Funny timing. I just finished rewatching WandaVision the other day. I remember liking it the first time, but it’s better once you’ve seen the films that come afterwards and know more about her character.
Knowing her character from the comics also helps fill out the narrative. I thought the leap from WandaVision to Dr Strange was a jarring heel turn, and I was hoping to get more of the conflicted and confused Wanda in VisionQuest, but now I don't want her to be in it at all.
If anything I thought the show treated her with kids gloves by the end. She did monstrous things to the people of the town. I cannot recall the exact line, it's been a while, but they described the type of torment it was.
It was for sure an abrupt heel turn but I thought it was pretty well telegraphed. But I also do know her comics character so I could’ve just had a bias
FatWS had a great premise, but kinda went nowhere with it.
Of course Daniel Brühl makes everything better, but good actors can't make up for bad script.
I think the issue is that they clearly wrote themselves into a corner with the pseudo 5 year timeskip. They still want the world to feel like the present, but have to deal with the fact that literally nothing would look anything like the present if half the population disappeared for 5 years. It's hilarious when movies like Spiderman almost completely ignore those events.
Personally I really liked the story it told pretty much throughout. It's a while since I saw it, but I remember enjoying the more serious tone & challenges. It was nice seeing issues that the characters didn't just have to punch haha.