I must say I'm not quite as in to this as I had hoped I'd be. That first trailer was awesome. The tone is pretty much everything you could want, and I appreciate there being little comedy in this. It does feel different from everything else. But even with the ball drop at the end here, I'm still not itching to watch the next episode. Last night I even contemplated rewatching one of my favorite movies over this.
That being said, I don't think it's inherently bad. I legitimately like the directing so far, and here we get some really good interactions between Talos and Fury, who are so far the most interesting aspect of the show. I enjoyed their banter here, and the home invasion scene was kind of great and actually a bit tense. Their acting was great.
Kingsley-Ben Adir (I think I spelled that right) is also pretty solid. I'm not sure how I'll feel about him as a villain in the grand scheme of all things mcu, but his acting is good at least.
This feels like things are probably (finally) going to pick up in the next episode. I wish I had been a bit more invested in these first three episodes, but they're still pretty well acted and made overall. I don't mind the slow burn at all.
Overall, another episode that's solid but not great. I'm not itching to watch the rest, but I'll wait it out another week, being the mcu aficionado I am.
