Strong female characters are where it’s at, but Marvel has been struggling to balance their most powerful heroines against the rules of their cinematic universe. Its latest effort, Secret Invasion, worked hard to bring more nuanced heroines into the MCU with G’iah (Emilia Clarke), the daughter of Skrull General Talos (Ben Mendelsohn). She was already a force to be reckoned with in earlier episodes, but the season finale sees her enter a whole new power bracket, which could have major ramifications for the MCU.
