I do understand disappointment if the show is Scarlet Witch & Vision and not just Scarlet Witch, but this isn’t about that (although I’d point out that Disney never officially announced a Scarlet Witch-specific show so it’s not like anything was taken away). This is for those who feel that, even if the show does star Wanda as the main character, it somehow is not about her if there’s a romance in it.

I might understand if only female superheroes had romances. But that’s not even close to being accurate.

Here let me just point out that every single MCU franchise starring a single character has romance as a major element at least starting out (save perhaps Ant-Man). This includes the TV series.

But for some reason, I’ve only seen people truly complain about the idea of a romance being important there is a female lead: Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Jessica Jones, and here Scarlet Witch. Despite the fact all the male characters have romances as major parts of their story.

So, why is a woman immediately less important than the man she romances in her own story?

Is he not the oft-maligned “love interest” role? Does he not exist as a way to develop our main character? Is he not only there to be with a woman? No one questions that Tony is the main character of the Iron Man franchise. No one thinks the Thor movies were made so he could romance Jane Foster.

This attitude that women are solely defined by the men in their lives arises in part because we have this attitude that only men are capable of defining. I reject this. If a Scarlet Witch series has Vision as a main role, it’s still her story.