was edited to include more trees.
85	** A editing mistake made is seem like a shadow was watching Wanda which people thought was Doctor Strange but this is incorrect.
86	* GorgeousGarmentGeneration: Embracing her identity as the Scarlet Witch (and nullifying Agatha's magic) allows Wanda to conjure up a more armored, modernised version of her comics costume. [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack It has more muted colors]] and comes complete with a hood and a headpiece, the latter of which initially manifests like Evanora's crown in the previous episode. Wanda commits to this outfit as she flees Westview.
87	* GrandFinale: It's the final episode of ''[=WandaVision=]''; [[MeaningfulName the episode title says so]].
88	* HeelRealization: Up until now, Wanda genuinely believed that she was giving the residents of Westview an idyllic life. In her mind, she was keeping them safe and granting them peace. It's not until all of her victims outright tell Wanda about the mental torture they've endured that she realizes how much damage she's actually done.
89	* HehHehYouSaidX: When Monica tries to explain to "Pietro" that his name is really Ralph Bohner, [[ManChild he chuckles]] and quietly repeats "Bohner".
90	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Wanda and Monica acknowledge that the former's bad rep is probably going to continue, at least in Westview, as the residents there will likely never forgive her for what she put them through or understand her reasoning and what she sacrificed for them.
91	* IcyBlueEyes: Cataract Vision has them, which fade to a friendlier, neutral color when Hex Vision unlocks his memories.
92	* ILied: Agatha promises that if Wanda hands over all her power, she will fix the flaws in Wanda's spell to remove the SadisticChoice between her family and Westview. After Agatha thinks she's absorbed all the power, she admits to Wanda that a spell can't actually be fixed once it's been cast. Fortunately, [[ISurrenderSuckers Wanda knew enough not to trust her]].
93	* ImmuneToBullets: When Monica steps in front of Tommy and Billy to protect them from being shot at, the bullets pass through her, and she absorbs their kinetic energy.
94	* ImprovisedLockpick: Jimmy Woo uses a safety pin to open the handcuffs that Hayward had put on him.
95	* InstantCostumeChange: Wanda gains the ability to switch instantly between her civilian clothes and her Scarlet Witch costume.
96	* {{Irony}}:
97	** Hayward claimed in Episode 4 that Wanda had broken the Sokovia Accords and defiled Vision's will. Here, he ends up being arrested because that's what ''he'' did.
98	** Agatha was the only resident in Westview not under the influence of a sitcom persona. Now she's the only one under her sitcom persona (Agnes) while everyone else is free.
99	* IShallTauntYou: Agatha's fighting style, more or less. Since her specialty is to ManaDrain any witches who attack her, she openly provokes Wanda as much as possible in order to siphon the Scarlet Witch's magical blasts. When outright confrontation fails to get the desired effect, she demonstrates how dangerous Wanda's powers have become (while offering to fix Wanda's mistakes) so the latter will ''beg'' her to take them.
100	* ISurrenderSuckers: Wanda pretends to agree to turn her power over to Agatha and begins blasting the older witch with them. However, she was also casting runes while doing so, nullifying Agatha's magic and turning the tables on her.
101	* JustBetweenYouAndMe: Hayward tells Jimmy, an FBI agent, his entire EvilPlan to kill Wanda and blame her for reanimating Vision's corpse.
102	* LogicBomb: White Vision's mission is to "destroy the Vision". Westview Vision uses the TheseusShipParadox to convince White Vision that ''he'' is actually the real Vision.
103	* MagicalAccessory: Agatha is revealed to be controlling Ralph via an enchanted necklace, the same one's he's worn in all of his scenes.
104	* MamaBear: Wanda gets fiercely protective of her sons when Agatha threatens them and commands them to go inside so they'll be out of harm's way, and part of the reason she aborts her first attempt to take down the Hex is because she sees Tommy and Billy in pain from its disintegration.
