Vision Quest Episode 7: What is it with Pen-ultimate episodes in Marvel?

G.C.Nightwalker

18 hours ago

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Two men in dark suits recoil as golden sparks engulf one in a dim sci-fi corridor, with a red neon sign glowing at left.

Marvel Series seem to work with setting up a lot of mysteries, Mysteries that then need to be resolved before the Finale, and in terms of most series they are like character studies on individual characters, I mean identity and Mental health is a main focus of marvel post endgame anyways.

Ad so in the penultimate of episode of Therapy for this character, they go into the depths of their consciousness to figure out what has been Ailing them the entire time, it happened in Wanda Vision, it happened in Loki and its happening in Vision Quest. But Dare I say, it is the best version of this?

Somber man in a dark hall says I can rewrite the story, with blurred people behind him and warm amber lights above.

It seems after all of this time since Wanda Vision, Marvel has come a long way in perfecting their formula.

And in that vein, it was a brilliant decision to show the Parallels between Vision going towards his Subconscious and him being thrown underground by Wanda and simultaneously receiving Flashbacks to his previous life.

Man in striped suit braces in a wood-paneled elevator, looking alarmed, while a red fiery glow erupts below.

This episode began very much like Pinocchio, with a lonely tinkerer trying to create "a son".

In doing so, he is Ignoring his actual daughter who later on takes a notebook from his table, don't worry, this will be a plot significant notebook.

Close-up of a black P. HORTON notebook resting on blue magazines, with soft blurred background and moody lighting

What this does apart from confirm the theory that Vision is also based on a real person (Phineas T. Horton) is set up the final twist in this episode, which given that this episode begins with Jocasta at the "Nest" of her bots and Palladin and Vision became friends in the previous episode obviously has to do with the "Client"

A Client I theorized to be Jim Horton, or the Original Human Torch.

But while I maintain that that would be the better option with the information we knew at the time, we know more information at this time.

Specifically that the Original Human Torch didn't Immolate because of a Malfunction, he was specifically made to not be bogged down by feelings.

Man paints an abstract blue canvas in a dim studio, staring intently; subtitle reads But Jim here wanted more.

the Fires began from his body not being designed to Handle this kind of thing.

And it seems the strained relations between father and son were the Final nail in the coffin because that is the time he let his fire grow enough to immolate them both.

However, given that he was quite obviously a golden Age hero even in the MCU, and that given his problems with experiencing emotions he obviously understands what they are worth and as such is the perfect person to walk Vision through his emotional epiphany.

In a dynamic that actually mimics the Vision and Wanda Scene in Wanda Vision, but Visually mimics the scene from the end of Multiverse of Madness.

Collage of Vision and Wanda in tense talks: a dark study by a fireplace, a messy living room, and close-ups with subtitles.

But before all this we get an even more awesome scene of Red Vision facing the new Vision and landing a banger that I am now going to use everytime someone says "i Am NoT aS sTrOnG aS yOu" to my advice.

Four-panel scene of a man in a suit and an armored man arguing in a dim orange-lit hall, subtitles visible.

But then, if none of them are the client, then who the bloody fuck is!

Well I was correct about the person who uploaded Josephine into Jocasta being the Client, and the so-called Deuteragonist that Ultron Mentioned, and he comes to talk to both Vision and Jocasta, and Ultron calls him out for his Silly Voice Modulator.

Ad he is... Strangely Familiar with him?

Ultron being Ultron obviously knows that Friday is there, but like what are his intentions? God I don't know, but one thing is certain, he actually thinks he is Vision's Father, Because even Friday believes him.

Jocasta has memory gaps which we assume are obviously because of her neurodegenerative disease, but of course the obvious twist has happened and we find out the gaps are put in by the one who uploaded her, I mean I assume because he knew where to look for them, and it seems she didn't even have that disease affect her.

The second half of their "AI Duo" did.

But who is it? Who is it?

Man with glasses and long hair beside Marvel Television text: It’s Ultron All Along, in a moody purple promo image.

Well not really, its the Huma he is based on, who is also presumably Phineas Horton's Grandson through Victoria, the daughter he kept ignoring.

He had all the notes, and so could create AI.

The question now is of course why would he do that?

And how the actual fuck did Marvel manage to make the most Boring reveal the most interesting one?!

And did he kill Friday???

Person on a fire escape looks down at a quiet city street with crosswalks, trees, and a white car below.

NO!

Because a) its synced with the Death of Palladin which also obviously did not happen because Marvel did not spend all this time building him up to kill him like that and b) If he did then the only conceivable reason I can see is that he and the Client are working together and if they are Ultron is a bloody good actor. and c) I actually called it on the Jocasta plan being inelegant for Ultron and like if he were to kill her, then why now?

Why cover for her earlier? I mean he could have been lying but once again, that's boring.

I really don't know, I guess I just don't wat Friday to pull a Jarvis after we have grown to like her so much.

Ultron knew this loft, because he was trapped in it, he got his love for art from it.

Oh and also Vision used the Corvus Glaive spearhead stolen from Wakanda as a Power source to go down into his subconscious for the source code keeping in theme with therest of the episode.

Three men study a glowing blue futuristic weapon in a dim warehouse lab.

Lisa and Tommy Finally get to watch WandaVision thanks to his dad's Disney plus Subscription and calling once again to the Wanda parallels, Vision rewrites the coding of the Nanobot in Lisa with the same gold colored energy to the temples that he does for victims in the Westview anomaly.

the Nanobot that gives her powers to make extra hands and weapons like her superhero comic counterpart coat of Arms.

Yayyyy...