Premiering Disney+ New six-episode Marvel series kicks off June 21stsneak attack,’ which is based on the popular comic book story of the same name and is the first MCU A five-part series.
What is the plot of ‘Secret Invasion’?
In Marvel Studios’ new series ‘Secret Invasion’, set in the present-day MCU, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) learns of a secret invasion of Earth by a group of shape-shifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross (Martin Freeman), Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders), James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and Skrull Talos (Ben Mendelssohn), who made a life for himself on earth. Together they race against time to thwart an impending Skrull invasion and save humanity.
Who is in the cast of ‘Secret Invasion’?
‘Secret Invasion’ star Samuel L. Jackson (‘A vengeful person‘) Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn (‘)Captain Marvel‘) Talos, as Cobie Smulders (‘).Spider-Man: Far From Home‘) as Maria Hill, Martin Freeman (‘black leopard‘) Everett K. As juice, Kingsley Ben-Adir (‘A night in Miami…‘) as the graphic, Dermot Mulroney (‘Scream VI‘) As President Ritson, Emilia Clarke (‘Solo: A Star Wars Story‘) as Giah, Olivia Coleman (‘Empire of Light‘) as Sonya Fallsworth, and Don Cheadle (‘Iron Man 2‘) as James “Rhode” Rhodes.
Initial thoughts
In the first two episodes, ‘Secret Invasion’ sets up an interesting character-driven espionage thriller that captures the twists and turns of the original comic book story. Much like ‘Captain America: Civil War‘ The new series is simply an adaptation in broad strokes, using the well-established Marvel Cinematic Universe as a launching-off point for a similar but not exactly identical story. Returning MCU actor Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn lead a strong ensemble cast, including a charming and delightful performance by Oscar winner Olivia Colman.
Story and comic book adaptation
2008’s ‘Secret Invasion’ was a groundbreaking Marvel Comics crossover event that saw the Marvel heroes battle a race of shape-shifting aliens known as the Skrulls, who had been secretly invading Earth for several years, systematically replacing many well-known Marvel characters. , including members of The Avengers and X-Men. The tagline for the series was: “Who do you believe?”
Marvel Studios takes a smaller, but similar approach with Disney+’s ‘Secret Invasion,’ which isn’t quite as large-scale as the comic book storyline. Instead, the series wisely just takes ideas from the comic books and then it’s already established in the MCU, similar to other Marvel “adaptations” like ‘Civil War’. The series is like an espionage thriller’.Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ and wonderfully character-driven with some of the best moments exploring Nick Fury and Talos’ long friendship established in ‘Captain Marvel.’
The series begins with an American spy confronting a well-known MCU character with his theory that the Furies that the Skrulls allow to secretly inhabit Earth have created a terrorist organization that has infiltrated the highest ranks of governments around the world and plans to take over the planet. on their own. After scoffing at this possibility, the MCU character is revealed to be a Skrull and kills the agent. We then cut to Talos (Mendelsohn) working with Maria Hill (Smulders) and quickly contact Nick Fury (Jackson) to return to Earth from space, where he’s been since the blip (‘following the events of’Avengers: Endgame‘).
Once reunited with Talos and Hill, Fury learns that Talos has been dismissed from the Skrull Council and that Gravik (Ben-Adir) is the leader of Skrull terrorists, including Talos’ daughter Gia (Clark). A member. Talos learns where Gravik is planning his next attack, while Fury meets with an old ally, high-ranking MI6 agent Sonia Falsworth (Coleman), but she is unwilling to work with him and tells Fury to stand down.
Fury, Talos and Hill try to stop the attack but fail. Instead Fury is blamed internationally and soon learns that there are more Skrulls on Earth than he previously believed. Not knowing who to trust, Fury reaches out to James Rhodes (Cheadle) and warns him of the impending attack, but the US government wants to wash its hands off Fury. Meanwhile, we learn that Fury has a secret of his own, and so does Gravik, who is working on an experiment to empower the Skrulls.
Nick Fury and Talos
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The long friendship established in ‘Captain Marvel’ between Fury and Talos is central to the series. In the first two episodes, the series digs into our post-‘Captain Marvel’ moments deep into their past to better explain the long alliance between Fury and the Skrulls and the secret betrayals on both sides that have led to this moment. Some of the best moments of the first two episodes are the letting go, character-driven scenes that dive into that relationship and both characters’ pasts.