105	* ManaDrain: Agatha's goal for Wanda, to absorb all her powers. Wanda turns the tables on Agatha and drains her instead.
106	* MeleeATrois: The Wanda-Vision Family and Monica vs. Agatha vs. S.W.O.R.D. and White Vision. More specifically, while it's mostly Wanda vs. Agatha and Tommy, Billy, and Monica vs. S.W.O.R.D., Agatha does at one point attack some of the S.W.O.R.D. agents and Wanda pulls a SaveTheVillain to stop them from being harmed. All the while, the two Visions are having their own fight off to the side.
107	* MercyKill: "Mrs. Hart" begs Wanda to kill her instead of leaving her in her current state. [[SubvertedTrope However]], Wanda does not oblige, instead eventually choosing to free her along with the rest of Westview.
108	* MirrorMatch: The two Visions fight for much of the episode, which eventually becomes an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight.
109	* TheMissusAndTheEx: Agatha describes the encounter between the two Visions as an awkward encounter between Wanda's ex and her current man.
110	* MusicalNod: The first few notes of ''Film/{{Doctor Strange\|2016}}''[='s=] {{Leitmotif}}, slowed down and more ominous, can be heard when Wanda studies the Darkhold with her Astral Form, hinting at her appearance in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness''.
111	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Wanda's reaction when the people of Westview make it clear what being her puppets all the time feels like, and that her "protection" has been driving them insane. She holds it back at first, denying having hurt them... until she realizes she is strangling them and Agatha outright calls her out on torturing them.
112	* MythologyGag:
113	** When Tommy takes the S.W.O.R.D. agents' guns, he also takes the opportunity to steal an agent's hat and goggles, making him look very similar to his speedster uncle from [[Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast another universe.]]
114	** Wanda's new costume mixes elements of her 1990s and 2000s uniforms.
115	** The conversation between the two Visions about the TheseusShipParadox is similar to a scene in ''ComicBook/{{The Avengers\|MarkWaid}}'' Issue #6.
116	** Vision shedding a single tear at the end of the episode recalls [[http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XsLURyJDO7M/Uyi_40mTOEI/AAAAAAAAD2k/7W5ROWcLi8s/s1600/Avengers+58+px20.JPG a similar panel from the comics]], one of his most iconic appearances in ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' Issue #58, an issue titled "Even an Android Can Cry".
117	** When Vision and the boys begin to disintegrate the first time Wanda tries taking down the Hex, the effect looks similar to the way Wanda made and unmade reality in ''ComicBook/HouseOfM''.
118	** Wanda delving into the ''Darkhold'' as a means of learning to control her powers ties into her comic-book origins, where her Chaos Magic comes from Chthon, the [[EldritchAbomination dark god]] that orchestrated the ''Darkhold''[='=]s creation.
119	* NeverTrustATrailer: The scene showing Wanda and Vision staring out the window together had the red reflected glow of the Hex edited out.
120	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Had Agatha not explained the technique of locking down other magic users by using runes within a defined space, Wanda probably would not have known that she could use that trick herself. Wanda thanks Agatha for the lesson after putting it to use. Agatha briefly seems to acknowledge how much of a mistake that was.
121	* NoSell: Agatha plays along for a bit, but Wanda's MindRape trick doesn't work on her.
122	* NosyNeighbor: Invoked. Wanda turns Agatha into "Agnes", the nosy neighbor alias she took up in the Hex, and keeps her in Westview to continue acting like one. She even says the words "nosy neighbor" while doing so.
123	* NotHelpingYourCase: Wanda gets overwhelmed by everyone confronting her, and her powers decide to do another AngstNuke, choking everyone and further convincing them that she's an unsympathetic monster.
124	* NotSoDifferentRemark: When Wanda asks Monica why she, alone among her victims, doesn't hate her, Monica replies that if she had Wanda's power, she would have done the same thing to revive her mother.
125	* OhCrap:
126	** Wanda's reaction to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realizing what she has been doing to Westview]] is panic.
