Secret Invasion, Marvel Studios’ new six-part miniseries, was supposed to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s answer to the Star Wars series Andor: a political spy thriller filled with intrigue, focused on the murkier sides of a large, interconnected universe. After watching all six episodes of one of the dullest Marvel offerings to date, I was left mortified by its representation of the Skrulls: introduced sympathetically in 2019’s Captain Marvel as shape-shifting refugees looking for a new home, the Skrulls are now portrayed as disillusioned, spiteful radicals seeking to make Earth that home—by starting a world war.