Secret Invasion has proven divisive for any number of reasons, but the reveal that Rhodey has been a Skrull since Captain America: Civil War upset a lot of fans.
Marvel Studios handled the revelation in a way which means it can quite easily be reconned and, after the reaction from fans, we're expecting that to be the case. Taking War Machine off the table since that 2016 movie raises a lot of exciting questions but also doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
Outside of Rhodey's suggestion that they kill Thanos as a baby (not a bad idea on the surface), we've seen nothing to suggest he's been a Skrull all this time. That's admittedly the point of the shape-shifters, but revealing he spent a decade up to no good off-screen and cheapening the hero's farewell to Iron Man just seems wrong.
We'll see what happens, but in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Secret Invasion director Ali Selim admitted that he's concerned about the ramifications which will follow the Rhodey twist.
"I’m worried that I will get death threats because of that," the filmmaker tells the trade, "and also because I’m the guy who took out Maria Hill. So I’m actually going into hiding now."
Love or hate Secret Invasion, threatening Selim because of creative decisions like these would be beyond pathetic. Marvel Studios pushed for both moments according to the director in previous interviews but aside from Nick Fury being left without allies, we're still not 100% sure why Maria had to die.
As this was the lowest-rated MCU TV series on Disney+, it's unclear what the future holds in store for characters like G'iah and Varra. Fury, however, will return in this November's The Marvels and Rhodey's story is going continue in the Armor Wars movie (which doesn't have a release date just yet).
All six episodes of Secret Invasion are currently streaming on Disney+.
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