WARNING: Spoilers for the Marvel’s Secret Invasion premiere below.
After disappearing into space following the devastating events of Avengers: Endgame, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury returns to Earth in the premiere of Marvel’s new series Secret Invasion. However, by the time the episode is over, the seasoned spymaster is going is to find himself in a whole new world of hurt, and even worse, it’s largely his fault.
Following their introduction in Captain Marvel, the Skrulls have grown tired of waiting 30 years for Fury to find them a new home. In the shadows, a well-organized splinter group of the shape-shifting aliens have begun influencing world events by infiltrating global spy agencies, including S.H.I.E.L.D. In the first few minutes of the show, Martin Freeman’s Agent Ross is revealed to be a Skrull, raising serious questions of how long has he been replaced and where the original Ross is.
Not helping matters is Fury’s current state. He’s tired, weary, and visibly broken from failing to stop Thanos. The once-resourceful spy is off his game, and his years of seclusion are about to cost him dearly. After falling for a Skull trap, Fury, Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) get lured to the scene of terrorist bombing that they fail to prevent, causing massive casualties.
In the chaos, the leader of the Skrull resistance, Gravik (Kingsley Ben-Adir) disguises himself as Fury and shoots Hill in the final moments of the episode. She dies in the real Fury’s arms as the episode fades to black, which sent Marvel fans reeling on social media. Smulders’ character has been kicking around the MCU since the very first Avengers movie, and Secret Invasion showed fans that the series will not shy away from dropping bodies.
You can see some of the reactions below:
Serious MCU is back with #SecretInvasion 😱 Episode 1 really just did that at the end…This shows the consequences of Nick Fury off his game after the blip. The last sequence with the skrull shape shifting through the crowd was so clean and suspenseful! I’m instantly hooked! pic.twitter.com/NPkMW8iZTP
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel) June 21, 2023
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME YOU CAN'T END IT LIKE THAT I REFUSE TO BELIEVE MARIA IS DEAD WHAT THE FUCK Skrull Fury killing her and the last thing she thinks is that, I'm going to sue Marvel #SecretInvasion pic.twitter.com/vFjUgHYo8X— Jack (-_•) (@captaincupkicks) June 21, 2023
me after watching #SecretInvasion episode 1 ending pic.twitter.com/Ew3HWh9boe
— Ann ᗢ ⧗ (@namesmargo) June 21, 2023
someone said she died thinking it was the real fury who shot her pic.twitter.com/yJzOLFs3uB
— m (@singstreetfilms) June 21, 2023
#SecretInvasion starts off strong!
I love a good espionage story & the trio of Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn & Cobie Smulders is awesome.
Emilia Clarke & Kinglsey Ben-Adir are great additions to the MCU, also!
I definitely wasn’t prepared for that final moment, though. 😭 pic.twitter.com/ZKBU3OHRGI
— Reel James (@itsreeljames) June 21, 2023
Ok THIS mufugga right HERE?!? He gots to go. No excuses. I want him dead by dawn. F*ck Kang, THIS GUY?!? Nah nah nah sun we ride at Dawn. #SecretInvasion #gravik pic.twitter.com/u0uKfHyY9w
— It Was All a Dream, I Used to Read Wizard Magazine (@UpToTASK) June 21, 2023
if you’re in need of comfort after the #SecretInvasion ending, here’s Maria Hill smiling on your tl pic.twitter.com/TU3znyiaw1
— malachi (@MCUMarvels) June 21, 2023
New episodes of Marvel’s Secret Invasion stream Wednesday on Disney+.