127	** Agatha's response to being disabled, and then having the power she absorbed from Wanda forcibly removed.
128	--->'''Agatha:''' You don't know what you've done...
129	* PastLifeMemories: Played with. Since synthezoids are [[OrganicTechnology partially organic]], their memory can't simply be wiped like a hard-drive, only suppressed as in a human brain. Hex Vision uses this to unlock the memories of White Vision's original life up to his previous death.
130	* PillarOfLight: When Wanda first tries to remove the Hex, she releases a red beam of magic towards the sky.
131	* PivotalWakeup: At the beginning, after being blasted by Wanda, Agatha rises up straight to her feet behind the twins. Not unexpected, as she can fly.
132	* PsychicStrangle: When the people of Westview confront Wanda after they're released from her mind control, she panics and accidentally starts strangling them with her powers. She lets them go (from both the strangle and the Hex) when she realizes what she was doing, however.
133	* PsychoactivePowers: As Wanda becomes emotionally overwhelmed by her HeelRealization, her powers reach out on their own and begin choking the townspeople who are causing her to panic. It's implied that this, along with her discovery that the Hex was also created without her conscious intent, is what drives her to SelfImposedExile until she can learn to control her powers.
134	* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Ralph "pokes" Monica across the room when she tries to escape captivity.
135	* PutOnABus:
136	** White Vision flies away and disappears after Hex Vision unlocks his memories.
137	** Darcy only makes a brief appearance when she slams the stolen ice cream van into Hayward's vehicle to prevent him from escaping and then disappears from the rest of the episode. Monica explains that she left because, in her words, "debriefings are for the weak".
138	* PutOnAPrisonBus: Hayward is arrested by the FBI for the various crimes he committed over the course of the series, including the attempted assassination of Wanda.
139	* QuizzicalTilt: After Hex Vision restores White Vision's memories, the former tilts his head, curious over whether it worked or not... and White Vision does the same thing, revealing they are now sharing quirks.
140	* RegainedMemoriesSequence: As Hex Vision unlocks White Vision's repressed data, a brief montage of Vision's memories plays, using footage from ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.
141	* TheReveal: Fake Pietro's real identity is Ralph, Agatha's previously unseen husband.
142	* RevealShot: As Agatha discovers with shock that she no longer has her powers, she stares at Wanda {{Power Float\|s}}ing... who drifts slightly, just as the clouds part, enough for the camera to catch one of the runes she had carved into the wall of the Hex itself.
143	* RunicMagic: Wanda creates a space where only she can use magic by etching runes into the Hex, which Agatha accidentally taught her.
144	* SadisticChoice: Wanda is forced to choose between keeping her family alive in the Hex and breaking the Hex to free the people of Westview. Initially she can't let go of Vision and the boys, but eventually realizes she has to.
145	* SaveTheVillain: Wanda makes a point of saving some S.W.O.R.D. agents when Agatha starts attacking them too, despite that said agents were trying to kill her under Hayward's orders.
146	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Hayward tries to escape Westview as he realizes he's outmatched against Monica and Wanda's kids. He fails when Darcy crashes her van into his vehicle and traps him inside.
147	* SelfImposedExile: At the end, Wanda goes into isolation in a remote cabin, where she can learn to control her powers without the risk of hurting more innocent bystanders.
148	* SequelHook:
149	** White Vision, having realized that he's the real Vision and unlocked his past life's memories, stops fighting Westview Vision and leaves, with no indication of what he plans to do next.
150	** On a related note, the final exchange between Wanda and Hex Vision:
151	--->'''Vision:''' We have said goodbye before, so it stands to reason...\
152	'''Wanda:''' We'll say hello again.
153	** Agatha says that Wanda becoming the Scarlet Witch has unleashed something, but doesn't elaborate on what is coming.
154	** Agatha is trapped in Westview as "Agnes" at the end of the episode, and Wanda mentions that if she needs anything from Agatha, she knows where to find her.
