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Secret Invasion and The Public Consciousness
…aka brief, possibly rambling, thoughts on episode 1 of Marvel’s Secret Invasion
Yes, I watched the first episode of Secret Invasion.
It was… OK.
Not the best thing I’ve ever seen, but not the worst thing either.
It was interesting and enjoyable enough to keep me watching but…
the Russia stuff hits a little too close to home in the current world, and the idea that sinister outside forces are trying to draw Russia and the US into an unnecessary war feels like an irresponsible one to be planting in the public consciousness
Russia are more than capable of creating that scenario all by themselves, no aliens required. (Not that the US aren’t capable of the same — they’re just the less likely party right now.)
It just felt… bad.
Also, it took me a bit to remember that a common British slang term for spies and espionage is, weirdly to me, used as a racial slur in America —
— so when Nick Fury said he was allowed to say it and Maria Hill wasn’t I was like… because he’s old enough to have been…