Warning! This episode contains SPOILERS for Agatha All Along episode 5Agatha All Alongepisode 5 features an impressive collection of exciting Easter eggs and references, including a major first for the MCU. Featuring the coven’s third trial on the Witches' Road, this new test is all about Agatha (Kathryn Hahn) and her dark past. To that end, this new episode features some pretty cool references and even an homage to a classic horror movie.
So far, Agatha Harkness' new coven has faced two trials inAgatha All Along, one designed for Jennifer Hale (Sasheer Zamata) and the other for Alice Wu-Gulliver (Ali Ahn). Now, Agatha Harkness is forced to commune with the dead, all while the Salem Seven are closing in, having made their way to theWitches Roadthemselves. As such,here are the biggest Easter eggs and reveals inAgatha All Alongepisode 5.
15Animal Forms For The Salem Seven
Classic Comics Powers
Having been teased in earlier episodes,the Salem Seven are initially shown as various animals on the Witches Road before transforming into witches clad all in black. This includes a fox, a crow, a snake, and more. To that end, the ability to shapeshift and transform into various creatures was an established power of theSalem Seven in the original Marvel Comics. It’s also revealed that the MCU’s Salem Seven are the vengeful children of Agatha’s original coven who formed their own “hive-minded coven”, rather than being the children of Nicholas Scratch as they are in the comics.
14Hexenbesen
The Witches' Broom Spell
With the Salem Seven closing in on all sides,Teen suggests a “hexenbesen” which is revealed to be a witches' broom spell, allowing the coven to temporarily fly above the Witches' Road. The term “hexenbesen” is an old German word for “witch’s broom”, and it’s hilarious to see the coven resist the cliché practice and how it’s been “coopted by the holiday industrial complex” according to Patti LuPone’s Lilia. That said, there truly is a wonderfully haunting shot of the coven flying in front of a blood moon, bringing to mind classic media with witches likeDisney’sHocus Pocus.
13Classic Witch Cackle
Rio Lets Loose
Unfortunately, the broom flight only lasts for so long before the Witches' Road forces the coven to careen back down. While this results in plenty of screams,Aubrey Plaza’s Rio gives a classic witches' cackle, truly enjoying the thrill as they all plummet to the ground. Clearly, Rio doesn’t seem to fear death (which is likely indicative ofRio’s heavily theorized true identity as Marvel’s Lady Deathherself).
12Summer Camp Horror Vibes
Retainers and All
Running into a cabin and their next trial before the Salem Seven can reach them, Agatha and her coven find themselves transformed once more, just as they have in previous episodes ofAgatha All Along.However, this time the vibes are full “summer camp horror movie”. Not only are there plenty of scrunchies and headbands to go around, but Zamata’s Jennifer Kale is even wearing a retainer to fully complete the aesthetic.
11Teen Evokes Billy Kaplan’s Wiccan
Red Shirt, Blue Headband
The new clothes forJoe Locke’s “Teen"are particularly interesting and notable, just as they were when sequences from this episode were first featured in trailers forAgatha All Along.Wearing a red shirt and a blue headband, the resemblance and color matching to Billy Kaplan’s Wiccan from Marvel Comics are easy to spot and were more than likely intentional. It also connects with young Billy Maximoff inWandaVisionwho wore similar colors and a headband for his Halloween costume. As such, it’s a pretty big blue that “Teen” is likely the reincarnated son of the Scarlet Witch.
10Mrs. Hart
A Decent Impression
InAgatha All Alongepisode 5, the coven uses a Ouija board so Agatha can commune with the dead for the coven’s third trial.However, Harkness initially pretends to be possessed by the ghost of the last Mrs. Hart inAgatha All Alongepisode 5. While the impression isn’t bad, it’s pretty disrespectful considering Mrs. Hart aka Sharon Davis only recently died earlier on the Road as seen inAgatha All Alongepisode 3.
9"Death Is With Us”
She Really Is…
Using the Ouija board for real,the name “Death” appears before the coven and the command that Agatha must be punished. Interestingly enough, it’s more than likely that Death itself truly was with the coven, assuming the theories are correct and thatAubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal really is Lady Death herself. There have certainly been enough clues and hints in the episodes ofAgatha All Alongthus far to suggest as much.
8An MCU Exorcist Homage
Agatha Gets Possessed
Not long after using the Ouija board and the coven’s debate about whether Agatha should be punished or not, Harkness herself is possessed by a rogue spirit.To that end, her possession looks incredibly like the possession seen inThe Exorcistmovies. The make-up is very similar, as is the way she moves and crawls around the cabin as she tries to kill her fellow witches.
7Ghosts in the MCU
Evanora Harkness
Eventually, it’s revealed that Agatha has been possessed by the ghost of her own mother, Evanora Harkness. As was seen inWandaVision’sflashback sequences, Agatha killed her mother and her fellow witches in her original coven, stealing all of their power for herself. Now, it’s revealed that Evanora’s ghost has unfinished business, wanting revenge on her daughter. Likewise, this also appears to be the very first appearance of ghosts in the MCU altogether.
6“I Can Be Good”
Same Quote From Agatha’s WandaVision Flashback
Not wanting her new coven to leave her with the ghost of her mother,Agatha can be heard telling the witches that"she can be good"before Evanora possesses her once more. This is the same line Agatha used to convince her old con not to kill her before she killed them all and stole their power. As such, it’s a very dark point of symmetry between covens, especially seeing as how the episode ends with at least Alice’s death (if not more).
