‘Agatha: All Along’ Showrunner Hints at the Identity of Nicky’s Father

One of the most exciting parts of Agatha All Along was the mystery surrounding Agatha’s son, Nicholas Scratch. Fans came up with many theories, like Agatha sacrificing him for the Darkhold or Mephisto being his father.

But the truth behind Nicholas was simpler. Agatha had a son who was meant to die at birth or soon after. To save him, she made a deal with Lady Death, sacrificing many lives in exchange for more time with her son.

As Agatha put it, sometimes little boys just die. Nicholas eventually understood the cost of his life and chose not to sacrifice a group of witches to extend it. He promised his mother they would do it the next day, but he fell asleep and passed away. Agatha has never forgiven Rio for taking him from her, and she blames herself for not being able to save him.

One mystery that the show never revealed was the identity of Nicholas’ father. Recently, showrunner Jac Schaeffer addressed this and hinted at something that will excite Agathario shippers.

In a recent interview, Agatha: All Along showrunner Jac Schaeffer hinted that Rio Vidal might be the father of Agatha’s child, noting that the casting was done with this idea in mind.

She expressed surprise at how passionate fans, or “shippers,” have become about this theory. Schaeffer also shared her hope that future MCU projects will explore more of the backstory between Agatha and Rio, especially given the tragic nature of their relationship and the fact that Agatha didn’t need a man to conceive a witch’s child.

I will say [Laughs] that when we were casting sometimes we were like, ‘Does that kid look like Rio? Does that kid look like Aubrey Plaza?’ Fans and viewers, yes, are picking up on our brainwaves for sure.

I didn’t anticipate that the shippers would be so fervent. You never know how anything is going to land or if people are going to care. The amount of people that care is staggering to me. It’s my hope that in the MCU there’s more unpacking of the Agatha & Rio backstory.

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This isn’t the first time Schaeffer has mentioned Rio as a possible father for Agatha’s child. In a previous interview, she said that one idea was for Lady Death to “father” the child. However, the showrunner explained that the father’s identity was never revealed because it wasn’t important to the story, and she doesn’t even know who it is herself.

So who is Nicky’s father?

That’s a story for another day, but ultimately for me, it’s irrelevant in this story.

Do you know who it is?

The truth is that even if I did have an answer, I don’t cover it in this property. So it is fodder for a story for another day, that I maybe don’t have control over.

You do have Agatha saying “I made you from scratch” to Nicky right after he’s born, which could mean so many things, like he was conjured or he’s an immaculate conception. Where did that line come from? 

I came up with it, and [my co-writer] Laura Donney loved the line so much, she was like, “I feel like I could have written this,” but she said it in this lovely way of, “it is born of our work.” It’s my favorite line in the show, because I love the ambiguity of it. I welcome the interpretations.

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.

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