Episode 7 was a masterpiece in storytelling, creating a flawless narrative that kept viewers captivated from start to finish. In an episode devoted almost entirely to Lilia and her backstory, Marvel showcased their ability to surprise audiences and do it exceptionally well and through well-thought-out writing. Although the focus was Lilia, the present story still progressed, setting all the characters one step closer to the end of the series. It shows that the show successfully balanced, once again, a character study while moving the overarching narrative one step forward, leaving fans eager for the finale.

Saying Both Hello and Goodbye to Lilia

As mentioned, this episode was not only based on Lilia due to her trial but on her as a character. Lilia, who symbolizes the struggle for older women to be overlooked and thought less of due to their age, proved why she was important and how she has technically been a step ahead of everyone this whole time. Looking at Lilia, her ‘gaps’ as she refers to them made her appear not all there, even a little crazy as Jennifer points out. It made her easy to be overlooked by all the witches in the coven, even though in the end it was her divination powers that were needed for information beyond the trial. Her showing her fears that lie within the power she holds and proving her worth turned the entire perspective of her around, even for viewers, and taught a powerful lesson in not overlooking those who have come before, as they are far more knowledgeable than given credit.

Beyond the lessons taught, Lilia’s episode and trial healed her as a character, allowing her to peacefully accept being a divination witch and a member of the coven before sacrificing herself. Throughout the episode, it was revealed that Lilia struggled with her abilities, specifically after she saw her first coven die at a young age and couldn’t change their fate. It seemed implied that since that point, Lilia tried her hardest to avoid and hide her powers, as she couldn’t handle seeing people’s futures and being unable to do anything. Within Episode 7, her trial went beyond just what we saw with the tarot cards. In reality, her trial has been happening the whole time they’ve been on this journey, through the gaps that she couldn’t make sense of before but have all come together now. Using her abilities, she not only saved her coven from the trial, passing it successfully but chose to sacrifice herself, taking out the Salem Seven with her, to ensure her coven escaped. Lilia learned to accept her gaps and abilities, accepted her title as a witch, and sacrificed herself as a self-proclaimed member of the coven. While it will be sad to not see her again, Lilia made the decision to die when she was ready and on her own terms, taking back the power and making her death one of the most moving moments in this series.

In the End, All Roads Lead to Death

Lilia’s powers also revealed what many have been theorizing about for quite a while, which is that Rio is actually Death. This shouldn’t have come as too much of a shock, since there were many clues, some that were actually highlighted in Lilia’s gaps. Yet, in all the theorizing about who she was, we never stopped to think about what Rio being Death would bring to the story. It’s obvious Agatha knew her identity from their history and that she was, at one point, trying to force Rio to out herself, as seen in Alice’s trial when she turned the Soundbooth mic on. However, Rio on the Road only brings more to the All Roads Lead to Death sentiment and so far, the coven has technically lost 3 members.

The Road may be almost like Rio’s feeding ground for her to capture witches, as witches don’t follow the natural laws of nature and die. Witches use their abilities to expand their lives, living for centuries rather than decades. By doing so, they are indirectly cheating Death, something I’m sure would annoy and frustrate Death themselves. If Rio/Death created the Road or had help from maybe someone more powerful, such as Mephisto, they could use it as a witch trap, capturing witches as they fail to make it to the end. This would explain why no one, except Agatha, has finished the Road because the Road is never meant to be finished. It’s likely. for whatever reason, Rio either took pity on Agatha, fell in love with her, or was impressed by her and spared her, allowing her to leave the Road. This would explain many of the missing ends that we now only have two episodes, and one week, to solve. Additionally, it would explain her involvement here and some of the history that the two of them have.

