Agatha All Along episode 3, entitled "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials" featured five visions by the new MCU witches in Agatha's coven that warrant explanation. Agatha All Along has so far introduced a colorful cast of new characters to the MCU as it depicts Agatha's dogged attempt to reacquire the powers drained from her by Wanda at the end of WandaVision. These comprise the coven that Agatha has assembled, who each have their own reasons for traversing the Witches' Road to realize their greatest desire at its end.
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Agatha All Along episode 3 is where the trials of the Witches' Road finally commence. The first trial tests the coven's skill with alchemy, which falls under Jennifer Kale's purview. Upon entering a showy beach house that materialized as if from nowhere, it becomes swiftly apparent that their task is to create an antidote for a poison that each must imbibe, leading to the tragic yet foreseeable death of Mrs. Hart/Sharon Davis. Beforehand, each witch was subjected to a series of effects that included unique visions of woe that helped to expand upon the Agatha All Along coven's members.
Mrs. Hart's Vision Of Wanda Explained
Sharon Davis Relives An Early WandaVision Scene
Sharon Davis - whom Agatha either cannot or refuses to detach from her Westview identity, Mrs. Hart - is the first to succumb to the poison's effects as she heartily downs the first glass of poisoned wine, which Kale later identifies as "Alewife's Revenge." After enduring the first stage of the poison, which swells her face out to resemble a botched botox procedure, Sharon grabs the attention of the coven by calling out:
"Please, please...Wanda...Wanda, I'm begging you, let him breathe...please."
Sharon then falls faint and collapses onto the couch, essentially sitting out the rest of the episode until Teen declares her dead.
Sharon's is the only vision that is not depicted on-screen, with her instead conveying what she sees through her reaction. This is likely because it involves a scene that most viewers have already witnessed in the first WandaVision episode, entitled "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience." In it, Mrs. Hart and her fictional husband, Arthur Hart, are invited to Wanda and Vision's house for dinner. As they eat, Arthur begins to choke, prompting Mrs. Hart to laugh and playfully demand him to "Stop it," before eerily turning to Wanda and switching to a pleading tone.
"Stop it" is all Mrs. Hart says during the WandaVision scene, although her panicked eyes belie her otherwise cheery expression. Sharon Davis' pleas during her vision, therefore, is likely an expression of her true thoughts as her body fought to convey them through Wanda's forced script in WandaVision episode 1. The fact that Davis relived this traumatic experience just minutes before her death compounds the tragedy of the entire situation as the impossibly likable character was unwittingly brought along in the first place.
Lilia Calderu's Vision Of Dead People Explained
Lilia Calderu Is Seeing The Results Of A Medieval Calamity In Italy
Divination witch Lilia Calderu is subjected to one of the more mysterious visions of the coven. As the witches begin gathering ingredients, Lilia is distracted by the apparition of a young woman dressed in medieval garb. The apparition then asks "Do you want to see?" in Italian before entering another room. Lilia follows and discovers a room filled with vines in which a corpse-like woman sits at a table and glances up at Lilia before being approached by a skeletal figure from behind. After fleeing, Lilia announces in Italian "She's dead! They're all dead!"
The credits for "Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials" indicate that the girl in the pink dress is a younger Lily, while the woman sitting at the table is her "Maestra," which means "T eacher" in English. The death-like figure remains unidentified, though it presumably represents the personification of death itself. Lilia is a 450-year-old Sicilian witch who "Was chased out of every village [she] passed through for accurately predicting tragedy," according to her statement in Agatha All Along episode 2.
Alternatively, this vision was the result of this tragedy that likely left many dead, which may have been part of the medieval plague, or a huge natural disaster like the 1693 Sicily earthquake, which had a death toll of 60,000.
With the corpse-like woman being identified as Lilia's teacher, it may have been a reference to the second wave of Italian witchcraft executions that occurred between 1580 and 1660, around the time when Lilia was in her youth. Alternatively, this vision was the result of this tragedy that likely left many dead, which may have been part of the medieval plague, or a huge natural disaster like the 1693 Sicily earthquake, which had a death toll of 60,000. This would feed into the theme of gruesome witchcraft executions, of which one was being buried alive.
Alice Wu-Gulliver's Vision Of Her Mother Explained
Alice Wu-Gulliver Sees Her Mother Ingest A Fatal Poison
Alice Wu-Gulliver's vision begins as she sees a room filled with what at first appears to be smoke. Alice enters to find her mother, Lorna Wu, sitting opposite a dressing room mirror absentmindedly flicking a lighter. As Alice enters and addresses her mother, Lorna turns and says:
" Your grandmother died today, thousands of miles away, and I could still feel it when it happened. It's my turn now. It's gonna kill me."
She then drinks what appears to be a vial of poison before screaming "I can't protect you!" at Alice, prompting her to flee the room and turn to discover it is a steam room in reality.
Alice Wu-Gulliver was recruited to the coven by Agatha floating the possibility that she could discover what happened to her mom. This means Alice's vision of her mother drinking poison was not a re-lived experience but perhaps a fear of what she might have done. The lighter, meanwhile, represents another, more commonly referenced method of execution for those convicted of witchcraft historically: being burned at the stake.
Jennifer Kale's Vision Of A Doctor Explained
Jennifer Kale Seemingly Encounters The Man That Bound Her
Jennifer Kale's vision sees her returning to the kitchen to find a doctor dressed in early 20th century-era scrubs in a room that is now bathed with an aquatic rippling effect. He turns and states "You are an inconvenient woman" before seizing hold of her and plunging her head into the sink filled with water before stating "And now, you're nothing." Jen then emerges from the sink to find the doctor gone and the kitchen back in its original state. Later, as the coven attempts to brew the antidote, Jen states "I'm bound. He stole my magic."
Jen's comments suggest that this doctor is the man who bound her, leaving her bereft of her magical talents like Agatha. This presumably means the doctor is also a magic user, though precious little has been said about Jen's own experience working in the medical field. The relationship between Jen and the doctor will likely be fleshed out in future episodes. His attempt to drown her, meanwhile, is a more obvious reference to yet another method of executing witches.
Agatha Harkness's Vision Of The Darkhold Explained
Agatha's Vision Confirms That She Traded Nicholas Scratch For The Darkhold
Agatha's vision comes last and significantly later than the other coven members due to her initial unwillingness to consume the poisoned wine. As the witches brew the antidote, Agatha is drawn to the sound of a bawling baby emanating from a crib sitting in the center of the kitchen. She is visibly emotional as she approaches, only to be aghast at the sight of the Darkhold that sits in place of the baby as she pulls the crib's blanket aside. She is pulled back to reality by Jen before refusing to elaborate on her vision, despite her distress.
Agatha All Along episode 3 was especially enlightening regarding Agatha's backstory. This vision confirms Jen's assertions earlier in the episode that Agatha had traded her son - Nicholas Scratch - for the Darkhold, though her visceral reaction suggests that she either severely regrets the decision, or that it was made under some form of duress. From here, it is up to later Agatha All Along episodes to elaborate on the specifics of the deal that Agatha apparently made - especially concerning the question of whom it was made with.
