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The critique underscores how Secret Invasion symbolized the larger issues plaguing Marvel. One major problem is the franchise’s struggle to balance its roots in compelling storytelling with the demands of a now overly interconnected universe. The show aimed to be a tightly woven conspiracy thriller, building off events from Captain Marvel to explore Nick Fury’s evolution. Instead, it was weighed down by too many references to previous films, especially Endgame, and an overemphasis on tying everything together at the expense of coherent storytelling.