A WandaVision fan noticed a moment in the show’s latest episode that appears to be paying homage to Michael Fassbender’s Magneto in the X-Men films.
The latest episode of WandaVision offered a few answers and more than a few surprises, but some questions about the hit Disney+ series and its relationship to the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are still hanging. Wanda’s family ties are still a matter of debate, but one subtle moment in the episode may be referencing a classic mutant villain from Marvel Comics — Magneto, the father of Wanda and Pietro Maximoff.
Twitter user Shruti Rao noticed that Wanda’s display of her powers when confronting the S.W.O.R.D. team outside of Westview bore a close resemblance to a gesture that Magneto, played by Michael Fassbender, made in X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The two scenes were captured in a gif for comparison and shared with the text, “like father, like daughter.”