Why Agatha Cannot Hear Teen’s Name? Covered Mouth & Muffled Sound Explained

The MCU series Agatha All Along premiered on Wednesday, September 18, and left the audience with many questions. Some of the most prevalent involve the true identity of Joe Locke’s Teen character and why his mouth becomes covered, and his words get muffled whenever he speaks about himself to Agatha. There are many fan speculations on the subject, and here is our take on it.

Why was Teen’s mouth covered when he spoke his name in Agatha All Along?

In episode 2, Teen explains in two separate instances who he is and where he is from to Agatha. But both times, something magical appears to prevent Agatha from thinking more about Teen. In the first instance, Agatha asks Teen who he is shortly after learning that he freed her from Scarlet Witch’s spell. However, instead of hearing his answer, Agatha sees a mysterious M-like symbol covering the boy’s mouth. In the second instance, they drive around Westview to recruit witches for Agatha’s new coven when she asks Teen where he is from. This time, his voice becomes muffled, and Agatha cannot hear anything of what he said.

It’s safe to assume that magic is involved in whatever is happening to Teen. One of the most surprising things about this is that Teen has no idea about this. Perhaps a magic user or a supernatural entity placed a curse on him, preventing him from revealing his identity to someone like Agatha. It’s unlikely that this happens every time Teen speaks about himself to people. If that were the case, he would know about it.

There is a prevalent fan speculation that Teen is actually William “Billy” Kaplan-Altman or Wiccan, Scarlet Witch’s son in the comics. If that is the case, it makes sense that someone might be trying to hide Teen’s real identity from Agatha.

Alternatively, the spell might have been placed on Agatha herself and not Teen. The latter hasn’t spoken about himself yet in the presence of other coven members. Accordingly, we don’t know whether they will experience the same thing as Agatha. It’s also possible that this is a residue of Scarlet Witch’s spell, stopping Agatha from discovering the truth about Teen.

Has Mephisto cast a spell on Joe Locke’s Teen or Agatha?

In the days leading up to WandaVision and while the series was streaming, fans were speculating that Mephisto, a demonic entity from Marvel Comics, might appear in the show. That didn’t happen. However, he could still appear in the MCU through Agatha All Along, especially if Teen is indeed Wiccan. In the comics, Mephisto is an integral part of the storyline involving the origin of Wiccan and his twin brother Thomas “Tommy” Shepherd or Speed. Further, the M-like symbol that appears over Teen’s mouth might indicate Mephisto’s involvement.