Recaps

After killing Tiamut, John discussed his coming trial with Thor, Tony, and Stephen, then rebuilt Kamar-Taj’s barrier with a deliberate weak spot to funnel other-dimensional invaders. The new barrier enveloped Earth, and the other dimensions discovered its apparent weakness.

• John told Thor, Tony, and Stephen that he would stand trial for killing Tiamut and warned that Arishem could destroy Earth if he was judged guilty.
• John said he planned to trap Arishem alongside other dimensional lords if they launched a full-scale invasion.
• John used a Celestial device to reconstruct Kamar-Taj’s deteriorating magical barrier, despite Stephen’s objections that it would weaken Earth’s defenses.
• John explained that the barrier’s weak spot would funnel invaders into one location, where Earth’s defenders could confront them together.
• John and Stephen activated the new barrier, which spread over the world and revealed an apparent weak spot to the other dimensions.

John visited Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, where Fred and George gave him free merchandise and posed for a photo, before helping Hagrid prepare for his wedding to Madame Maxime. Hagrid received advice and a new outfit, but he remained bewildered by the many preparations as the wedding approached.

• Fred and George sold Muggle novelties at Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and continued their game of making customers guess which twin was which.
• John visited the shop to buy a wedding gift for Hagrid, rejected a prank necklace for Madame Maxime, and was given free purchases and a prank gift box.
• John focused on preparations for Hagrid's wedding in the Albanian Forest, where Hagrid was in unusually cheerful spirits.
• Harry and Hermione helped Hagrid choose new wedding clothes at the Silver Hand Department Store and arrange grooming for his hair and beard.
• Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Howlett, and Hogwarts students gave Hagrid advice, leaving him overwhelmed and wondering whether the wedding should include Blast-Ended Skrewt balloons.

John continued experimenting on the last Deviant while preparing for an approaching cosmic judgment. The Eternals reached the World Forge as a small snake entered their stored memories, and John crossed into a mysterious sanctum at the edge of the universe.

• John injected more Celestial genes into the chained Deviant leader, then confined him in a sealed room and gave him books and a nature documentary to study.
• The Deviant leader questioned John about human conflict and morality, and John explained that humans feared the threats posed by their own kind.
• The Eternals arrived at the World Forge, where Gilgamesh comforted Thena and noticed the little snake was gone.
• The little snake entered the World Forge’s store of Eternal memories and began moving through them, changing what it encountered.
• John sensed that Judgment Day had arrived, traveled to an ancient sanctum at the universe’s edge, and opened a door into the unknown.

John faced Eternity for killing a Celestial and offered his life as payment, while Little Snake sabotaged the World Forge and John sent the Eternals to Titan. The Eternals received a message from John giving them a chance to build their own civilization, and rings descended as the sun rose.

• Eternity condemned John for killing a Celestial, but John refused to accept the judgment and rejected Death's demand that he become her follower.
• John offered his Celestial body as equivalent payment and used Dusk, inscribed with the Inverse Equation, to end his life.
• Little Snake entered the World Forge's Eternal-creation machine, causing it to break down and form a black hole that swallowed the facility and the Eternals' memories.
• John sent the Eternals through the Bifrost to Titan, where Thena found a phone carrying his instructions for them to escape Celestial control and build a civilization.
• Gilgamesh recognized John's voice on the phone, which congratulated him and Thena on their marriage, as two rings descended over Titan.

A golden river carried magic and visions through Alfheim, Vanaheim, and Jotunheim, changing the lives of children yet to be born and a young Frost Giant. When its influence reached Earth, the Magic Book stirred in Ariana’s home and Dudley’s injuries mysteriously healed.

• Queen Freya and the elves welcomed the Golden Tree’s golden fruit as the future leader of Alfheim’s new age.
• The river brought a gift for magic to an expectant commoner in Vanaheim, while its Magic Academy and Divine Book reacted to the change.
• A young Frost Giant found a box in the golden spring, received visions of the wider world, and decided that his enslaved tribe needed a king.
• On Earth, Ariana wept after the Magic Book stirred and vanished amid her fashion magazines, and Mrs. Wick comforted her.
• Little Bear hid the Magic Book in its belly pocket, while Dudley’s injuries healed in front of his family.

John died and used his soul contract to trap Satannish on Earth, then revealed that other Hell Lords and Death had claims on him. He left Satannish with a choice: help him experience love or remain trapped and face the consequences.

