Secret Invasion had so much potential to be a dark, and thrilling conspiracy series, but ended up missing the mark.
The series starts off as a slow burn, but lacks the intrigue and suspense to make it an edge of your seat thrill ride.
The back half of the season had much shorter episodes with more action and, therefore, a faster pace, but it wasn't enough to remedy the weak writing.
It attempts to be bold and shocking by including several twists throughout its 6-episode run, but the anti-climactic character deaths, and the revelation of certain key characters being skrulls, end up leaving us more confused, than sad or shocked.
Samuel L. Jackson does a fine job in the role he's had for over a decade, but Kingsley Ben-Adir and Olivia Coleman are the ones that really shine, too bad the latter's screen time was way too short.
Unlike some of the recent movies, Secret Invasion has a less reliance on massive CGI spectacle, so ends up looking much better than previous MCU outings. The de-aging effects in particular were incredible, and more convincing than most attempts in film these days.
Overall, it could have been Marvels next big hit, but unfortunately matches the quality of most of the Phase 4 and 5 films and TV shows.
6/10 - Okay.
The series starts off as a slow burn, but lacks the intrigue and suspense to make it an edge of your seat thrill ride.
The back half of the season had much shorter episodes with more action and, therefore, a faster pace, but it wasn't enough to remedy the weak writing.
It attempts to be bold and shocking by including several twists throughout its 6-episode run, but the anti-climactic character deaths, and the revelation of certain key characters being skrulls, end up leaving us more confused, than sad or shocked.
Samuel L. Jackson does a fine job in the role he's had for over a decade, but Kingsley Ben-Adir and Olivia Coleman are the ones that really shine, too bad the latter's screen time was way too short.
Unlike some of the recent movies, Secret Invasion has a less reliance on massive CGI spectacle, so ends up looking much better than previous MCU outings. The de-aging effects in particular were incredible, and more convincing than most attempts in film these days.
Overall, it could have been Marvels next big hit, but unfortunately matches the quality of most of the Phase 4 and 5 films and TV shows.
6/10 - Okay.