Ryan Shoots First: Secret Invasion (Ep5) “Harvest”

Do you hear that? It’s a PENULTIMATE EPISODE!! Just when you think Fury can’t get lower here we are. Talos has received a fatal wound and Gravik has shown he has Extremis healing. Time to rally whatever troops he has. 

First this week’s episode, like all the previous ones she’s been in, was stolen by Olivia Coleman. Her wit and delivery coupled with being a serious threat is a treat. Going forward I really hope to see more of her in the MCU in some capacity. Beyond that there wasn’t a ton to speak of for a penultimate episode. Fury spent most of the episode licking his wounds but in the final moments of the episode he has found his resolve and is ready for a face to face showdown with Gravik. Also this week we had a pretty big reveal of a secret Avengers project that Fury underwent that surely on paper seemed like a terrible idea that was bound to blow up in his face. Meanwhile in Gravik world he seems to be losing a bit of his control over his minions. This development seems a bit out of nowhere, he’s been a step ahead of Fury the whole time and just killed one of their biggest threats. Perhaps some in the ranks though had more respect for Talos, it would have been nice to see a bit more to show the seeds of distrust growing, it seemed a bit out of nowhere. 

While were talking about Gravik props to Kingsley Ben-Adir who plays Gravik, talk about Range. This guy is playing a terrorist alien at the same time as Ken in the Barbie movie. And later this year he will play Bob Marley. Doing the work to avoid typecasting for sure. But for now all sights are set on next weeks finale of Secret Invasion as Nick looks to avert World War 3 and expose just how deep the Skrull Invasion has gone. Also I would love to know if Rhody is dead and if so when???

Observations

• Dang Nick Fury being told he doesn’t have clearance. That nurse has balls.
• Oh man yea dudes barking up the wrong tree…  get it?
• I love Olivia Coleman in this show. More of her in the MCU.
• This bit about Gravik losing control seems a bit forced. He’s been a step ahead all season
• Seriously she owns every scene she is in.
• I would like to establish when Rhody got switched.
• So Fury went all Batman and saved DNA of all the Avengers… Solid plan
• Deep cut from Black Widow there!
• Oh you know she’s growing some good stuff
• So all the tech the Skrulls had they really didn’t have any weapon tech?
• Another deep cut we havn’t seen the Mission Impossible mask since Winter Soldier!
• Ahh good to address that, not sure I’m ok with the answer.
• Olivia is all of us in this scene. 
• His own personal mausoleum