‘VisionQuest’ Raises the Stakes With a Shocking Identity Twist | Review

Butcherbird threatens Tommy

Butcherbird warns Vision that synthezoids will keep being made and threatens Tommy if Vision refuses to leave her alone. Vision senses pain beneath her anger and argues that she needs compassion, not simply confrontation.

Edith forcibly removes Butcherbird from the Mindspace. Ultron tells the others to follow the birds leaving through a window, while Edith urges them to hack for information about Butcherbird’s next target.

The investigation finds a link

Friday connects Butcherbird’s victims to a biotech company that developed prototypes for the Stark AIs. Josephine Carrington, who worked with the victims, has also been reported dead. Vision and Ultron use a case-solving pretense to access police files. Their investigation suggests Butcherbird took specific body parts and DNA to unlock something requiring biokeys, and they identify company CEO Katerina Wells as a likely next target.

A gala brings the team together

With Wells sponsoring a gala, Vision asks Tommy to help him get inside. Tommy recruits Lisa, who believes his account of events, and the three use a staged argument in Italian to distract people while Lisa takes their tickets.

Vision tells Tommy to run if Butcherbird appears, prompting Lisa to notice his protective, fatherly behavior. The episode also unfolds against the anniversary of the events in Sokovia, giving the day a melancholy undertone.

The identity twist emerges

The investigation leads to a shocking revelation about who Butcherbird is. The episode also gives more information about the original Edith, while Vision’s powers remain offline during the search.

Tommy asks whom Vision speaks to when he goes somewhere else. Vision tells him the truth about the other AIs, but leaves Ultron out of his explanation.