Marvel had taken a break. The last time the viewer saw a production of this fictional universe on television they found a Hulka messing with the most reactionary audience of these productions. With humor, the green lawyer played by Tatiana Maslany faced every man who uses social networks to charge against any superhero who does not fit the mold of the Caucasian and heterosexual man. Just remember the hate that Brie Larson received as a
Samuel L. Jackson, who has been linked to the Marvel universe since he appeared in the post-credits scene of Iron Man in 2008, is the protagonist of the work. His Nick Fury failed to find a new home for the Skrulls, partly because of the existential void he feels ever since Thanos snapped his fingers and made him neglect his duties. And, despite not being at his best both psychologically and physically, he uncovers a conspiracy that he wants to fight alone: a terrorist faction of this extraterrestrial species, using their ability to take any form, has infiltrated at the highest levels of governments around the world. They take advantage of the fact that humans do not know that they have them living among them to bring the planet into chaos and, by the way, stay there to live without hiding their identity. It cannot be overlooked the way Kyle Bradstreet, screenwriter of Mr Robot, draws juice from the political drift of democracies, increasingly tense and polarized, to take the political metaphor to the extreme as had already been done by Robert and Michelle King, the authors of The good wife, in the unfairly unpublished Braindead.
This Secret Invasion, interestingly enough, comes with less promotion than usual. It is as if Marvel, after overwhelming the viewer with one television premiere after another between 2021 and 2022, prefers that this time the work speaks for itself. It is supported by an ambitious cast that can appeal to adult audiences with Ben Mendelsohn reprising his role as Talos, Emilia Clarke from Game of Thrones and Oscar winner Olivia Colman, very comfortable between aliens and torture. It must be taken into account, however, that as much as it has something to say, it is a Marvel production. This means that it also treads recognizable ground without excesses of personality, a mentality that only Chloé Zhao knew how to challenge with the underrated Los eternos.
