5. Firewall
Vision and the rest of the AI panic as Ultron locks them in. They make do of what resources they have to track him and piece together his conversation with Tommy and, later, with Jocasta. Ultron reassures Tommy that Vision is trying to be a father to him. Tommy tells Ultron that he will never know the meaning of connection and that he’ll always be alone. Ultron and Jocasta meet and debate on the merits of humanity, art, and suffering. Ultron took a facial scan of Jocasta’s colleague before she pulverized her. That scan is the final key she needs to retrieve her grand invention taken away from her. Tommy is captured by Paladin on the way home. Ultron tries to bargain with Vision to disable the Firewall, but F.R.I.D.A.Y. cautions that while doing so will set them all free, so will it release Ultron back into the world. Vision pulls the lever down and Ultron is released to nobody knows where. F.R.I.D.A.Y. follows in pursuit. Meanwhile, Vision regains control of his body, on an animal cargo plane en route to Madripoor. Lisa is also onboard, and they vow to take Tommy back home.
Is it wrong for me to be amused by Ultron? I mean, he is sadistic alright, but he spits the hard truths that mankind as a species would rather not discuss about our collective glitch as a race. This is my favorite episode so far. The approach to those reassembled conversations is just so theatrical and the discussions dip into philosophical territory. Watching the episode felt like being engrossed in philosophical inquiry. LOVE IT! I am also enjoying all of the throwbacks to the early MCU. While the repercussions of what happened in Sokovia were mildly felt all across the MCU, there hasn’t really been a sitdown discussion of the ideologies behind it. And now we get Ultron, more than a decade later, arguing his case. As for the other mystery, what invention is Jocasta talking about, really? I’m guessing it has something to do with AI and whatever it is will have repercussions in the entire MCU? Why do I feel as though Ultron will make a sacrifice play in the end? And will all of this even matter post-Doomsday? So many questions! Three episodes left.
“Connection. In any form. You're miles away from it. And you're alone. And you always will be.” –Tommy
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