Review: Secret Invasion, "Betrayed" | Season 1, Episode 3
For an episode that ends with a nuclear submarine nearly starting World War III, “Betrayed” is kind of boring right? After last week’s episode got me excited that Secret Invasion was finding its footing, this week’s installment left me wondering if the show can actually build something cohesive out of its disparate parts now that it’s officially reached the halfway mark. “All faith is built on risk,” Gravik's second-in-command Pagon tells new recruit Beto at the start of this episode. But it’s becoming increasingly hard to find that faith in this chaotically plotted show.
There are a couple big, foundational problems here. One is that Marvel already executed a pitch-perfect secret invasion twist with the HYDRA reveal in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Secret Invasion doesn’t have the elegance to match. (I know the “Super Skrull” idea comes from the comics, but, oof, does it not fit the dark tone of this series.) The other is that the writing of the series …
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