Vision's Super Speed Makes Him Wanda's Quicksilver Replacement
Vision's debut of super speed on WandaVision signals Wanda's emerging memories of her brother, Quicksilver. Episode 3 sees Wanda going into labor less than a day after she discovers she is pregnant, so Vision goes to find the doctor before he leaves for Bermuda and uses his brand new speedy superpower to transport them back to Wanda. Since she controls this version of Vision, it makes sense that he'd have a power normally reserved for Wanda's brother Pietro.
Wanda's fantasy sitcom world stems from years of repressed trauma. One of the most devastating experiences she had was losing her twin, Pietro, to Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Pietro (a.k.a. Quicksilver) was her protector and confidante, but ultimately he used his superhuman speed to sacrifice his own life while saving Hawkeye and a Sokovian child. Though Wanda kept a photo of her brother in her room at the Avengers compound (glimpsed in Captain America: Civil War) Wandavision marks the first time Pietro has been mentioned by name since his death in Age of Ultron.
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Even though Wanda can manipulate reality at will, the Marvel movies have not yet explored her comic book abilities to resurrect the dead. While Wanda puts all of her focus into keeping up the illusion that Vision is still alive, she cannot keep past memories at bay for long. Vision's power to run at superhuman speeds - an ability the synthezoid has not utilized before - is testament to the fact that, try as she might to repress her trauma, Pietro will always be on Wanda's mind.
It's not clear whether or not Wanda purposefully gives Vision her brother's powers; it could very well be her subconscious attempt to resurrect Pietro in some other form. Maybe it could be her way of grieving him, as she longs for some familiarity. Since Vision is now the closest person in Wanda's life, it is understandable that he may share Pietro's gifts. Whether it's her intent or not, it's still a touching tribute and a potential foreshadowing of her children's powers. In the comics, one of Wanda's sons, Tommy, grows up to become the superhero Speed, who inherits his uncle and father's ability to move incredibly fast.
It's interesting that this power manifests itself in Vision in the same episode Wanda reminisces about Pietro to Geraldine. After the birth of her twin sons, Wanda seemingly cannot help bringing up Quicksilver in a rare moment of vulnerability. While Geraldine brings too much of Wanda's horrible reality into the fantasy by asking if he was killed by Ultron, this scene hints that Wanda's past will keep affecting this elaborate world she's designed for herself. Memories like Pietro's death will continue to haunt her and threaten her control as long as she puts effort into preserving Westview's uncomplicated existence.
Wanda still has a lot of trauma to unpack in the rest of WandaVision, and Vision's newfound ability to run at superhuman speed is a significant turn in her story. Though it's played mostly for laughs – Vision is in a great rush to grab the doctor – it's a reminder that Wanda's past is steadily creeping in to ruin her safe haven and her new family. After all, Wanda's greatest enemy is herself, and displacing Quicksilver's powers onto Vision is only a temporary solution.
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