I watched the first few episodes, I thought it had a good start but failed to hold my attention.
I haven't even watched the new Antman yet either. I imagine for the next Avengers movie I'll have to at least read the wikipedia summary.
__________________ "In brightest day, in blackest night / No evil shall escape my sight / Let those who worship evil's might / Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
Just read a "what you need to know going forward" summary of the series and I'm glad I kinda forgot about it, no need to waste my time. I can just rewatch all the Florence Pugh scenes in the Hawkeye series instead.
__________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position.
But certainty is an absurd one.
Secret Invasion really just kind of stalled out. The first episode was great, but then it dragged. The main premise didn't make much sense either. They are going to start a nuclear war with Russia to destroy the Skrull facility? That makes no sense, nuking Russia is going to result in a massive counter-strike that's going to destroy the Earth. Surely, there's another way to deal with this. Russia, in real life, already funds all sorts of militias that constantly carry out terrorist attacks on Western targets. So that's nothing new.
Basically, not a whole lot happened in episodes 2-6. The plot was insanely thin for what had the potential to be a crazy spy thriller.
Some of the Fury stuff was just weird. Way too much focus on him. The acting lost momentum at points. Him being totally unfazed that he'd been boning a Skrull for years? I half expected him to yell out: "Enough is Enough. I have had it with these Mother F-ing Skrulls on this Mother F-in planet!" at points.
So I watched the first two episodes of Secret Invasion. Should I just quit while I am ahead?
Probably. I didn't hate is as much as most, but the stakes are weird in these shows. They seem afraid of shaking the world up significantly because they know these aren't tentpole projects, while also adding characters that should be world changing.
Probably. I didn't hate is as much as most, but the stakes are weird in these shows. They seem afraid of shaking the world up significantly because they know these aren't tentpole projects, while also adding characters that should be world changing.
Yeah. Looking back on the 1st episode it know seems weird that they would:
Spoiler!
Just straight up kill Cobie Smulders
for a series with no real consequences and nothing really happened. Feels a bit to me like when they just took out Klaw for no reason. Although maybe Klaw is coming back for Secret Wars somehow?
Too many of the recent projects are erring on the wrong side of laying runway for future projects or telling their own compelling story. That pendulum should shift again, eventually? Whether the payoff will be worth it remains to be seen.
It's gonna be cool when we see Thunderbolts, Young Avengers/Champions. FF, and X-Men on the screen.
I have been enjoying the smaller scale of the marvel streaming series. Secret Invasion was enjoyable for the acting but the plot was lacking. It would have been better if they stopped the Skrulls and public never found out.
Although I wonder if the witch hunt that has been started could be used for mutant world building?
Too many of the recent projects are erring on the wrong side of laying runway for future projects or telling their own compelling story. That pendulum should shift again, eventually? Whether the payoff will be worth it remains to be seen.
It's gonna be cool when we see Thunderbolts, Young Avengers/Champions. FF, and X-Men on the screen.
Ya I think the future, past even the next few Avengers movies, is where the MCU will start to shine again. There is so much they can do even just inside the mutant universe. I'd love to see some of those arcs done properly.
I think it is going to be a slog until then though. And I feel like the Kang dynasty is going to lean to heavily into the multiverse stuff. Which is getting to be played out and probably not enough to save it.
__________________ "In brightest day, in blackest night / No evil shall escape my sight / Let those who worship evil's might / Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!"
I think Loki Season 1 is probably the best of any thing they've done post-Endgame. At least it seems to have some creativity and inspiration behind it. I'll watch a Season 2.
Really like the look of this. My only gripe is that it doesn't really feel like a "Loki" show anymore. It's more like Dr. Who at this point...except with more karate. I'll definitely watch this though.
The Fantastic Four casting rumours keep swirling. Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Jack Quaid and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm.
Matt Smith and Ebon Moss-Bachrach also rumoured to be attached.
I'm glad we're moving away from Adam Driver. He's a little too well-known for my tastes. I think I find it more difficult to buy into an on-screen character if I've seen the actor two dozen times. It worked with RDJ/Iron Man, because it just did...but I prefer a less-known.
The Fantastic Four casting rumours keep swirling. Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Jack Quaid and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm.
Matt Smith and Ebon Moss-Bachrach also rumoured to be attached.
I'm glad we're moving away from Adam Driver. He's a little too well-known for my tastes. I think I find it more difficult to buy into an on-screen character if I've seen the actor two dozen times. It worked with RDJ/Iron Man, because it just did...but I prefer a less-known.
RDJ wasn't really an "it" actor at the time he made Iron Man. He was working, but he wasn't really a draw in himself.
Having an actor who was formerly A list but now a bit down on their luck career wise fit really well with a Tony Stark who starts off the film as big shot who is taken down a notch.
I agree that big names, unless they are born to play the part (see Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool) can be really distracting.
