‘Secret Invasion’ Ending Explained – What Happens to Nick Fury and the Skrulls?

The Big Picture

• Gravik’s plan to take Earth as the Skrulls’ new home and become a Super-Skrull is thwarted by Nick Fury and G’iah in a fierce battle of powers.
• Despite the defeat of Gravik, the Skrulls face a dire situation on Earth as the President declares them military combatants, leading to conflict and potential all-out war.
• After saving the world, Fury returns to S.A.B.E.R. to focus on a Kree-Skrull peace treaty, while G’iah forms an alliance with Sonya to help save the kidnapped humans and forge a new path for the Skrulls.

Marvel’s Disney+ series Secret Invasion starring Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Olivia Colman, Ben Mendelsohn, and Emilia Clarke was met with mixed reactions from fans and critics alike. In many ways, The Marvels just made Secret Invasion irrelevant. While the political thriller-esque series couldn’t recapture The Winter Soldier‘s vibe, it was nevertheless entertaining. Furthermore, the final confrontation between Nick Fury (Jackson) and Gravik (Ben-Adir) has repercussions that’ll echo in the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe. So, now that the show is over, it’s time to break down Secret Invasion‘s ending and explain how the series teases the future of its main characters.

Gravik Explains How Nick Fury and Captain Marvel Didn’t Help the Skrulls

In Secret Invasion, we learned that Fury recruited a team of Skrulls to act as his special spy unit on Earth after Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) failed to find the shape-shifting aliens a new home. The deal was that the Skrulls would help Fury maintain Terran peace while the one-eyed spymaster kept looking for a new planet for the Skrulls to live safe from the Kree Empire’s persecution. However, as years passed, part of the Skrull population grew restless, tired of waiting for a home where they could live in their own skin. Furthermore, Fury disappeared five years after Thanos’ (Josh Brolin) Snap, and when he came back, he immediately departed to the S.A.B.E.R. Space Station, leaving Earth for good. Fury’s neglect created the power vacuum Gravik used to rise to power.

The extremist leader convinces the younger generation of Skrulls that Fury failed them, and they should take Earth as their new home. That’s why Gravik devised a plan to force the world’s greatest military powers to declare war on each other. Gravik knew World War III would lead to a nuclear holocaust that would wipe away humanity. In addition, since the Skrulls are immune to radiation, the ravaged Earth could be reclaimed by the shape-shifting aliens, who would turn our blue planet into their atomic paradise.

How Is Gravik’s Insurrection Thwarted in ‘Secret Invasion’?

Gravik’s plan had another goal: to make himself a Super-Skrull. Knowing that the Skrulls could not stand the might of Earth’s superheroes, Gravik enlisted scientists to build a machine that could enhance the alien species’ shape-shifting abilities so that they could channel different superpowers. To become an unstoppable Super Skrull, Gravik needed the blood of the Avengers, which Nick Fury happened to have in his possession thanks to a project called the Harvest. So, for six episodes, Fury and Gravik have been playing a cat-and-mouse game, with the spy stopping Gravik’s terrorist attacks to prevent World War III and the Skrulls escalating the conflict to force Fury to give him the Harvest.

In the final episode of Secret Invasion, Gravik bets everything to get the Harvest by painting a target in New Skrullos, where thousands of innocent aliens live. Gravik has a Skrull infiltrating the U.S. government, Raava, who’s impersonating James “Rhodey” Rhodes (Don Cheadle). Using Rhodes’ skin, Raava convinces the President (Dermot Mulroney) that the attempt on his life was planned by Russians and Skrulls alike. The President orders a nuclear attack on New Skrullos, located on Russian soil. To stop the massacre of Skrulls and the start of World War III, Fury calls his closest allies to help him defeat Gravik.

G’iah and Gravik Battle in ‘Secret Invasion’s Finale

In New Skrullos, G’iah (Emilia Clarke) pretends to be Fury to get closer to Gravik. As Fury, G’iah infiltrates New Skrullos, giving the Harvest to Gravik in exchange for the Skrull leader calling off the nuclear attack. The deal is for Gravik to use all the power of the Avengers to find the Skrulls a new home away from Earth instead of wiping off humanity. Gravik takes the Harvest but doesn’t agree to Fury’s terms. Instead, Gravik turns the Super Skrull machine on while Fury is trapped inside it. So, inadvertently, Gravik gives G’iah all the Avengers superpowers he also gets. The two have a fierce battle, channeling the abilities of the greatest heroes and villains of the entire universe. In the end, G’iah kills Gravik, putting an end to his insurrection.

While G’iah is busy with Gravik in New Skrullos, Fury and Sonya (Olivia Colman) infiltrate the hospital where the U.S. President is being kept. The two spies trick Skrull Rhodey into thinking they are under attack. Fury and Sonya use tranquilizer guns in the commotion to take down the President’s security detail. When the President is alone with Skrull Rhodey, Fury reveals himself, telling the President the truth about Gravik’s insurgence. Skrull-Rhodey tries to kill Fury, who in turn shoots the alien in the head. After seeing Rhodey’s body shape-shifting back to its Skrull form, the President realizes he has been tricked and calls off the nuclear assault in New Skrullos.

What Happens to the Skrulls in ‘Secret Invasion’s Finale?

Despite Fury’s effort to end Gravik’s insurgence peacefully, the Skrulls don’t find a new home on Earth. After being attacked by Gravik, the President decides to pass an emergency bill to classify all people born outside Earth as military combatants. That gives the President the excuse to send death squads to hunt down Skrulls. Of course, the President’s comments cause mass hysteria, with civilians joining the fight against the aliens and murdering humans by mistake. Inadvertently, the President might also cause a conflict with non-Skrull aliens, such as the Asgardians, which means the MCU might soon see an all-out war between Terrans and all sorts of aliens.

The Skrulls’ situation on Earth has never been worse, but there’s still hope for the species. In the aftermath of Gravik’s defeat, Sonya approaches G’iah and makes a deal with her. Sonya knows the Skrull needs a new leader to survive the U.S. President’s dangerous new law. Meanwhile, Sonya wants a Skrull partner to help her save all the people Gravik kidnapped and are still hidden away. Sonya and G’iah agree to use each other for the sake of humans and Skrulls alike, forging an alliance we hope will be further explored in the MCU.

After saving the planet from World War III, Fury decides to go back to S.A.B.E.R., where he’ll focus all his energies on a possible peace treaty between Kree and Skrulls. Fury finally wants to fulfill his promise and give the Skrulls a new home, saving them from the attacks of the Terran armies. Fury also patches things up with his wife, Varra (Charlayne Woodard), who also goes to S.A.B.E.R. with Fury to serve as a Skrulls representative in the Kree peace summit.

Where Is the Real Rhodey in the MCU?

After G’iah defeats Gravik in New Skrullos, she saves the humans kept inside pods in the basement of the abandoned nuclear station. Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and the real Rhodey are among the prisoners. While all the prisoners are shaken to wake up without knowing where they are and how much time has passed, Rhodey is worse than everyone else. His situation is so dire that he can’t even stand by himself. Rhodey’s physical deterioration indicates he has been held captive much longer than any other human.

Furthermore, Rhodey’s inability to walk by himself and his hospital gown might be clues that he has been kidnapped after the events of Captain America: Civil War, when the Vision (Paul Bettany) accidentally crushes Rhodey’s spine. So, with Armor Wars being developed by Marvel Studios, we might find out War Machine has been impersonated by a Skrull in many other MCU stories.

Secret Invasion is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.

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