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As a “Star Wars” fan who has seen almost everything, it’s hard to be so genuinely lost in what’s happening in a story. Still, however, “Ahsoka” has never had such a badly edited, shot and produced a show before besides “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” which is a bad place to be. Before we get into the actual plot, it’s good to go over the worst parts of the production of this show, with one good highlight.
It’s hard for a company to produce nine shows over three years and mess up every single one of them, and not only mess them up, but make the same mistakes every single time. This company would be Disney, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, TV shows have a new member to the club of terrible endings. Every single MCU show has a rushed ending. It’s because the writers clearly don’t know what they want to be the end of their story, and because they don’t know the answers to the questions they create in their shows. Before going over the entire show, let’s see what happened in the finale.
Any good show or movie is one where you can rewatch it and find new meanings, see a different perspective of a character and still find it enjoyable. “Secret Invasion” is a show where you watch it for the first time and find absolute boredom as characters spout nonsense.
For a franchise that spans over 32 movies and shows, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, has never been more disappointing than it has been over the past few years. With 17 projects already in for the new “Multiverse Saga,” it is depressing to see that only two of them are actually even good, those being “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3.” The Disney+ shows have ranged from middling to downright unwatchable, and sadly “Secret Invasion,” the newest addition into phase five, leans towards the middling.
“Secret Invasion,” starring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelsohn as Talos has not improved since the first episode, if anything it has gotten significantly worse. Four episodes in and we barely know any of the new characters besides their name and their archetype, and what could have been a big set-piece is ultimately underutilized and wasted.
“Secret Invasion,” starring Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Ben Mendelson as Talos has completely destroyed itself with yet again no plot progressing and slow dialogue that ultimately has no meaning nor bearing on the story at large.
It’s uncommon for a show to be universally panned by both critics and fans of all sides of entertainment. The last show this happened to was “Velma,” an animated show on HBO Max, which ruined the childhood Scooby-Doo character. Just months later, “Queen Cleopatra” on Netflix is the top dog of internet controversy. The show is a “documentary” revolving around the life of Cleopatra during her rule in Ancient Egypt.
“The Mandalorian” has always been a dumpster fire, but season three has given up. It’s obvious that they had no direction to take the show, and with the ratings in a free-fall, it is highly likely this could be the final season. With the show’s third season finally over, it seems like nothing has happened at all, and while it produced the best Mandalorian episode in the third episode, everything else has consistently been the worst this show has been, and it was bad even before this season.
Warning: This review contains spoilers for “The Mandalorian,“ “The Last of Us” and “Andor.”
Warning: This review contains spoilers for “The Last of Us.”
2022 was an extremely good and bad year for television. While there were many amazing shows, such as the final season for “Better Call Saul,” “House of the Dragon,” “Dahmer” and “Alice in Borderland’s” second season, there were many terrible shows such as “Kenobi,” “She-Hulk” and “Ms. Marvel.” However, it appears that 2023 will be getting all of the extremes for good and bad with the panned “Velma” show but also, “The Last of Us,” which could end up being the best of 2023.
Netflix’s “All Quiet On The Western Front” remake was just released two weeks ago on Oct. 29, and while being a great movie, it’s a terrible adaptation of the Erich Maria Remarque book of the same name from 1928. It revolves around the story of Paul, a teenager from Germany who enlists into service during World War I, only to discover the horrors that await him. To understand why this movie is a terrible adaptation, the entire story must be spoiled.
“Andor” starring Diego Luna has released its fifth and sixth episodes, and hasn’t let up on being excellent among the sludge of previous Disney shows.
Exploring new ways to spice up an existing and long-running franchise such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a challenge for many new filmmakers adding their take or spin in the recent Phase 4 of the MCU. “Wandavision” started out as a 1950s soap opera, with a 4:3 aspect ratio and a live audience, but quickly became just another Marvel show, never fully committing to the style in the first episodes.
"Andor” starring Diego Luna has had its fourth episode released today and keeps its slow burn and focus on characters and the world.