Wanda Maximoff Return: What the VisionQuest Ending Means

Spoiler warning: this post covers the VisionQuest finale and its final scene.

If your feed has been full of Wanda Maximoff this week, you are not imagining it. The Wanda Maximoff return is the biggest talking point in the VisionQuest ending, and it all comes down to a few seconds after the credits start rolling.

Where the VisionQuest story lands

Missed the build-up? Here is our look at the VisionQuest first trailer and cast.

The finale, aired on 10 November, wraps up the Vision storyline in a big way. Vision’s sons reunite, the villain’s plan to upload his mind into Vision and unleash a swarm of nanobots on London falls apart, and Vision ends up trapped in a sitcom-style mind game with Ultron to talk him down. By the end Vision walks away from it all, and Ultron’s fate is left open on purpose. Even then, the show itself never brings Wanda back.

The scene that changed the conversation

Then comes the credits scene. It takes us back to Mount Wundagore, the rubble from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness where Wanda was buried. A hooded figure steps in, widely reported to be Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, and tells the Scarlet Witch to awaken. Debris lifts off her, and Wanda opens her eyes with a gasp. That is where it cuts.

Is the Wanda Maximoff return for real?

Here is the honest answer: she is alive, but not free. (Her official Marvel profile has the full on-screen history if you need a refresher.) Outlets read the moment a little differently. Some treat it as a straightforward resurrection. Others see it as Doom setting up to use her power, with talk of a comic storyline in which that happens. That second part is speculation for now, and nothing has been confirmed about how it plays out in Avengers: Doomsday.

The finale line everyone is quoting: “Oops, I Horton-ed”

Not everything in the finale is doom and gloom. After Ultron deals with the villain, Virgil Horton, a line is making the rounds with fans: “Oops, I Horton-ed.” The joke plays on Virgil’s surname, and it is the kind of dark one-liner that fits Ultron’s sense of humour. Fans have been pulling it out as a funny moment on TV Tropes. If you want the full story on who Virgil is and why his reveal lands, Looper has a good breakdown.

What we are watching for next

• Whether the Wanda Maximoff return shows up in the Doomsday trailers.
• If Doom’s line about taking her power turns out to be a promise or a bluff.
• What the other credits scene, where Ultron stirs back to life, means for Vision’s fans.

One finale, two cliffhangers, and a lot of fans rewatching the final minute. Did you see Wanda’s comeback coming? Tell us what you think in the comments.