Throughout VisionQuest, the character Jocasta has been full of surprises. Played by T’Nia Miller, Jocasta is dramatically different here than the version we've seen in Marvel Comics, but these changes were necessary given how much the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed Ultron’s story.

In the comics, Ultron is built by Hank Pym, who decides to use his own brainwaves to flesh out Ultron’s mind. Of course, Ultron turns evil and, when Ultron builds himself a bride named Jocasta, he uses the brainwaves of Pym’s wife, Janet Van Dyne (the original Wasp) to fully realize her. This later leads to Jocasta being more of a hero than a villain.

But in VisionQuest, Jocasta contains the mind of Josephine Carrington (Miller), a brilliant AI developer who died in 2008, but uploaded her mind into a computer beforehand. That mind was then placed in Jocasta’s body with a good chunk of her memories missing. As those gaps have been filled in, the character has only gotten more interesting.

"To play a villain that is multi-layered is a dream, because it's not just one note," Miller tells Polygon.

Ahead of the VisionQuest finale, Miller joined Polygon to talk about the sometimes difficult journey of playing Jocasta and shares the one scene she and Paul Bettany just could not get through. Check out the full conversation below.

Polygon: First, I want to ask you about my favorite thing in this whole series, which is you and James Spader dancing to “Rhinestone Cowboy” in the finale.

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