VisionQuest review: Paul Bettany and James Spader delight in Wanda/Vision TV trilogy capper

Light spoilers follow for VisionQuest .

No Marvel movie trilogy is perfect.

That might sound like a loaded statement, but ask any Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) fan and they'll concede that even the franchise's gold standards — the original Captain America films, or Guardians of the Galaxy movie series, to name just two — have flaws.

So, it falls to Marvel's TV show department to show its big-screen counterpart how to deliver a truly complete arc.

And, with two acclaimed entries — WandaVision and Agatha All Along — under its belt, the Wanda/Vision TV trilogy only needed to stick the landing with a strong, final act to stake its claim as the MCU's best three-part story.

Thankfully, VisionQuest does exactly that, delivering a scintillating slice of superhero science fiction, and a surprisingly deep and emotionally resonant conclusion to the Wanda/Vision Saga.

Paranoid android VisionQuest reconnects us with Paul Bettany's synthezoid four years after WandaVision's finale (Image credit: Marvel Television/Disney+) Set some time after WandaVision 's finale , VisionQuest reunites us with White Vision (Paul Bettany), the reanimated, blank-slate synthezoid rebuilt by S.W.O.R.D after Thanos destroyed the original.

Now laying low in Edinburgh as a bartender named Sherwood, he's grappling with a severe identity crisis, caught between his vacuous programming and the restored memories of his past life.

Searching for purpose, Vision has turned inward and now consults the AI programs embedded in his programming, including Ultron (James Spader), whose leftover code lingers in Vision's system.

Bettany thrives on the material he has to work with Unfortunately, his peaceful existence is about to be interrupted.

Hunted by Paladin (Todd Stashwick), a mercenary hired by a mysterious client who wants his highly-advanced tech, Vision's quiet life is further upended when he meets Thomas Shepard (Ruaridh Mollica), a thief claiming to be one of Vision and Wanda's twin sons.

Forced to go on the run, Vision must evade capture, uncover the truth about Thomas, and resist Ultron's insidious influence.

There are clear parallels between the imaginary worlds that Vision and Wanda create in their self-titled shows (Image credit: Marvel Television/Disney+) After 12 years portraying Vision, Bettany has more than earned his shot at leading a solo project that not only lets him shine, but add profound substance to the synthezoid.

Armed with his obvious talent, and clever scripts from showrunner Terry Matalas and his writing team, Bettany thrives on the earnest, amusing, mind-bending, and occasionally sinister material he has to work with.