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Marvel Finally Delivers a Reunion Fans Have Been Waiting Years To See in ‘VisionQuest’

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‘VisionQuest’ has wrapped up the trilogy that began with ‘WandaVision’, and the finale had plenty of surprises. The 8th and final episode, “Forever,” premiered on Disney+ on November 10. It runs more than an hour and was directed by showrunner Terry Matalas.

Much of the season’s buzz came from James Spader returning as Ultron for the first time since ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’. Reviewers singled out his scenes with Paul Bettany’s Vision as a highlight. In the finale, the two even sit down together inside Vision’s Mindspace to watch ‘WandaVision’.

The episode’s biggest emotional payoff, though, was a cameo fans have been waiting on for years. Joe Locke returns as the grown-up Billy Maximoff, finally reuniting on screen with his twin brother Tommy, played by Ruaridh Mollica. “It had to happen,” Matalas told Entertainment Weekly about bringing Locke into the story.

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The reunion comes at the series’ most desperate moment. To save Vision from Virgil Horton, the mysterious Client also played by Spader, Tommy makes a drastic choice: he tries to reach Billy by recreating the drowning that let his soul return in the body of Thomas Shepherd.

Billy answers, arriving through a portal and joining the final battle. He combines his magic with Tommy’s super speed to save their father. “It felt like this family needed to be reunited by the end,” Matalas explained, adding that it had to come at the right time, in the most emotional moment. According to EW, the team considered a dream sequence but felt it would have weakened the payoff.

Eagle-eyed fans also noticed that Billy seems to be traveling with an invisible companion: the ghost of Agatha Harkness from ‘Agatha All Along’. Kathryn Hahn never appears on screen, though.

Matalas was candid about the reason, saying it simply came down to budget. He did think it was a fun touch to have Billy talking to an unseen presence, echoing how Vision chats with the AI programs in his own head.

The showrunner also revealed that some deleted scenes showing more back-and-forth between the brothers will be released. Behind the scenes, Mollica and Locke had very little time to get to know each other. There was no chemistry read between them, and Matalas said the team simply hoped they would complement each other.

“We met for coffee beforehand to get to know each other as brothers now,” Mollica told EW. He also recalled that fans at a nearby table were taking pictures of Locke without realizing the other Maximoff brother was sitting right there.

The day after filming the finale with Locke, Mollica auditioned for ‘Clarkston’ on London’s West End. The pair ended up playing opposite each other in the play, with Mollica explaining that they walked into the audition room already holding a huge secret.

The finale ends with Tommy and Vision heading to Eastview to reunite with Billy properly. It closes the chapter that began when Wanda’s Hex fell, and her sons’ souls found new bodies.

There’s still one notable gap in the family photo. A post-credits scene hints at Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda returning in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, which could set up a full Maximoff reunion down the line.

As for a Young Avengers team featuring both twins, Mollica told EW he loves the comics but doesn’t know anything more. Earlier Disney+ projects have pointed in that direction, but Marvel has also scaled back its live-action output.

Did Billy and Tommy's long-awaited reunion in the ‘VisionQuest’ finale live up to your expectations?

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