Three episodes into “Secret Invasion,” I have to admit I’m prett underwhelmed. By all rights, this series should feel like a spiritual successor to The Winter Soldier, but it’s falling flat for me on nearly every level.
The cast is doing a great job, Ben Mendelsohn in particular, but they’re being let down by the material.
Also, the die-hard “Agents of SHIELD” fan in me is just waiting for Director Mackenzie to show up and save the day.
Having now seen episode 4...
It was nice to get some action again - I know it’s unrealistic to have a big setpiece like this every week, but it was sorely needed.
The “Rhodey is a Skrull” reveal was pretty unsurprising, and they probably could have ripped that Band-Aid off last week.
The (apparent) death of Talos seemed somewhat inevitable, and was well-executed, but if he is in fact gone, I’m not sure it’s worth losing Mendelsohn.
I found the episode pretty enjoyable, but still don’t feel like the series has much momentum - it’s strange.