VisionQuest has rekindled interest in the Maximoff family. The protagonist of the third chapter of the Wanda Trilogy is Vision, grappling with the consequences of what happened in WandaVision. Rebuilt from the ground up and having merged his memories with the other Vision, the lead struggles to accept that part of his life and the absence of emotions tied to it, and embarks on a long inward journey, arriving at a deep self-awareness. A nod to the journey’s merit also goes to Tommy, introduced with the likeness of Ruaridh Mollica and who confirms himself as Wanda and Vision’s long-lost son. Tommy, like his father, undertakes an important mission to discover who he is and to learn to accept himself, and in the eighth and final episode he could have relied on a prop that was removed at the last minute. What is it?
Attention: the following sections will reference events that occurred in the eighth and final episode of VisionQuest, so anyone not up to date with the schedule should come back later to read this article.
VisionQuest, Ruaridh Mollica talks about Tommy’s on-set costume cut from the last episode
Tommy could have had his own on-set costume just as happened to his brother Billy in Agatha All Along. However, that stylistic detail was removed during production, as explained by Ruaridh Mollica. Introduced from the outset, Thomas is the reincarnation of Tommy, the twin brother of Billy and the son of Wanda and Vision. On Screen Rant’s microphones, the Marvel newcomer explained: “They had taken measurements for the superhero costume. We intended to bring it to life; it was supposed to happen in the finale at a certain point.” Why did they change their minds?
According to Ruaridh Mollica, the showrunner Terry Matalas “couldn’t find a way to have Tommy appear in that costume. He wanted the TV series to stay as grounded as possible in reality, especially for my character who, in my view, brings everything back to London, to the real world and to things like that. There was never a moment when he could simply find a superhero costume, or appear wearing it, and that would have broken the link to reality. We managed to obtain the superhero glasses because they came from Paladin, and that was a way to weave them into the plot.” In any case the actor appreciated the final look change: “We made it a bit greener and more like a jumpsuit to evoke the superhero costume, and I think it was an excellent choice. I like it and moreover it leaves us wanting to see more.” But where this will happen is not known: Tommy and Billy could reappear in Avengers: Doomsday within a few weeks, considering what was shown in the post-credits scene of VisionQuest? In the MCU we should not exclude anything.
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