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[sersi]

"Did you get what you wanted from this life, even so?" "I did." "And what did you want?" "To call myself beloved."

[dailymarvelstudios]

Secret Invasion 1x04 "Beloved"

[marvelladiesdaily]

Charlayne Woodard as Varra/Priscilla Fury and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury in Secret Invasion 1.04: Beloved (2023) dir. Ali Selim

[mndvx]

If you want me to apologize for being gone, Scilla, just say so. SECRET INVASION — Betrayed (Episode 3) ››› Charlayne Woodard as Priscilla Fury ››› Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

[slayerchick303]

*SECRET INVASION FINALE SPOILERS*

I just finished Home, and I have some thoughts:

Rhodey was in a hospital gown when he got out of the pod! I swear to all that is holy, if they have him been replaced by a skrull after his injury in Civil War, I will march on Disney headquarters! That would cheapen Tony's death, funeral, and Rhodey's amazing conversation with Sam in Falcon and the Winter Soldier. I said I'd freak out if they made the swap previous to FATWS, and I meant it!

Gravik's human face was a man he killed, so I'm assuming the same is true for G'iah. If she is indeed going to be Abigail Brand as leaks have suggested (meaning Abigail Brand is dead), I'm going to be mad! Like legitimately disappointed. Brand is one of my favorite parts of the Astonishing X-Men comics run. I ship her and Beast so hard.

When was Everett Ross swapped? It has to have been after Black Panther because he would've reverted to his skrull form after being shot and/or Shuri would've noticed while healing him. Has a skrull infiltrated Wakandan leadership?! How many? For how long? Because that's BAD. Imagine the havoc skrulls could wreak with Wakanda's resources.

The CGI in this was pretty good. Especially compared to other recent Disney+ titles. That being said, I hate a lot of how they used it. Giving G'iah a huge Drax arm?! Bad choices in multiple ways: A.) the big Drax arm looked so weird as did other things. B.) do they think Marvel fans are too stupid to get what they were doing if they didn't make her arm huge? They should've kept Emilia's arm the same size, only given her Drax's tattoos and skin color at most. We would've understood. C.) the clothing changed too! How does that make sense?

Is Gravik really dead, though? Is Raava? We don't know if Raava has super skrull powers, but Gravik had like EVERYTHING. That seems like it should make him pretty invincible.

How did people not clock how off Rhodey was? There was like an enormous change in his personality. Raava was a jerk!

So, Fury and Sonya only tranqed those secret service members at the hospital. That wouldn't automatically make them revert, right, or every skrull would be outed when they fell asleep. If all those guards were humans, they were legitimately the worst security detail ever. That one guy literally listened to SkrullRhodey pretty much out herself and did nothing. He didn't even warn the president Rhodey was acting uncharacteristically. Every member of White House personale will have to be tested somehow. Maybe check for purple blood?

I really thought Ritson would die at the end. I guess he's just awful (which is unsurprising). I'm glad he won't be president much longer, as Harrison Ford is taking over the role of President Thaddeus Ross in Captain America: Brave New World. That being said, part of me worries that President Ross might be even worse than Ritson.

I kind of loved Varra and Fury's ending. It redeemed the awful, "I guess we'll never know moment."

****EDIT:**** I didn't think about this at the time, but I saw someone else bring it up. G'iah has Captain Marvel powers now! Doesn't that mean she should be caught up in the entanglement mess Captain Marvel, Photon, and Miss Marvel are dealing with in The Marvels?! That's an ENORMOUS plot hole. Not to mention, G'iah is ridiculously overpowered now. People complain about how powerful Superman is, and G'iah is so much worse.

I enjoyed Secret Invasion, even if it wasn't the best Disney+ show. The comics are still WAY better. Regardless, I'm looking forward to The Marvels even more now.

[thena0315]

[martianbugsbunny]

"I'm not with Gravik cause I'm with you" vs whatever the heck Priscilla's doing

[thatsolacegirl]

I have so many thoughts on today's episode. ⚠️SPOILERS⚠️

Gravik is a maniac. The fuck he just wants to achieve at this point? It's not a Scrull homeland or human extinction now. He's just fulfilling his own skewed agenda which nobody seems to follow. An attempt on his life was expected.

Varra was a badass this episode. And the way she loves Fury, it's so tragic and soft at the same time.

And ScRhodey this episode was a pain and I want to finish him off.

I LOVE HOW EVERYTIME I SEE SONYA FALSWORTH, I'M JUST SO DELIGHTED.HER PRESENCE IS SO POWERFUL AND THREATENING. YET IT IS PEAK COMEDY.

ALSO,MY BELOVED TALOS 😭😭😭 HIS FUNERAL 😭😭😭AND G'IAH'S OFFERING 😭😭😭 HE WAS THE GENERAL, HE'LL ALWAYS BE THE GENERAL.

Also, the cliffhanger. Who the fuck did Fury call? Ross? Wakanda? Is Maria Hill still alive? WHO IS IT?

