Warning: This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along episode 5, “Darkest Hour, Wake Thy Power.”
Marvel Studios confirmed the existence of Nicholas Scratch inAgatha All Along, but the truth regarding the fate of Agatha Harkness' son is yet to be revealed. The mystery surrounding Nicholas Scratch was first teased inAgatha All Along’spremiere, but the infamous Marvel Comics warlock still hasn’t made his live-actionMCUdebut.Agatha All Alonghas seemingly confirmed thatNicholas Scratch is deceased, but the exact nature of his demise and the history of his relationship with his mother could be game-changing for the Phase 5 series.
Agatha All Alongepisode 1 provided the first look at Nicholas Scratch’s childhood bedroom, which Agatha, stuck in her Agnes O’Connor guise, seemingly kept untouched following her son’s death. Over the duration ofAgatha All Along’sfirst four episodes, Agatha became convinced thatJoe Locke’s “Teen"was Nicholas Scratch, returned from the dead, but this idea was put to bed following his reveal as Wiccan inAgatha All Alongepisode 5. Nevertheless,episode 5, “Darkest Hour, Wake Thy Power,” may have also revealed exactly what happened to Nicholas Scratch.
Agatha Harkness Claims She Can’t Control Her Power
Agatha Harkness Is Able To Steal The Magic From Other Witches
During her MCU debut inWandaVision, Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness revealed her affinity for stealing the power from other witches. Audiences first saw this when a youngAgatha absorbed the power and life force of the other members of her coven in 1693, and then she later attempted to steal the power of the Scarlet Witch. This has also been a theme inAgatha All Along, as Agatha hopes to regain the power that was stolen by Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff, which she may have accomplished, to some extent, inAgatha All Alongepisode 5.
Agatha Harkness' magic-stealing routine has made her notorious among the witch community. She is referred to as “Witch Killer” by Jennifer Kale, and she and Lilia Calderu both show disdain for the possibility of entering into a coven with Agatha.
During the third trial on the Witches' Road, Agatha Harkness became possessed by the ghost of her mother, Evanora. In an effort to save her,Ali Ahn’s Aliceblasted her with power, which allowed Agatha to steal it from her, which tragically caused Alice’s death.Agatha revealed that, despite her elation at feeling power run through her veins again, she has always been unable to control her ability, and stealing the power of other witches is a reflex that she has no handle on. This could be key to Nicholas Scratch’s history, according to a shocking new theory.
Agatha Harkness Accidentally Killed Her Son: Shocking MCU Theory Explained
Agatha Harkness May Have Stolen Nicholas Scratch’s Power & Life
According to a new theory that has been posed by severalAgatha All Alongviewers, includingReddituser LorBarry, the true nature of Nicholas Scratch’s demise may have already been revealed. It’s very possible that Nicholas Scratch exhibited magical abilities just like his mother, perhaps from an early age.If these powers arose when he was a child, Nicholas may have been unable to control them, which could have led to him inadvertently using his powers on his mother.Agatha All Alongepisode 5’s reveal means this would have ended horribly.
Since it’s seemingly confirmed that Agatha Harkness cannot control her ability to steal others' powers, if Nicholas Scratch blasted her with his own magic, she would have been unable to stop absorbing it.Just as with her original coven, Alice Wu-Gulliver and hundreds more over the centuries, Agatha Harkness absorbing Nicholas Scratch’s magic would have culminated in his death. This is a tragic theory that impliesAgatha Harkness killed her soncompletely accidentally, which gives new meaning toAgatha All Along’sdark narrative.
MCU Theory Explains Agatha’s Hatred For Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal
Rio Vidal Has Been Rumored To Actually Be Lady Death
Kathryn Hahn reunited with herParks and Recreationco-star Aubrey Plaza inAgatha All Along, with the latter portraying Green Witch Rio Vidal. Rio and Agatha’s past romantic relationship has been heavily teased, but it seems a betrayal of some sort drove the pair apart. Although it hasn’t yet been confirmed, Rio Vidal has been heavily speculated to in fact be theMCU’s depiction of Lady Death, to which there have been several clues inAgatha All Along.If she is Lady Death, Rio may have been forced to take Nicholas Scratch away from Agatha following his death.
The Evidence Is Mounting For The MCU’s Lady Death Theory After Another Genius Agatha Detail
Is Aubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal really the avatar of Death? Agatha All Along episode 4 offered tantalizing evidence suggesting this theory is true…
This would clearly explain why Agatha Harkness hates Rio Vidal so much, despite the pair’s obvious chemistry and formerly-close bond. This could also explain whyAgatha sought the Darkhold, as she may have wanted to acquire the MCU’s Book of the Damned in an effort to resurrect her son.This would perfectly mirror Wanda Maximoff’s storyline as the Scarlet Witch in Phase 4, as she also hoped that the Darkhold would enable her to reunite with her childreninDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Nicholas Scratch Theory Gives New Meaning To Tragic Agatha All Along Scenes
Nicholas Scratch Made His Voice Debut In Agatha All Along Episode 5
Although he has been hinted at and alluded to, Nicholas Scratch hasn’t yet been seen in the flesh in the MCU. However,Agatha All Alongepisode 5 provided Nicholas Scratch’s voice debut, as he urged his mother to stop absorbing Alice’s magical power during thethird trial on the Witches' Road. Hearing Scratch cry out,“Mama, don’t,“was heartbreaking, but the new theory also gives new meaning to this moment. Instead of trying to get his mother to stop stealing Alice’s power,Nicholas may have been repeating his final words, hoping Agatha would stop absorbing his magic.
Agatha Harkness became convinced that Joe Locke’s “Teen” was Nicholas Scratch inAgatha All Along, but the ending of episode 5 actually revealed him to be Billy Maximoff, a.k.a. Wiccan, the son of Wanda Maximoff’s Scarlet Witch.
Agatha Harkness shows sheer distress during her Alewife’s Revenge hallucination inAgatha All Alongepisode 3, “Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials,” when she sees the Darkhold in Nicholas Scratch’s crib after hearing his cries. Hearing “Teen” state Nicholas' name is the only thing that breaks Agatha’s connection to Alice Wu-Gulliver in episode 5.Agatha obviously has a great deal of regret and grief when it comes to Nicholas Scratch, so the upcoming episodes ofAgatha All Alongcould confirm his harrowing death at his mother’s hand.
Agatha All Along
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Agatha Harkness, after the events of “WandaVision,” seeks to regain her magical powers. Joining forces with unexpected allies, including the son of an old adversary, she battles new mystical threats while uncovering hidden secrets in the magical realm.
