WandaVision: What does episode 8’s post-credits scene mean for Vision?

WandaVision took a breather from its usual onslaught of bizarre mysteries this week to dig into Wanda’s tragic past. Of course, it wouldn’t truly be an episode of WandaVision without at least one big twist — and the post-credits scene delivered on that thoroughly.

While Agatha and Wanda are sifting through Wanda’s memories, viewers discover that Westview was created after Wanda was denied the right to bury Vision’s body. Why? Because Hayward was attempting to bring it back online and leverage it as a weapon.

And the post-credits scene shows that Hayward’s efforts didn’t go to waste: The SWORD team does manage to restore Vision’s body, though what that means for the AI’s future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe remains a question mark.

Will Hayward create an all-new entity — or even an enemy — using Vision’s body parts, or will Marvel use this opportunity to bring back a character Avengers: Infinity War killed off? Let’s dive in.

Will Vision return as the character we know and love?

It seems this series is bringing Vision back to life in some shape or form, but the biggest question “Previously On…” raises is whether or not the Vision viewers know and love will return to the MCU.

Judging by Hayward’s view of his AI — and his team’s total disregard for the personality Vision later developed — Vision’s new body is likely to start on page one, without any emotions or independence to speak of. Of course, that didn’t stop the AI from developing those things the first time around. And this time, there are other factors to consider.

For one, Wanda obviously has a connection to the Infinity Stone that was used to create Vision. Although that Stone has been destroyed, it’s powers are nearly identical to Wanda’s. Is it possible that she could fuse her energy with this new AI somehow, bringing back some semblance of the Vision living in Westview?

Hayward seems to believe that Wanda can bring Vision “back online,” but Wanda’s “I don’t feel you” moment suggests it’s not as simple as her using her powers to “wake up” the machinery.

Of course, Hayward is obviously planning to send the new Vision into Westview to stop Wanda, meaning new Vision and old Vision are likely to collide. Will Wanda and Vision be forced to destroy this new AI, or will something else happen to shift the tides in their favor?

Currently, the Vision inside of Westview can’t leave without being reduced to a pile of metal, but that pile of destroyed metal he turned into is now a functioning AI. Does that change things for his character? It’s possible.

Undoing Vision’s death would be a mixed bag in terms of the emotional impact it had on the MCU, but at the same time, it’s hard to believe the universe that turned Tony Stark’s JARVIS into a full-blown person — made of metal, obviously — can’t find a way to bring an AI back to life.

We’ll have to wait for WandaVision‘s season finale next week to understand the full impact of Hayward’s actions in the post-credits scene. Still, if we want a second season of this show, we’re going to need the latter half of the title.

Perhaps Wanda and Vision will get their happy ending after all.

WandaVision‘s season 1 finale arrives on Disney+ on March 5.