VisionQuest Episode 7 Ending, Explained
With a week to go before what is bound to be an action-packed and emotional finale, VisionQuest’s penultimate episode definitely delivered.
Once again, the mysterious Client was at the centre of all the action, as he sent Vision and Jocasta on an odyssey through their memories — which had very surprising results, to say the least. To reel them in with these data packages, the Client offered both synthezoids something they desperately wanted: for Vision, it was access to his own source code, so he could save Lisa, and for Jocasta, it was the passcode (yes, there’s a passcode now) which she needs to open those precious nanobots. For Vision, though, there was a bit of a steeper price: he would have to surrender himself afterwards.
We also got to learn more about J.I.M, who was the OG synthetic human and the first Human Torch. If, like all this data, you feel a bit scrambled, don’t worry — we’ll break everything down for you. Here’s the ending of VisionQuest Episode 7, explained. Spoilers are inevitable, so this is your final warning.
Who Is J.I.M?
J.I.M, the first synthetic human, was made back in 1939. Mourning the loss of his son, who died three years prior, Phineas Horton, who is the source of inspiration for Vision’s human appearance, set out to make a being that, in his opinion, didn’t have the burden of heavy human emotions like grief. However, he gets really obsessed over this creation, so much so that he sells his estate in order to keep funding it. At that point, his wife and young daughter leave him and move to New York
Anyway, while J.I.M. saves lives and is heroic in the way Phineas designed him, he ended up falling in love. The pain involved with that love ultimately led to him feeling too much. As he set himself and his surroundings on fire, J.I.M., along with Phineas, perished in the blaze.
VisionQuest Episode 7 Ending, Explained
J.I.M. tells Vision all of this shortly after Vision is in his Mindspace, still seeking his source code after a confrontation with the OG Vision. This Vision, reduced to a memory, accuses our Vision of running away from the fact that they, along with the Vision in WandaVision, are one and the same.
This revelation is magnified by a lot of pushing by J.I.M, who urges Vision to see that the source code he needs actually lies within himself. He challenges Vision on why he won’t accept Thomas as his son, and Vision admits that this is because he’d have to face the fact that he lost Billy and Wanda. This cathartic moment leads to Vision getting the source code he needs from J.I.M, who says he is now a “real boy.” He then wakes up, and uses the source code to save Lisa, before heading on a plane to London with Paladin, Thomas, and Lisa to turn himself in to the Client.
Thomas (and presumably Lisa) aren’t aware of this. While they slept on the plane, Vision used a tablet to give one final message to Thomas, providing him WandaVision so he can learn more about his family.
While all of this is happening, Jocasta is trying to recover all of her memories. It is ultimately revealed that, when she was Dr Josephine Carrington, she had a partner who helped her create her landmark AI tech. And it’s not Katerina Wells.
This partner, both in business and romance, is none other than… Ultron. Kind of. He shares the same face as Ultron, which means that he’s likely the human avatar Ultron was based on. To make matters even more complicated, this man turns out to be The Client: a fact that is revealed to us in the closing moments of the episode.
Meanwhile, in Jocasta's Mindspace, Ultron throws F.R.I.D.A.Y off the balcony and, presumably, out of the Mindspace. At her grave in real life, Jocasta is surrounded by armed authorities, and is powered down. Vision, who has been delivered to The Client in London, is also powered down. Plus, Paladin’s van is blown up. Talk about chaotic!
The question now is, will Thomas be able to save Vision? The answer is probably yes because this is the MCU, for crying out loud — but we’ll know for sure next week.
