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“ | Auntie Agnes is here, and I have a couple of tricks up my sleeve! | „ |
~ Agatha |
“ | You didn't think you were the only magical girl in the town, did you? The name's Agatha Harkness. Lovely to finally meet you, dear! | „ |
~ Agatha revealing her true nature to Scarlet Witch. |
Agatha Harkness is the main antagonist of the Disney+ miniseries WandaVision.
Agatha went under the alias "Agnes", and acted as Scarlet Witch's neighbor. She was always in the background of the series popping up and checking in on Wanda. When Wanda makes her way to Agatha's basement, she discovers a lair filled with artifacts, books and glowing vines. Agatha comes out of the shadow and reveals herself as a fellow witch to Wanda.
She is portrayed by Kathryn Hahn, who also played Ericka Van Helsing in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation and Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Appearance
Agatha appears a forty-year old woman with brown hair. Her outfit would constantly change as Wanda kept moving Westview up a decade to fit her reality and her perfect life, but she always wears a brooch on the collars of her shirt. When she reveals herself, her hair is messy and down and wears a purple top.
Personality
When she first arrives, she acts as a friendly neighbor to Wanda, welcoming her to the neighborhood, bringing a plant as a housewarming gift. She helps Wanda with her anniversary night with Vision, giving constant suggestions on what she should do. She appears as a nosy neighbor in most of her episodes, more likely as a showoff. Agnes is able to get close enough to Wanda for her to start trusting her, enough to where she can use her magic in front of Agnes. Once Wanda discovers Agatha's lair, she appears more derranged and proudly so, with her own theme song calling her "evil", indicating Agatha's true nature and revealing that she had been manipulating Wanda and the Westview reality all along.
Biography
Past
TBA
WandaVision
Welcoming Wanda Maximoff
“ | Hello, dear. I'm Agnes, your neighbor to the right. My right, not yours. Forgive me for not stopping by sooner to welcome you to the block. My mother-in-law was in town, so I wasn't. | „ |
~ Agatha to Wanda Maximoff. |
Harkness first appears, under the guise of clueless housewife Agnes, who greeted[Wanda, after she and Vision moved to Westview as a happily married couple. Once Maximoff had introduced herself, Agnes noticed how Maximoff had arranged their belongings so quickly, and Maximoff lied to her that she had used a moving service.
Maximoff shared that she was preparing for a special occasion later that day, and instead affirmed Agnes' guess that it was the anniversary of Maximoff and Vision. Agnes' questions about her having no wedding rings and their non-specific anniversary date caught Maximoff off-guard. She offerd to help Maximoff plan their special night, while complaining to her about her deadbeat husband Ralph.
Once Wanda realized that her special night was her and Vision treating dinner to Vision's boss Arthur Hart, and his wife Sharon Hart, she called Agnes to help. Agnes happily agreed, and she arrived at the Vision Residence with a large amount of food, that She and Wanda could use to cook.
She accidentally dropped a pot, which the Harts and Vision overheard. Maximoff rushed out Agnes, so she could use her abilities to cook, despite Agnes' offer to help cook and to exchange gossip.
Committee Meeting
“ | Really, how is anybody doing this sober? | „ |
~ Agatha to Wanda. |
Agnes had helped Wanda and Vision's magic act for the Westview Talent Show, by lending them her pet rabbit, Señor Scratchy, whom she says previously played Jesus at a Christmas pageant.
Having exchanged some a playful banter with Dennis the Mailman, she accompanied Maximoff to Dottie Jones and her group of fellow housewives for the committee meeting. She warned Maximoff about Jones' influence on the town, and advised her to get on Jones' good side to make her life easier.
She sat beside Wanda during the meeting, and later offered alcohol to Bev, after she was humiliated by Jones. She continued drinking and silently remarks to Maximoff, that she was surprised that anyone could stay sober.
Westview Talent Show
Agnes was among the audience during the Westview Talent Sho], and secretly sabotaged the Magic show of Wanda Maximoff and Vision, that turned comedic due to Vision's intoxication and Maximoff's improvisation. Upon seeing Señor Scratchy on stage, Agnes bragged to the other audience members about the rabbit's real star quality.
When Maximoff and Vision brought out the Cabinet of Mysteries, Agnes jokingly offered Ralph to the couple so that he could disappear, which elicited laughs from everybody. With an unintentionally successful show staged by the couple, Agnes was the first to offer a standing ovation among the crowd.
Suspicion about Geraldine
“ | Vision:There's no family. No husband. Agatha: Well, there's nothing wrong with that. Vision: Hmm... No home. |
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~ Agatha and Vision. |
Agnes was seen helping Wanda Maximoff buy baby clothes, while they walked through Westview together. Later on, she cast a spell on Herb, in order to make him act like he knew about Westview's secret, in order to make Vision suspicious.
When Vision saw them gossiping and approached the two, he deduced that they were talking about something related to them. When Vision tried to leave, Agnes called him over and asked if Geraldine was with Maximoff. She and Herb explain that Geraldine is new to the town, but seems suspicious since has no family nor home in Westview.
When Herb tried to explain why Geraldine arrived at town, Agnes stopped him, and instead left the two, saying that she needed to set up her macramé at home.
Babysitter in Need
“ | Agatha: Do you want me to take that again? Wanda: I'm sorry? Agatha: You want me to hold the babies. Should we just take it from the top? |
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~ Agatha and Wanda Maximoff. |
With Wanda and Vision unable to rest due to their newborn children, Tommy and Billy, Maximoff then suggested they need help. Right on cue, Agnes arrived, offering to help them instead of her scheduled jazz-ercise. Agnes' timing aroused Vision's suspicions, which made him tell her not to help them.
