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Runaways still has two episodes left to air before its first season comes to a close, but its first eight episodes so far have proven to be an enjoyable ride. Its teen-centric story may not be for everyone, but its mere existence highlights how ripe the MCU's storytelling potential can be in telling stories big and small for all audiences.

Though the group of misfits at the heart of the show have yet to actually run away, the series has been balancing out the buildup to it by taking the time to flesh out their parents as well, all of whom make up the villainous group The Pride. While most of the kids deal with their own issues on top of grappling with the idea that their parents are evil, we're being clued into the fact that their parents are just as flawed and, perhaps, even trapped by the mysterious Jonah, and the dual stories of both the adults and the children has added a lot more depth to the series than if it had just pushed the parents as all-out evil and set the kids on their way from the get-go.

On top of that, it's nice to see Runaways embrace its roots in a way that Inhumans and Iron Fist often were afraid to. From the usage of the Staff of One to the mere fact that Old Lace exists - and is an actual animatronic in close-up shots - the series feels eager and ready to keep diving deeper into its source material, and though it remains to be seen if the answers to the mysteries it has set up will be worth the wait by season's end, Runaways is already a welcome little addition to the MCU.