What to Watch Before Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’

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cat flerken, in retaliation).But, by the end of the film, Talos, Fury and Captain Marvel are all close allies, and determined to work together to find the Skrulls a new home.Of all the items on this list, “Captain Marvel” is arguably the most essential piece of pre-“Secret Invasion” viewing.We know, we know, it’s emotionally terrorizing to re-live the ending of “Avengers: Infinity War.” But, it’s a key component in the story of “Secret Invasion.”That’s because, in the post-credits scene, we get the first indication that Captain Marvel is on the way, when Fury uses a device to signal her — right as he turns to dust as part of Thanos’ snap. (That device, we learn a year later, is a pager modified by Captain Marvel herself, to be used only in an emergency).

Yes, sadly, both Fury and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) are among the victims of the blip.This is important to remember because throughout “Secret Invasion,” Fury is warned multiple times that he hasn’t been the same since the blip.

Though, in fairness, being the man who effectively commands Earth’s mightiest heroes for years, only to be absolutely helpless against a magical gauntlet is…traumatizing.Though Fury does eventually return from getting blipped, we learn in “Spider-Man: Far From Home” that he apparently didn’t get right back into the swing of his job.

In fact, he took a new one entirely.Though it seems Fury and Hill are helping Peter Parker throughout the entirety of the film, we learn in the post-credits scene that, in reality, Peter was being helped by Talos and his wife.