Billy vs. William

It appears Billy’s identity struggles are not quite over, as this episode once again highlighted how unsure he is of himself. Though the focus was primarily on Lilia, it could easily be seen that the b-plot of this episode remained the inner struggle between Billy’s two souls. It is most strongly highlighted within the tarot card reading, as he uses that as the guiding question. Although she doesn’t finish his reading, as she realizes that he isn’t the right person in the chair, it can’t be forgotten that Lilia still puts a few cards down for Billy’s reading. We also see his inner turmoil when he doesn’t claim Wanda as his mother, instead saying that Mrs. Kaplan is his mom. While I will be the first to admit this annoyed the crap out of me, the truth is this hybrid of Billy/William has only truly existed for 3 years. He doesn’t hold any memories of William’s life from before but also doesn’t remember anything from the Hex. Episode 5 did have me convinced that the crowning of Billy Maximoff was a full acceptance of that soul, but it’s clear that is not true.

Regardless, his struggle remains in question, and with only two episodes left, some sort of answer has to come from the finale. Even though our theory on what the Road is possibly going to give Billy has changed nearly every episode as more information comes out, it now seems possible the Road might help Billy with his identity issue. He clearly has power but can’t control it fully, likely because of his inability to figure out if he is Billy or William. Instead of giving him power, or even Tommy’s location, the Road might simply give Billy his memories back, in the form of Williams, Billys, or both. With some version of his memories back, Billy would have a much better chance of understanding and using his power, on top of then using his full abilities to locate Tommy. Going off last week’s theory of Billy being a coven member, we might also still see a trial for Billy, which could be what helps him get his memories back as well.

Jen, the Last Remaining Member

Removing Agatha and Billy from the mix, Jennifer is the last remaining member of the original coven (yes, we’re including Mrs. Hart). She has gone through intense character growth, seen most prominently through her treatment of Lilia in this episode and it’s clear that Jen is important after Lilia’s reading. Yet it does need to be addressed whether Jen will make it through the final two episodes. She left the trial with Agatha and Billy, but scenes not yet seen in the show from the trailers do reveal only Agatha and Billy together. It may be some good editing or that Jen is not directly in that shot, but it’s also something we have to consider means she also doesn’t make it. Although Episode 7 might have just proven that she does.

Lilia’s reading revealed Jennifer as the High Priestess, meaning “Immense Spiritual Power, Unable Or Unwilling To Use It.” We know that Jennifer is bound, but theories have been flying that discuss she may not be magically bound, but instead may be trauma-bound, not letting herself use her powers even though she does physically have them. This is similar to something we discussed with Storm in X-Men ’97 after Forge’s machine to give her her powers back seemingly doesn’t work, even though it should, and it turns out to have been a mental roadblock. This being said Jennifer has not yet gone through the healing she needs to show her apparently immense power, and it can’t be forgotten that her tarot card was pulled under the Path Ahead slot. Could Jennifer regain her power be the key to all of this? While the numbers are against her since all the other coven members have died, Lilia made it clear that Jen is important, something we hope is not a wasted point in the remaining two episodes.

Image: “Agatha All Along Episode 7”, Ashley, Ashley & Company

Taking a small break from the Witch’s Road, Episode 6 primarily focused on the path Billy Maximoff took to get to where he is now, and it’s quite a crazy one. Between body snatching from William Kaplan, journeying as a lost soul in a world he doesn’t recognize, and increasing issues with reading other people’s minds, all roads eventually led Billy to Agatha and the Witch’s Road. In showing all this, the show confirms what many felt from the very start, which is that while the show is still named after Agatha, Billy Maximoff’s story is the one shining through most prominently, and where it goes from now could decide the fate of all the other witches who joined them.

A Family Full of Body Snatchers

The flashback episode began with William Kaplan at his bat mitzvah, celebrating the momentous occasion and not realizing his life would be entirely altered in only a few hours. Or rather, it may be easier to say that his life would end but his body would go on to live with another soul inside of it. Picking up at the end of WandaVision, when Wanda is pulling the Hex down, William and his parents are driving home to avoid the chaos of whatever is happening when they get in a car accident, smashing William’s section of the car up against a tree. The show beautifully shows the moments William’s heart beats for the last time when suddenly he wakes up screaming ‘Tommy’ as Billy Maximoff enters his body. Agatha said it before, just like his mother, Billy, knowingly or not, took William’s body for himself, subsequently allowing him to become a real person and not just a soul within the Hex.

