On paper, Echo might not be the most obvious project to pull Marvel out of the doldrums after a miserable 2023 filled with controversy, creative malaise, and box office disappointment. A Hawkeye spin-off about Maya Lopez who was, arguably, not even in the top three most compelling characters from that show does little to set the pulse racing.
Marvel Studios, however, plays to Echo’s strengths to deliver on the promise of its first TV-MA show – while still bumping into familiar MCU issues along the way.
