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VisionQuest Episode 5 Makes Ultron a Villain Again
VisionQuest’s fifth episode, “Firewall,” brings Ultron back as a convincing villain.
Ultron takes control of White Vision’s body and uses it to manipulate Thomas, Vision’s team and others.
He gives bounty hunter Paladin Thomas’s location and joins forces with the Butcherbird Killer.
The Killer is a synthetic copy of Carrington, who is seeking keys linked to the people she worked with on an AI project.
Ultron uses his control of one of those keys to pressure Vision into removing the firewalls blocking his access to the internet.
The episode leaves unclear what the keys unlock or what Ultron can do with them.
The review praises James Spader’s performance as Ultron but says the investigation scenes and plot mechanics feel routine and hard to follow.
VisionQuest Episode 5, titled “Firewall,” puts Ultron back in the role of a major villain.
Ultron takes control of White Vision’s body and uses it to pursue his plans.
He plays mind games with Thomas, gives Paladin the boy’s location and forms an alliance with the Butcherbird Killer.
The episode also explores Ultron’s conversations with Thomas and Jocasta, whom he becomes romantically obsessed with.
Reviews differed: Den of Geek criticized the episode’s plot mechanics, while IGN called it the series’ high point so far.
- Who
- Ultron is central to the episode, alongside Vision, Thomas and Jocasta.
- What
- Ultron takes control of White Vision’s body and advances his plans, reasserting himself as a villain.
- When
- Episode 5 was reviewed on October 28, 2026; Den of Geek’s article dates the episode’s events to October 27.
- Where
- The episode is set partly in the Mindspace; Ultron leaves White Vision’s body on a plane headed to Madripoor.
- Why
- Ultron seeks control and pursues his own interests. His specific plans for the keys remain unclear in Den of Geek’s review.
Den of Geek
IGN
Episode 5’s plot mechanics
Den of Geek
Den of Geek says the procedural scenes feel rote and disconnected from anything real.
IGN
IGN calls the episode cleverly constructed and says its visual presentation works well.
Episode 5 overall
Den of Geek
Den of Geek says it is hard to care about the plot and that key details remain unclear.
IGN
IGN calls it the high point of VisionQuest so far.
Ultron takes Thomas to a pub and probes his feelings about his synthazoid father.
Ultron gives Paladin Thomas’ location.
Ultron meets the Butcherbird Killer to form an alliance.
Ultron convinces Vision to give him control of White Vision’s body.
- Episode
- 5, titled “Firewall
- Review publication date
- October 28, 2026
- Ultron’s host body
- White Vision’s body
- Destination
- Madripoor
- IGN’s assessment
- Episode 5 was the high point for VisionQuest so far
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What people are saying
Episode 5 is definitely the high point for VisionQuest so far.
It all comes down to the terrific chemistry between Spader and Miller.
Ultron reestablishes himself as a proper Marvel villain.