Believe it or not, this is fairly accurate to how Billy Maximoff becomes a real boy, if you will, in the comics. In this case, William’s body just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, as the Hex coming down forced Billy’s soul to flee. It’s unclear how far his soul could have gotten to find another vessel, but in this case, he didn’t travel far before settling into William’s body. However, something that should be remembered is that the whole idea of body snatching, more officially called dream walking, is extremely frowned upon, and Wanda only did it after being under the influence of the Darkhold. It may not have been exactly what Billy was doing, nor was he necessarily aware he was going to do it, but taking residence within a dead body to live again breaks the natural laws. Someone may likely be after Billy to punish him for these actions, maybe even the Salem Seven who didn’t appear to go after Agatha until Billy found her. The other option is Rio, who is still predicted to be Death and might be pretty unhappy that instead of getting a dead body, Billy snatched it away to take up residence.

Who’s Coven Really is it?

The flashback that overtook a majority of the episode also confirmed that Billy had interacted with all the other witches of the coven at least once before meeting them on the Witch’s Road. Beginning with the most important, Lilia is the only one who meets William while working at his bat mitzvah and she is also now confirmed to have been the one to put the sigil on him. Her divination abilities exposed that William’s lifeline was split into two and whatever her vision showed her convinced her she needed to protect his identity from whatever was coming for him. Moving on, directly after William’s crash and Billy’s body takeover, it’s revealed that Alice is one of the police officers who respond to the accident, although it appears there is very little interaction between the two. Lastly, Billy watches one of Jennifer’s videos, meaning that she of all people is likely someone he recognized when they were gathering the coven.

Speaking of the coven, all of this calls into question the actual members of the coven and who the leader may be. The coven consists of Agatha, Alice, Lilia, and Jennifer, with Billy along for the ride but very clearly, as mentioned several times in the series, not a member of the coven. But from the very beginning, the black heart drawn by Lilia has remained in question, along with the missing green witch, with many assuming it was Rio. Agatha used Mrs. Hart instead to fill the void of the missing green witch initially, but a small detail in this episode may say otherwise. In a text exchange between Billy and his boyfriend, his boyfriend refers to him in a text message as his love, using a black heart emoji, calling into question the possibility of Billy being the true green witch and final member of the coven. Otherwise, the other possibility is that the coven, calling back to the fact the other three all interacted with him in his life at another time, could have formed around him rather than Agatha. Calling back to our reactions from Episode 2, is this show Agatha All Along or Teen/Billy All Along?

The Search for His Twin

Billy’s initial reason for traveling the Road was supposedly for more power, something many fans felt they debunked early into the show. Episode 5 confirmed that Billy had no need for more power, making the question become whether he was looking for his mom or brother and we have gotten the answer. Billy Maximoff walks the Road to find his brother because he can feel his brother has survived, likely in a very similar way to him, but can’t locate him. This shouldn’t be too surprising, as they are twins and the Young Avengers are assembling across the universe, a group both are members of. Yet, rumors that Tommy is likely going to get his own show similar to Billy to introduce him properly to the MCU, bring into question whether Billy is actually going to find him at the end of the Road.

The simple answer, at least from our end, is no. Billy’s words, as said above are that he has just not been able to locate him. Between Billy’s identity struggles which seem to be causing his magic to fluctuate and the fact he is still very young with little training of any kind, Billy may not have been fully lying about needing power from the Road. The Road is likely going to help him locate his brother or give him the proper tools to do so, but it seems unlikely that Marvel will give us Tommy Maximoff at the conclusion of this show. That being said, it seems plausible that Tommy should still be relatively nearby if he had also jumped into someone who died close to the Hex, although the rules around that are unclear. His soul may have jumped to someone who has since left the area or just straight-up traveled far away to find the proper host. No matter the case, Tommy, if he does get his own show, would likely be found by Billy at the very end of that one, rather than him showing up now at the end of Agatha All Along.

