Who's the monster?

Echo — 2.5/5

The first episode was compelling! I was in for the ride! It was a chance to see my friends from 'Reservation Dogs' again, and it at times touched on the tone from that series. And it was a show where not only is the lead a deaf Native woman with one leg, but a show where she can't read lips, so 80% of the show has to be communicated through sign language. It's a great choice!! And an invisible shield Marvel gets to wrap around them that says "look, we are diverse." But ultimately the whole series felt like a longer show that was forced to conclusion. Things just wrap up, and Maya is forced into a superhero context where she did not need to belong. Interesting characters appear and disappear and come back for no reason, and the bulk of the show of course falls on the lead actress, who can do anger and resentment, but not much else. The show leans into that but then, at the end, a smile crosses her face, seemingly for the first time in her life, and she does not belong there either. She can play the villain, but I just don't buy her as the hero.