Evan Peters reveals how much he knew about WandaVision's much-debated Ralph twist. The MCU's Phase 4 kicked off in January with WandaVision, the first Disney+ series to emerge from the beloved franchise. It was not intended to be the first, but schedule reshufflings caused by the coronavirus pandemic pushed it to the front of the line. WandaVision starred Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany as Vision, and it received much critical acclaim for its handling of the former's pent-up grief. At the same time, it ran afoul of some fans who concocted some intense theories that proved to be incorrect.

WandaVision's most divisive element has to be Peters' role on the show. Peters, who played Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver in Fox's X-Men films, made a surprise appearance halfway through WandaVision's run as a strange, alternate version of Scarlet Witch's brother Pietro. Fans were immediately taken with theories about how the show was finally introducing the mutants into the MCU by connecting to the X-Men movies. However, they were ultimately disappointed when it was revealed Peters' Pietro was no more than a Westview resident named Ralph Bohner.

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For his part, Peters was deeply amused by Pietro's real identity. During a virtual talk with Pace University (via valeria.ped on TikTok), Peters admitted he knew all along that he was actually Ralph. The real surprise for him was that last name: Bohner. He recalled his hysterical reaction to learning the truth:

“I didn't know his last name was Bohner. So, there's that scene where I'm upstairs in my man cave, and I'm explaining to her [Monica Rambeau]...she looks at the headshot, and she says 'Ralph Bohner!' And I was like, 'Bohner?!' I started hysterically laughing because I had no idea that my last name was Bohner. I knew that from the beginning that he was Ralph, and that he was being controlled by the witch.”

Ralph Bohner takes Monica captive in WandaVision

The true reasoning behind Peters' casting, instead of some grand multiverse reveal, was two-fold. On one hand, WandaVision showrunner Jac Schaeffer thought it would be fun to add a meta touch to their Quicksilver, one that would amuse fans. On the other, in a far more heartbreaking way, Schaeffer said Peters' casting was meant to represent people misremembering a lost loved one's face. Regardless of the extra fan expectations, WandaVision's approach was a clever one, and Peters was completely on board with it. He also didn't seem that bummed to learn his character's name was basically an anatomy joke.

As the mutants will be making their way to the MCU sometime in the future, many still have hope Peters' Quicksilver - the real one - could get a proper role in the future. It remains to be seen if he ever will, though there are options should Marvel choose to bring him back. For the fans who invested a lot of hope in Peters' WandaVision role, it was a disappointing twist. For others, it was a humorous, meta touch. This will likely be debated for a while, but at least Peters got a good laugh out of it.

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