What to Expect in Episode Seven

While this episode spent very little time in the present, the part that it did reveal was that Agatha and Billy are going off on their own journey down the Road. Rio is still MIA after the events of Episode 5 and while it appeared Billy may have killed Lilia and Jennifer, the mid-season trailer drop revealed both are still alive. The coven appears to be splitting up, even though it was been hinted at that the next trial is actually Lilias. Will the group be reconvening?

The timing of the remaining scenes from trailers seems fairly unclear, as it seems both Lilia and Jennifer end up at one point coming out of the ground into Westview, but also Lilia, at least very clearly participates in her own trial. What we propose is that Billy didn’t actually kill them, but instead pretty much sent them back to the starting point of the Road, which is back in Westview. Essentially, the game is restarting for them. The two of them likely renavigate down to the Road, as we know the doors are still open thanks to the Salem Seven crashing down them. Since the other trials have already been completed, including Jennifers, Lilia and Jennifer most likely stumble quite quickly onto the fourth trial. As for Agatha and Billy, it seems they will struggle to find the next trial, as their coven is not complete with the witch who is needed to succeed within the test itself. This delay is what should bring them all back together, even though other scenes in trailers show that Lilia and Jennifer don’t necessarily finish the Road. Scenes that many assume are from the final two episodes only reveal Agatha and Billy, and we can’t forget the suspicious still released early on of Billy doing his own spell on top of the doors to the Witch’s Road. Could this game come out with only one winner, as it did with Agatha? Excitement is mounting for the final three episodes of Agatha All Along as still so much remains unclear.

Image: “Agatha All Along Episode 6”, Ja’Nae Lehman, MXDWN

What an episode. In only 30 minutes, Marvel has completely undone everything fans think they know about Agatha All Along. The third trial has come and not so clearly gone, the coven is in shambles and the big reveal everyone has been waiting for has happened – all in the halfway point of the series. Where the rest of the show goes from here is unclear, although it has proven that this is not a ride you’re going to want off of.

You Can See Me in a Crown

For everyone’s sanity, we’re starting at the end of the episode which featured the big reveal. As many assumed from the start, Teen is, in fact, Billy Maximoff/Kaplan, one of Wanda’s twin sons. The first part of the two-part reveal began with Agatha sharing that Billy is just like his mother. Of course, it didn’t take a big guess to figure out who she was referring to and it seems Agatha either figured it out on her own or might have already known but was just far too hopeful he still could be her son. Billy being able to say Nicholas’ name could have been the final straw for Agatha in confirming who he is instead. If the first line wasn’t obvious enough, it was doubled down when Billy did the most Wanda Maximoff thing ever: used mind control to do his bidding. Unveiling his powers for the first time, Billy uses mind control on Jennifer and Lilia to force them to throw Agatha off the Road and into the quicksand/mud. His anger with the coven didn’t end there, as he then used his magic to throw Jennifer and Lilia off the Road to meet the same fate. Then the cherry on top revealed the crown on his head, a reference to his mother’s look-a-like crown.

Yet the reveal itself isn’t the most critical part of what fans learned. Instead, fans saw that Billy not only has his power, with no issue using it but he doesn’t appear to need more. As we have been theorizing the past few episodes, Billy is a lot more in tune with himself than he has led the others to believe and has his own reasons for being on the Road beyond what he has shared. The innocent act might have worked on the others, but the gloves are now off, making it important to discuss what his true need for the Road is. This show has had such a heavy reference to the Scarlet Witch that it would be remiss to not theorize that she is the reason he needed to walk the Road. Whether he truly needs more power just to bring her back or can simply ask the Road at the end for her return is unclear, but it’s obvious he’s been playing a game from the start. That isn’t to say he is inherently bad, but it’s unlikely he ever had much love for Agatha specifically, considering she did kidnap him when he was a kid and was a foe to his mother. The other option could be the search for his brother, although, with rumors of a Tommy-focused show similar to this one, it feels like Billy trying to bring his mother back could have more weight to it. Not to mention, rumors of her return have been circling in regard to projects like Avengers: Doomsday, and a witchy show like this one could be a perfect way to bring her back.

