VQ Eps 3+4 - Oct 21

 Obligatory disclaimer: real life sucks, and when you look at VisionQuest eps 3&4, the situation does not appear to be better – the dastardly Ultron took advantage of Vision’s weakness to take over Vision’s physical body! Le gasp! Quelle horreur! Le Bastille!

…No, wait, there is not any French in VisionQuest (so far) – this is just real life elements bleeding in: the French riots. In fact, they were all over Europe, but in France, they are especially prominent because of 1789. 1776 is the beginning of the American Revolution and beyond. 1789 is the beginning of the French Revolution and beyond. The two revolutions had completely different outcomes, but one theory says that if the French kings had not supported and helped the proto-colonists win their independence during 1776, then their own revolution of 1789 might have been avoided, or at least delayed – who knows? Until the shadow global government allows the broader public to behold the wonder of a time machine and to use it travel to the late 18^th century, we will never know.

What we do know, though, is that Monseigneur Macron and his cabinet are truly lucky that no one among the rebels/proto-rebels had risen to the occasion and proclaimed himself the new Napoleon, promising change and relief to the rebel masses. They do not need to appeal to everyone, just to the more powerful faction, and then they will rise – in a coup, of course, but that is how it worked from the second half of the 18^th century to the mid-20^th century at least; perhaps now too, now that the global democracy is floundering, thanks to the Donald. The RF president Putin is a formidable adversary of course… but in large part to the American internal weaknesses – but America does not appear to be doing anything about them, so there you go. The global democracy is floundering – but we were talking about Ultron? Or Vision?

Well, Ultron taking over Vision is not too new – in the S1 finale of ‘What if?’ (Remember the series? It was MCU’s first attempt at a multiverse, and it worked), Ultron already did this – took over a Vision body… and began to destroy the multiverse, forcing the Watcher and the Strange Supreme to make their version of the Avengers to end the ‘Ultra-Vision’ for good. They succeeded, of course, but in VisionQuest we have no signs of the multiverse, so we probably will have the other A.I.’s as well as Tommy/Speed and Lucy/Coat of Arms, maybe, to get Ultron out of Vision – or not, as we’ve no idea where the MCU is taking the synthezoids in general. For all we know, the ‘Ultra-Vision take 2’ will be essential for taking down Dr. Doom for good, eh?

On the other side we got the MCU Jocasta who herself seems to be a female version of an Ultra-Vision – Vision’s skills (plus her own, of course), but Ultron’s values. ‘Our’ Ultra-Vision was flirting with her, sort of, by ep 1x04 already. Since they are artificial lifeforms, nothing should come out of it, plus-

-plus Ultron is capable of cooperating with other A.I.’s against Jocasta, especially. We still have no idea of what he will do now that he is charge of the mutual body. Maybe he will go back to his ‘Age of Ultron’ schemes ASAP – or maybe not. Jocasta might vex Ultron in her turn – or she might not. In addition, Paladin, of course, is still a wild card – an apparent baseline human in a series about synthezoids, A.I.’s, and the like. (He is based on an older Marvel comic character, BTW). Who knows what he will do? Pause.

In fact, this seems to be a good point to stop the rant as any. In real life, Monseigneur Emmanuel Macron caught his break – now he has to do something to save his regime and France, (and perhaps the rest of the EU – if France collapses, the rest of EU will follow soon). Good luck to him – perhaps Madame Macron can get his arse in gear as she might be in charge of the family, eh? (Circumstantial evidences, but still). We have to wait and see, again, while in VisionQuest – Ultron did catch his dream. What will he do with it? Will it succeed, or will it turn to ashes in his metaphorical mouth? Who knows…?

However, for now, this is it. See you all soon!