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The superpowered Maximoff family stands together ready to face anything in the WandaVision finale. As Wanda taught her boys, family is forever. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: The finale of ‘WandaVision’

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • March 14, 2021
So much has brought us to this moment. Tune in for the epic showdown between Wanda Maximoff and the wicked witch of Westview to find out how the “WandaVision” story ends.
Wanda, in color, stares wistfully at the sitcom-perfect life she created for herself way back in episode one. Its taken so much to bring us to this moment, and its about to come crashing down. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 8 of ‘WandaVision’

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • March 3, 2021
Bringing us full circle in the Westview story, the penultimate episode of “WandaVision” sees Wanda and Agatha explore Wanda’s traumatic history through a series of poignant flashbacks to key events in her life. Agatha’s still a wild card, but Wanda’s motives have finally become clear.
Exasperation is the word of the hour in episode 7 of WandaVision, as Wanda struggles—in Modern Family interview format—to figure out why the Westview illusion is falling apart. Dont look at us, Wanda: were just as confused. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 7 of ‘WandaVision’

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • February 25, 2021
Episode seven marks a true return to classic MCU content in the pocket reality of “WandaVision,” with new hero and villain reveals that we’ve all been waiting for. And it does so in the ironic, self-aware bubble of early 2000s mockumentary humor—what a duo!
In episode 6s Halloween Spooktacular, Wandas decked out in a classic Scarlet Witch costume as an homage to Marvel comics. But to fit the sitcom reality, she says shes dressed as a Sokovian fortune teller. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 6 of “WandaVision”

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • February 19, 2021
Things were always weird in Westview, but in episode six of “WandaVision,” they’re getting even weirder. The stakes have never been this high.
Wanda and Vision have their first heated argument of the series as the Westview illusion threatens to topple down around them. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 5 of ‘WandaVision’

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • February 9, 2021
Emotions run high in episode five of “WandaVision,” with revelation after revelation raising more questions than they answer. Westview is falling apart.
Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) stands outside the Westview anomaly with FBI Agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) from the Ant-Man films. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 4 of ‘WandaVision’

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • January 31, 2021
Episode four of “WandaVision” provides some much-needed context within the larger MCU timeline, making the Westview anomaly that much more unusual. Old fan-favorites also make a welcome return.
Wanda’s telekinetic powers go haywire in the latest episode of “WandaVision, but it’s nothing she and Vision can’t handle—especially through wacky 70s humor. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Welcome to Westview: Episode 3 of ‘WandaVision’

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • January 23, 2021
Tune into episode three of “WandaVision” for a hearty dose of 70s whimsy—and the same uncomfortable, uncanny strangeness that made the first two episodes so captivating.
Unexplainable things begin to happen in Westview in the first two episodes of Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision,” like when Wanda stumbles upon a toy helicopter tangled in her rose bushes—a colorful contrast to the black-and-white world of 50s and 60s television. (Marvel Studios/WandaVision)

Tune into “WandaVision” for a dreamy, uncanny return to the MCU

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Deputy Life Editor • January 18, 2021
The universe is expanding! The first two episodes of Marvel Studios’ “WandaVision” are finally here, and their unsettling nostalgia perfectly introduces audiences to the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—this time, on the small screen.
The original Phase Four release schedule seems like a distant dream after all of this years delays. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

The new endgame: Marvel’s upcoming projects in phase four

Aashi Gurijala • October 3, 2021
Phase four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is well underway after an excruciating two-year hiatus. What does the MCU have in store for us now?
Loki and Sylvie make quite the odd couple—they are, after all, two variants of the same person. (Marvel Studios/Loki)

‘Loki’ and the glorious purpose of making television work for the MCU

Andrew Kolondra Jr., Life Editor • August 1, 2021
Marvel’s latest Disney+ miniseries kills it with apocalyptic musical direction and richly literary character development, but its structural weaknesses may be symptomatic of a larger affliction within the fictional universe.
VH New Music May: Olivia Rodrigo, twenty one pilots, Dayglow and more

VH New Music May: Olivia Rodrigo, twenty one pilots, Dayglow and more

Shun Ahmed, Sophie Edelman, and Andrew Kolondra Jr. • May 30, 2021
The Hustler Life staff’s top picks of newly released music from this month. Grab your headphones and tune in!
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