[melina-mellow]

Not people calling Fury's wife abusive after she is extremely justified in her anger for what Fury did post blip , just so y'all can ship him with Talos 💀

Istg this fandom is always bitching about how "the MCU treats female characters like shit" But turn around and bash female characters the second they get in the way of their mlm ship.

"We love and respect women until they get in the way of my ship, then they're all manipulative, gaslighting and abusive bitches" — the MCU fandom.

[tragicsiblings]

[fangerine]

SECRET INVASION | 1.05 "Harvest" dir. Ali Selim

[agentem]

Secret Invasion, Episode 2

Now I'm suspicious of everyone. When Nick Fury showed up to talk to Maria Hill's mom I was like, "How'd he get there so fast? That's not him."

I don't know why I think this. But I do think there are still Nick Fury Skrulls out there. Gravik, obviously, can shift into Fury and probably was asked to do so in the past like Talos has.

Last week a lot of people were suggesting Gravik could be Nick Fury's son. And this week we find out that's not the case--that he came to Earth when he was young. But I do think Nick really influenced him.

At the end of the episode I think they are trying to make the audience think that Nick Fury doesn't know his wife his a Skrull but I do think he has always known. She was in the opening scene with Gravik. At least that is the same actress with green makeup on.

Now, I don't know for sure that Skrulls and Humans can mate and produce offspring. In fact, I doubt Nick Fury would even if he could. But it did get me wondering about Beto, the young Skrull who is hanging around Gravik and G'iah.

I'd love it if he were reporting back to Priscilla Fury.

RANDOM: When they placed the US Flag over Maria Hill's coffin did anyone else shout, "She's Canadian, bitch!"

It seemed disrespectful to me.

RANDOM 2: Rhodey mentions learning about Skrulls about 15 years ago. That would've been about when Cheadle replaced Howard. After Iron Man 1. It'd be so funny if that was when Rhodes was turned into a Skrull. It'd be easy to remember. If it was Cheadle, he was a Skrull (not convinced he's a bad Skrull necessarily) and Howard he was a human.

Anyway.

[dailymarvelstudios]

Secret Invasion 1x02 "Promises"

[romancomicsblog]

Marvel's Secret Invasion wastes potential & fantastic actors - REVIEW

I'll be honest, the announcement of Secret Invasion being adapted into a Marvel television series was somewhat disappointing. After seeing this story successfully adapted through Avenger's Earth Mightiest Heroes, and with the MCU's ever growing roster of heroes, it felt like a story well suited for the big screen.

None the less, when it was revealed to be an espionage thriller centered around Nick Fury, with the feel of Captain America the Winter Soldier, I was very excited.

As the cast grew, Ben Mendelson, Emilia Clarke, Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle, Olivia Coleman, Kingsley Ben-Adir, I thought this show was going to be something very special.

Unfortunately, while most MCU shows have been a mixed bag, none have been more mixed baggier than Secret Invasion.

Before I get anymore deep into this rant, I must say:

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR ALL OF SECRET INVASION.

I will say a few nice things to start.

Excellent Actors

Although I think many of these actors were wasted as far as how much screen time they had, and their role within their show, the show is ridiculously stacked with talent and it's a delight to watch.

Olivia Colman, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Don Cheadle and Ben Mendelson are highlights to me, but Samuel L Jackson, Emilia Clarke, and others are also fantastic.

Colman as Sonya I think will leave this show as a fan favorite, and possible eventual successor to Fury. She has a good mix of fun energy and intimidation, and clearly is having a ball.

Don Cheadle's "Rhodey" is for once doing something interesting in this show. As a secondary antagonist, Cheadle is able to chew up scenery as a Skrull and be a sinister rival to Samuel L Jackson, for once using Cheadle's fantastic acting skills properly.

While Gravik is an ordinary Marvel villain by all means, Ben-Adir gives him an anger and viewpoint that feels fresh. His monologue facing Fury in the final episode really brings the pain out for me. I don't know if he'll work as a character for others, but for me, due to the performance, Gravik is a step above many others.

Solid Ending

Secret Invasion ends on some very interesting notes, and I think overall sticks the landing where other MCU shows fail.

Wrapping up the story of Gravik with a giant Super-Skrull fight (which was a lot of fun), it leaves the MCU in a very interesting place, with the President calling on all aliens to be considered enemies.

This leaves assassinations running rampant, Skrulls on the run, and people anxious and scared.

This leaves Sonya and a new super G'iah as uneasy allies to protect the Skrulls and mankind.

This also pushes Fury to keep his promise and go up to Saber to continue his mission with his wife.

Overall, I like this ending. It sets up good stakes for earth that aren't just multiversal stakes. We can feel the ramifications of this show for years to come, and seeing what Fury, Sonya, and G'iah do next does excite me.

Plus, who doesn't love a Super Skrull fight?

Excellent Complicated Love Story

I think often where reviews and reviewers fall short is complaining about what a show isn't as opposed to examining a show for what it is.

While part of me thinks this isn't the time for a Nick Fury love story, I also have to point out that this is a great love story.

Charlayne Woodard as Nick Fury's wife Varra/Priscilla Davis adds an excellent layer to Fury's character.