155	** In the mid-credits scene, Monica is brought into a theater by a [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome Skrull who says she was sent by a friend of Maria's in space]], alluding to her involvement in ''The Marvels'', while possibly also setting up the ''Secret Invasion'' series.
156	** In the post-credits scene, Wanda is shown to have gone into hiding to study the Darkhold using an astral projection of herself. An echo of her children's voices can be heard calling out to her (which causes her powers to flare up) before the show ends.
157	** Ralph's fate is unknown after Monica removes the necklace controlling him, leaving it ambiguous as to what happened to him after the Hex went down and if his powers were real.
158	* ShapeshifterSwanSong: On an environmental level. As the Hex around Westview recedes and collapses, the environment briefly flashes through the various time periods it had taken on the appearance of over the course of the series before returning to its normal form.
159	* SharedDream: The people of Westview weren't just under Wanda's MindControl, she unwittingly shared her nightmares with them too. Thus, she was unwittingly poisoning them with her grief. According to Agatha, this is a novice mistake that someone who knew what they were doing could avoid.
160	* ShoutOut:
161	** Multiple to ''Franchise/LandOfOz'' and its adaptations.
162	*** During their fight, Wanda throws a car at Agatha, causing her to crash into a nearby house. She approaches to see only Agatha's boots sticking out from the rubble, which appears similar to the way the Wicked Witch of the East dies in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
163	*** Once again, the movie theater's marquee briefly shows that it's playing ''Film/OzTheGreatAndPowerful''.
164	** Another film gets a ShoutOut in the "real" cinema marquee once the Hex is removed and the real titles are restored: apparently ''[[Film/BladeRunner Tannhäuser Gate]]'' is playing.
165	** The poses that Wanda, Vision, and the kids take when they get surrounded by the army is a clear nod to ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1''.
166	** White Vision emerging from the flames of the RV [[ImplacableMan unscathed]] calls to mind another [[Film/TheTerminator unstoppable synthetic killing machine.]]
167	** Multiple in the scenes set in Ralph's man cave:
168	*** Ralph asks Monica if she is a fan of Creator/StevenSeagal.
169	*** You can see that Ralph owns an Platform/Xbox360, with a controller visible in a few shots.
170	*** In the back of his room, he has a poster for [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball the New York Yankees]] as well as two posters of Chris Davis from the Baltimore Orioles.
171	*** He also has a poster of Taron Johnson from the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Buffalo Bills]].
172	*** The name "Bohner" is a reference to ''Series/GrowingPains'', [[invoked]] [[WordOfGod according to Matt Shakman]] (who had worked on said sitcom).
173	* SickeningCrunch: When White Vision puts his hands on the sides of Wanda's head and presses down, a crunching sound is heard.
174	* SingleTear: Vision sheds a tear when he and Wanda say goodbye while Wanda dissolves the Hex, thus dissolving him as well.
175	* TheStinger: Two, both tying into the next ''MCU'' films, namely ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' and ''Film/{{The Marvels\|2023}}''.
176	** The mid-credit scene shows Monica being led into the cinema by an FBI agent who reveals herself to be a Skrull and informs Monica that a friend of her mother sent her and "he" (Nick Fury) wants to meet her up in space.
177	** The post-credit scene shows Wanda living in a remote cabin in the mountains and studying the Darkhold.
178	* StockSitcomGrandFinale: Played for Drama. While the ShowWithinAShow had been long over by the point of the finale, there are still elements of the sitcom in the meta-narrative; [[TrashTheSet Trashing the Set]] occurs all over the final battle, most of the citizens who played extras came BackForTheFinale (to ask Wanda to stop brainwashing them), she and Vision tuck in their children with dialogue that seems fitting for both their impending demise and bedtime, and in the last moments of the Hex, Wanda takes a walk around her house and her most iconic "set" (the living room) and turns off the lights. However, it's bittersweetly played with in that Vision keeps the lights ''on'' and faces the end with her instead of letting her suffer alone. The real ending evokes one more sitcom trope -- Wanda moves out of Westview, takes one last wistful look behind her, and flies off before it cuts to credits.