Samuel L. Jackson certainly leads the series with his commanding gravitas, and after more than a decade of playing the character in a supporting role, it’s nice to see Jackson and Fury front and center in this story. Make no mistake, this is Sam Jackson’s series! But Ben Mendelsohn is good as Talos and once again, the character is central to the story. She has some wonderful scenes with Jackson, as well as Emilia Clarke’s latest performance as her wayward daughter Giah. Auden L. Ophuls And Harriet L. Ophuls In ‘Captain Marvel’. Originally teased as a villain, Talos has become one of my favorite MCU characters thanks to Mendelsohn’s thoughtful and funny performance.
Other retuning MCU characters
MCU regulars Cobie Smulders, Don Cheadle and Martin Freeman play Maria Hill, James Rhodes and Everett K. respectively. Ross returns in the role, but all have limited roles, at least in the first two episodes. It’s also worth noting that the MCU has a new US president, President Matthew Ellis (William Sadler‘A last seenIron Man 3,’ replaced Dermot Mulroney with President Ritson.
new character
Although not technically a new character, Emilia Clarke makes her MCU debut as Giah, daughter of Talos. Clarke seems fine in the role and has some nice moments with Mendelsohn, but doesn’t do much in the first two episodes besides running around, though I expect her role to grow throughout the rest of the series. Kingsley Ben-Adir plays Gravic and is certainly terrific in the role, but it’s a little too high note. Episode two tried to flesh out his backstory, and I hope the series has more of that and humanizes the character a bit more so that he’s not just evil for evil’s sake. But like many fans it seems ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ “Was Thanos right?” The character makes a strong argument for his actions from his point of view.
But the series’ breakout new character is definitely Olivia Colman’s Sonia Fallsworth. The character is innocent, quite charming and extremely dangerous, and Coleman plays him with delight. His interaction with Fury early on cements his place in the new MCU power structure and tells viewers that he can’t be trusted. Is he a hero? Is he a villain? Is he a Skrull? Who knows? But Coleman is deliciously and clearly having fun with the part in the role.
Who is a Skrull?
The short answer can be anyone in the series! As previously mentioned, a long-standing MCU character is revealed to be a Skrull early in the series. However, I don’t believe the character was always a Skrull, as he was in the comics. I think they only had one Skrull in this one appearance, but that may be proven wrong down the line. I don’t think the series will reveal, let’s say, that Tony Stark was always a Skrull, or something like that. But part of the fun of comic books, and rather this series, is that it keeps the audience guessing the entire time and heightens our sense of paranoia.
After two episodes I already have some theories, but honestly, like I said before, anyone can be a Skrull! I thought Roadey was acting a little suspicious when meeting Fury, but then again, Fury is definitely keeping himself a secret. It’s also possible that there is more than one Fury, and Sam Jackson doesn’t always play that character in ‘Secret Invasion’ when I see him. Only time will tell if this is true. Another suspect? Of course President Ritson, my “Spidey-sense” tells me they can’t cast an actor like Dermot Mulroney in a minor role. Also suspected, Sonya Fallsworth, is also hiding something but that may be a red herring. One of the show’s strengths is that it will keep you guessing as the series progresses and keep you invested.
How will ‘Secret Invasion’ change the MCU?
Ultimately, it’s hard to say. Unlike its comic book counterpart, the series isn’t a massive scale crossover event, instead ‘Secret Invasion’ feels like a side-story happening in the shadows. It’s probably setting up a future Marvel project, maybe next’Avenger‘ movie, and its conclusion should have some ramifications. But I’m guessing, since this seems like a short, character-driven series, it will mostly affect Nick Fury and his role moving forward. While the Avengers and other heroes are left out by name, it’s explained why they can’t help in the matter, and even though the series ends, it will be interesting to see if this story crosses over into any other future projects.
Last thought
The first two episodes of ‘Secret Invasion’ set up an intriguing spy-thriller series, directed by Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury is excellently directed. Ben Mendelsohn and Olivia Colman give strong supporting performances in this character-driven Marvel series that will keep you guessing the entire time.
The first two episodes of ‘Secret Invasion’ received 8.5 out of 10 stars.
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