Marvel's Secret Invasion Review

Disney Plus subscribers could be forgiven for not realizing that Marvel's newest series

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Secret Invasion, is coming out on June 21st. By all accounts

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Disney's marketing push on this show has been decidedly more muted than previous efforts,

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judging by the first two episodes, there may be a reason behind keeping this one quieter than others.

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Ostensibly billed as something akin to a spy thriller, Secret Invasion fails to capture the high stakes

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palpable tension of the genre. What is left is a passable if underwhelming attempt at adapting one of Marvel's most famous comic book storylines

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