Content & Trigger Warnings for WandaVision (2021)
17 content warnings identified across 1 season for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, WandaVision (2021) contains 17 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth, Gaslighting / emotional manipulation, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Wrongful imprisonment, Blood / medical gore, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Jump scares, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a parent (severity 4/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Gaslighting / emotional manipulation (severity 5/5), Kidnapping / abduction (severity 4/5), Wrongful imprisonment (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 4/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
5 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | A Black woman faces subtle racism and suspicion from the predominantly white town |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Wanda's twin boys cease to exist when the Hex is dissolved; she must choose to let her children disappear |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Wanda's parents were killed by a Stark Industries bomb when she was a child; shown in devastating flashback detail |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | The entire series is built on Wanda's overwhelming grief over Vision's death; her inability to process loss drives every plot point |
| Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Children who were created through magic disappear, functioning as a form of child loss |
| Other | ||||
| Gaslighting / emotional manipulation | S1 | 5/5 | Depicted | Wanda unconsciously enslaves an entire town forcing them to live in her sitcom fantasy; Agatha also manipulates Wanda's perception of reality |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | The entire population of Westview is held captive against their will inside Wanda's Hex; residents describe their suffering when briefly freed |
| War / combat | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Flashbacks to Sokovia under bombardment during Wanda's childhood; military conflict depicted |
| Wrongful imprisonment | All | 4/5 | Depicted | An entire town's population is held captive in an altered reality against their will |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Blood / medical gore | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some blood during combat sequences and in the disturbing Vision corpse scenes |
| Body horror | S1 | 4/5 | Depicted | Vision's corpse is shown with the Mind Stone violently ripped from his forehead; his dead gray body is revealed in a deeply disturbing scene |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Wanda and Pietro trapped under rubble as children staring at an unexploded bomb; the Hex itself is a confined barrier |
| Jump scares | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | The sitcom reality glitches with sudden creepy breaks in the format that function as effective jump scares |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Wanda and Pietro were experimented on by Hydra as young people; flashbacks show traumatic childhood including being trapped under rubble |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Vision's body shown in a disturbing autopsy-like state at SWORD; some combat violence in the finale |
| Gun violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | SWORD agents use firearms; Hayward orders shots fired at various points |
| Gun violence | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Brief action sequences with gunfire in the sitcom-era and finale episodes |
| Torture | All | 2/5 | Depicted | A character is shown being experimented on and dismantled in a post-credits scene |
Identity & Discrimination
A Black woman faces subtle racism and suspicion from the predominantly white town
Mental Health & Emotional
Wanda's twin boys cease to exist when the Hex is dissolved; she must choose to let her children disappear
Wanda's parents were killed by a Stark Industries bomb when she was a child; shown in devastating flashback detail
The entire series is built on Wanda's overwhelming grief over Vision's death; her inability to process loss drives every plot point
Children who were created through magic disappear, functioning as a form of child loss
Other
Wanda unconsciously enslaves an entire town forcing them to live in her sitcom fantasy; Agatha also manipulates Wanda's perception of reality
The entire population of Westview is held captive against their will inside Wanda's Hex; residents describe their suffering when briefly freed
Flashbacks to Sokovia under bombardment during Wanda's childhood; military conflict depicted
An entire town's population is held captive in an altered reality against their will
Phobias & Sensory
Some blood during combat sequences and in the disturbing Vision corpse scenes
Vision's corpse is shown with the Mind Stone violently ripped from his forehead; his dead gray body is revealed in a deeply disturbing scene
Wanda and Pietro trapped under rubble as children staring at an unexploded bomb; the Hex itself is a confined barrier
The sitcom reality glitches with sudden creepy breaks in the format that function as effective jump scares
Violence & Physical Harm
Wanda and Pietro were experimented on by Hydra as young people; flashbacks show traumatic childhood including being trapped under rubble
Vision's body shown in a disturbing autopsy-like state at SWORD; some combat violence in the finale
SWORD agents use firearms; Hayward orders shots fired at various points
Brief action sequences with gunfire in the sitcom-era and finale episodes
A character is shown being experimented on and dismantled in a post-credits scene
