*This is a spoiler-free review so feel free to read on!*

“Everybody should love something that much…”

Echo released on January 9th 2024 on Disney+ with all five episodes available to stream now. The Marvel series stars Alaqua Cox, Vincent D’Onofrio, Devery Jacobs, Chaske Spencer, and Zahn McClarnon. Each episode runs for approximately 40-50 minutes.

Maya Lopez first appeared in the series, Hawkeye. Echo explores her origin story as well as the events that take place after Hawkeye, as she tries to come to terms with where she comes from and who she’s meant to be.

Here is the trailer:

Echo brings Marvel series back to life with plenty of bad-ass and inspiring moments to appreciate. Is it worthy of your next watch? Let’s find out…

The Pros:

Bloody entertaining fight scenes.

I love how this series wasn’t afraid to unleash some fantastic fight scenes without holding back. In a lot of ways, this series reminded me of Daredevil, The Punisher, and Jessica Jones, taking on an edgier and more mature tone. It does take place in that world, but I was afraid that everything would feel flashy and overdone, but this wasn’t the case. The fight scenes were really impressive and I thought that Maya was bad-ass and then some!

Brings back familiar characters without taking away from our main story.

Marvel fans will be excited to see some familiar faces in this one, but I appreciated that Echo didn’t get lost in the cameos. Rather, it kept its focus on Maya and recognized that this is her story and journey.

I also appreciated that this series was short and sweet. So many streaming series have gone back to the weekly episode approach and I was happy that Disney+ released all five episodes at once, making this one very easy to binge-watch. Everything was really well-paced and I thought it had a satisfying conclusion.

I also loved the connections to ancestry and culture. I thought it really helped this series stand out among some of its predecessors, giving us a rising hero with believable and authentic layers.

The Cons:

Some of the trippy flashbacks were confusing…

At first, I was a little thrown off by the flashbacks, but they made sense by the time I got to the end of the series so this wasn’t a major con. They felt a little rushed at times, but I didn’t need this series to be really drawn out either.

So am I in or out?

I’m in!!!

Bloody, bad-ass, and beyond entertaining!

It’s been a while since I have really enjoyed a Marvel series, but Echo was a welcomed surprise. I really loved it!

I hope you enjoyed the review and feel free to post your own thoughts and theories on Echo in the comments section below. Thanks so much for reading and happy viewing!

Best,

Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl

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