Marvel's Runaways Premiere: 7 Ups & 1 Down From The First Three Episodes
3. The Narrative And Conflicts Are Strong
As stated before, the premise of Runaways is a fairly interesting one. It takes the idea of teenagers thinking their parents are evil and saying "what if these kids' parents actually were evil?", and it works incredibly well.
In fact, it works just as well on TV as it did in the comics, if not better.
In the premiere, we see the kids come together and discover what their parents are up to completely by chance. And them trying to figure everything out while not tipping their parents off makes for some great, tense storytelling.
It's genuinely nerve-wracking every time it feels as though the Runaways' parents may be onto them, and that's not even taking into consideration the kids are faced with, as they come to the realization that they don't truly know their parents.
There's plenty of engaging side conflicts outside of the main one, such as the Runaways themselves coming to terms and re-connect with one another after years of being apart. There's also the drama within The Pride, such as infighting between the parents and the affair between Robert and Janet.
There are a lot of moving parts here, but they all work together to create an interesting overarching story.