Jocasta Is Here & Ultron Takes the Wheel: VisionQuest Episode 4 "Malware" Review and Reaction

An exorcism performed with a "programming bible." A ship wheel so subtle it might as well have been a billboard. And a villain who greets a teenager with "Pop Pop." Yep, this is the Xpanded Universe’s take on VisionQuest Episode 4 "Malware". This is our spoiler review of VisionQuest Episode 4 where the story finally starts moving. We're halfway through VisionQuest, and the show just changed the board. What do we want from the back half? Mairead wants to see Billy and hear more about the twins. Michael wants the original Human Torch's story explained. And together we wonder who hired Paladin and whether a certain lady thief might end up wearing his coat of arms. We also pick apart what worked (the humor, the casting, Spader's physical presence) and what didn't quite land (the on-the-nose ship wheel). Full spoilers for Episode 4. Go watch it first. Chapter Titles 00:00 Introduction 01:52 TV Tropes Everywhere 05:04 Meet Jocasta (As We Predicted) 06:11 No "Pure" AI in the MCU? Memory Engrams and Humanity 08:28 Dad Issues and Old Vision's Memories 10:41 Mairéad's Conflict: Why Give AI Humanity? 15:35 Italian Arguments and Milan Shopping Trips 17:18 The Human Torch & the "First of Us" 21:10 What We Want Next: Billy, the Twins, and Actor Chemistry 23:17 Too On the Nose? The Ship Wheel Debate 24:43 Who Is Paladin's Client?