As a result, most Marvel shows were sturdier at the beginning than at the end. Writers were hamstrung in their efforts to build up to a satisfying conclusion because they had to leave room to maneuver at the end of every storyline, knowing that the studio might abruptly change its future plans for a given character. “The finale was just this ongoing question,” WandaVision’s Schaeffer said. “Which is pretty typical for Marvel projects—the climax of a Marvel movie is just iterated and iterated until the very end.”
