3 Reasons Not to Watch Secret Invasion If You Don't Want MCU Ruined For You
If you expect a twisted plot or impressive special effects, you might want to skip Secret Invasion.
Secret Invasion is based on the comic book of the same name, about the Skrulls' and the underground war between aliens and humans. The aliens want to take over Earth in order to get its resources and revive their civilization, so they disguise themselves as humans.
The idea sounds impressive. But the first episodes only cause confusion. Here are three reasons to ignore Secret Invasion if you love what Marvel does.
1. It's a cliche spy thriller
The authors presented their work as a complex espionage thriller with unexpected plot twists. Thus, the posters and trailers of Secret Invasion are designed in a dark style: the viewer is immediately made to understand that absolutely everyone in the series is under suspicion, because anyone can turn out to be an undercover Skrull agent. Exposing aliens is not an easy task, even for the experienced Nick Fury.
But the level of intrigue drops rapidly. By the middle of the first episode, we already know the main points: from the villains' motivations to the location of their secret base.
2. The show has very little to do with the original comic
In the original Secret Invasion comic, the Skrulls not only infiltrated government organizations, but also sent their agents into superhero teams around the world. They posed a real threat to humanity, successfully disguising themselves as the Avengers and the X-Men. In the show, all that was left was the name of the comic: the director of the show even stated that Marvel forbade him to read the original comic because the project had nothing to do with the original source.
3. The show looks cheap
In the first episodes, there are almost no special effects and computer graphics, and most of the action takes place at night with dim lighting. The characters talk to each other in a quiet environment – and that's about it. Only the scene with the celebration in Moscow shows some scope – a large festival with colorful costumes ends with a bang.
It looks as if the creators tried to save on everything except the actors, even on the opening screensaver. It was made with the help of AI. Viewers have already criticized Marvel for this decision: real artists could have been hired for the same task.