10 Recent TV Moments That Made No Sense
6. Skrull Rhodey - Secret Invasion
We probably could've just stopped at "Secret Invasion" given how much of the show's storytelling and character work felt inconsistent with established facts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but by far the most polarising aspect of the series was the "Skrull Rhodey" debacle.
In the season's fourth episode, it's revealed that Rhodey (Don Cheadle) is actually a female Skrull in disguise named Raava, with the real Rhodey having been incarcerated by the Skrulls for an indeterminate period of time.
Though the twist was certainly an interesting idea, the execution was way off. A big part of the problem?
It was never clarified precisely when Rhodey was first replaced, and when director Ali Selim suggested that it occurred after Captain America: Civil War, that only frustrated fans more.
After all, the idea that the Rhodey we saw mourning Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) in Avengers: Endgame was a doppleganger robs that moment of its emotional power and just leaves a massively sour taste.
That's without even getting into the many nitpick-y reasons why the MCU actively contradicts the idea of Rhodey being a Skrull for many years.
Had Skrull-Rhodey been planned out further in advance then perhaps some seeds could've been sewn in the preceding films to hint at Rhodey's true nature, but given that this clearly didn't happen, it ended up feeling like an awkwardly deployed retcon.