{"id":14266,"date":"2021-02-18T06:14:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T06:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=14266"},"modified":"2021-03-16T18:17:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:17:09","slug":"elizabeth-olsen-wandavision-housewife","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/elizabeth-olsen-wandavision-housewife\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Olsen Redefines What It Means To Be A Housewife In \u2018WandaVision\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_14271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14271\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-large wp-image-14271\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1179850244.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Elizabeth Olsen stars in \u2019WandaVision\u2018\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elizabeth Olsen stars in \u2019WandaVision\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a way, <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/wandavision-elizabeth-olsen-red-carpet-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Olsen<\/a> has been practicing being a perfect 1960s housewife since she was a child. The 32-year-old tells <em>Grazia USA<\/em>\u00a0that filming the\u00a0episodes of her new show <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/wandavision-marvel-fashion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>WandaVision<\/em><\/a>\u00a0that mimic American sitcoms\u00a0was a huge highlight of the process for her.\u00a0 And don\u2019t worry, if you have no idea what any of those words mean, you will still be able to appreciate the show, a miniseries on <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/keke-palmer-grazia-usa-cover-fashion-shoot-instagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney Plus<\/a> based on the Marvel Comics characters Wanda Maximoff\/Scarlet Witch and Vision. I also did not have a previous knowledge of characters or their context in the Marvel Universe but what I did appreciate was the show&#8217;s fresh take on being a \u201csitcom wife.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olsen told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grazia USA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that while growing up, she didn\u2019t watch much TV during the day, but she was a huge fan of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nickatnite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick at Nite<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019ve revealed this on the show but the entire thing is not fully a sitcom,\u201d Olsen explained. \u201cThe highlight was really getting to tell a story about these <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/theophilio-solace-fall-winter-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">superhero individuals<\/a> told in different decades of American sitcoms. 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It&#8217;s understood that every 30-minute episode will resemble a vintage US sitcom and even though the viewer can tell there is somewhat of an underlying sadness, there is a definite joy during the sitcom episodes .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWandaVision has somehow mastered the art of playing in the sitcom space while still calling out the sexism that very much existed at the time and in these shows we hold so dear,\u201d a writer for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarysue.com\/marvel-disney-plus-wandavision-time-period-sexism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Mary Sue<\/a> (an entertainment website billed as \u2018geek girl\u2019s guide to the universe.\u2019) describes how the show is able to avoid falling into old gender tropes.\u00a0 \u201cUnder the guise of Wanda and Vision being an \u2018unusual\u2019 couple, the show lets their dynamic thrive by placing those sexist aspects on other couples or in the 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