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Marvel's "Secret Invasion" (startrek.website)

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Three episodes into "Secret Invasion," I have to admit I'm prett underwhelmed. By all rights, this series should feel like a spiritual successor to The Winter Soldier, but it's falling flat for me on nearly every level.

The cast is doing a great job, Ben Mendelsohn in particular, but they're being let down by the material.

Also, the die-hard "Agents of SHIELD" fan in me is just waiting for Director Mackenzie to show up and save the day.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Having now seen episode 4...

It was nice to get some action again - I know it's unrealistic to have a big setpiece like this every week, but it was sorely needed.

The "Rhodey is a Skrull" reveal was pretty unsurprising, and they probably could have ripped that Band-Aid off last week.

The (apparent) death of Talos seemed somewhat inevitable, and was well-executed, but if he is in fact gone, I'm not sure it's worth losing Mendelsohn.

I found the episode pretty enjoyable, but still don't feel like the series has much momentum - it's strange.