Agnes suddenly shifted in demeanor; she suddenly asked if she should repeat her lines and redo the scene from the beginning. This further confuses Vision, and shocked Maximoff as she realized Agnes was aware of her created reality as a simulated sitcom. Maximoff declared Agnes will help, so Agnes returned to her persona to take care of the twin babies, using an exercise routine to rock their cribs, spraying lavender on them, and finding dark liquor for the twins.
When the babies suddenly aged up to five years old, Agnes was unfazed, instead contemplating about the uncontrollable nature of children.
Creating and Killing Sparky
Agnes later returned to the Vision Residence with exactly the item they need, a new doghouse, which Agnes had brought over after seeing that they have a new pet dog. She subsequently named the family's new dog Sparky.
While Agnes was still there, Wanda Maximoff creates a dog tag in Agnes' presence, despite her and Vision's agreement to hide their abilities, attributing to her obliviousness when the boys aged up. When the twins aged again to ten years old, Agnes merely quipped that they hoped Sparky stays the same size.
When Sparky ran away from the Maximoffs' home, Agnes killed the dog before they could find him. She wrapped him up in a cloth before the Maximoff's arrived at her home, where she broke the bad news, by claiming that Sparky had died from eating from her azalea bushes, and that she found him too late.
Agnes then overheard Tommy stating Maximoff could fix the dead, and Agnes asked her if she could resurrect the dead. She then stood by, and agreed as Maximoff advised her children that she could not run away from situations like the boys' aging, or reversing death.
Agnes later brought the fake Pietro Maximoff to the Vision Residence door in order to confuse her further.
Awakened by Vision
“ | Agnes, it is my intention to reach those outside of Westview and make sense of our situation."How? No one leaves. Wanda won't even let us think about it. All is lost. | „ |
~ Agatha to Vision. |
During Halloween night in Westview, Agnes drove to the outskirts of Westview just nearby the barrier of the Westview. Vision discovered Agnes in her car at an intersection furthest from town, pretending to be frozen in a trance. Agnes told him that she took a wrong turn trying to get to the Town Square Scare, which Vision asked how she got lost in the town she grew up in. Vision decided to use his powers derived from the Mind Stone to take her out of her trance.
Agnes then pretended to be shocked to see Vision’s presence, recognizing him as one of the Avengers, and asked if he was here to help. When Vision revealed he didn't know what an Avenger was, Agnes acted confused, asking if she had died. Vision assured her that she had not, and asked her why she would think as much, to which she replied with telling Vision that he himself was dead, as he was killed during the Battle of Wakanda. She later told him that no one could leave Westview and Wanda would not let anyone think about it. She then proceeded to cackle maniacally before Vision put her back in her previous state. Agnes suddenly acted in-character, and drove back towards the center of the city, much to Vision's confusion.
Agatha All Along
Stealing Billy and Tommy
Due to Wanda Maximoff wallowing in her depression, Agnes offered to take Tommy and Billy Maximoff away from her so she could relax. She gave them food and drink whilst letting them watch television, assuring them that their mom would be fine, even though she was not sure herself.
Revealing Her True Self
Later, during a confrontation between Maximoff and w:c:Monica Rambeau, Agnes got involved to help Maximoff. She took Maximoff back to her, and informed her that the kids were in the basement.
Once Maximoff was down in the basement, she discovered Agnes' lair as Agnes finally revealed herself as Agatha Harkness. She enthralled Maximoff, revealing herself to have manipulated the recent events, which included controlling Herb, lying to Vision, revealing to have been killing Sparky, and sending "Pietro Maximoff" to Wanda.
Relationships
Family
Ralph
Ralph is Agatha's husband, and not much is known about him, as he is only mentioned by Agatha, never seen on screen.
Enemies
Wanda Maximoff
Agnes warms up to Wanda, and the two start to appear to be best friends in the neighbor, walking around town, gossiping, and having a sense of trust between them. Pretending to be among the many residents of Westview that were abducted by Wanda, she pretended to have been under Wanda's control, using a TV alias, obeying Wanda's commands, asking for permission to do certain things, and appear to be in pain when she talks to Vision. Despite this, she later reveals to Wanda that she had been manipulating her and the whole false reality all along. Her motivations and intentions with Wanda are currently unknown.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Telekineses: As a witch, Agnes was able to do various acts of magic within Westview, open and close doors, change clothing, and messing with Wanda and Vision's magic show.
- Mind Manipulation: Like Wanda, she is also able to manipulate people's minds, project images inside their head, and able to control the actions of the neighbors within Westview and ideas.
Abilities
- Genius-Level Intellect: She was able to outsmart and play along with her ploy and act as one of the hostages that were stuck in Westview and under Wanda's control. She played her part and stayed in line as per Wanda's wishes and acted like a normal citizen of Westview.
Victims
- Sparky (Maximoffs'dog)
Quotes
“ | Oh this is going to be gas! | „ |
~ Agnes |
“ | And I killed Sparky too! | „ |
~ Agnes |
Trivia
- In the comics, Agatha Harkness is a witch who survived the Salem witch trials and watched the fall of Atlantis. She was a foe and mentor to Scarlet Witch.
- Agatha's marriage anniversary to Ralph is on June 2nd, the first day that the Salem witch trials started in 1692.