179	* StupidSacrifice: Subverted. Monica takes several bullets from Hayward to protect Tommy and Billy, even though Tommy has SuperSpeed and Billy has telekinesis, meaning they could have easily evaded it themselves. Assuming, of course, they saw the bullets coming in time. Fortunately, she discovers in the process that absorbing bullets is one of her own new powers, and survives.
180	* SuperFamilyTeam: Wanda, Vision, Billy and Tommy in the final battle. They pose together as they are surrounded by various enemies before splitting up to fight in their own battles.
181	-->'''Vision:''' Listen, boys, your mother and I never really prepared you for this... \
182	'''Wanda:''' ...But you were born for it.
183	* TakingTheBullet: Monica steps in front of Tommy and Billy when Hayward shoots at them. Fortunately, she remains unharmed thanks to her powers (the bullets not only pass through her, but she absorbs their kinetic energy).
184	* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Hex Vision talks his way out of his fight with White Vision by logically questioning the basis of the latter's directive and the nature of their existences. He manages to restore the original Vision's memory inside of White Vision, who simply leaves.
185	* TheseusShipParadox: White Vision is programmed to destroy "Vision". Hex Vision brings up the paradox to White Vision to get them to stop fighting by making him realize that ''he'' is Vision.
186	* ThreePointLanding:
187	** Wanda does one when her Hex Vision tackles White Vision off of her.
188	** Shortly after, as Hex Vision and White Vision are fighting in the air, at one point they both slam into the ground, causing a crater. Once the dirt fall back, we see Hex Vision in the iconic superhero landing pose.
189	* UnfortunateNames: "Fake Pietro"'s real name is Ralph Bohner. Ralph reacts with HehHehYouSaidX when Monica repeats his last name in disbelief.
190	* TheUnReveal: After mentioning an "aerospace engineer" in multiple episodes whose name was very carefully never given, setting up all manner of fan theories about a cameo by various canon characters showing up, we never do find out the engineer's identity.
191	* UnskilledButStrong: Agatha essentially says that Wanda has all the power she could ever possibly need; she just doesn't know how to use it.
192	* VaguenessIsComing: When Wanda fully embraces her role as the Scarlet Witch, Agatha appears taken aback, and insists that she has no idea what she's unleashed by doing so. Agatha also tries to bargain her way out of being killed by insisting that Wanda needs her for whatever's coming.
193	* VillainBall: Hayward gets out of his car to shoot Billy and Tommy. There is no tactical reason for him to do this, and his hasty retreat gives Darcy an opening to pin him with a truck. One can only assume that he is irrational from Wanda's kids pulling the same trick on him that she herself did earlier.
194	* VillainHasAPoint: When Wanda begins to accidentally [[PsychicStrangle strangle]] the Westview citizens, Agatha tells her that a hero doesn't torture people. Saying so gets Wanda to [[HeelRealization realize what she has been doing]] and let them leave.
195	* VillainousBreakdown: Agatha breaks down, first when Wanda [[RunicMagic disables her magic]], then far more when it becomes clear [[CruelMercy what Wanda has in store for her]].
196	-->'''Agatha:''' ... [[LittleNo No.]] [[VillainsWantMercy Please.]]\
197	'''Wanda:''' I'm sorry.\
198	'''Agatha:''' [[ShutUpKirk No, you're not. You're]] ''[[CruelMercy cruel]]''. [[OhCrap Y-you have...]] [[VaguenessIsComing You have no idea what you've unleashed.]] [[PleaOfPersonalNecessity You're gonna need me.]]
199	* WeakButSkilled: In contrast to UnskilledButStrong Wanda, Agatha definitely has an "Age and Treachery" angle going for her. Wanda supposedly had her dead-to-rights by trapping her in a hallucination of her attempted execution, but Agatha flips it around to trap Wanda with little visible effort due to her greater knowledge of magic.
