VisionQuest Showrunner Breaks Down Finale’s Massive WandaVision Reunion Scene
A sitcom built around Vision and Ultron
Matalas said the sitcom concept emerged during writers’ room discussions as the team looked for a way to honor WandaVision. The writers considered different versions, including one focused on UltraVision and Jocasta.
About halfway through the writing process, Matalas decided the sequence needed to center on Vision and Ultron. Writer Cindy Appel, who had sitcom experience, helped shape it, and Matalas said the cast understood the tone.
Spader’s return to the role
Spader said he approached VisionQuest as a standalone story rather than relying on detailed knowledge of the Marvel universe. His previous connection to the character was Avengers: Age of Ultron, after which he spent 10 years working on other projects.
He praised the sitcom idea as creative and original, saying it felt both sensible and irrational. Spader said the scenes could shift from funny to frightening and disturbing, sometimes becoming dark before turning laugh-out-loud funny.
The finale’s reunions
The finale also includes a reunion involving Vision, Tommy and Billy. Matalas discussed that emotional moment in the conversation, alongside the sitcom sequence. The available comments do not provide Matalas’s answer about whether Agatha was ever planned for the series.
Key points
- Matalas said the sitcom sequence took shape in the writers’ room as a tribute to WandaVision.
- The final version centered on Vision and Ultron rather than UltraVision and Jocasta.
- Spader described the sequence as funny, unsettling and capable of shifting tone within a scene.
- The finale includes a reunion involving Vision, Tommy and Billy.