@Atiba Applebum @BallDontLie the first episode of Secret Invasion was pretty cool actually.
The writing/dialogue didn't knock my socks off by any means but I'm a sucker for the alien invasion genre in general and I'm always looking for a little taste of that magic from 1983 "V" or 1978 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
I never read the Bendis comic books so I'm not sure how word for word the script and story are but an aging Nick Fury alone is interesting enough as a subject to hold my attention for awhile. I'm also interested in the non-superhero side of MCU.
There are a lot of moments that were either cliche or where I couldn't help but wonder why they didn't use obvious opportunities to make the dialogue more complex/nuanced and the visual elements more engaging. As an example- there's a fight in an art gallery storage area that lacks real energy or threat of danger. Why not make it slightly more interesting and throw some "priceless Picassos" at each other? Just stuff like that to make the walls seems more solid and less set-like.
I'm about to watch episode 2 so my whole opinion could shift within the hour.