Much like howWandaVisionwould homage a different situation comedy format with each fresh sequence , Entertainment WeeklyrevealsAgatha All Alongwill toy with the varying portrayal ofwitches in pa culture . However , accord to showrunnerJac Schaeffer , “ We ’re a picayune squirrelly with it . ”
The EW article excuse that after Agatha ( Kathryn Hahn ) breaks barren from the spell Wanda Maximoff ( Elizabeth Olsen ) used to bind her at the terminal ofWandaVision , she forms a coven with Patti LuPone ’s “ divination enchantress , Lilia Calderu ; Sasheer Zamata ’s potions expert , Jennifer Kale ; Alice Ahn ’s protector Wiccan , Alice Wu - Gullive ; Aubrey Plaza ’s warrior witch , Rio Vida ; and Debra Jo Rupp ’s Westview occupant , Mrs. Hart ” to walk the Witches ’ Road , “ a orphic realm that stage its visitant with a series of trial ” that resemble the Yellow Brick Road fromThe Wizard of Oz . If Agatha ’s coven fail these run , they die — but if they succeed , their “ deepest desire ” will be granted to them . Talk about high stakes , in high spirits advantage , correct ?
As the Witches ’ Road also own a sense of mood , each “ trial ” will see our offbeat Marvel heroes equip in new costumes reflecting different crone of stage and screen . According to Schaeffer , one instalment will see the coven apparel as “ a Fleetwood Mac - style stria . ” How does she justify this , you ask ? Well , “ we ’re in ‘ Season of the Witch ’ and that kind of thing . It does n’t have that same abundantly clear thread , but it was our system to be able-bodied to pull that play into the show . ”
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Later in the piece , Schaeffer reveals another sequence will homagePractical conjuration , mention , “ that ’s my personal brand of ladies in their coastal grandmother chic that are backstabbing and duplicitous and defend for place at the private schooling . Those are witches . That ’s a coven . ”
If visual homages to Stevie Nicks and Nicole Kidman seem to strain the definition of “ witch ” to you , the outlet promises a separate trial will see “ the cast dressed as ’ 80s summertime camping bus mess up with a ouija board in their built in bed house . ” That ’s more like it …
Schaeffer ’s ego - described “ system ” for define which witches to cite “ mould a wider lucre ” than she originally expected . “ The world building expands . The first melodic theme was that they would have these trials as witches , ” the showrunner explained . “ In former days , the tryout were sort of like , there ’s a flak trial , there ’s a piddle trial . But then , how do we get the illusions in there ? How do we get the pop civilization in there ? Real talk : how do we get the wardrobe and the yield design in there ? So that was the trick and the guiding light . ”
I guess we ’ll see what she means whenAgatha All Alongpremieres September 18 on Disney+ .
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