'WandaVision' director expects theory-hungry fans to be 'disappointed' by the show's finale

• Fan theories have flooded the internet predicting how "WandaVision" will end this season.
• Shakman believes "there will be a lot of people who will no doubt be disappointed by one theory or another."
• "We're always telling this story about Wanda dealing with grief and learning how to accept that loss," he told Entertainment Weekly.

"WandaVision" director Matt Shakman and the rest of the Marvel brain trust that has made the first-ever series of the hugely popular franchise are now experiencing what pop culture TV crazes like "Lost" and "Game of Thrones" had to deal with: living up to fan hype.

For weeks, fans have filled the internet with countless theories of where the show is heading and the established Marvel characters that will pop up. However, Shakman is trying to calm everyone leading up to Friday's anticipated finale.

"I know there are so many theories out there; there will be a lot of people who will no doubt be disappointed by one theory or another," Shakman told Entertainment Weekly recently. "But we're always telling this story about Wanda dealing with grief and learning how to accept that loss, and hopefully people will find that the finale is surprising but also satisfying, and that it feels inevitable because it's the same story they've been watching the whole time."

The Disney Plus series has captivated audiences for weeks as every episode channels a different era of the TV sitcom to chronicle the relationship between Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and the Vision (Paul Bettany). However, as the season has continued we've learned that Maximoff, also known as Scarlet Witch, has taken over a New Jersey town and used it to recreate a wholesome suburban life with Vision to cope with the fact that in reality, he died following the events of "Avengers: Infinity War."

Theories of how the series will end have ranged from a member of The Fantastic Four to Captain Marvel being involved, but it sounds like Shakman is trying to pump the breaks on all that.

"It's a love story, it's a story of loss, and I think that resonates even more in this crazy pandemic that we're all trying to survive right now," he told EW. "I think we can all understand where Wanda's coming from, so it helps it to resonate a little bit more."

If you're curious what we think: our resident "WandaVision" fanatic Kirsten Acuna believes there could still be a Marvel multiverse play afoot and that Magneto or Charles Xavier may show up to clear up unanswered questions.