by Deathclaw_Puncher » Fri Nov 24, 2017 11:38 pm
So, the MCU adaptation of Runaways,a comic about a group of childhood friends who run away together after finding out their parents are supervillains came out a few days ago on Hulu. I kind of have mixed feelings about the show. 3 episodes out by now and it's still kind of meandering, mostly because their parents are getting a bit more focused, and they haven't even ran away yet. They are pretty decent characters in their own right, however. Especially notable is Ryan Sands's performance as Geoffrey Wilder. Gerta's politics have been updated 14 years, so she gets pretty annoying at times.Karolina Dean's parents have been changed from Alien actors to a has-been child star and the leader of what is essentially Marvel's answer to Scientology. The way seem to be handling her sexuality is kind of hit and miss it's a bit too blended into her rebellious streak at times, leading to some unfortunate implications. Hopefully it will improve when the runways actually run away and move in together. And seeing as Marvel bought the rights to the Skrulls for the Captain Marvel movie, hopefully they'll be introduced in this series through Xavin, Karolina's genderfluid love interest. They make a cute couple. So it has potential, but some characters are a bit off and the pacing treads a bit too slowly. We'll just have to see where it goes.
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