I spoke about this when I wrote about the premiere, but this show feels like it should really have been up there on the big screen. The story is spanning the entire globe and while the ending of the first episode felt like a big deal, it would have been better had it actually been seen as more of a global threat and not something that had to be small because of the budget. This episode pushes the scale and it feels a little bigger. And it's a good episode that pushes the plot along, although it's still burried under a lot of necessary set-up.
This episode feels very much like a set-up episode. A lot of its time is focused on the Skrulls and showing what they're plotting and why they've found themselves in this situation. A lot of time is spent with the show's antagonist Gravik - portrayed by the brilliant Kingsley Ben-Adir - and it's all to make him up as a more interesting villain, which he is slowly becoming. There's a lot of anger brewing in him and a lot of it is due to some things that Nick Fury didn't deliver on. It's great that they're making the show feel very personal and that they're making Nick Fury the centerpiece of it all, but it still can't escape the fact there's a lot more that could be done. They try to present an answer as to why he has to do this by himself, but it still comes across as a little desperate. There's also a large ensemble of characters in this show; so many that there isn't enough time to really give them all the necessary screentime. It's going to be interesting to see what it all leads to, because there has to be some more room for these characters to roam in. A few of the pieces are starting to fall into place, and fans of the comics - like me - should be picking up on where this is going, and that is an exciting prospect. It also ends with an entertaining action sequence and a nice revelation that provides Fury with some needed character development.
"Promises" is another solid entry into this show that expands on the Skrulls' motivation a little bit, providing a nice backdrop for their evil schemes. Kingsley Ben-Adir's Gravik is coming across as a very menacing antagonist in an episode that takes the focus away from its lead character for the most part, until the end.
This episode feels very much like a set-up episode. A lot of its time is focused on the Skrulls and showing what they're plotting and why they've found themselves in this situation. A lot of time is spent with the show's antagonist Gravik - portrayed by the brilliant Kingsley Ben-Adir - and it's all to make him up as a more interesting villain, which he is slowly becoming. There's a lot of anger brewing in him and a lot of it is due to some things that Nick Fury didn't deliver on. It's great that they're making the show feel very personal and that they're making Nick Fury the centerpiece of it all, but it still can't escape the fact there's a lot more that could be done. They try to present an answer as to why he has to do this by himself, but it still comes across as a little desperate. There's also a large ensemble of characters in this show; so many that there isn't enough time to really give them all the necessary screentime. It's going to be interesting to see what it all leads to, because there has to be some more room for these characters to roam in. A few of the pieces are starting to fall into place, and fans of the comics - like me - should be picking up on where this is going, and that is an exciting prospect. It also ends with an entertaining action sequence and a nice revelation that provides Fury with some needed character development.
"Promises" is another solid entry into this show that expands on the Skrulls' motivation a little bit, providing a nice backdrop for their evil schemes. Kingsley Ben-Adir's Gravik is coming across as a very menacing antagonist in an episode that takes the focus away from its lead character for the most part, until the end.