Note: This story contains major spoilers from “VisionQuest” Episode 8.
The “VisionQuest” finale drove 3.7 million views after one day of streaming on Disney+, a season high for the Marvel series and a 44% increase in viewership compared to Episode 7.
It marks the most watched Marvel finale in over three years since “Loki” Season 2, which nabbed 11.2 million viewers in its first three days. The show has also climbed from No. 7 to No. 6 in Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Originals chart in its most recent ranking.
The finale sees Vision (Paul Bettany), Jocasta (T’Nia Miller) and Ultron (James Spader) trapped inside the mansion of Virgil Horton, the human inspiration for Ultron’s avatar.
While Paladin (Todd Stashwick), Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica) and Lisa (Lauren Morais) team up to rescue them, Jocasta is ultimately killed by Virgil with an adamantium gun, who is subsequently killed by Ultron after he is set free and unleashes a swarm of nanobots across London to attack humanity. But that plan is short-lived as he is defeated by Vision with an assist from Tommy and Billy Maximoff (Joe Locke).
However, Ultron is not gone forever, as he’s seen standing in Virgil’s mansion at the end of the episode with the source code to resurrect Jocasta.
“VisionQuest” marks the final installment in a trilogy with “WandaVision” and “Agatha All Along.”
Despite the long-awaited reunion of three of the Maximoff family members, one key person is glaringly absent from the finale: Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen).
However, she does show up in a shocking post-credit scene in which she’s awakened by Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) following the events of “Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness,” setting up a potential reunion with Vision and her kids in the future.
Following the “VisionQuest” finale, Marvel saw a spike in “Avengers: Doomsday” ticket sales.
All episodes of “VisionQuest” are now streaming on Disney+, while “Avengers: Doomsday” hits theaters on Dec. 18.
