There's a lot to like about Secret Invasion, at least there should be. For one thing, it's got some serious acting chops - and that coupled with high production values and a good script should be enough - but unfortunately, although the script tries hard, it doesn't quite make it.
There are some very dubious and inexplicable decisions made that don't ring true - even for Sci-fi.
The main one, as another reviewer commented, is that Fury is on his own yet we are led to believe that the world is at a precipice - duh! What's the point in having superheroes if you don't use them !?! - and no, character development isn't an answer!
Enter stage left The Queen and the Mother of Dragons and suddenly everything isn't quite so bleak - but sadly, they saved their best for the final episode.
Olivia Coleman is brilliant - a major audition to play the next Bond villain - she's coldly and ruthlessly violent, with a warm smile and disposition - it's quite the combo. Emilia Clarke is similarly ruthless but lacks the psychopathic smile of enjoyment and warmth - but she's got a great right hook.
So the script could easily lift itself - but the runtime ~35 mins (with an agonizingly long credit sequence) makes it hard to build tension and momentum - and made it hard for me to take this show seriously. They should have just made it into three episodes.
This is a show that should've been a solid 9 - I'm giving it a generous 7.
Throwing money at something is still no substitute for for getting story and script right, no matter how many queens you sign up - these guys know better.
There are some very dubious and inexplicable decisions made that don't ring true - even for Sci-fi.
The main one, as another reviewer commented, is that Fury is on his own yet we are led to believe that the world is at a precipice - duh! What's the point in having superheroes if you don't use them !?! - and no, character development isn't an answer!
Enter stage left The Queen and the Mother of Dragons and suddenly everything isn't quite so bleak - but sadly, they saved their best for the final episode.
Olivia Coleman is brilliant - a major audition to play the next Bond villain - she's coldly and ruthlessly violent, with a warm smile and disposition - it's quite the combo. Emilia Clarke is similarly ruthless but lacks the psychopathic smile of enjoyment and warmth - but she's got a great right hook.
So the script could easily lift itself - but the runtime ~35 mins (with an agonizingly long credit sequence) makes it hard to build tension and momentum - and made it hard for me to take this show seriously. They should have just made it into three episodes.
This is a show that should've been a solid 9 - I'm giving it a generous 7.
Throwing money at something is still no substitute for for getting story and script right, no matter how many queens you sign up - these guys know better.