VISIONQUEST Showrunner Breaks Down Wild Post-Credits Scenes, Major AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY Tease

The VisionQuest finale gave Marvel fans plenty to freak out about, bringing Ultron back into the picture, reuniting Billy and Tommy Maximoff, and dropping a massive Avengers: Doomsday tease involving Doctor Doom and Scarlet Witch. It also left a few big questions hanging, and showrunner Terry Matalas has some answers.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Matalas broke down the finale's two post-credits scenes, teased Ultron's potential future in the MCU, and explained why Kathryn Hahn never appeared as Agatha Harkness.

Let's start with Ultron, because apparently the murderous robot has developed something resembling a romantic side.

The VisionQuest finale leaves Ultron free to roam the world again, but destroying humanity doesn't appear to be his immediate priority. Instead, he's hanging out at Virgil Horton's mansion with the Jocasta Drive, which fans might remember from 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron.

The implication is that Ultron could use the drive to bring back Jocasta, the artificial intelligence he once loved. For a guy who previously tried to exterminate humanity, that's a pretty interesting change in direction.

Matalas explained that the mid-credits scene was meant to leave the door open for more Ultron: "For me, it was just a promise of some kind that Ultron’s not done. Whatever he’s going to do, for good or for bad, he promised Vision he doesn’t wanna do it alone.

“And he has this backup. So what is he gonna do? Then he completes it by spiking the lens and looking right at us. It’s kind of on us to decide. So to me, it’s a great question mark at the end of the piece."

Matalas obviously isn't ready to say goodbye to the character. He wanted the scene to "promise more Ultron" and give fans "the sense that this guy is not done doing his thing. Where does he fall with humanity and connection? He had the one time he made this amazing connection with an entity [Jocasta]. Is he gonna continue that?"

Of course, wanting more Ultron and actually getting more Ultron are two different things when Marvel Studios is calling the shots. He says: "It’s up to the MCU gods for what’s next for him."

There's also more to this scene than audiences actually saw. Matalas confirmed that an extended version exists, and he'd love to get it out there eventually: "There was more to the scene that we may put out one day on a Blu-ray or something like that"

In other interviews, Matalas has suggested that an earlier version of the finale included a reveal that Jocasta had escaped inside some of the nanobots. Whether that footage ever sees the light of day remains to be seen.

Then there's the second post-credits scene, which Marvel managed to keep under wraps until the finale premiered. This one has much bigger implications for the MCU's immediate future.

Doctor Doom arrives at Mount Wundagore and retrieves Wanda Maximoff's body, revealing that Scarlet Witch is still alive following the events of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The scene also suggests Doom may be preparing to steal Wanda's powers, which could mean serious trouble heading into Avengers: Doomsday.

Matalas couldn't reveal much about the sequence, particularly since Joe Russo and Anthony Russo filmed it on the Avengers: Doomsday set.

What makes this even more interesting is that the timing wasn't part of some grand Marvel master plan. According to Matalas, the show's placement between Spider-Man and the next Avengers movie happened almost by accident.

"We had no idea that we would be sandwiched in between Spider-Man and Avengers," Matalas explained. "It’s fun to be part of this Marvel conversation in this way, but it was never really planned that way a year and a half ago because we weren’t sure we could have. You’re at the mercy of Disney+, you’re at the mercy of various streaming issues. It just worked out that way."

While those post-credits scenes point toward the MCU's future, the finale also delivers Billy and Tommy Maximoff finally finding each other again.

The brothers reunite in the Dreamscape before joining forces to save Vision during his confrontation with Ultron. By the end of the episode, titled "Forever," they're making plans to meet up in New Jersey.

Joe Locke returns as Billy, but Matalas explained that the creative team intentionally held off on bringing him into the story until the finale.

"We knew Billy was out there looking for Tommy. It was a question of when. We thought about seeing him in a dream sequence earlier, but then I felt like it robbed [us] from earning that moment of finally these two reuniting in the finale, which I think people are hoping for."

One familiar face is missing from the reunion, though. Agatha Harkness never physically appears, despite Billy speaking to her during the episode. Fans hoping for another appearance from Hahn might be disappointed, but Matalas offered an explanation. Bringing her back just wasn't in the budget.

"We couldn’t afford that. That wasn’t ever really an option. I just thought that was funny. Tommy had watched Vision speaking to invisible people, and to me it seemed pretty clear that he would not be able to see Agatha. So the idea of Billy doing that felt like a great bit."

It's a clever way to keep Agatha involved without actually having Hahn appear. It also gives Tommy another reason to wonder what the hell is going on with his family.

The important thing for Matalas was making sure the Maximoff family reunion happened when it would have the biggest emotional impact.

"It felt like this family needed to be reunited by the end. It had to be at the right time, the most hard-hitting emotional moment. [Billy’s] a kid who just learned he’s got witch powers, but he’s not amazing at it.

“He’s got Agatha as a guide, but is he gonna be able to get over to London from New Jersey in a few hours? You forget about that, so by the time he does come back, hopefully it’s chills."

The VisionQuest finale manages to close out Vision's latest chapter while leaving some pretty exciting possibilities on the table. Ultron might be looking for love instead of world domination, the Maximoff brothers are finally together, and Doctor Doom now has Scarlet Witch in his possession.

We don’t know what comes next for Ultron or Jocasta, but the finale certainly makes a case for keeping them around.

VisionQuest is now streaming on Disney+.