VisionQuest Episodes 3 & 4 review

It’s easy to see how VisonQuest could be irritating for some with its clever dialogue and sudden tone shifts but these are advantages as far as I’m concerned. The dialogue for example is witty even in what seem like throwaway comments. At times, it has the rhythm of a sitcom while still being quite serious when it needs to be. Visually it plays with TV imagery in a similar way to WandaVision. Its an appealing mix if you’re willing to go with it and these two episodes double down on those aspects as the series improves further. Even what could be serious moments are often given an amusing element. In one scene where the hitherto AI characters are having a funeral for JARVIS, the so far silent maintenance bots suddenly make their voices heard; DUMB-E to deliver a Keats poem after which U starts to sing `Danny Boy`. These moments were so unexpected they made me laugh out loud. Yet shortly afterwards the two become menacing figures with glowing red eyes as something invades the software.…