Season 1 Episode 2 – “Vision comes face to face with his assailant while investigating whether Tommy Shepard is his son.”
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Highlights
1. I do like the little flashback of seeing Tommy and his friend getting transferred to a place where people never leave. Tommy begins to get electrocuted by a guard, and his powers kick in and electrocute the guard, and the two make their escape from the bus. Tommy uses his powers, and the two escape.
2. The Paladin. The backstory is not a who but more of a what. Paladin is not a person but an organization that has dated back centuries. When they take a contract, they will stop at nothing to get this contract captured or killed. It’s a really decent concept.
3. Vision goes to St. Mabyn’s where he tries to free Tommy. Vision walks into the trap, and he manages to act in slow motion while he and EDITH analyze all of the people in the reception and come to realize that everything is false and they are soldiers waiting for Vision.
4. I do really like James Spader as Ultron and the AI version of him. He’s really good and captures each scene he’s in. I just really wish we get to see Ultron have some action throughout the season.
What Didn’t Work
The adamantium rounds that Paladin was using. It felt like this was just thrown in there as a cheap alternate way of hurting this new White Vision.
I’m not sure about Jarvis being the one to delete his code to save Vision and the other AIs. I feel like if anyone, it should have been Friday.
Standout Character
I feel like Vision takes this again this week. Seeing him do some action was great, and it’s always nice to see his android form.
Favourite Moment
My favorite moment would be the sit-down between Vision and Paladin. The two speak about the world and what is going on between the pair. Vision tells him he is not who he used to be, and then we see Paladin’s systems get breached.
Verdict
Story - 9.5
Action - 8.5
Characters - 9.5
Entertainment - 10
Quality - 10
9.5
Amazing
Overall, a solid second episode. The story continues to be really good and the action was even better than last episode but I do wish we got to see more. The characters were great as well.
