SECRET INVASION Features Some Big Returns But How Long [SPOILER] Been A Skrull? We May Have An Answer

SECRET INVASION Features Some Big Returns But How Long [SPOILER] Been A Skrull? We May Have An Answer

Two key characters make their return in today's Secret Invasion finale, but there are some compelling clues about how long one of them has secretly been a Skrull imposter. Find more details right here...

By JoshWilding - Jul 26, 2023 04:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Secret Invasion

In the closing moments of today's Secret Invasion finale, Gi'ah frees the humans who were being held in New Skrullos after Gravik is defeated. 

We see a few familiar faces who have appeared as Skrull imposters throughout the series, but get confirmation that Everett Ross is alive and well when he's woken up. He doesn't appear to be too shocked by what's happening, so was likely taken shortly before the events of this series began. 

It's obviously a relief to know the former CIA agent will be back to continue fighting the good fight, particularly after Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set the stage for him to take on a very different role in the MCU. However, Ross is definitely shocked to see Rhodey there. 

He asks the shaken Colonel how long he's been there, but when Rhodey attempts to get out of the Skrull contraption, he's unable to walk properly. Gi'ah helps him and mentions that he's been "held hostage for a long time."

Rhodey never speaks and this is the last time we see him in the episode, but both his physical condition and the fact he's wearing a hospital gown appear to confirm how long he's been there. 

Yes, Rhodey has seemingly been a Skrull since the events of Captain America: Civil War

In that movie, the real War Machine was injured during the movie's airport battle and we later saw him in that same hospital gown having an MRI. If he was switched out then, it means the Rhodey at the end of Civil War was an imposter, as was the version in Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Endgame, and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

This means he never got to fully regain the use of his legs courtesy of Stark Tech and, more importantly, that he doesn't know Tony Stark is dead. We have to believe this will all be picked up on in Armor Wars, though it's a real shame we never got to see his reaction to learning he's spent the better part of a decade on ice. 

Marvel Studios can always choose to explain away that hospital gown, of course, but for now, it looks like there are some exciting stories ahead for this character. 

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TheIronDuck
TheIronDuck - 7/26/2023, 4:38 AM
@PlusUltra - Skrhodey radicalized Gravik not the other way around.
FireandBlood
FireandBlood - 7/26/2023, 4:37 AM
But why would they have simmed Rhodey in Civil War if Gravik never turned against Fury until after the Blip? Doesn’t make much sense
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/26/2023, 4:43 AM
@PlusUltra - After this finale, a lot doesn't make sense about this show now, haha. I guess it's supposed to be an indication the Skrulls were plotting for a long time (and it makes Rhodey more interesting in Armor Wars) but looking back at all his post-Civil War appearances, I don't see anything that made his worth switching. Feels like a retcon for retcons sake.

Maybe we'll learn more about what he was up to down the line, but man, 2023's second MCU let-down. At least we're not in DCEU territory of awfulness, I guess.
SpiderFanMan
SpiderFanMan - 7/26/2023, 5:29 AM
@JoshWilding - People just complain because they have nothing better to do
MyCoolYoung
MyCoolYoung - 7/26/2023, 4:46 AM
I kind of hate that.
Kurne
Kurne - 7/26/2023, 5:02 AM
I have no idea what people want anymore if they're complaining about Rhodey being a skrull.

People are asking for bigger stakes/reveals from this show. Rhodey being a skrull is a pretty minor reveal as is IMO, but it's still one of those very reveals that's meant to be a result of this whole thing. Yet people are still mad.

If people are complaining about Rhodey being a skrull (both because he wasn't there for Tony's death and that he's not big enough of a character), I can't imagine the outrage if it was a bigger character (like Thor, Hawkeye, etc) or a smaller character (like Darcy, Selvig, etc).
TheIronDuck
TheIronDuck - 7/26/2023, 5:13 AM
@Kurne - There's no figuring it. People just Mad about everything these days. Quixoticly, more often than not they tend to be mad about Opposite things simultaneously.
Origame
Origame - 7/26/2023, 5:30 AM
@Kurne - so by your logic, we should be happy for a nonsensical reveal?
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