It’s no surprise that Marvel’s latest series focuses on a witch. So many women are vibing with witchcraft. From “witch lit” to “Witchtok”, more and more of us are turning to the witch as a figure of injustice and rebellion, or as a form of wish-fulfilment at a time when women’s rights seem to be under threat: living vicariously as the maiden, mother, crone has never been so appealing.
Enter Agatha All Along, which sees Kathryn Hahn reprise her WandaVision performance as a centuries-old magic wielder. Except that she’s had her mind (and powers) wiped after losing an epic battle of wits, and needs to undertake a quest to get them back, while flanked by a ragtag coven – the first she’s belonged to since the Salem witch trials.
