Marvel Reveals the Must-Watch Catch-Up List Before ‘VisionQuest,’ and One Key Series Is Missing
With ‘VisionQuest‘ only days away, Marvel fans are scrambling to work out how much homework they need to do. Vision’s story stretches across more than a decade of movies and TV, with a death, a resurrection and an identity crisis along the way.
The Disney+ series is billed as the final chapter in a trilogy that began with ‘WandaVision’ in 2021 and continued with ‘Agatha All Along’ in 2024. That means viewers going in cold could face a long list of required viewing.
Marvel Studios has now cleared things up with an official catch-up list. Ahead of the series premiere, the studio highlighted ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ and ‘WandaVision’ as the projects to revisit before ‘VisionQuest’ arrives.
‘Age of Ultron’ is the natural starting point. It introduces both Vision and Ultron, with Ultron building himself a body that the Avengers steal and turn into a new being, who goes on to defeat his creator.
‘Civil War’ follows the Sokovia Accords fallout and shows Vision balancing cold logic with his feelings for the Avengers, particularly Wanda. ‘Infinity War’ is the darkest chapter, with Thanos tearing the Mind Stone from Vision’s head, and Marvel’s promo highlights the Edinburgh scene.
‘WandaVision’ then picks up the pieces. Wanda’s Hex creates a sitcom reality where Vision lives on, and the finale’s debate about identity, framed around the Ship of Theseus, sets up ‘VisionQuest’ directly by introducing White Vision.
The notable absence is ‘Agatha All Along.’ Marvel did not list it, but it is the middle chapter of the trilogy, and several catch-up guides treat it as a bonus watch.
The reason is the cast. ‘VisionQuest’ includes Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas Shepherd, and ‘Agatha All Along’ explains how Tommy’s soul ended up in a new body, so the series helps with that storyline.
Vision has been rebooted and has escaped from those who sought to weaponize him. In hiding and 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. A bounty on his head also means he has to keep moving.
Paul Bettany returns as Vision, and James Spader is back as Ultron in what has been described as real scenes rather than a voice cameo. The cast also includes Ruaridh Mollica, Todd Stashwick as the mercenary Paladin, T’Nia Miller as Jocasta and Faran Tahir returning as Raza from the original ‘Iron Man.’
Orla Brady plays F.R.I.D.A.Y., Emily Hampshire plays E.D.I.T.H. and James D’Arcy reprises J.A.R.V.I.S., with Henry Lewis and Jonathan Sayer as the bots Dum-E and U.
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Terry Matalas, known for ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ serves as showrunner. He has said the relationship among Ultron, Vision and Tommy will be central, calling it a generational story, and that the series leans into the science fiction side of Vision’s identity as a robot.
The series is also rooted in the comics. Tom King and Gabriel Hernandez Walta’s 2015 miniseries ‘The Vision’ laid the groundwork for both ‘WandaVision’ and ‘VisionQuest,’ making it a worthwhile read for fans who want to go even deeper.
‘VisionQuest’ debuts on Disney+ on October 14 with a 2-episode premiere, and the first season runs for 8 episodes. For fans with limited time, most guides agree that ‘WandaVision’ is the one title you cannot skip.
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