The Secret Invasion finale hasn’t only been divisive, it’s the worst-reviewed MCU TV show or movie ever. A complete mess, "Home" featured a huge CG battle and wrapped up the story both too quickly and in a somewhat uninspired manner.
Were reshoots to blame? Evolving plans for future MCU projects? Or just Marvel Studios not knowing how to conclude the Skrull invasion of Earth?
Whatever the case may be, director Ali Selim has told The Wrap that there were just two specific plot beats Marvel Studios required him to hit in. Those involved Nick Fury's departure from Earth and a deepening of the big Rhodey mystery.
"I didn’t feel any constraints. All I was told is, Fury’s got to go up. That was it. So we just had to have Fury go up at the end, and it would be great if Rhodey - if his legs didn’t work. And that’s it."
As for whether Rhodey really has been M.I.A. since Captain America: Civil War, the filmmaker added, "It’s heavily implied in the show, and I like the fact that it’s implied. Because I think it’s a lot more fun for audiences to go back and explore every Rhodey moment in the MCU, and look at it in a different light now that they have this kind of conclusive piece of information."
As expected, War Machine's return will next be touched on in Armor Wars.
"Don and I talked endlessly about ‘Armor Wars,’ but mostly just to make sure that what we were doing would make sense to him when he got to 'Armor Wars.' And Sam and I never talked about what was next, because he just walked to the space elevator and I fulfilled my obligation to get him up."
Fury will return in The Marvels later this year but we've heard that Secret Invasion likely won't be referenced in that movie. It's a perplexing decision on the surface, albeit one that indicative of the lack of connectivity we've seen in the wider Multiverse Saga.
What did you think about the Secret Invasion finale?