Stream on Disney+
Episodes: 8 episodes that run from 45-68 minutes
Rated TV-14
“What is grief, if not love persevering.”
The final show in the trilogy of WandaVision, Agatha All Along, and, lastly, Vision Quest. The white Vision created by S.W.O.R.D. is now living on his own, trying to learn how to be human. Things are thrown for a loop when he discovers that one of the children Wanda created in her Hex world may become
Themes:
Superheroes, loss, memories, second chances, A.I., family, technology, being human, understanding, identity, observation, theft, fatherhood, the psyche, fear, emotions, serial killers, murder, being oneself, names, Sokovia, trust, hope, mortal jeopardy, history, creation, home, and sitcoms.
Language:
A*s - 1 B*stard - 3 B*tch - 1 D*mn - 8 H*ll - 8 Sh*t - 19 Religious Exclamation - 9
The word A*shole is written across the screen, but not said.
One character tries to say the F-word, but it is cut off.
Stuff to be aware of:
Alcohol/Drugs - Multiple scenes take place with people drinking and in bars.
Gross - See also Violence and Gore
Episode Eight:
A person is crushed and blood splatters on to the person’s glasses.
LGBTQ - None
Religion -
There is a book that looks like the Bible, but it says Programming Bible: Vision Testament. A character dressed like a priest does an exorcism but with computer puns. A character floats in the air during what looks like an exorcism.
A character mentions that he will build a person better than God did.
Scary - Nothing scarier than most MCU shows. There is a character that speaks in a scary-sounding voice and kind of glitches in and out.
Episode One:
Ultron, who could be scary, is in the show.
Episode Two:
There is a psych video with a person screaming and crying.
Episode Three:
There is a scene where a character’s eyes turn red; one floats in the air like he is possessed, and the scene is reminiscent of a scary movie.
Episode Six:
There is a scene in which a person becomes controlled by A.I. During this scene, the person moves in creepy ways and has red eyes.
Episode Seven:
The person controlled by A.I. continues to look creepy and does attack some people.
Sexual - There are some on-screen kisses that take place between male and female characters.
Episode One:
A character compares Thanos to a “scrotum.”
Episode Three:
A character asks another if he “wants to rent a porno?”
Episode Four:
No one likes a “surprise rear entry,” a character says.
(Spoiler alert) There is a female-looking robot. She is metal, but has breasts and buttocks.
Episode Five:
There are several comments about having “balls” and “busting balls.”
Two characters flirt. Words like pillow talk, score, foreplay, and other sexual innuendo is used.
Violence/Gore - There is some typical superhero violence, but not as much as many MCU shows.
Episode One:
A person is shot. Blood starts pouring out through the gun wound.
A person is shot point-blank in the head. The scene is dark, so there isn’t a ton of gore.
Episode Two:
Prisoners get shocked by a cattle prod.
In one fight scene, multiple people get zapped and burst into ash. Blood spatters on a window.
Episode Three:
A dead man is seen lying in his own blood. His eye has been removed.
A man in a car is shot; his blood is seen spattering on the car’s window.
Murder victims are discussed as having fingerprints removed and an eye removed.
Episode Four:
A woman is disintegrated by a laser.
Episode Seven:
Some body parts, such as part of an eye, are used to scan a security panel.
Episode Eight:
A person is crushed and blood splatters on to the person’s glasses.
Other - A character flips off the audience.
Seeing It With Your Family
There isn’t much in Vision Quest that you haven’t already seen in other Marvel shows, especially when it comes to frightening or violent content. It is far less scary than Agatha All Along and less violent and gruesome than Secret Invasion. However, if you have younger viewers, pay special attention to episode eight, which contains some of the show’s more intense violence, gore, and frightening moments.
What I Thought
It took Marvel five years after introducing us to White Vision to finally bring him back into the story. But was it worth the wait? I would say mostly yes.
Vision Quest does a wonderful job bringing back familiar characters like Jarvis, Ultron, and Vision, while also introducing a new supporting cast that feels right at home alongside the familiar faces. The first seven episodes are solid Marvel television. While they never quite reach the creativity of WandaVision, they are engaging and entertaining. The show even managed to throw a few surprises my way, including one particularly interesting and unexpected cameo.
While the finale (episode eight) was good, it felt a bit anticlimactic and rushed. The show stumbles a little here, with a reveal that feels underwhelming and several moments that could have been executed better. However, the finale still manages to wrap up the various storylines while giving us some intriguing things to look forward to. It also carries the show's themes of family and what it means to be human all the way through to the end, handling both surprisingly well.
We've had our share of MCU television duds, but Vision Quest isn't one of them. It's a good show and definitely worth a watch. And one last thing: After the finale, make sure you stick around for two scenes during the credits!