This week, Nerd Legion returns to Marvel's Secret Invasion and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. While Secret Invasion drags on with ridiculous situations and boring action, there are a few good scenes and performances from Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle buried in the muck. Monte and DoA discuss the issues with fatigue in the Marvel universe and a burdensome expectation to watch all Marvel content if viewers want to understand anything at all. Meanwhile, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finally releases a couple of good episodes that draw from classic franchise tropes to deliver some genuinely entertaining content. Will the rest of the season follow this pattern or regress to the disappointing narratives that kicked off season two?

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