The first episode was really rough. Kathryn Hahn can't pull off a convincing 'evil witch stuck in a gruff detective's life' and the screenplay makes a mess out of the progression. That setup goes on much longer than it needs to: everyone who watched Wandavision already knows what is happening and wants it to move on, and anyone who didn't would probably be confused and annoyed by everything that is happening. Once she gets out of the spell, though, the show become easier to enjoy. Watching Aubrey Plaza get to play the sadistic witch personality that she enjoys pantomiming in interviews was mildly amusing (even if it is just type-casting for her).

The witches road, the motifs and hints at lore might keep me watching. Its good timing before halloween, so maybe it will currate a Hocus Pocus style vibe. I'm worried it will lean too serious as what we've seen of the acting and screenplay (by the end of E2, both are incredibly weak) will not support a serious story. It needs to lean hard into ham territory, or I'm going to tune out. If they lean heavy into horror elements (to tie it together with where Wanda went in the latest Dr. Strange movie) then I'd expect it to become a completely lame disaster of a show instead of just being 'ok' and forgettable.