Warning; This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along episode 7, “Death’s Hand in Mine.”
Lilia Calderu referenced seven tarot cards over the course ofAgatha All Along, with episode 7, “Death’s Hand in Mine,” finally confirming their importance and full meaning. Following episode 6’s exploration of Billy Maximoff’s new origin story in theMCU,Agatha All Alongepisode 7featured the long-awaited next trial on the Witches' Road. The Road’s fourth trial focused on Patti LuPone’s Sicilian witch, Lilia Calderu, connecting the visions and premonitions she has experienced throughout the series, and delivering her a satisfying and emotional ending after centuries of turmoil and confusion.
Since Lilia Calderu’s specialty is divination, hertrial on the Witches' Roadinvolved her reading someone’s tarot cards, in this case, her own, divining both her past and her future.Agatha All Alongepisode 7 confirmed that all of Lilia Calderu’s visions were connected, as she experienced time out of a chronological sequence, and this contributed to her mentioning several tarot cards over the course of the series. Each of these cards proved pivotal to completing Lilia’s trial, carrying deep meanings that reference each member of the rag-tagcoven of witches inAgatha All Along.
7Lilia Calderu Is The Queen Of Cups
“Empathetic, Intuitive, Inner Voice To Be Trusted.”
The first card that Lilia Calderu pulls during her trial on the Witches' Road refers to herself, the Traveler, and is the Queen of Cups. The Queen of Cups refers to a supportive, intuitive, caring and nurturing figure, which Lilia certainly fulfilled during her time on the Road.The Queen of Cups symbolizes the thoughts that come with the unconscious mind, bridging the gap between thought and feeling, and also refers to serenity and calmness. These are qualities that Lilia acquires in her final moments as she fills in the gaps in her history.
Wait, Is [SPOILER] Really Dead In Agatha All Along Episode 7?!
Agatha All Along’s latest episode ends with one character making a shocking decision that leaves the coven’s future uncertain. Here’s what it means.
The image on the Queen of Cups inAgatha All Alongis that of Lilia Calderu as a young woman.Agatha All Alongepisode 7 revealed more about her history in Sicily after episode 3, “Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials,” first teased it with the hallucination of Lilia’s long-dead Maestra. Instead of sitting on a throne by the sea as is custom,Agatha All Along’sQueen of Cups sits at a round table in front of a castle, just as Lilia does. Despite these differences,Lilia exhibits all the qualities of the Queen of Cups perfectly.
6The Coven Is The Three Of Pentacles
“Collaboration, Community, Singular Voices Waiting To Harmonize.”
The Three of Pentacles is described on Lilia Calderu’s “Safe Passage” spread as What’s Missing. Lilia first mentioned the Three of Pentacles inAgatha All Alongepisode 2, “Circle Sewn With Fate, Unlock Thy Hidden Gate,” when she wrote a list of names for Agatha Harkness and Billy Maximoff to recruit for their new coven.Lilia describes the Three of Pentacles as referring to collaboration and community, while it also carries meanings of pooled energy and knowledge, teamwork and shared goals, which is the perfect representation of the entire coven.
Rio Vidal, a.k.a. Lady Death
Aubrey Plaza
Lilia Calderu’s Maestra berates her for not having a coven inAgatha All Alongepisode 7’s historical scenes, butLilia soon realizes that she is happy to have finally found a coven of powerful and personable witches. The names she originally suggested as her perfect coven were Agatha Harkness, Lilia herself, Jennifer Kale, Alice Wu-Gulliver and ablack heart, which was revealed to be Billy Maximoff. The appearance of the Three of Pentacles also meant that Lilia was comfortable enough to sacrifice herself to save her newfound sisterhood.
5Alice Wu-Gulliver Is The Knight Of Wands
“Full Of Fire, Fights Bravely.”
The third tarot card picked by Lilia inAgatha All Alongepisode 7 is the Knight of Wands, referred to as the Path Behind. While Lilia describes the Knight of Wands as"full of fire, fights bravely,“this doesn’t really do the card justice.The Knight of Wands refers to courage, energy, heroism, rebelliousness and a hot temper, making Alice Wu-Gulliver the perfect recipient of thiscard. The Knight of Wands is quick to jump into action, just as Alice did to save Agatha Harkness inAgatha All Alongepisode 5, “Darkest Hour, Wake Thy Power.”
Alice’s death inAgatha All Alongepisode 5 and the other witches' quick acceptance of it pushed Billy Maximoff to finally reveal his identity to the coven, throwing Agatha, Lilia and Jennifer off the Witches' Road using a sudden outburst of magic.
Lilia Calderu first mentions the Knight of Wands when Alice jumps into action to save Agatha from her possession inAgatha All Alongepisode 5. Episode 7 also explained that this was the moment that Lilia was seeing when she stated"Alice, don’t…“in episode 4, and"try to save Agatha"in episode 3, which gives these flashes an even more tragic meaning.Alice hastily fighting to save Agatha culminated in her demise, as Agatha inadvertently absorbed her power and life force, which fights against the idea of the Knight of Wands being charged up and full of life.
4Jennifer Kale Is The High Priestess
“Immense Spiritual Power, Unable Or Unwilling To Use It.”
