Streaming Standard: Marvel's Inhumans

With so many Streaming Platforms these days, there are hidden gems to be found.

Is this failed attempt at expanding the MCU on TV one of them?

Let's find out...

Up on the Moon, the Royal Family of the Inhumans- people that once lived on Earth and get powers from Terrigen Stones- rule.

However, there is tension within the community, which is amplified by Maximus.

He's the Brother of Black Bolt (the King) and he's different from all other Inhumans.

The power he gained- being fully human!

Oh and they have Lockjaw, a giant, teleporting Dog.

Sorry to bury the lead.

The group are usurped by Maximus and his cohorts, ending up in exile in Hawaii.

I guess if you have left over Staff from all of your other Hawaii-based Shows, you might as well throw the Inhumans in there too.

The middle of the Show is them having their own individual adventures- conveniently meeting a version of 'Human actually friendly?!?'- until they can meet up again.

Can they settle things up on the Moon or is the Game of Thrones guy going to meet another bad end?

To find out, stream the Show on Disney +.  You can even project it on your wall to emulate the IMAX experience that the Pilot got.

Too many expectations to live up to here, I think.  At this point (and still now), the MCU was arguably 'too big to fail.'  Some people were waiting for a 'failure' to happen.  People thought Ant-Man would bomb- it didn't.  Guardians of the Galaxy- quite successful.  As such, it became a bit easier to see this attempt and go 'finally- it happened!'  Don't get me wrong- Inhumans isn't some amazing human endeavor to be celebrated above all   It has the same 'stretch everything out' formula as these kinds of Shows do.  Not every Plot is as interesting as the others.  The Acting ranges from good to so-so.  The Special Effects are decent.  Since it is a TV Show, they find ways to use the expensive effects sparingly.  If you watch the Show in one straight binge, I don't know if it works.  If you watch it episodically, however, it does build slowly and steadily towards the finish.  The final product isn't mind-blowing.  Mind you, this whole thing was done due to Marvel trying to market stuff other than Mutants, since Fox still owned the X-Men Franchise.  As a replacement (both in Comics and TV), it is a mixed bag.  Open your mind and set your expectations accordingly and you just might enjoy this one.  At the very least, one Actor made the jump to something a bit more successful...

A decent Show, honestly, that kind of got the shaft.  I'm not going to say that you need to track it down right now, but give it a chance.