In a previous article, I said VisionQuest was more human than any other Marvel television series, but after watching the finale, it may be one of the most important Disney+ series in the MCU. Not only was the show brilliantly written, acted, and produced, and did it give us the return of the Vision, but we also got the returns of Billy and Tommy Maximoff, the return of Ultron, the introduction of Jocasta, and the original synthetic man himself, the first Human Torch, Jim Hammond, who first appeared at the Stark Expo in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).

THE WANDAVISION TRILOGY COMES FULL CIRCLE

Series creator Terry Matalas did a wonderful job of rounding out the WandaVision trilogy, not only circling back to the events of WandaVision and Agatha All Along but also blending elements from each of the previous series. A pivotal moment in episode 8 sees Vision trap Ultron in the “father-and-son-style” sitcom UltraVision, where the synthetic “odd couple” not only encapsulate the “sitcom pacing and dialogue” but also propel the series toward its overloading finale.

A RECORD-SETTING MARVEL FINALE

Speaking of the finale, VisionQuest’s finale was Marvel’s most-watched series finale on Disney+ in over three years, outperforming every MCU show finale since Loki Season 2 in 2023. The finale drew 3.7 million views in its first day, a 44% increase over the show’s seventh episode. The eight-part mini-series’ final episode (“Forever”) featured an end-credit tease connecting to Avengers: Doomsday. While this end-credit scene was an unexpected and delightful shock to the MCU and its fans, it has become the only thing people are talking about from the VisionQuest series.

Viewership figures: The Walt Disney Company, November 13, 2026.
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THE SCARLET WITCH RETURNS

The end-credit sequence began with footage from 2022’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness of the Scarlet Witch bringing down the Darkhold Castle, built high on Mount Wundagore in Eastern Europe. The footage picks up with Wanda Maximoff bringing down the temple after her battle with Doctor Strange. We see the structure collapse onto the Scarlet Witch, “killing her” in a flash of red chaos magic.

However, unlike the 2022 footage, the sequence does not end. The screen goes black, and we hear the rumbling of rock and stone as they lift, until we see the green smoke of magic lifting the rubble and a silhouetted Doctor Doom with his fist raised, lifting the debris off Wanda Maximoff, who lies still in the green glow of Doom’s magic. Then we hear “Scarlet Witch, awaken — your power will be mine,” and Wanda’s eyes open as she takes a deep breath.

WHAT COMES NEXT FOR WANDA MAXIMOFF?

While the return of the Scarlet Witch has excited fans even more for Avengers: Doomsday, it has also sparked many theories about what will happen to the character now. Several “Know-It-All” online sources have speculated about everything from her being resurrected to a more comic-book rendition of her having amnesia. Whatever happens with the Scarlet Witch’s return, one thing we can almost guarantee is that, whether it happens in Doomsday, Secret Wars, or another series or film, the Maximoff twins and Vision will most likely be the ones to bring Wanda back to the right side.

THE FUTURE OF ULTRON AND MARVEL’S AI CHARACTERS

As for Ultron, Jocasta, Paladin, and the other AIs, we don’t know where they will appear next, but Terry Matalas has said he has a lot of ideas and can’t wait to be called upon to continue their story.

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