Agatha’s Trial aka Trial 3

Regardless of the results, the trial itself revealed to be Agatha’s, and for her, it was shockingly docile. The most prominent aspect was the ghost of Agatha’s mother making an appearance, trying to convince the coven to dispose of Agatha, and also letting Agatha know she still has no love for her. The glimpse into Agatha’s relationship with her mother, along with Rio’s reactions to a past she clearly knows quite a bit about was actually a hard watch. No child, no matter who they are, wants to hear that their mother wished she had killed them when they were first born. The worst of it seemingly comes down to the fact Agatha has a rare type of magic that to others likely appears evil, as no witch that can take another witch’s power seems like someone you want in a coven or is a good person. Her mother’s belief she was evil due to the power she held likely only enforced in Agatha that she should be evil and is what led her down her dark path.

Agatha’s mother shared the spotlight, though only briefly with Agatha’s son, Nicholas. It was at this moment that it was confirmed that Nicholas is truly dead and that he seemingly died when he was a toddler. The details of his death are still unclear but he did appear and had they stuck around, he might have actually materialized into a ghost form. His small cameo did prove one thing: Agatha shares deep regret or guilt over whatever happened to him and the role she played in it. This storyline is not over, but it does throw away some of our previous predictions that Nicholas will be the main antagonist in the show.

The largest question regarding the third trial is: is it over? Many fans speculate that the witches did not follow the rules of the Ouija board, which could signify they didn’t truly finish the trial. Additionally, the trial didn’t seem to have a real ending to it. In Jennifer’s, they knew they finished because they didn’t die from the poison and the door opened. For Alice, they all watched her curse be defeated and not kill them, thus causing the door to open. However, this trial didn’t seemingly have a resolution, as Alice’s death seems unlikely to have been what the Road needed to consider the trial passed. Many eagle-eyed fans also noticed that although the song always preaches to go down, down, down the Road, this trial is the only one the witches seemingly left by going up. The behavior of all the witches came across that they might have been possessed by ghosts while inside the trial, all but Billy, who was the only one who actually did say goodbye to the spirits at the end. The rules of the Road are unclear, so it’s possible if the witches were possessed, the Road may have considered it a failure on the witches who were actually walking the Road. In fact, Billy’s actions at the very end might end up being what is needed to reset the trial or Road after the failure.

The Downfall of the Coven

If the coven isn’t possessed, then any team bonding they seemingly had in the previous episode has been thrown out the window. Doing a quick status check of the coven, we first have the death of Alice at the hands of Agatha herself. The second character to die in this show, Alice’s death not only taught the audience a few important things but also is what set off Billy in the final few moments as talked about above. Alice tried to save Agatha from her mother’s spirit, which did work until Agatha’s siphon powers came on, sucking Alice dry of her own power and subsequently her life force. While the others don’t seemingly believe it, this once again proves that Agatha doesn’t actually have control over her abilities, as at no point did it seem she was purposefully trying to one, be blasted and two, kill Alice. Like other heroes with chaotic powers, such as Rogue’s lethal touch, Agatha unfortunately gets a power boost that possibly feels good to her but it makes it impossible for her to stop. The scene of Alice’s death also proved that Lilia’s visions that she couldn’t remember having were of her trying to tell Alice not to save Agatha, as she saw that it would lead to her demise.

