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VisionQuest arrives on Disney+ as last MCU release before Avengers: Doomsday

Marvel's Disney+ series VisionQuest, the final MCU project before Avengers: Doomsday, now debuts a day early on 13 October. Reviews differ sharply: The Hollywood Reporter finds it uneven, Screen Rant calls it possibly the best MCU TV show.

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Centre · 1VisionQuest, a Marvel Studios series for Disney+, is the last MCU project to be released before Avengers: Doomsday, according to Screen Rant. Centre · 1It was originally scheduled to debut on 14 October with a two-episode premiere, followed by six weekly episodes and a finale on 25 November, for an eight-episode season. Centre · 1On 12 October Screen Rant reported that Marvel Studios had confirmed on X that the series would instead debut on Tuesday 13 October at 6PM PT, earlier than planned.

Mixed · 2Paul Bettany stars as Vision and James Spader as Ultron, with Ruaridh Mollica as Thomas, Todd Stashwick, T'Nia Miller and others; Terry Matalas created the series. Mixed · 2The plot has Vision, with a bounty on his head, going on the run with a teenager who may be the reincarnation of his son; the Hollywood Reporter says he has been living as a bartender in Edinburgh and is pursued by an assassin called Paladin. Centre · 1Screen Rant describes it as the third chapter of a trilogy that began with WandaVision and continued with Agatha All Along, and expects it to set up a Young Avengers or Champions project rather than Doomsday itself.

Centre · 1Avengers: Doomsday is due in cinemas on 18 December (16 December in the UK), after a build-up Screen Rant calls rushed, with set-up confined largely to post-credit scenes. Left · 1Reviews published on 12 October diverge. The Hollywood Reporter's Angie Han calls the show 'sometimes moving, sometimes exhausting', praising Bettany, Spader and the father-son and Ultron–Jocasta storylines while criticising its backstory-heavy, self-absorbed storytelling. Centre · 1Screen Rant's Ben Gibbons gives a glowing review, saying it may be 'the best MCU TV show ever made', that it is tightly told, and that it works without encyclopedic MCU knowledge.

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Left4 outlets

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A critical, mixed review of the series, weighing strong lead performances against a self-absorbed, over-explained script.
Emphasis
Bettany and Spader's performances, the father-son and Ultron–Jocasta relationships, and excess backstory and exposition.
Leaves out or plays down
Release schedule and the link to Avengers: Doomsday.
Charged language
“exhausting”“generational trauma sub-basement”
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“Sometimes Moving, Sometimes Exhausting Marvel Spinoff” — The Hollywood Reporter
“there’s always another level down in the generational trauma sub-basement.” — The Hollywood Reporter

Centre3 outlets

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Fan-oriented coverage: countdown and schedule news, then an enthusiastic review presenting the show as a fresh antidote to superhero fatigue.
Emphasis
Release dates, Doomsday build-up, Young Avengers set-up, and praise for Terry Matalas.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention criticisms such as heavy exposition or backstory overload.
Charged language
“phenomenal”“smashes superhero fatigue”“best MCU TV show ever made”“money-grubbing”
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“VisionQuest is a phenomenal contribution to the wider MCU, delivering a series that not only smashes superhero fatigue but also transcends the genre.” — Screen Rant
“a money-grubbing re-release of Avengers: Endgame” — Screen Rant

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