‘VisionQuest’ Finale Earns a Place Among Marvel’s Best-Rated TV Episodes on IMDb

Marvel’s ‘VisionQuest‘ has spent weeks proving that a series burdened with baggage can still find its footing. The Disney+ drama closes out the informal trilogy that began with ‘WandaVision’ and continued with ‘Agatha All Along’, and it puts Paul Bettany’s Vision back at the center of a story about grief, identity and what makes someone real. Bettany returns alongside James Spader as Ultron, James D’Arcy as JARVIS, Orla Brady as FRIDAY and Emily Hampshire as EDITH.

The series premiered on Oct. 13 with 2 episodes and ran for 8 in total, with the final installment, ‘Forever’, arriving on Nov. 10. Terry Matalas, the showrunner, wrote and directed the finale, which was described as the longest chapter of the miniseries and reportedly hides a bonus scene in the credits.

Audience scores on IMDb were not always this warm. Midway through the run, episode 4 jumped to 8.5, episode 5 slipped to 8.1, and episode 6 reached 8.6, which suggested viewers were warming to the later chapters.

The penultimate episode, ‘Immolation’, then set a record for the trilogy. Less than a day after release, it held a 9.2 from more than 1,300 ratings, topping the previous best from ‘Agatha All Along’, whose episode ‘Death’s Hand in Mine’ sat at 9.0. Another outlet reported 8.8 around the same time, a reminder that early IMDb numbers swing.

Now the finale has pushed the show’s numbers higher still. As of Nov. 11, ‘Forever’ holds a 9.5 rating on IMDb, making it the highest-rated episode of ‘VisionQuest’. It is also described as the highest-rated episode of any MCU series, tying with the finale of ‘Loki’ season 2.

That comparison carries weight. ‘Loki’ season 2 closed with ‘Glorious Purpose’, which aired on Nov. 9, 2023 and earned a 9.5 on IMDb, a score that stood as the franchise’s Disney+ benchmark for more than 2 years. The finale also drew 11.2 million global views in its first 3 days.

The “highest-rated MCU series episode” claim comes with an asterisk. Earlier in 2026, ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ season 2 finale, ‘The Southern Cross’, was reported at 9.6 on IMDb, edging past the ‘Loki’ mark. Whether that score has since slipped or held, it means the ‘VisionQuest’ finale may sit one tenth of a point behind the current leader rather than tied for the top.

IMDb scores also move in the days after an episode airs, and a 9.5 posted within a day of release may settle lower. Still, a number in that range puts the finale in elite company for Marvel television.

The groundwork was laid by ‘Immolation’, which closed with Vision surrendering himself to the Client, a figure wearing the face of Ultron’s human avatar, played by James Spader. That cliffhanger gave the finale a clear question to answer: who the Client is and what he wants, while Tommy tries to save the father who has finally claimed him.

Critics had also been positive. The series held an 86% Tomatometer score and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of the ‘Immolation’ coverage. That put it ahead of ‘Agatha All Along’ at 84% and 82%, though still behind ‘WandaVision’ at 92% and 88%.

The first trailer for #VisionQuest, premiering October 14 on Disney+. https://t.co/jIcsJ2Iarl

— Rotten Tomatoes 🍅 (@RottenTomatoes) August 15, 2026

The rating lands at a delicate moment. Marvel television has had a mixed record, including an episode of ‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ that at one point sat at 4.7 on IMDb, and this run shows how a character-driven approach can resonate with fans.

There is also a conversation about legacy. One outlet argued that the ‘WandaVision’ finale was rushed and left threads dangling, and that ‘VisionQuest’, which picks up from those events, had a chance to give the story a better ending. The Disney+ finale’s score suggests many viewers feel it did.

Marvel built anticipation for the finale with a 30-second TV spot on Nov. 5 that promised one final surprise. Some outlets speculated that it could affect ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, but that connection has not been confirmed.

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