WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for WandaVision Episodes 1 and 2, which aired Friday on Disney+.

Only two episodes in and WandaVision is already proving itself to be one of the most eccentric installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With its title characters caught in a pastiche of sitcom classics trying to hold together the reality around them, it did not seem that the series could get much wackier. But the appearance of the beekeeper in Episode 2 could spell more outlandishness if he turns out to be Marvel's weirdest villain, Swarm.

Adding to the series' eerie ambiance, the second episode of WandaVision opens with a mysterious banging in the night that alerts Wanda and Vision. The talent show quickly distracts them from further concern, but in the episode's closing, the banging returns, and they rush outside to investigate it at last. There, in the black-and-white streets of Wanda and Vision's suburban paradise, they witness a manhole cover slide out of place as a beekeeper emerges with a swarm of bees buzzing around him as his shadowy face turns to take notice of the pair.

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A moment of power and denial from Wanda rewinds the scene so that no confrontation with the beekeeper occurs, but his powerful presence surely means he's significant to the series. There are a few possibilities as to who the beekeeper may be, but Swarm seems to be a likely match.

Known in the comics as Fritz von Meyer, Swarm was one of Adolf Hitler's top scientists. As part of an experiment, he attempted to enslave a colony of mutant bees, but they revolted and devoured his body. His consciousness absorbed into the swarm, the cloud of insects formed around his skeleton, donned a purple cloak and became a strong contender for one of Marvel's weirdest villains. And now it seems the MCU is ready to put their own spin on the character.

Since the villainous organization Hydra often serves as the stand-in for Nazism in the MCU, and because Scarlet Witch's origin is tied to them, it makes it all the more likely this beekeeper could be Swarm. Aside from that connection, there is not much else to indicate what Swarm's involvement may be, and it is not even known who among the cast plays the part.

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Swarm hovering over his foes in Marvel Comics

Swarm is a zany character that is always a load of fun to involve in a story, and with the right alterations for him to fit within the MCU's worldbuilding, he could be an instant fan favorite. Given the shifting nature of the show's reality and the mystery surrounding much of its story, it is hard for audiences to know what to expect, but this may be one sudden sting worth looking out for.

Written by Jac Schaeffer and directed by Matt Shakman, WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision, Randall Park as Agent Jimmy Woo, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn as Agnes. New episodes air Fridays on Disney+.

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