• A heartbeat disturbed the potion at Silver Hand Manor as golden blood was blown away from the cauldron.
• Stephen and Wong realized a Hell Lord had reached Earth through a passage sustained by believers’ sacrifices, while Kamar-Taj’s Sanctum Guardians reinforced their defenses.
• John appeared as a soul before Satannish, who had been trapped on Earth by the restored barrier after claiming John’s soul under their contract.
• John revealed that he had made soul contracts with other Hell Lords and that Death also wanted his soul, putting Satannish at risk of conflict with both.
• Satannish asked what John wanted in exchange for letting him leave, and John demanded to experience love through Hell’s Love Magic.

John arranged for Satannish to use Love Magic on him, causing him to fall in love with himself, then sacrificed his soul to the Soul Stone to escape Death. The Jovanovic family and the Dreamwalker witnessed his apparent death, though the ending distinguished Critic's choice from John Wick's.

• John met Red Skull on Vormir and asked whether he had ever fallen in love; Red Skull said that he loved only himself.
• John showed Satannish Thanos's corpse and refused Satannish's attempt to renegotiate their deal for the Infinity Stones.
• Satannish used Love Magic on John, making him fall in love with himself and activating the contract that gave Satannish a claim to his soul.
• Death arrived as John's soul burned, but John stepped into the altar and vanished from the universe through the Soul Stone.
• Old Jovanovic, the head wolf, the Jovanovic children, and the Dreamwalker witnessed or sensed John's sacrifice.
• The narration said that Critic had chosen sacrifice, but that it was not John Wick's choice.

John resurrected himself with the Soul Stone and a new body, then returned to the Wizarding World and gathered the five Infinity Stones he possessed. He left the story in the Magic Tower, newly empowered and recognized as changed by those who knew him.

• John used the Soul Stone and a Horcrux ritual to create a new body and resurrect himself.
• John absorbed the Soul Stone into the Limited Gauntlet and learned his new body could withstand its power.
• John visited Ollivander’s shop and chose a new laurel wand with a thestral feather core.
• John returned to the Magic Tower and gathered the Space, Mind, Power, Reality, and Soul Stones into the Limited Gauntlet.
• Basil flew away from John, while Riddle and Tom reacted with confusion to his changed presence.

John completed his collection of the Infinity Stones after Stephen gave him the Time Stone, saying he wanted to use their power for one small wish. He returned to Wizard City and snapped his fingers, leaving the wish’s result unclear as the ring on his hand cracked and fell away.

• Stephen confronted John at Kamar-Taj, questioned how he escaped Thanos, and accused him of intending to take the Time Stone.
• John explained that he had killed Thanos with cosmic poison and said the futures were unclear because he obstructed fate.
• Stephen gave John the Time Stone after asking what he planned to do with the Infinity Stones.
• John completed his collection of all six Stones, then told Stephen he wanted to attend a friend’s wedding.
• John returned to Wizard City, snapped his fingers beneath the Magic Tower’s crystal, and watched his ring crack and fall from his finger.

The Wizard King awakened from his long frozen sleep in the Magic Tower, greeted by Tom, Basil, and Riddle as magic briefly resonated across the universe. He looked out over the changed world and saw how his family, friends, and the wider world had lived while he was gone.

• The Wizard King's awakening sent a brief magical flicker across Earth and the universe, stirring signs of change in the distant realms.
• The Wizard King rose from the throne and reunited with Tom, Basil, and Riddle, who had waited beside him.
• He looked down at a greatly expanded Wizard City and sent Basil and Riddle out to show him the new era.
• Through their eyes, the Wizard King saw the world's heroes, villains, political struggles, and ordinary lives.
• The Wizard King saw Penelope at the United Nations, an old man writing on a reef, and a lonely figure waiting for the Phoenix Feather.
• He saw his parents grown older, Ariana grown into a young woman, and three little bears reunite with their owner as young women discussed a friend's love life.

The wizarding world prepared for Hagrid’s wedding in Albania, where his friends gathered despite the dangers and inconvenience of the forest. Harry and Ron spotted Draco Malfoy among the guests, leaving them surprised by his presence.

• A note in the Magic Tower called the gift a present for a loyal friend and told the Wizard King that it was his turn.
• Lucky and a former Dark Wizard complained about holding a wedding in Albania, while Charlie arrived by dragon and Ron grumbled about the forest.
• Arthur and Molly Weasley arrived in Arthur’s mud-spattered Porsche, and Ginny flew in on a broomstick before reuniting with her brothers.
• Luna Lovegood arrived in a Thestral carriage and greeted Ginny, the guests, and Charlie’s dragon.
• Harry watched Ginny while Ron admired Hermione, and the two friends lamented their bachelor lives.
• Harry and Ron noticed Draco Malfoy among the wedding guests and were surprised to see him.

Hagrid and Madame Maxime married in a lively wedding attended by Hogwarts and Beauxbatons alumni, with the Wizard King arriving to officiate. The celebration continued with dancing and magical surprises, while Bill remained heartbroken over Fleur and several guests pursued romances of their own.

