Ya know, in the "favorite Avenger in AoU" thread with the poll, I voted for Vision. And he was awesome, no doubt. And of course Cap remains my favorite MCU character overall because he's Cap and was great as usual in this film and probably will continue to be my fave going forward (at least until that other Cap shows up). BUT. The more I watch this film, the more I feel like the standout character, especially in terms of having an actual arc, is Wanda. Not only did she have the most dramatic emotional journey over the course of the film, but she affected the plot at pretty much every turn and never failed to be both badass and sympathetic. A lot of times when a sequel introduces a new character and allows them to drive the plot, I often don't care for it because they seem shoehorned in and I'm just sitting there thinking, "who is this person and why are they getting so much focus? Get back to my leads, dammit!" But that never happened here. She got just as much screentime as needed for us to care, without feeling like she was taking away screentime from our established heroes. And she never hit a wrong note. Olsen nailed it, and now I really look forward to seeing her interacting with the team from here on out.
