Emilia Clarke Joins the MCU in 'Secret Invasion' as a Dangerous Skrull
By Allison DeGrusheJun. 21 2023, Published 1:24 p.m. ET
Spoiler alert: This article accommodates spoilers for Episode 1 of Secret Invasion.
After a lot anticipation, Secret Invasion is right here — and the stakes are higher than ever in a post-Endgame world. The nail-biting first episode kicks off the MCU's undercover agent mystery with surprising twists and turns, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats and theorizing what will occur next.
Who are you able to consider in a global the place even government officials cannot tell who the invaders are? This query weighs heavy on each personality, particularly Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who's doing all he can to thwart a Skrull invasion of Earth. His attempts have been fruitless towards the rebel Skrulls, so is it too late? Only time will inform.
For now, let's learn more about G'iah (Emilia Clarke), a member of the radical Skrull crew.
Who is G'iah in 'Secret Invasion'?
G'iah, who used to be first presented in the 2019 blockbuster Captain Marvel, is the estranged daughter of Fury's longtime best friend, Talos (Ben Mendelsohn). The display implies she left her father's faction and went off on her own — but why?
If you recall the ending of Captain Marvel, the titular superhero — along Fury and Talos — promised to find the Skrulls a new homeworld; many years later, they nonetheless haven't delivered on their word. As a outcome, G'iah misplaced religion in her father and joined Gravik's (Kingsley Ben-Adir) faction of Skrulls.
She aids the Skrulls in executing a covert invasion of Earth, but upon learning of her mother's demise (possibly by the hands of Gravik), G'iah grows suspicious of the ruthless chief and secretly helps Talos — or so it sort of feels. She reveals the rebels' plan to her father, but Fury, Talos, and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) learn that G'iah double-crossed them.
What comes subsequent is general devastation, and we aren't sure if Talos can ever fulfill his late wife's needs: "Find G'iah and reconcile." This was G'iah's one likelihood to save herself, and she blew it — actually and figuratively.
G'iah existence in Marvel Comics is simply as tragic.
Like her MCU counterpart, G'iah is a fierce agent in the comics. She is despatched to Earth, the place she has a circle of relatives and raises her 3 daughters along her partner and fellow operative, Klrr, as the Warners, a circle of relatives in Stamford, Conn. The pair's sole objective is to pave the way for a Skrull invasion.
G'iah works for Congresswoman Baker, while Klrr works for Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, at Stark Unlimited. When they are not operating, the couple is going on missions with their kids; one project resulted in their daughter Ivy's "death" (she survives). The duo thinks Project Blossom — a secret government-sponsored organization tasked with revealing and eradicating Skrulls hidden on Earth — killed Ivy, so that they set out to forestall it.
As the family gathers details about Project Blossom, they are sent on an intense journey — one who results in Klrr's dying after being betrayed by a Skrull Moloth. G'iah avenges him, and she and her daughters attempt to transfer forward.
New episodes of Secret Invasion drop Wednesdays on Disney Plus.
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