For die-hard fans, the current phase of Marvel remains bright and rich and, for those who enjoyed the ‘adventure’ more, maybe less. Especially because it is complex to theorize with so much going on at the same time. The figure of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and his connection with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) regains prominence in the Secret Invasion series, not so much because of her, still absent, but because it contextualizes conflicts of the past, present, and future. There are losses, there are upsets, there are suspicions, there are clashes, secrets, and above all, there are broken promises.

Nick, still reeling from the death of his partner Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) is confronted by her mother about how random his demise could be if he doesn’t commit to taking action, catching the culprits, and fixing the problem. Of course, Fury being Fury, charges but doesn’t share. The episode goes back in time to 1995 when he announced a commitment to the Skrulls to get a new planet to call “home” and we know that the issue was not even close to priority or alternative. An orphaned Gravik believed and hoped for this, adult in 2025, he has taken the reins of his destiny and has no mercy for a species unable to help him. Humans be damned.

And Fury is really complex. He elicits answers but rarely shares information, and is consistent in his formula. He lost a lot of great people in the process and has the nerve to confront Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) about ‘truths’. As he teaches his friend, his mother drew from him what she wanted to know not by what he said, but by what he tried to omit. Talos clarifies that it’s not just a few Skrulls that walk the Earth, but ALL survivors of the war with the Kree, which, without having fulfilled the agreement, leaves humans vulnerable. As Fury sums it up, “Humans cannot co-exist with each other”, let alone aliens. Therefore, Gravik is frustrated and leading a rebellion now as a war between two powers is almost an impossible mission. In the midst of this conflict, the game of G’iah (Emilia Clarke) remains unclear, which Talos wants to ‘recover’ and Gravik studies her without knowing (as we do) who exactly he is dealing with.

Sonya Falsworth (Olivia Colman) is much more into things than Fury, and she already knows about Gravik’s (Kingsley Ben-Adir) plans to create Skrull Super-Soldiers. She doesn’t need Fury and has no problem with torture, Sonya is not a human to be trusted, even though she is apparently trying to “save the Earth”.

Among the humans are disguised and infiltrated Skrulls and they end up making Gravik official as a general with complete and unrestricted power, something more than dangerous. Talos already has this information, but his priority is to speak with and about G’iah. Meanwhile, Fury encounters James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and they discuss whether to reunite the Avengers, but for now, having them united could be more dangerous than useful. Fury is “out” of decisions, but, as he recalls, “Even when I’m out, I’m in.”

As we try to decipher what G’iah is really up to, comes the biggest surprise of all. Fury travels alone to an isolated country house, where a female Skrull (Charlayne Woodard) is cooking. She assumes human form and the two kiss, not before he puts on the wedding ring that she hides from everyone. This is Priscilla Fury, his wife. What else has Nick Fury not told us?

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