The final moments of WandaVision episode 2 fully introduce color into a world that was previously black-and-white. The Marvel show presented its first two episodes in black-and-white as an ode to sitcoms of the golden era of television. But that changed when Wanda desperately needed it to.
It's all but confirmed that WandaVision is based on the famous and devastating comic book storyline "House of M," in which Wanda creates an alternate reality to cope with her grief of losing her children. In the Disney+ show, it appears as if inserting herself and Vision into various sitcom-like realities is her way of avoiding dealing with Vision's death in Avengers: Infinity War. The first two episodes of WandaVision show cracks in Wanda's facade, but the most obvious one comes in episode 2's final scene.
Wanda and Vision are sharing a sweet moment celebrating her sudden pregnancy when they hear a loud noise outside. They go investigate and watch a man in a beekeeper outfit rise out of the street from the sewer. Wanda firmly says, "No" to nobody in particular and time suddenly rewinds itself. That previous moment now has a new ending — Wanda and Vision share a kiss as their world changes from black-and-white to full color. On the surface, this shows the beginning of WandaVision's much-promoted time-hop through different eras of sitcoms. Deep down, it's a hint at something tragic — Wanda is at least partially in control and doesn't want to leave the illusion. She masks her environment when she feels threatened.
The first two episodes of WandaVision make it clear there is a captivity element of some sort. Episode 1 shows she's being monitored and a voice breaks through on a radio in episode 2 asking who is doing this to her. But the beekeeper kicker at the end shows that Wanda feels happy and safe in the delusion. That man is a piece of the real world that has broken through, and she recognizes that. But Wanda would rather live in a fake reality with Vision than be in the real world without him. So she decides to move into the next era of TV sitcoms to try and hide further in her mind.
In addition to pulling back the veil on Wanda's grief, the introduction of the beekeeper raises some interesting questions. Fans deeply entrenched in Marvel lore will immediately associate the beekeeper with A.I.M. — Advanced Idea Mechanics. They're an evil organization of genius scientists whose bright yellow uniforms emulate beekeeper or Hazmat suits. However, the beekeeper's suit, like multiple things in WandaVision, is adorned with the S.W.O.R.D. logo. The show may have rolled A.I.M. up into S.W.O.R.D. so as not to have too many evil organizations running around. But whatever the organization may be, they're clearly keeping tabs on Wanda. There's a chance their motives are good, but Wanda reads anyone trying to pull her out of a world with her lost love as a threat. The newly introduced world of color acts as a veil of protection for Vision and her. Wanda can only change her surroundings for so long until the real world finally catches up with her in WandaVision.
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