'Secret Invasion' Finale: How It Sets Up 'The Marvels' and What It Means for the MCU
etonline.comMarvel's wrapped its six-episode first season run on Wednesday, eliminating the series' major antagonist and introducing what may be the most powerful hero ever in the history of the MCU.As the Skrull rebels threaten a large-scale nuclear attack, G'iah (Emilia Clarke) confronts Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir), disguised as Nick Fury (Samuel L.
Jackson). She presents him with The Harvest — a collection of DNA from the Avengers, allies and enemies who fought during the Battle of Earth in — and they both absorb its multitude of powers, leading to an all-out brawl where G'iah ultimately kills Gravik with a blast of energy, Captain Marvel-style.That's not the only thing in the finale pointing toward the next MCU release,.
Following President Ritson's (Dermont Mulroney) outing of the Skrulls and announcement of a bill that will classify all species not originally from Earth to be enemy combatants — what Fury calls «real one-term president stuff» — a new human-Skrull alliance is forged.However, G'iah's partnership with Sonya Falsworth (Olivia Colman) won't be the friendly bond her late father, Talos, enjoyed with Fury. «I will use you, and you will use me,» the MI6 agent offers, «and together we'll make this planet safe for both our people.»While the season didn't conclude with Fury's death, as some were anticipating, he is headed back to space — alongside his wife, Priscilla (Charlayne Woodard), who now goes by her Skrull birth name, Varra — as the Kree are apparently open to peace talks.
However, given what we saw of' antagonist, Dar-Benn, in the most recent trailer for the film, it doesn't seem like all Kree are quite so amenable to non-violent negotiations.So, where do we go from here?
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