Spoilers ahead for “VisionQuest” Season 1, Episode 8, “Forever”
The “VisionQuest” Season 1 finale, “Forever,” brings the series to the family reunion viewers have been anticipating. After revisiting Vision’s (Paul Bettany) history through “WandaVision” flashbacks and introducing a powerful cosmic artifact from “Avengers: Infinity War” to help him recover his identity, the story finally brings him face to face with Tommy Maximoff (Ruaridh Mollica). Billy (Joe Locke), Tommy’s brother and the central figure of “Agatha All Along,” soon joins them, bringing the surviving members of the unusual Maximoff-Vision family together. During a conversation with Tommy, Vision even suggests that Wanda “Scarlet Witch” Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) could eventually return.
It turns out that possibility is not nearly as distant as they think. In “VisionQuest’s” major post-credits sequence, a mysterious hooded figure uses levitation magic to excavate Wanda from Mount Wundagore — the site where she was presumed buried at the conclusion of “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” The scene makes one thing clear: Wanda survived.
The identity of the hooded figure is hardly concealed. The character appears to be Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.), who has already been linked to several post-credits teases. In “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” Doom is shown kneeling beside the immensely powerful Franklin Richards, apparently with sinister intentions. Then, “Avengers: Endgame Encore” depicts him adding Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) to his collection. If Wanda is now another powerful figure under his control, Doom could enter “Avengers: Doomsday” with an especially formidable arsenal.
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Wanda’s comeback may confirm a theory about Doctor Doom’s Latverian witches
Wanda’s apparent alliance with Doom gives new weight to a popular theory about the masked ruler’s magical servants. Promotional material for “Avengers: Doomsday” features three color-coded Latverian witches, including one dressed in red. Within the MCU, there is one obvious candidate for that role: Wanda Maximoff.
If the “VisionQuest” post-credits scene confirms that Wanda is the red Latverian witch, the identities of the other two remain open to debate. The purple-clad figure is particularly intriguing. Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), known from “WandaVision” and “Agatha All Along,” is closely associated with the color. However, her death in the latter series — along with her current existence as Billy Maximoff’s ghostly mentor — could make it challenging for her to appear in a physical costume. Another possibility is Clea (Charlize Theron), the magical hero introduced in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.”
The green-robed witch may be Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), the female Loki variant who has remained away from the MCU’s central action since the events of “Loki.” With “Avengers: Endgame Encore” already bringing back the TVA’s Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and several TVA agents, Sylvie would be a natural addition. However, the character could instead be connected to Death (Aubrey Plaza), whose identity as the ultimate Green Witch was established in “Agatha All Along” — assuming Doom has found a way to harness her power.
The answers will have to wait until “Avengers: Doomsday” arrives on December 18. Still, Wanda’s return makes the film’s mystery even more compelling. Her role in Doom’s plans could be crucial, particularly once she discovers that Vision, Tommy, and Billy are still alive.