200	* WhamShot:
201	** Massive runes are seen on the walls of the Hex after Agatha fails to use her powers, put there by Wanda through her [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt "missed"]] shots.
202	** The FBI agent who brings Monica into a theater turns into a Skrull, confirming that they are in more areas of government than just S.W.O.R.D.
203	** The post-credits Stinger shows Wanda in far more control of her powers, enjoying the view of the Canadian wilderness and brewing tea while ''also'' communing with the Darkhold via astral projection. Which ends with Billy reaching out to her and begging for help. And if you know the Darkhold, you know reading it is a bad idea.
204	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse:
205	** White Vision flies off after Hex Vision restores his memories, neither seen nor even mentioned again, even though he could potentially have helped with the ongoing conflict.
206	** The identity of the federal witness that Jimmy was sent to check in on was never revealed. According to a deleted scene released in November 2023 the witness was Ralph Bohner, who cuts off his ankle monitor and escapes before Jimmy sees him.
207	** Although Wanda disperses the Hex to free everyone inside of it, one particular person's fate is still left unknown: Agent Franklin, the man in the beekeeper suit who disappeared after Wanda rewound time to avoid encountering him.
208	** The state of S.W.O.R.D. is unclear, with its director out of commission and no immediate successor being stated. Zig-Zagged by the previous movie ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' (taking place eight months later) showing S.W.O.R.D. still being active.
209	** "Mr. Hart" only appeared in the first episode and animated form in the following episode and is never seen again (presumably due to Fred Melamed's schedule conflicts).
210	** Agatha's role in Westview as "Agnes" is also unclear since she has no place to live now, and her sitcom persona doesn't fit in the real town. Wanda says only that "no one will bother" Agnes, but it's not clear if she'll actually be visible to the other residents or who they'll think she is.
211	* WhatTheHellHero: The residents of Westview give Wanda a version of this by ''begging'' her to let them go and telling her that she has been causing them pain this whole time. Despite being the villain, Agatha sums it up rather nicely, which sinks into Wanda:
212	-->'''Agatha:''' Heroes don't torture people.
213	* WipeTheFloorWithYou: When Vision intercepts Wanda and grabs White Vision, he drags his head through the gravel at breakneck speed, leaving a trail behind him.
214	* WizardDuel: "Witch Duel", but this is essentially the battle between Agatha and Wanda. There is lots of flying, energy bolts are tossed around, and Agatha really should have paid attention to the RunicMagic on the supernatural boundary's interior surface.
215	* WouldHurtAChild:
216	** Agatha gleefully uses Wanda's children to get to her, essentially kidnapping them and eventually using her own magic to strangle them during a standoff with their mother.
217	** Director Hayward unloads his pistol's ''entire magazine'' on Tommy and Billy, and ''keeps pulling the trigger'' after he runs out of ammo. Luckily, Billy and Monica NoSell this.
218	* WorldHealingWave: As the Hex disappears, due to the extreme negative emotion that powered it being no more, everything that was altered to fit the sitcom reality reverts to its original contemporary version. NoOntologicalInertia also occurs, as the damage caused by the final battle (like the torn-up streets) is also repaired as if it was never destroyed in the first place. Wanda's house vanishes like the Hex, because it was never actually built.
219	* WrittenInAbsence: Downplayed with Darcy. She briefly shows up in the heat of the firefight to take down an escaping Hayward and mock his failure before disappearing for the rest of the episode. Because Creator/KatDennings was unavailable for reshoots due to COVID-related scheduling delays, Monica comments about her intentionally skipping the debriefing in the mid-credits scene.
220	* YesNoAnswerInterpretation: This exchange between the two Visions as they're fighting in midair...
221	-->'''Hex Vision:''' Might we resolve this peacefully?\
222	'''White Vision:''' Wanda Maximoff must be neutralized. You must be destroyed.\
223	'''Hex Vision:''' A "no," then.

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