The season finale of VisionQuest is now streaming, and "Forever" left viewers with plenty to discuss - especially after the inclusion of a surprise post-credits scene featuring Doctor Doom and the return of Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen).
The episode did already feature a brief stinger, which implied that Jocasta -- who had seemingly been killed after being shot with a couple of Adamantium bullets by Virgil Horton, aka the Client -- could potentially return.
Showrunner Terry Matalas has now revealed that an extended/alternate scene was filmed that would have made Jo Carrington's fate a lot less ambiguous.
"There's a deleted scene for that in which you see that she got out in some nanos. Ultimately, we felt like we wanted to save that. It relieved a bit too much of the drama of the finale," he told host Iman Vellani on the Official VisionQuest Podcast.
He added: "For me, the other important thing was I wanted Ultron out in the world again. I think the first pitch was, 'I want the last shot would be him putting on a hat and turning into a crown in the Louvre.' That's one family... so we could see this family again."
It seems safe to assume that, if and when we do see Ultron again, he will be accompanied by his "Bride."
In a separate interview with Collider, Matalas debunked the rumor that "Ghost" Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn) was originally going to appear.
"I don't know that we could have afforded that. [Laughs] So not really, no. We always knew that reunion was going to be, and how much of it, and how early — what would be right for Tommy, what would be right for Billy, what would be right for the family story. But I feel like we got the proper emotional reunion for them. And I think the way that his return impacts Vision — without being too spoilerific — is important."
Vision and Wanda are both expected to appear in Avengers: Doomsday, but we probably won't see the full family reunion we're all waiting for until Avengers: Secret Wars - and even then, the Scarlet Witch may not be in control of her actions.
"When VisionQuest begins, Vision, rebooted and having escaped from those who sought to weaponize 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, reincarnate.
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 also stars Ruaridh Mollica as Tommy Maximoff/Speed and Thomas Shepherd, Todd Stashwick as Paladin, T’Nia Miller as Jocasta, Lauren Morais as Lisa Molinari, Orla Brady as F.R.I.D.A.Y., Diane Morgan as an associate of Paladin, Polly Frame, Henry Lewis as D.U.M.-E, Jonathan Sayer as U, Emily Hampshire as E.D.I.T.H., and James D’Arcy as J.A.R.V.I.S. Faran Tahir also reprises his Iron Man role as Raza, with Cristian Lavin and Mary McDonnell appearing in undisclosed roles.
The series is directed by Christopher J. Byrne, Gandja Monteiro, Vincenzo Natali, Terry Matalas, and written by Terry Matalas, Cindy Appel, Christopher Monfette, Nicole Falsetti, and Matthew Okumura.