Echo review: Superheroes and supervillains blur. Many people are neither Superman, Batman, Magneto, or an alien dedicated to “truth, justice, and the American way” (Superman). The death of a family member is a common genesis myth for heroes and villains; therefore, Echo’s metamorphosis into a hero seems feasible.
Hawkeye, based on Jeremy Renner‘s bow-wielding vigilante, was a charming stand-alone drama about the least popular Avenger fighting Kingpin and returning home for Christmas. It was the seventh Disney+ Marvel series out of twelve, although WandaVision and Loki seemed creative while Oscar Isaac, Olivia Colman, and Tatiana Maslany wasted their abilities. Echo thinks the elderly gal may still have hope, despite her Marvel fatigue.
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Echo, disguised as Maya Lopez, follows Hawkeye and defeats her vicious quasi-uncle Kingpin’s army and Wilson Fisk. It’s her episode that makes her the protagonist rather than Hawkeye’s foe. Choctaw Maya, 7, and her father go to New York following a tragedy. He climbs through “the Tracksuit Mafia” (don’t laugh—they’re all in tracksuits) until Hawkeye kills him in a Kingpin plot. Kingpin tricks the deaf amputee into replacing her father and becoming his main weapon until the truth is revealed. She is strong because she can “echo” and get back at her opponents.
Echo possesses Choctaw strength and her loving father’s direction. Graham Greene’s Skully, her granddad, claims she is descended from “the first Choctaw, who saved everyone from the cave.” They appeared and became humans. The Choctaw origins tale is significant, but it’s not evident until the battle sequences get more violent and Maya gets stronger.
Skully claims they would defend the family despite Shafa and the ancestors’ cunning. They may contact you at any time. All three episodes filed for approval begin with a maternal line heroic, excluding the first cave rescue. Maya had to defend her fellow Choctaw from firearms, shootings, and awkward family reunions, just like she does now.
Disney+’s prior shows were less violent and bloody. One of the best multiverse action scenes is episode one’s four-minute warehouse trade takedown. Heads and necks explode in the end. Being a Menominee and Mohican Native American, deaf, amputee, and able to express complex, contradictory emotions in the mid-upper-cut makes Cox’s performance stand out.
The supporting cast is outstanding too. Tantoo Cardinal plays her stubborn, estranged grandmother, poisoned by decades of resentment; Zahn McClarnon is heartbreaking as a grieving father who defends his young daughter; and Greene’s deadpan humor targets white tourists who stop by his artisanal Native American store on their way to Anthropologie.
The MCU’s connection fixation hurts the show. Echo’s attempt to construct its own identity seems to warrant a deeper investigation. Three years after the Disney+ Marvel TV series began on WandaVision, the format has a lot of baggage, and it’s hard to imagine any other show matching its early audacity. Echo may be more amazing than anything in recent times. Unfortunately, she must repeat Marvel’s mistakes.
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