The Ultimate Betrayal: Unveiling the Secrets of the Invasion!
Secret Invasion stumbles as the MCU's highly anticipated series, receiving lackluster reviews Marvel must learn from this disappointment and reevaluate their approach for future projects (267 characters)
Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for Secret Invasion!
Summary
Secret Invasion has garnered negative feedback, earning the lowest franchise approval rating of 7% for its concluding episode and poor ratings overall. The latest installment of Screen Rant's Pitch Meeting scrutinized the rushed plotline, underdeveloped characters, and numerous inconsistencies during the final battle.
Marvel must learn from the mistakes made in Secret Invasion and reassess their approach to future MCU projects due to the mixed responses from recent releases.
The latest episode of Screen Rant's Pitch Meeting series targets Secret Invasion, which recently concluded its run. Adapted from the comic storyline of the same name, the Marvel Cinematic Universe show featured the return of Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury to Earth after discovering a growing rebellion of Skrulls plotting to seize the planet. Alongside Jackson, the cast of Secret Invasion included the comeback of Don Cheadle and Ben Mendelsohn, as well as the debut of Olivia Colman, Emilia Clarke, and Kingsley Ben-Adir in the franchise.
Screen Rant's Pitch Meeting series has released its newest episode, which hilariously critiques the latest MCU series, Secret Invasion. The video, attached above, humorously points out various issues with the show. It starts by addressing the overuse of transforming beloved heroes into aging individuals, a problem also present in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Additionally, the episode criticizes the rushed storyline, lackluster character development, and the finale's abundance of plot holes in the intense battle between Clarke's G'iah and Ben-Adir's Gravik.
Secret Invasion Needs To Be Marvel's Biggest Lesson
Adapting the Secret Invasion comics for the Disney+ show was a challenging task for the team, as it involved significant global consequences such as the transportation of The Baxter Building to the Negative Zone and the replacement of many heroes by aliens. Since several characters from the comics have not yet been introduced in the MCU, the show had to be a condensed version of the source material, diminishing its potential for creating paranoia and uncertainty among the audience.
Despite receiving moderate initial reception from both critics and viewers, Secret Invasion ultimately became one of the most poorly reviewed projects in the MCU. Its finale, in particular, garnered the lowest approval rating in the franchise, with only 7 percent approval from critics. Additionally, the show suffered from low ratings on Disney+, indicating a lack of interest from the audience in the convoluted storyline and the increasingly tumultuous Phase 5.
Following the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which have temporarily halted Hollywood, Marvel must assess what went wrong with Secret Invasion in order to plan for the future of the MCU. The mixed reactions to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Thor: Love and Thunder have already prompted suggestions for the studio to take a break and reconsider their approach to their upcoming projects. This includes evaluating the frequency of their releases, as the rushed release of Solo had a negative impact on the Star Wars franchise, resulting in a box office failure.