• Bill watched Fleur Delacour arrive and reflected that their relationship had ended because of Mrs. Weasley's prejudice.
• Hagrid and Madame Maxime began their wedding ceremony, and the Wizard King arrived to officiate after Hagrid worried that his best friend was missing.
• Madame Maxime became Mrs. Hagrid as the newlyweds poured champagne, and a Crumple-Horned Snorkack and the Star Spirit burst into the festivities.
• The guests danced, including Charlie with a Beauxbatons girl, Gabrielle Delacour with a Hogwarts boy, and Ron with Hermione.
• Draco Malfoy danced with his wife and forgot that he had come to investigate his daughter's interest in Hagrid.

At Hagrid’s wedding in Albania, John told the Wizard King he would not replace him, then left to explore the creator of fate. The Wizard King reunited with the Moon Goddess, while Robert settled into a quiet life and was visited by an old friend.

• Hagrid and Olympe saw their wedding guests off, then left with Grawp after the Zouwu helped squeeze him through the doorway.
• John met the Wizard King and explained that he was a separate person who would not take the Wizard King’s place.
• The Wizard King gave John Slytherin’s Locket and told him he was free, and John departed on a journey to find the creator who wrote fate.
• The Wizard King crossed the Albanian forest by boat and reunited with the Moon Goddess, who had been waiting for the Slytherin Boy.
• Robert left New York, retired from street hero work, and settled into a peaceful daily routine.
• A visitor sat across from Robert at a restaurant, and Robert joked that a supervillain might have followed him before the visitor said they had come for tea with a friend.

Robert and John discussed retirement before John spent time with Peter and May, advising Peter about his responsibilities and joining them for dinner. John told May he had to leave for somewhere far away, and Peter learned that John was going away.

• Robert and John discussed retiring and promised to meet again, while John confirmed he was leaving his current position.
• Shang-Chi explained that Peter could not become an Avenger without revealing his identity under the Sokovia Accords, and John warned Peter that doing so could endanger May.
• John used his wand to put out a fire as Peter rushed to help, then accepted May's invitation to dinner.
• John, May, and Peter ate together, and May and John teased Peter about his romantic interest in Liz.
• John told May he could not stay and might never return, and May later told Peter that John was leaving for somewhere far away.

Ivan Vanko challenged Tony Stark to one last duel, but their clash ended with both men bruised and talking over burgers. Tony apologized for what happened to Ivan’s father, and Ivan returned home reconsidering the revenge that had shaped his life.

• Ivan rebuilt his Magic Mech and challenged Tony, while his girlfriend questioned whether he truly meant to kill Iron Man.
• Tony flew to an Air Force testing ground to meet Ivan, and the two prepared for their final fight.
• Tony learned Pepper was expecting a daughter and told Ivan he would win for Morgan before they charged at each other.
• Rhodey covered for Tony by calling the wrecked testing ground an exercise, while Tony and Ivan ate burgers and discussed their duel.
• Tony apologized for his father’s actions, then showed Ivan Pepper’s medical report after Ivan asked about Morgan.
• Ivan left Tony and, seeing his girlfriend asleep at home, closed the warehouse on his armor and wondered whether he was repeating Stark’s mistakes.

John spoke with the old man who had created the superheroes, then left without deciding to return home. Later, he reunited with Matt at the Lawyer Firm and departed after encouraging him to keep questioning his actions.

• John shared chocolates with the old man, who explained that he had once created the superheroes and now watched them grow in the real world.
• The old man warned John that deceiving the Soul Stone would make him pay a price, then left with his wife.
• John rejected the idea of going home, gave his chocolates to a child, and walked away.
• Dax became Night Ghost and joined Matt in stopping criminals in Hell's Kitchen, where they left the police with corpses and prisoners.
• John visited Matt at the Lawyer Firm, caught up with him, and told him to keep questioning his actions before disappearing into the night.

After the snap, John confronted the truth that he was a variant living someone else’s life and chose to leave the Wizard King’s world. He awakened in a new universe, where John Constantine welcomed him to a second life.

• John faced a projection of Lies, admitted his selfish desire to escape, and accepted that the life he had lived belonged to another John.
• John returned to consciousness, watched the white owl fly toward the Throne, and decided it was time to leave.
• John cast Expecto Patronum and sent a silver-white albatross across the world, where it saw the lives of his friends and family before flying into the universe and disappearing through a wormhole.
• John began to vanish as he left the Wizard King's creation, determined to find a life of his own.
• John woke in a new world, met John Constantine, and watched superheroes fight outside as he resolved to write his own fate.