Secret Invasion Episode 6 Review - 5 Ups & 4 Downs

9. Down - Stupid Decisions From Key Characters

When there is a lot of story left to cram into one episode, certain shortcuts have to be taken. Getting from point A to point B before the end of the series may require a less-than-perfect journey, and in the case of the Secret Invasion finale, this came in the form of stupid decisions from intelligent characters.

Why on Earth did Gravik begin the process of giving himself the powers of the Harvest with who he thought was Fury still in the chamber? Wouldn't this have given powers to whoever was in there? The story required G'iah to have these same powers, but surely there was a better way to get to this conclusion.

Similarly, why would Nick Fury risk giving Gravik the Harvest anyway? Risk is nothing new to Fury, but to allow Gravik the powers of the Avengers with no guarantee that G'iah would be allowed in the chamber at the same time was too much. Too many things could have gone wrong for this to be a believable outcome.

Then, there is Sonya. Twice before she has been able to prove a Skrull was posing as a human by cutting off a finger, and shooting through a leg. Instead of trying to convince the President that Rhodey was a Skrull with a near-impossible argument and with seconds on the clock, why didn't she just do this again? Shoot Rhodey's hand, expose his true green form, and be done with it.

Dumb.