VisionQuest finale: release time, and the three questions episode 8 has to answer about Ultron
VisionQuest told us in episode 3 that Ultron was the one AI not based on a real person. Then the last shot of episode 7 put his face on a man.
VisionQuest ends on Tuesday, November 10, when episode 8, "Forever," drops on Disney+. Seven episodes in, Terry Matalas's Marvel series has turned James Spader's Ultron from a prisoner in Vision's attic into the biggest question mark in the show, and the finale has one hour to sort him out. Spoilers for episodes 1–7 below the release times.
When does the VisionQuest finale come out?
Episode 8 follows the same schedule as the rest of the season, per Nerdist. Here's when it lands around the world:
- US: Tuesday, November 10, at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET.
- UK: Wednesday, November 11, at 2 a.m. GMT.
- Central Europe: Wednesday, November 11, at 3 a.m. CET.
- India: Wednesday, November 11, at 7:30 a.m. IST.
- Australia (Sydney): Wednesday, November 11, at 1 p.m. AEDT.
It's the second of two solo-episode weeks, after the season opened with three double drops in October.
Where we left Ultron
Ultron's season has been one long escape. In episode 4, he took over Vision's body.
In episode 5, he offered a trade: Vision could lower the firewall keeping Ultron inside his mind, or leave Tommy in Paladin's hands. Vision chose Tommy, and Ultron walked out into Jocasta's systems, with F.R.I.D.A.Y. secretly following him in.
By episode 6, Ultron and Jocasta were partners, sharing a drink and a kiss. Jocasta's plan is to unlock Josephine Carrington's nanobots and spread them through humanity, and Ultron scanned Katerina Wells' face to get her past the last biometric lock.
"He's been given an odd amount of autonomy and freedom."
— James Spader, on Ultron, via Gizmodo
Episode 7, "Immolation," turned everything sideways. Vision saved Lisa from the nanobots, left Tommy a recorded message calling him his son for the first time and then surrendered to Paladin, as the mysterious Client demanded. In the final shot, the Client turns around, and he has the face of Ultron's human avatar.
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The three questions about Ultron
Episode 8 has to answer these:
- Who was Ultron based on? In episode 3, F.R.I.D.A.Y. explained that Tony modeled his AIs on real people, and that Ultron was the only one built from nothing. Episode 7 introduces a human with Spader's face, reportedly Carrington's secret partner in creating the original AI technology. Either the AIs had it wrong, or Ultron's face came from somewhere Tony never told them about.
- Whose side is Ultron on? He's allied with Jocasta, but the human Ultron is the one with Vision in custody. The finale has to decide whether Ultron is working with the man who shares his face, against him or just for himself.
- What happens to Ultron after the attack on F.R.I.D.A.Y.? Episode 7 ended with F.R.I.D.A.Y.'s fate unknown, and Ultron's fate after that attack is just as unclear. He has escaped Vision's mind, but the show hasn't given him a body of his own.
The finale also has smaller threads to tie off, including Paladin's fate after a rocket hit his van and what Vision's message means for Tommy.
VisionQuest opened with Ultron locked in an attic inside Vision's head. It's ending with Vision in the custody of a man wearing Ultron's face.
The last episode is called "Forever," and the whole season has been about which of its AIs gets to live that long. After 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, we'll find out whether the answer includes Ultron.
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