Apart from Hahn and Locke, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Debra Jo Rupp, Patti LuPone and Aubrey Plaza also star in the episode.

It received favorable reviews, with critics praising Hahn's performance, the twist tied to "The Ballad of the Witches' Road", and the episode's bold departure from standard MCU finale formulas, though some found Harkness' past to be insufficiently explored.

As they journey through the country together, they come up with the first iteration of "The Ballad of the Witches' Road" which soon gains popularity as a folk song as they employ it in their murderous schemes, which Scratch eventually grows to oppose.

In the present day, Billy is confronted by the ghost of Harkness who explains it was him who created the Road with his magic, albeit subconsciously, which is what gave her a hint that he was Wanda Maximoff's son.

[2] By October 2021, a "dark comedy" spin-off from WandaVision centered on Kathryn Hahn as Agatha was in early development for Disney+ from Marvel Studios,[3] with Schaeffer returning as head writer and executive producer.

Unlike previous MCU projects, Schaeffer strayed from an action-heavy finale, which she admitted was not "her strong suit", in favor of telling "Agatha's truth" in a character-driven episode.

The idea of Agatha evolving into a ghost mentor by the story's conclusion was planned from the outset of the series as an arc that loosely references her character in the Marvel Comics Universe.

[10] The episode stars Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, Joe Locke as Billy Maximoff, Sasheer Zamata as Jennifer Kale, Ali Ahn as Alice Wu-Gulliver, Patti LuPone as Lilia Calderu, Debra Jo Rupp as Sharon Davis, and Aubrey Plaza as Death / Rio Vidal.

Serving as both a narrative device and a thematic anchor, the "Ballad of the Witches' Road" incorporates lore and hidden clues in its lyrics, a result of close collaboration between the Lopezes and the writing team.

[17] On November 1, 2024, Disney revealed that "Maiden Mother Crone" drove 3.9 million views globally after just one day of streaming, up 26% from the performance of the miniseries' premiere episode "Seekest Thou the Road.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Full of derring do, this finale dares and delivers a walloping second twist ending that upends expectations and promises more tricks to come.

[26] Writing for IGN, Joshua Yehl graded the two-part finale 8/10 and praised the episode for its "overall handling of death as a concept", but found Agatha's relationship with Rio to be "underbaked".

[27] Regarding the series' conclusion, Collider's Taylor Gates wrote: "The thought of her [Hahn's Agatha] being an obnoxious ghost mentor isn't a direction I saw coming, but it is a bold and frankly hilarious one.

Henegan praised the episode for recontextualizing the prior eight installments, stating, "Makes me want to re-watch the series with that knowledge and see just how the great Kathryn Hahn laid the groundwork for that reveal throughout.

[29] In a less positive review, The Ringer's Daniel Chin called "Maiden Mother Crone" "disappointing by comparison" to episode 8, "Follow Me My Friend / To Glory at the End".

Club gave the episode a B grade and wrote: "Agatha doesn't perfectly stick the landing, but it takes some admirable and surprising swings that ultimately make it one of the most refreshing Marvel projects in years".