Following this, all hell just about breaks loose as everyone turns on Agatha, except for Rio, whose absence towards the end of the episode will be addressed momentarily. Jennifer and Lilia had already seemed willing to sacrifice Agatha during the trial (or again, they could’ve been possessed) but then after Alice’s death, felt empowered by the fact they believed Agatha just proved their point. All of this leads to Billy throwing them all to what appears to be their deaths, leaving the coven torn to shreds. The witches will need to continue on the Road and will need each other to complete the final few trials, making how they all come back and make up one of the bigger mysteries of the episode. If our theory from above holds true and they failed in this trial, a reset might undo a number of the things we saw in Episode 5, including the coven blowing up and even Alice’s death.

Where We Go From Here

The final question remains: where does the show go from here? Starting with what we know, Lilia and Rio both have trials that still need to be seen and the trailers have proven that we do at least see Lilia’s. This being said, it means all the witches, at least one more time, make their return for her trial. How the coven amends itself seems unclear, although this is where Rio might come in. It has been theorized that Rio’s true identity may be that of Death, personified. If that is true, her absence during the end of the episode would make sense, as she could have been taking care of Alice’s body. She may also be the reason the other 3 witches live. If she does embody Death, she could easily resurrect all three of them if they die in the quicksand/mud. Or to simplify, the quicksand just simply doesn’t kill them for whatever reason. Either way, the only two still moving on the Road at the very end are Rio and Billy.

As for the relationships and the camaraderie of the coven, that seems unclear right now. Even when the witches do return, it seems pretty obvious they will not have been big fans of being put out for death, having someone mind control them, and being lied to all by a teenager who acted as if he meant no harm. The dynamic will clearly be changing unless their resurrection in some way means they won’t remember what happened or, going back to our possessed theory, they were under the influence of a spirit when all this happened, technically making it so Billy saved them. This is that moment when I can only say we will have to wait once again for more answers, although we are hoping to see Rio address what Billy just did at the end of the episode before all the other witches make their returns.

Image: “Agatha All Along Episode 5”, Lewis Glazebrook, Screenrant

Alice emerged as the undeniable star of the show during Episode 4 of Agatha All Along. With the second trial now complete, the witches are quickly becoming a true coven – with a few complications. They have added their real Green Witch to the roster and are bonding over the near-death, traumatic experiences they continue to face while on the Road. In doing so, the coven has strengthened their relationship with each other, even with the addition of another questionable character, which could raise questions about trust and loyalty within the group as they continue to navigate the Witch’s Road.

Trial Two

Even though it was Jennifer’s as a whole, the first trial affected the other witches of the coven in different ways. The second trial took a very different route than the first one. While it began similarly enough with the house popping up on the Road, this trial, specifically for Alice, didn’t stray too far from the person it dealt with. The second trial’s primary point was addressing Alice’s curse, which she inadvertently brought into the house/trial with the rest of the coven. By doing so, the curse was able to harm the other witches, but the end goal and the only way to move on remained the same: the coven had to defeat Alice’s curse.

In another musical medley of the Witch’s Road ballad, the coven sang the version of the song that Alice’s mother had written as a protection spell, an unknown piece of information to Alice herself. It was also revealed that her mother had not died on the Road, but instead had been on tour singing the protection spell to her fans who she considered her coven to both try and open the Witch’s Road and also protect her daughter. In the end, the curse is seemingly what got her in her hotel room, and while she did not appear to ever open the doors to the Witch’s Road, her version of the ballad lived on within her fans to help ensure Alice’s safety. In another successful trial, the coven rid Alice and subsequently themselves of her curse and move on to whatever the next trial holds.

Who Actually is Rio Vidal?

Episode 3 finished with the unfortunate death of Mrs. Hart, who somewhat filled the part of the Green Witch. And while many people were hoping she might get resurrected in this episode, the coven pivoted, as it was clear that you can’t walk the Road without a completed coven. So in true witch fashion, the coven did a spell to summon a new Green Witch and by doing so, answered the question of how Rio Vidal was going to join them on the Road. Rio, in a terrifying, bone-breaking debut, introduces herself as the Green Witch, something that seemingly stuck out along with a comment that Rio made later in the episode. There has been ongoing speculation from the beginning of the show as to who Rio might actually be, but after this episode, it seems more and more fans are believing she may be Death.

