10 Overhyped TV Shows You Massively Regret Watching
2. Secret Invasion
Based on the limited series comic book run of 2008/09, Marvel’s Secret Invasion picked up on an idea first explored in Captain Marvel - that the Earth was slowly and secretly being taken over by an alien species called the Skrulls.
With Samuel L. Jackson in the driving seat as Nick Fury, Ben Mendelsohn reprising his role as Talos, and Olivia Coleman, Emilia Clarke, Don Cheadle, and more getting in on the fun, Secret Invasion looked set to become one of Disney+’s better Marvel-based shows.
It wasn’t.
Everything about this show, which was meant to be a big comic book event-style showcase, felt meh. The action was underwhelming, the story was underwhelming, and most of the new characters were underwhelming. Samuel L. Jackson put in a good performance, but what’s new there?
Though not the worst thing in the world, Secret Invasion had been built up for so long that its mediocrity felt like a real kick in the teeth to Marvel fans. It also created a massive continuity headache when it revealed a bunch of characters had been replaced by shapeshifters.
So, how long had Rhodey been a Skrull? Does anybody know?