Agatha All Along

It’s all cleverly done and very funny but also suspenseful and a little scary, with a winning combination of the supernatural and the banal (the witches arguing about who was pitchy and who was flat when they sing a magic song). .... Hahn is hilarious, which makes her likable good company, whatever her shenanigans or cutting remarks.

In "Circle Sewn With Fate, Unlock Thy Hidden Gate," the pace is downright brisk. In just 40 minutes, we've gotten a whole coven together and motivated them to perform a complex spell that requires everyone to work together. With only four episodes remaining and several trials on the road to get through, Agatha All Along seems like the rare MCU show that won't outstay its welcome.

Agatha feels accessible and unique, offering a spooky, fun Halloween-season romp sure to keep you on the edge of your seat week after week. Just four episodes in, this series has a clearer identity than almost all of its predecessors, and fantastically utilizes the medium and its talented players to craft an engaging, funny, smart, sexy, singular show.

The mood is zippy; the aesthetic swings between repressed domestic formality and trippy supernatural neon.

Even when the mechanics of its story aren’t entirely clear to the audience, “Agatha All Along” is never less than thoroughly enjoyable. There’s a sense of fun, not to mention consistent episodic structure, in the coven’s journey down the Road, punctuated by Agatha’s tantrums and waystations set-designed to the gills.

Agatha is no WandaVision retread, and its detour into detective-drama hackery is just the first of its many delightful, hyper-culturally-literate surprises.

For now, Marvel fans can rest assured that Agatha All Along gets off to a solid start, maintaining a similar tone and quality level to WandaVision, while not relying on nostalgia from that years-old hit.

Agatha All Along may take its title from a flashback, but everything else about the show (so far) suggests that there’s more than enough to mine when all you’ve got is all Agatha, all the time.

A charming concoction of snappy humour, strong performances and enchanting nostalgia that makes for perfect pre-Halloween viewing. Kathryn Hahn’s sheer magnetism alone will have you spellbound.

Despite the story feeling a tad rushed at times, the two-part premiere does a superb job of teeing up the dire circumstances that takes Agatha and her new coven down the Witches’ Road.

Fans who have been anxiously awaiting Agatha All Along since WandaVision ended are sure to be satisfied with where things go. Not only that, but the show serves as a compelling entry point for new fans, too, feeling like the beginning of a new, magic-heavy side of the MCU with the kind of characters who haven’t been given the spotlight before.

It’s definitely a much better use of Hahn as Agatha than just continuing the WandaVision format. .... We’re excited to see Hahn, Plaza and the rest of the cast of Agatha All Along take Agatha’s story in whatever direction it goes.

The first four episodes of "Agatha All Along" have done a great job at finding the balance between turning Marvel lore into a spooky fun time (not unlike "Werewolf By Night") and laying the groundwork for what has the potential to be one of the best Marvel TV shows on the roster by being unapologetically its own thing.

There's fun to be had with a premise like this. Unfortunately it takes a while to get there. Agatha All Along's debut pair of episodes are not terribly representative of the show. .... In fact, the show doesn't feel like it truly begins until the other witches are present. It's here where a loose structure begins to settle in. .... Here's hoping it's finally learned how to build a proper show around her.

Flimsy but enjoyable is the overarching tone here. .... The cast also seems to realize that they’re just onscreen to have fun and go big with their performances, which in turn leads to wildly divergent levels of commitment from all involved.

The show’s execution could be stronger. But there’s a lot of power — and even joy — to be found in watching Agatha tear into the world, like the witch she is.