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It’s possible to think that after “WandaVision” and “Multiverse of Madness,” Wanda is simply too far gone for any kind of redemption. That might be true it wasn’t for the fact that the MCU has already successfully tried no less than two different methods for such redemption — both on the same character, no less.
Wanda’s Westview mind control games and assaults on Kamar-Taj and the Earth-838 Illuminati are pretty awful. Still, they have nothing on Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who spends the entirety of Phase One plotting against entire worlds -– first Asgard, then Earth –- and unleashes a full alien invasion against New York in “The Avengers.” This leaves Loki with plenty of blood on his hands, but that doesn’t stop him from slowly redeeming himself over the course of the next two MCU phases. What’s more, Phase Four sees a much less mature alternate-timeline version of Loki undergoing a similar arc in his namesake Disney+ show.
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As it turns out, the events of “Multiverse of Madness” give the MCU a chance to take Wanda down either of those arcs. Assuming the “main” Wanda survives the movie -– which, judging by Feige’s comments, she may well do -– she may have to eat a whole bunch of humble pie. Still, since she’s more or less mind-controlled by the Darkhold in the movie, she could very well redeem herself by, say, saving the world from an adequately major threat. If the MCU prefers to explore the alternate-timeline route, that’s also possible. After all, while Earth-838 Wanda seems to be a perfectly nice person, she does tear through that universe’s main superhero team under Scarlet Witch’s control. Eventually, someone’ll have something to say about that, prompting much confusion and an ultimate redemption story.
There’s an excellent chance that the MCU isn’t done with Wanda Maximoff quite yet. Hopefully, the powers that be will bring her back in a movie of her own.
