Disney+ Marvel Show Characters Who Deserve Their Own Spinoff

Among the many distinctive returning characters that we had a chance to catch up with in "WandaVision" were an unexpected pairing that became one of our favorite parts of the series: Jimmy Woo and Darcy Lewis. FBI Agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park) had previously appeared in the "Ant Man" films as a perpetual thorn in the side of Scott Lang. Though well-meaning and friendly, Agent Woo is also hopelessly square, and always doing things by the book. Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings) debuted in the first two "Thor" films as Jane Foster's sarcastic and quirky assistant. Though always portrayed as being totally out of her depth in those films, she's apparently grown up a tremendous amount in the years since: in "WandaVision," "Doctor" Darcy Lewis is now presented as one of the leading experts in weird Marvel superscience.

We never could have predicted it, but these two are great together. Jimmy and Darcy totally deserve their very own "X-Files"-style buddy cop supernatural procedure. Think about it — Jimmy is the sweet put-upon responsible one, and Darcy is the mischievous countercultural rascal. Jimmy supplies the law enforcement experience, and Darcy knows everything about scientific and magical anomalies. Come on, Marvel, make it happen.

Perhaps the single biggest addition that "Loki" makes to the wider MCU is the introduction of the Time Variance Authority, an organization dedicated to preserving the integrity of a single "Sacred Timeline," and destroying all other divergent realities. At first, we're told that the members of the TVA are all artificial beings, but we later learn that the agents of the TVA are actually real people from alternate timelines who have been pulled from their home realities, given a memory wipe, and conscripted into service.

After the apparent breakdown of the TVA at the end of the season, at least in certain timelines, there are going to be countless former TVA agents who are now lost and searching for meaning. You could make a series about any one of these characters, but we think that the most interesting way to go would be instead to see the perspectives of all of them.

We'd love to see an ensemble cast show about the TVA with a rotating protagonist, in the style of shows like "Orange is the New Black" or "The Haunting of Hill House." Some characters might try to learn who they once were and track down old friends and loved ones. Given that these characters are from timelines that no longer exist, many of their stories would end in tragedy. There would also be stories set before our characters knew the truth — we might even glimpse who some of them were before, as flashes of memory slowly return to them.

James "Rhodey" Rhodes, also known as War Machine, is one of the few characters that has been a continuous presence in the MCU since the very first film, 2008's "Iron Man." Although the character was played by Terrence Howard in his first appearance, Don Cheadle has now appeared as Rhodey in seven films.

But despite Rhodey's ubiquity in the MCU, he's never really had an opportunity to be at the center of his own story, and we still honestly don't know all that much about him. What is his backstory? What are his hopes and fears? Who is he really, as a person? We get some glimpses now and then, like the wonderfully touching moments between him and Nebula in "Avengers: Endgame." And War Machine's appearance in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" was a pleasant surprise, as it always is. But even including these examples, we still feel that Rhodey has been tragically underutilized pretty much every time he shows up. Cheadle is doing so much with so little that it's time he finally had a story that was worthy of him.

Fortunately, it was recently announced that we will indeed most likely get what we're asking for this time. Marvel has announced that Rhodey will be the central character in the upcoming series "Armor Wars." Whatever Marvel is planning with this series, we're confident that Cheadle will absolutely knock it out of the park.

Early on in "WandaVision," we meet a Westview resident named Geraldine, played by Teyonah Parris. Eventually it's revealed that Geraldine is actually a double agent, sent in by SWORD to investigate the Westview anomaly. Not only that, but her real name is Monica Rambeau. That's right, she is Maria Rambeau's child from the movie "Captain Marvel," now all grown up.

Monica winds up endowed with superpowers of her own, and even participates in some of the action during the finale, but we still couldn't help but feel that Monica didn't really get to do much. We've since learned the reason why: Monica Rambeau's role was actually downsized somewhat, with multiple scenes and storylines cut at various stages of the process. One was a recurring subplot involving her therapist, according to an episode of the podcast "The Awardist." Another was a major action scene during the finale in which Monica, Darcy, and Ralph would have battled a giant demonic rabbit, according to an interview with director Matt Shakman on the podcast "Fatman Beyond."

We understand that these cuts may have been necessary for the greater good of the story. But at the same time, we want Monica to have a story of her own, where she can fight all the demonic rabbits she wants and there's no one around to stop her. We're definitely going to get more Monica in the upcoming film "The Marvels," and that's great, but why not a solo series as well?

Episode 3 of "Loki" features a very minor character, listed in the credits as "The Lamentian Homesteader." She isn't terribly important, and we'll most likely never see her again, but for some reason, we just can't stop thinking about her.

When Loki and Sylvie are searching for a way off the doomed planet Lamentis, they come across a small home in the middle of the wasteland. As Sylvie opens the door, she is immediately knocked off her feet by a blast from some sort of sci-fi shotgun. Inside the home, we see an older woman holding the gun, steely determination in her eyes. In the scene that follows, the actress playing the homesteader, Susan Gallagher, effortlessly holds her own against Sophia Di Martino and Tom Hiddleston.

In addition to her clear intelligence and ruthlessness, and the fact that she's implied to have some sort of complex toxic relationship with an ex-husband, perhaps the most intriguing thing about the Lamentian Homesteader is that, unlike all the other people on this planet, she isn't attempting to flee. She is sitting in her home, patiently awaiting death. It's rare for a character to be so instantly compelling with so little screen time. Don't get us wrong, we love the mystery surrounding this woman, and in some ways, we don't want to know anything else about her. But on the other hand, we also want to know everything.

The final episode of "WandaVision" has a mid-credits sequence in which an unnamed FBI agent, played by Lori Livingston, approaches Monica Rambeau and pulls her aside. The agent then shapeshifts and drops her human disguise, revealing her true identity as a Skrull. The Skrull tells Monica that an old friend of Monica's mother wants to meet with her.

It's a moment that's pretty clearly intended to tease the upcoming film "The Marvels," but to be honest, as interesting as her message is, we're just as intrigued by the messenger. Yes, it's possible that this Skrull woman is just temporarily posing as an FBI agent in order to contact Monica, but consider for a moment an alternative: what if this character is actually a full-time FBI agent, but also secretly a Skrull?

Think about it. By day, she plays the part of a human, solving the case of the week in a fairly standard police procedural. By night, she lives a double life in the secret subculture of Skrulls who are hiding right here on Earth. Sometimes her two worlds collide, and she has to either covertly use her shapeshifting powers to solve crimes, or use her position within the FBI to hide the existence of the Skrulls from the general public. Now that's one heck of a premise.