While the chemistry is there, the acting performance between these two were captivating. There is an excellent scene where you have no idea what each character might do, guns on the table, talking about their past mistakes.

This was by far my favorite scene of the show.

It also brings to light many of Fury's flaws and possible prejudices, and gives you a firsthand look at what Skrulls go through on a daily basis.

Overall, I loved the inclusion of Varra, and would love to see her pop up more often.

But now on to my problems with the show. Starting with:

Meaningless Deaths

While a story like this definitely needs death to carry weight, I'd argue two characters die for absolutely no reason.

First I'll talk about is Talos. This fan favorite character dies in my opinion the saddest death. At the end of Talos' life, he has lost his wife, his daughter has lost faith in him, he has been stripped of his seat at the table of the Council, he has lost the faith of his people, and he just dies.

Now, a death like that you think would impact our main characters in any sort of significant way. But Fury, like with most deaths, has no reaction. It does not change or effect Fury's view of himself, he does not reflect on his regrets. You'd assume he was a nothing soldier, not a brother in arms.

But at the very least we got more Talos this season before his fatal end.

Maria Hill and Cobie Smulders deserved so much more.

Besides her death being used as leverage for the world to be after Nick Fury, which truly doesn't affect him at all, Hill's role is simply to die to imply stakes.

Using Maria just to die in such an unheroic way is really insulting to the character. When they killed Coulson, at the very least they did it with him trying to protect one of our heroes. Here, she is tricked by Gravik, and dies doing nothing of importance in the series.

I think having another character to provide a view point between Talos and Fury's argument of the Skrulls could have been beneficial. And having a larger group of agents would've added to the drama of who you could trust, who is really a skrull.

Instead they wasted not one but two of Marvel's most underrated characters.

Twists we see Coming

Rhodey being a skrull, G'iah not being dead, even G'iah being Fury in the final battle were all rather predictable twists. While there were genuine moments of suspense and shock, none of these worked for me.

Perhaps if they hinted strongly The President was a Skrull, and it was revealed it was actually Rhodey, that might've worked more for me, or hiding G'iah is alive for a few episodes. But instead none of them felt particularly hard to figure out.

Easy to figure out who you could trust

The point of a Secret Invasion storyline with many characters is to not trust anyone.

With the exception of Rhodey, Ross and Fury (ONE TIME), we don't get anyone impersonating our heroes. No one pretends to be Talos, or other MCU heroes, and Fury's crew is easy to trust throughout the entire show.

They do a half-hearted reason as to why Fury can't call other Avengers but really the best reason was right under their noses: he doesn't know who is real. That should've been the driving force of the show. Fury putting all his best mates to the test trying to figure out who he can trust and undo this invasion.

That's what a Secret Invasion story is.

All in all, Secret Invasion has just enough weight and great performances to warrant a watch and maybe even a future. It surprisingly sets up a second season very well, even with two protagonists who aren't Fury.

If this were to continue, it definitely needs to push the stakes, the conflict, and more than anything, the suspense. We should all be like Agent Prescod wondering desperately as it goes on, who do we trust?

If not, I'm afraid this show is destined to be forgotten in the middle of the road of the MCU.

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[mndvx]

To feel myself beloved on the earth. SECRET INVASION — Beloved (Episode 4) ››› Charlayne Woodard as Priscilla Fury ››› Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury

[slayerchick303]

*SECRET INVASION EPISODE 4 SPOILERS!*

I just finished the episode and I have thoughts and questions:

Why was this episode so short? It was like, what, 30-ish minutes?!

Was that freakin' Veranke masquerading as Rhodey?! I'll lose my mind if it is. I mean that in a good way.

I called the G'iah thing. I think we all knew she wouldn't die. As if Marvel would waste Emilia Clarke like that.

Why did Priscilla have to make that huge journey to get that gun? She's a spy. She's Fury's wife. She's a shape-shifter for crying out loud. Surely, she didn't have to access a specific gun from a safe deposit box.

Fury walking away and saying, "We'll never know," when Priscilla asked if he would still have loved her if she hadn't changed was awful. I was furious with him for that.

I fully gasped at the end. I kind of expected it going into this show, though I hoped I would be wrong. I love Talos. I was hardcore shipping Talos and Fury last episode, and after Fury and Priscilla's "falling out" this episode, I was even more invested in Talos x Fury. I know Disney/Marvel NEVER would've made them canon, but I still feel robbed of seeing them together more.

I'm honestly not sure how Talos' death will affect G'iah. Part of me thinks it will drive her further down Gravik's rabbit hole of death-to-all-humans because Talos died trying to save a human president. Another part thinks that because Gravik was the one to kill her father (and possibly mother), it'll make it so she can't bring herself to work with him anymore. I can see that, plus maybe interacting with President Ritson and learning her father's mission was a better route (though it's still an incredibly stupid and naïve plan) could bring her to change. That being said, I'll remain suspicious of her.

I'm still worried about the health of humans in the fracking pods because of the radiation (especially Rhodey).

If we don't learn when Rhodey was replaced by the end of this, I'm going to be mad.