In WandaVision, we learned that the Scarlet Witch had created a hex around Westview that brought The Vision back to "life" and led to the creation of their children Billy and Tommy Maximoff. By the time all was said and done, Wanda's creations were no more, but the original Vision - now in a new form - was back among the living with his memories restored (his emotions may be another matter).
The android only received a couple of mentions in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and even in a world where Wanda had her twins, their father was never actually identified.
Talking to Collider, Elizabeth Olsen shared some insights into why Billy and Tommy were a bigger priority for the Scarlet Witch in the sequel. "There's a whole list of things, like my brother, my parents. I think the main reason when we would talk about if there is this multiverse, and in the version of the universe this woman wasn't with Vision. We liked having that be a mystery."
"For some reason he's not in her world. I always thought of her as more of a domestic Wanda. They got divorced. They're separated. She's not wearing a wedding band for a reason. Like those kinds of things," Olsen continued. "We liked the idea of her being on her own. The idea really is that the most important thing once you become a mother in the world are your children, and that's why. The kids are part of her myth as well. I think that's also part of it. I do think that once you're a mother the loss of your child is more painful than any other loss you could ever experience. That's really why."
Reading that, it's hard to imagine The Vision being anything more than a distraction had he appeared in the Doctor Strange sequel. We're hopeful that the two characters will cross paths again in the not too distant future, especially as there's more to explore between the Scarlet Witch and the seemingly morally ambiguous Vision who has been brought back from the dead by S.W.O.R.D.
We don't anticipate seeing Earth-838's Wanda again, but she's an intriguing Variant and one who Olsen clearly gave a great deal of thought to. Perhaps the reality-hopping America Chavez will be the one to eventually reunite the Scarlet Witch with some of the familiar faces from her past on Earth-616?
Do you think The Vision should have been included in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
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