”You’re like some kind of god of thunder!”
Another so-so episode- but have we seen the last of the scenes set on Earth? Please? Sorry, Hawaii, you’re picturesque and all, and I wish you well in your struggle against your imperialist oppressor, but I want to see Attilan, not you.
We begin with a flashback where it's hinted that Maximus may have killed his and Black Bolt's parents, something which I suspect is bound to surface later. Meanwhile, as the cousins plot to get Crystal and rescue Black Bolt's human friends, Medusa and Black Bolt debate how hard they should come down on Maximus. On Attilan, though, Maximus twirls his moustache with as much charisma as ever (Iwan Rheon really is the standout performer of this series) and overthrows a plot against him.
I'm afraid we have a bit of Earth stuff to do first, though. Crystal gets a proper snog with Dave but not much later the two of them seem quite sanguine about parting, seemingly forever, as a kind of holiday romance. Louise, too, seems oddly happy to give up the chance to see Attilan, staying behind to wait and be arrested for car theft. Is this really it for them? This series has always felt like a rigid plot structure is driving events no matter what, and characters' feelings and motivations must conform to this or else.
We do get some dramatic stuff, though. Auron is not immortal and, like a certain BBC character, can only regenerate and survive death for as many times as the plot requires.We are reminded once again that Attilan is a caste-based society and, whatever Maximus' motives, he is trying to change this. Karnak gets to be cool and, with Gorgon's assistance, get at least some of his mojo back. However, once Mordis finally decides to blow himself up (the character always was Chekhov's Gun on legs), Gorgon shockingly blows himself up, dying heroically. This will, I imagine have consequences and, fairly bland though the character was, it's a bit of a shock that such a well-known character should die.
This is very mediocre telly, though. Can we hope that the fact we've left Earth will enliven things>
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