5 lingering plot holes from Agatha All Along that remained a mystery after the show ended

On October 30, the finale episodes of Agatha All Along were aired on Disney Plus, answering some questions that fans have been wondering since the beginning. On September 18, the series began as the spin-off of Wandavision, which was released in 2021.

After losing all powers to Wanda, Agatha All Along is the narrative of Agatha regaining power with the help of a teen who frees her from the distorted spell. The narrative brings a completely different story from Marvel comics, where Agatha is portrayed as a main character filled with greed for power.

The final episodes, Follow Me My Friend/To Glory at the End and Maiden Mother Crone, unfold some backstories of Agatha featuring her son, Nicolas Scratch. However, Agatha All Along leaves some questions behind for viewers to contemplate.

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Plot holes in the final episodes of Agatha All Along

1) What happened to Agatha's son?

A still from Agatha All Along (Image via Marvel.com)

How did Nicolas Scratch die?- one burning question comes across the audience's mind throughout the series, Agatha All Along and the finale episodes try to find the answer.

At the beginning of episode 9, Agatha is struggling with some pregnancy complications and gives birth to a stillborn baby, Nicolas Scratch. Rio, the lady Death appears to take him. However, seeing Agatha's agony, she decides to give the mother-son duo some time and will appear six years later.

Nicolas Scratch is portrayed as the mischievous son in Agatha All Along, but his actions create humor for his mother and other witches. However, Agatha knows she can not escape his death.

One night, Agatha and Nicolas are sleeping in the jungle and he wakes up with Rio who comes to take him. He kisses his sleepy mother's cheeks and bids goodbye to her.

2) why does Agatha kill witches?

A still from Agatha All Along (Image via YouTube/Marvel Entertainment)

In Agatha All Along, the purple witch, Agatha is portrayed as an evil mind, who kills other witches and destroys the covens. The final episodes try to solve the answer to why she kills other witches and turn out an agonizing backstory.

She remembers the time, back in 1750 when she was pregnant with her son Nicolas Scratch and tried to give birth to him in the woods. However, with Rio's presence in the scene, she sensed something disastrous was to come.

With the plea for her son's life to Rio, Agatha manages to save him. However, she knows his death is inevitable and she can not escape it. She starts to move from caven to caven with her son Nicky to protect him but after six years, Rio comes and takes him with her.

After losing her child, she is left with grief and becomes desperate to become more powerful. So, she fakes the story of the Witches' Road and lures other witches to walk into them. When the witches enter into the trap, she kills them and extracts their power.

3) How did Agatha get into the Darkhold?

The Drakhold, a tome of magical powers, is often referred to throughout the Series of Agatha All Along, and the purple witch used to be the owner of the book. Agatha All Along delivers certain situations and clues in the narrative regarding the book which insights into various probabilities of Agatha getting the book.

Darkhold seems to be a manuscript, consisting of powerful and mystical magic spells. In an episode of Agatha All Along, Jennifer Kale referred the book to Billy Maximoff and mentioned that Agatha traded her son to achieve the manuscript.

In another scene, Rio hints that Agatha did something evil to earn it. However, when Agatha is asked why she does not stop the rumors of trading her son to achieve the book, she simply replies that the truth is far more painful, hinting at a deep secret around the book.

Another scene depicts that Agatha was on trial for practicing dark magic in 1700 and, with the reference to 'dark magic', it can relate to her connection with that book since then.

However, another question often arises does Agatha need this book when she is a powerful witch? This question remains unfolded in Agatha All Along. After sacrificing herself, Agatha comes back as a ghost and finds out that the book is destroyed by Wanda.

Despite providing numerous clues, Agatha All Along does not clarify how she got the Darkhold.

4) Why did Rio take Agatha's son?

The mini-series shows the evil version of Agatha who is selfish and can kill other witches to gain more power. However, the final episodes unfold some truths that speak about her son Nicolas Scratch and she tells her son 'I made you from scratch' - which becomes a noteworthy line for the viewers to decode the mystery of Agatha's son.

On November 1, the creator of Agatha All Along, Jac Schaeffer explained media outlet Variety about the line,

" For me, I believe it’s about the character of Agatha making something. Her power set is only about death and destruction. She can’t make anything. She doesn’t have chaos magic, like Billy and Wanda, and this is something that she made herself. It required no lying and no conning, and there’s something for her that is pure and beautiful about creation."

Having said that, the creators do not clarify how Agatha got pregnant but the series answers how Nicolas Scratch dies or why Rio takes her. At the beginning of the 9th episode, pregnant Agatha is trying to give birth to Nicolas Scratch and the appearance of Rio seems to have an evil ending to her son.

After seeing Agatha in pain, Rio changes her mind and gifts her son six years. However, Agatha knows that she can not escape her son's death and tries to protect her. However, one day, Rio appears to be six years old Nicolas and Agatha while they fall into a deep sleep. Nicolas knows his fate and kisses her mother's cheek before leaving with Lady Death.

5) Who is Nicholas Scratch's father?

Another burning question that leaves viewers with no clear answers is who is Nicolas Scratch's father? Although the series provides several scenes and clues to assume the answer, it does not confirm how Agatha got pregnant.

Several theories arrive throughout the series. Being one of the powerful witches, she can make herself pregnant with spells but in the final episode, Agatha says that her son is born without any spells and cons.

Another possible answer can be Rio as the father of Nicolas Scratch as Agatha was in a relationship with her. But again, the series does not provide any confirmation.

In the same Zoom meeting with Variety, Jac Schaeffer answers when he is asked about Nicolas' father,