Breaking down this theory, it’s important to start at the very beginning. As mentioned, fans have been speculating about Rio’s real identity since before the show began, primarily because Marvel was bringing a very prominent actress in to play a role that seemingly does not have a comic counterpart. This stood out to many, considering every other witch has some relationship with a comic book character. Then Episode 4 happened, and it seems there have been a few more hints that Rio isn’t who she seems. The first begins with her summoning to the Road, as many are theorizing she was actually summoned by Mrs. Hart’s death rather than the coven’s spell itself. Next, was the very clear conversation Rio shared with Agatha, where Rio told her that she would get her power while Rio would get the bodies. Lastly, and likely missed due to the meaning the words themselves had, Rio told Agatha that Teen wasn’t hers. This could be written off, especially depending on their history, or it could be showing that Rio is unaffected by the sigil as she is much more than a witch. With Rio now on the Road, we can expect more hints about her true identity as we reach the conclusion of Agatha All Along.

Rio and Agatha’s Past

With Rio’s return in this episode, more of the past she and Agatha share seems to be coming to light. Three specific scenes give their history away, the first being when Rio and Agatha are together in the Soundbooth inside of the house for the second trial. Agatha was attempting to catch Rio in oversharing something to make the other witches even more suspicious of her, and in doing so, we learned they seemed to have an agreement before where Agatha received the souls/power and Rio received the bodies. Obviously, this has already been pointed out in how this could play into Rio’s true identity, but it also goes to show that the two of them seemingly had some sort of working relationship, possibly before having any other type of relationship. It’s possible Agatha was a follower of Rio’s or a close associate in the past.

Then, likely the largest piece hint at their past was when Rio shared her scar with the coven, mentioning how she hurt someone she loved because she had to follow orders for her job, even when she didn’t want to. Clearly, Agatha is Rio’s scar and this critical piece of information becomes our fifth puzzle piece to add to the four from last week regarding Agatha’s story as well. With this knowledge, a picture might be coming together, one that includes Agatha and Rio’s relationships, plus how Agatha’s son fits into all of this. Agatha and Rio could have been in a relationship when Agatha decided she wanted a child. For obvious reasons, Agatha may have sought another way to have this child, possibly making a deal with Mephisto to grant her, her son. But we can’t forget Mephisto is Marvel’s devil and there’s always a catch when making a deal with the devil. It’s possible within this deal, Agatha couldn’t uphold her end and Mephisto’s employee, Rio, had to take the child from Agatha, not wanting to but having no other option. This then led Agatha to walk the Witch’s Road, looking for the power to get her son back and instead finding the Darkhold, following that and losing her way for all these years.

He’s Not Yours

The chilling final words of the episode confirmed what many already knew: Teen is not Agatha’s long-lost son. It also enforces the possibility of him being Wanda’s son, Billy, as many predicted from the very beginning of the show. This leaves Teen still a mystery, for now, and heightens the possibility that Agatha’s son, Nicholas, could make an appearance later in the show. Theories surrounding these two and their paths in this show can be found in our Episode 3 breakdown but what is really important from this is the fact Agatha not only was beginning to think Teen was hers, it’s clear she has begun to form an attachment to him. Based on our theories that Teen is planning to betray her/has been using her, it seems we may be seeing Agatha set up for another villain arc as long as she makes it off the Road. She doesn’t seem to care for many people, and the betrayal from someone she looks at as a son figure may be what sets Agatha off another spiral in the coming future. Of course, all this is based on theories but for what we know for now, Agatha’s care for Teen may end up being her downfall.

Image: “Agatha All Along Episode 4”, Ethan Anderton, Film