The series follows the newly recreated Vision (Paul Bettany) working in a Pub while at night retreating to a virtual estate in his core program along with his A.I. companions. It is learned that Vision has also retained Ultron (James Spader) as he was unwilling to completely destroy the dangerous creation and is keeping him captive in relative comfort on his virtual creation.
When a team of hunters lead by Paladin (Todd Stashwick) arrive and make it clear that nothing short of the elimination of Vision will suffice, the die is cast.
At the same time a young man with a troubled past named Tommy (Ruaridh Mollica) has memories of a past life that could possibly not be his and comes to believe that he may indeed be the child of Vision and Wanda.
What follows is a complicated tale weaving deeper themes such as reality, the virtual universe, life, love, loss, and redemption as the series is light on action for a Marvel production but deep on the character building and examination of deeper themes.
At times it seemed as if some episodes were just filler, yet things at first glance were not always what they seemed and had a way of coming back around again with renewed purpose.
Spader was fantastic as we see a more evolved and wiser Ultron who debates if ending humanity is wise as he believes the artists are worth saving as they see things as they are. There is also some humor inserted throughout the series and some nice moments for the supporting cast.
Stashwick follows up his great work in Star Trek: Picard with a performance and character I hope we see more of in the future and I would not close the door of Bettany in the future as the proverbial door is wide open.
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