The ‘Secret Invasion’ Death Fake Out Is a New Low for Marvel’s Cheap Twists
Every new episode of Secret Invasion feels like the worst. “Okay, this one wasn’t the best,” I tell myself, and then: “Maybe next week will increase the thrills with more action and higher stakes.” But no, once again, this week is the same—the worst episode, again. Perhaps that’s because every single episode of Marvel’s new show has used the exact same plot structure—and, so far, it has never worked.
Last week’s death—in which Skrull revolution leader Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir) shot G’iah (Emilia Clarke)—was all a fake out. The first shot of this episode shows G’iah rising from the dead, having secretly taken some of that super Skrull medicine that leads to invincibility. If the Skrulls can shapeshift and are invincible, why are we not phoning in any of the Avengers at this point? Usually, Marvel projects at least jest about the Avengers not being around, but there’s no mention of the spandex-suited team here. Are the Hulks She and He too busy to lend a furious fist?
But before we can see any more of G’iah’s resurrection, Secret Invasion is back to the same old shtick: interrupting the narrative with another flashback.