Inhumans vs. The Gifted

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I watched the first two episodes of Marvel Inhumans. It wasn't bad, but it feels like it's struggling to draw me in. It felt tame minus the initial scene of Black Bolt in bed with his wife, Medusa. There was even murder, but it didn't make a big impact. You didn't get to know one character and the other ones only Marvel died (they're alive).

Even with all the marketing to see it in theaters in IMAX, I forgot it was on Hulu two weeks later. When I watched it, I could see where most of the budget went. The clothes, hair and most of the special effects made them draw a plain-looking city, but it's also something that will never be explored in full, so it technically isn't supposed to matter.

The storyline feels like Shakespeare, which isn't bad, but I'm waiting on more action. The biggest problem I had was that it felt more like I was watching rich people adjust to being poor, instead of people with powers adjusting to being among humans. It's a classic story of betrayal.

Black Bolt is king and Medusa is queen. Anyone without powers works in the mines, except Black Bolt's brother, Maximus. Maximus convinces people that he should be king, everyone will be treated equally and they should go to Earth. When Maximus starts an uprising, Black Bolt and others escape to Earth. Black Bolt and his family must find each other and work together to go back home and stop Maximus.

Hopefully, the show will pick up. It's not the storyline, but the pacing is a little bit slow. I like to watch a season before I decide if a show is good or not, so I'll keep watching. It's not bad, it's just finding its footing.

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I loved how gritty The Gifted feels. The mother thinks she knows her kids and she living life just fine. The father acts like he's helping mutants, but they're basically being put in jail. The daughter has been quietly living as a mutant and the brother is about to find out he is a mutant. 

In a world where the X-men are nowhere to be found, mutants have to lay low and protect each other. A network of mutants try to save any mutant that the government is after. When the parents find out their children are mutants, they have no choice but to run and find the network of mutants.

I was interested and engaged. The pacing of the show and effects were great. I'm already waiting on the next episode. I liked that the daughter is protective of her brother, instead of being a standoffish teen. I also liked that I know the parents will have to learn to accept their children and help other mutants if they want to survive. I like both shows, but Inhumans makes me feel like I'm waiting on something, which I don't mind, I just hope it pays off.