Secret Invasion

If you had asked me in 2021 what my most anticipated Marvel project was, it would’ve been Secret Invasion. It was the political aspect, the idea that everyone was paranoid, and that nobody could be trusted. Who of these iconic heroes could have been alien infiltrators all along? This show has at the very least the most stripped down, milquetoast version of these concepts. If it didn’t already fail in making me care about Marvel’s C-List of the D-List, it certainly failed in making me feel anything at all. The tension of whether or not anyone is a Skrull is limited to these group of government agents and the like, leading to no level of stakes that would make anything intriguing in the slightest. The most offensive part of this is that in the very last episode, the world is informed of the Skrull infiltrators and country populations have become increasingly paranoid, performing live assassinations of public figures in the fear that they are Skrulls. In the very last episode, the whole premise of the show starts. At the very least you’d hope that this star-studded cast of what is very likely Marvel’s strongest acting cast ever could carry the interest. At their very best, sure. At their most uninteresting it feels like watching an up-and-coming actor’s studio crafted acting reel full of clips from movies that do not exist. I can’t even say I was watching for Hulkling to make his MCU debut. Fuck you Marvel. Fuck your AI-generated intro. You are a disgrace. I hope that VFX union succeeds in all their endeavours.