Agatha All Along’s Rio Vidal isn’t just another witch: she’s Death herself, and the show’s creator has finally addressed her connection to Thanos (but prepare to be disappointed).
Episode 7 of Agatha All Along confirmed what we always knew. As Lilia Calderu came to the end of her journey, she heard a familiar voice. “All roads to me… don’t you recognize me, Lilia?” she asked, and the Original Green Witch stepped forward in her true form as Lady Death.
It was a massive reveal that drastically shifted the hierarchy of power in the MCU; after all, who could beat the embodiment of death, a cosmic force as inevitable as life?
However, Marvel fans had another question: does this version of Death have any sort of relationship with Thanos, as laid out in the comics?
Speaking to Inverse, showrunner Jac Schaeffer teased: “There will be a little bit more illuminating about our version of Death, but what I will say is we generally leave some of it to interpretation in this show.
“But you’ll get a little bit more understanding of how she operates in the last two episodes.”
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As for Thanos, it’s not the answer you’re hoping for, I’m afraid. “Thanos is not in my show, so I can’t speak to any Thanos connections. Thanos stans out there, I have no answers for you,” she added.
In the MCU, Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to snap away half of all living things for a noble purpose: he wanted to correct overpopulation and prevent starvation. In the comics, it’s a bit different: he wanted Death’s approval, so he wiped out half of the universe.
The Avengers’ post-credits scene teased this storyline, with one of Thanos’ helpers warning: “To challenge them is to court death.”
However, this was nothing more than a nod to his relationship with Death, and Aubrey Plaza’s Rio is her first canonical appearance in the MCU (there’s a statue of Death in Thor: Love and Thunder, but that doesn’t count).
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