The Path Ahead, the next card in Lilia Calderu’s “Safe Passage” spread, refers to Jennifer Kale. This slot on the spread correlates to a space for growth and discovery, which is exactly Jennifer’s purpose on the Witches' Road, as she hopes to grow as a witch and rediscover her power.The High Priestess usually refers to spirituality, listening to the inner voice and harboring a huge amount of power, but also positive and negative juxtaposition. This perhaps informs Lilia’s mention that Jennifer is"unable or unwilling"to use her power, commenting on her being bound.
MCU’s New Phase 5 Mystery Character Revealed (& What It Means For The Future)
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has revealed one of its mystery characters for Agatha: Coven of Chaos, it sets up a huge future for this player.
Jennifer mentioned inAgatha All Alongepisode 4, “If I Can’t Reach You, Let My Song Teach You,” that she was bound without magic by a mysterious man who lured her into a trap. The minutiae of Jennifer’s binding are yet to be revealed, but relating her to the High Priestess, which Lilia did immediately when meeting her in episode 2, suggests her true power is almost incomprehensible.The High Priestess serves as a mediator between the depths of reality, making her role on the ever-extending Witches' Road crucial.
3Agatha Harkness Is The Three Of Swords
“Heartbreak, Sorrow, Grief.”
After the Path Ahead is Obstacles, which sees Lilia Calderu examine the Three of Swords, which she refers to Agatha Harkness' own"heartbreak, sorrow [and] grief.“The Three of Swords usually depicts the image of a heart stabbed with three blades, which mirrors the image of Agatha Harkness in front of three crossed tree branches while worried about Billy Maximoff’s injuries inAgatha All Alongepisode 4.The Three of Swords is one of the most emotional and heartbreaking tarot cards, referencing immense trauma and sadness.
It seemed as though Agatha Harkness believed Billy Maximoff to be her son, Nicholas, when he was injured inAgatha All Alongepisode 4, as she was uncharacteristically worried about “Teen,” and urged Rio Vidal not to take him, teasing her outing as Lady Death.
This is perfectly reflected inAgatha Harkness in the MCU, as she has experienced huge trauma through the mysterious loss of her son, Nicholas Scratch. She has also killed hundreds, if not thousands, of innocent people, which has certainly taken a toll on her, despite her calm and confident demeanor.There is little that is positive about the Three of Swords, and seemingly little that is positive about Agatha Harkness' own journey, but the sorrow carried in this card could convince the coven that she is, in fact, not at all malicious.
2Billy Maximoff Is The Tower Reversed
“Disaster, Destruction, Sudden Upheaval, But Reversed, It Means Miraculous Transformation.”
First mentioned inAgatha All Alongepisode 6, “Familiar By Thy Side,” the Tower is a very important tarot card that refers to disaster, destruction, sudden change and huge upheaval. However, Lilia Calderu doesn’t pick out the upright Tower, but instead the Tower reversed as the Windfall.Inverted, the Tower means the opposite: averting disaster, delaying the inevitable, resisting change and transformation. This is the perfect card to mirrorBilly Maximoff’s new story inAgatha All Along, as he inhabits the body of the now-deceased William Kaplan, marking his magic change.
2021
2022
2024
Joe Locke
Agatha All Alongepisode 5 confirmed that Joe Locke is playing theson of the Scarlet Witch in the MCU, returned despite his apparent demise inWandaVision’sfinale. The significance of the Tower, particularly when reversed, means that Billy has gone through a huge transformation, but the Tower’s negative impact may still be looming.For Lilia Calderu, turning the card upright allowed her to sacrifice herself to spare her coven from the Salem Seven, certainly bringing about a sudden change and upheaval.
1Rio Vidal Is Death
Agatha All Along Episode 7 Confirmed A Wild Death Theory
One of the wildest reveals inAgatha All Alongepisode 7 was the outing ofAubrey Plaza’s Rio Vidal as Lady Death, confirming a huge and popular theory that has persisted throughout the series. The Death tarot card is pulled by Lilia Calderu as the Destination, which she becomes aware of thanks to a flashback which saw her met by Lady Death underneath the Witches' Road. On the surface,Death is a self-explanatory tarot card, but it also carries meanings of transformation, change, transition and letting go, which is exactly what Lilia does in episode 7.
Agatha All Along Episode 7 Ending Explained: Rio Vidal’s Identity Is Finally Revealed
Agatha All Along episode 7 was a time-jump-infused journey through Lilia Calderu’s fractured memories, ending with the reveal of Rio Vidal’s identity.
Thankfully, Lilia Calderu doesn’t die without first letting the coven know that Rio Vidal is Lady Death, although Agatha Harkness could have done this herself back in episode 2.With the Salem Seven defeated, or at least maimed, it seems Lady Death will become the new primary antagonist ofAgatha All Along, not only Lilia Calderu’s Destination, but perhaps the last face other members of the coven will see, too. Lilia’s death was incredibly emotional, but cathartic, but Lady Death’s role in the remaining episodes ofAgatha All Alongwill likely be much more intense.
Agatha All Along
Cast
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.
