Following a thrilling season finale, VisionQuest delivers one last surprise in an unmissable post-credits scene. The closing moments of "Forever" reveal that Ultron survived the final battle and now resides within Virgil Horton's family mansion, unsure whether he'll join or destroy humanity.
Ultron definitely appears to have turned over a new leaf. However, his story is left in a way that means it wouldn't be remotely difficult for him to break bad again (personally, we're hoping he decides to head into outer space to conquer the cosmos, Annihilation-style).
VisionQuest's mid-credits scene takes us back to Horton's mansion, where Ultron is looking out over the grounds of his new home. In his hand, we see that Ultron has the Jocasta drive from Avengers: Age of Ultron, a hint that he's planning to restore the woman he loves after Virgil gunned her down.
This stinger could be perceived in any number of ways, though it does rather feel like a happy ending for Ultron. He also found his humanity during VisionQuest, and may now get the chance to restore Jocasta and even become a force for good in the MCU.
In terms of Avengers: Doomsday set-up, we don't think this will necessarily be relevant to that movie in any way. Yes, Ultron and Jocasta could join forces with Doctor Doom, but this feels more like a way to put the characters to one side before finding the right place for them to return.
Still, it absolutely feels like a deliberate tease for something. After the overwhelmingly positive response to James Spader's return in VisionQuest, it seems likely that Ultron will take centre stage elsewhere in the MCU, perhaps for a family reunion with Vision, Billy, and Tommy.
The finale also features a second, secret post-credits scene that wasn't sent out to press; you can watch that here.
In VisionQuest, Vision, rebooted and having escaped from those who sought to weaponise him, has been in hiding. Searching for new meaning, he consults the AI personas embedded in his programming, including F.R.I.D.A.Y., E.D.I.T.H., J.A.R.V.I.S., and the infamous Ultron.
His discreet existence ends when a bounty placed on his head thrusts him on the run with Thomas Shepard, a mysterious boy who may be Vision's son, reincarnated. As Vision evades capture, he must confront his nature, resist Ultron's influence, and unravel the enigma that is his young companion if he’s to survive.
VisionQuest stars Paul Bettany, James Spader, Ruaridh Mollica, Todd Stashwick, T'Nia Miller, Lauren Morais, Orla Brady, Diane Morgan, Polly Frame, Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, with Emily Hampshire and James D'Arcy.
In our full season review, we concluded, "Paul Bettany and James Spader are masterful in VisionQuest, a staggering achievement by Marvel Studios and Terry Matalas that understands its characters, does right by them, and delivers one of the best MCU stories ever told."
VisionQuest is now streaming on Disney+.