Warning: This post contains spoilers for the finale of VisionQuest.
The VisionQuest finale has been making waves for all the right reasons. For starters, its post-credits scene finally featured the return of one of the most powerful (if not the most powerful) Marvel Cinematic Universe heroes ever: the Scarlet Witch. Four years had gone by since we last saw Wanda on-screen, and to say her return was met with open arms would be an understatement. Moreover, the episode itself was mesmerizing, earning an astonishing 9.5 rating on IMDb.
The WandaVision trilogy as a whole has been a major standout of the Multiverse Saga, and VisionQuest managed to close things out with a bang. But between Wanda's shocking return, Wiccan's surprise appearance, Jocasta's apparent death, and Paul Bettany's and James Spader's killer performances, it's easy to look past the fact that another MCU fan favorite also had some sort of presence in the VisionQuest finale.
Agatha is in the VisionQuest finale (kind of)
First and foremost, let's address the elephant in the room: Kathryn Hahn didn't physically appear as Agatha in VisionQuest episode 8. That being said, her character is still very much present in a key scene of the final episode, even if we don't get to see her.
As a bit of a refresher, Agatha sacrificed herself in the finale of Agatha All Along so that Death would let Billy Maximoff live. Fortunately, that wasn't the end of her story, as Wiccan can still see the ghost of the late witch. The two then embarked on a quest to find Billy's missing brother, and that search finally paid off in the most recent Marvel series.
Ten minutes into the finale of VisionQuest, we finally see the Maximoff brothers reunite, despite being physically apart. This is all thanks to Billy's magical powers, who is using an ability called "dream-binding" to talk to Tommy telepathically. After briefly catching up, Speed asks Wiccan for help; Vision could be on the brink of death, and the two need to do something. There's only one problem: Billy is in New Jersey, and Tommy is in the U.K.
It is at that point that the screen glitches and we hear some whispers. Wiccan looks directly to his right and says, "Yeah, but... you know I'm bad at portals. You saw what I did to that cat." Naturally, Speed is taken aback by the realization that his brother is talking to someone who isn't really there, and he even says, "Does everyone in this family have an imaginary friend?"
The implication here is that Agatha's ghost was in the room with Tommy and Billy, but only the latter could see or hear her. While it's a nice little nod to the previous installment of the WandaVision trilogy, the important question is: Why didn't Kathryn Hahn appear on screen, even when her character was present in the scene?
Speaking with Collider, VisionQuest showrunner Terry Matalas revealed that one of the reasons Kathryn Hahn isn't in the VisionQuest finale is due to budget constraints:
"I don't know that we could have afforded that. [Laughs] So not really, no. We always knew [what] that reunion was going to be, and (...) what would be right for Tommy, what would be right for Billy, what would be right for the family story. But I feel like we got the proper emotional reunion for them. And I think the way that his return impacts Vision—without being too spoilerific—is important."
Wiccan and Speed are widely rumored to appear in Avengers: Doomsday. So when the two Maximoff brothers physically reunite, it will be interesting to see whether Agatha will also be there with them. But for the time being, it's nice to see Marvel still keep the iconic witch in mind.
All episodes of VisionQuest are streaming now on Disney+.
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