MEXICO CITY.- WandaVision, one of the most famous series currently seen on digital platforms could revolutionize the Marvel universe with a gay superhero.
The series with the main role Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany, which plays the characters from “Wanda” and “Vision”, became the most famous couple of superheroes of all time after their huge success with their new series on Disney +.
According to the portal El Heraldo, in the original WandaVision comic, it marks the history of the controversial family that Wiccan, one of the children of the marriage, is openly gay in his adulthood and it seems that Disney could go further by introducing its first gay character in Marvel history.
It is said that the original comic book story, “Wiccan”, has an openly homosexual relationship with another superhero known as “Teddy Altman” or “Hulking”.
In 2020, “Wiccan” and “Hulking” were the ones who played in the first gay marriage in the history of Marvel comics, and although the Disney plot has not yet developed the character’s sexual orientation, since he is in his childhood, clues about it may be revealed as the program evolves.
The WandaVision story that Disney Plus has presented so far, the children of “Wanda” and “Vision” are in the stage in which they discover their powers.
In the case of “Wiccan”, the young man is able to manipulate energy and reality, in addition to being skilled in telekinesis, while his brother “Tommy” has super speed.
One of the most watched series in the world
A publication of Forbesm magazine that obtains data from “Parrot Analytics”, the company in charge of measuring the level of audience worldwide, states that, when WandaVision started, it was ranked 7th and 53rd in the world.
After the launch of the third chapter on January 22, it would have been among the top three most watched in the world. Everything changed when the fourth chapter was released, on February 7, which placed it in first place, on the last day the data were revealed.
Although the new audience levels are unknown, the episode broadcast on Disney Plus on February 12 was a trend on social networks, as it was dedicated to the hit series “Malcolm el de en Medio”, which caused outrage among fans of both shows. and rated it as the best interpretation to date.
The explanation given by “Parrot Analytics” is that the increase in audience level is due to the weekly launch strategy used by Disney +, unlike Netflix which publishes the full series.
The data published by the measurement system indicates that the most watched Disney + series in the world is “The Mandalorian”.