History YMMV / Inhumans

** Karnak getting kidnapped and almost killed by ''pot dealers''. While it's not unheard of for marijuana cartels to be dangerous and territorial, the end result is that there's yet another band of colorful Hawaiian characters to contrast with the alien Inhumans.

** In general the costuming of Attilan has been mocked for its backsliding to MovieSuperheroesWearBlack (ironically codified by Fox's ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' which it was trying to replace), looking nothing like the {{Mayincatec}} aesthetic Creator/JackKirby created for them, with everyone prancing about in biker leather jackets and somehow acting like they are a HiddenElfVillage.

** In general the costuming of Attilan has been mocked for its backsliding to MovieSuperheroesWearBlack (ironically codified by Fox's ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' which it was trying to replace), looking nothing like the {{Mayincatec}} aesthetic Creator/JackKirby created for them, with everyone prancing about in biker leather jackets and somehow acting like they are an HiddenElfVillage.

** The {{Race Lift}}s to several members of the main cast can be seen as this, given the kerfluffle over whether Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}} (whose show has the same showrunner) should have gotten one.

** Attempted by [[http://www.slashfilm.com/new-inhumans-teaser-makes-a-literal-budget-cut-on-medusas-hair/ removing Medusa's hair entirely]], in response to the complaints about both her obvious wig and the terrible CGI associated with it. Fans instead reacted with ire at the removal of Medusa's abilities and iconic look, and call the change out as a cheap answer to the criticism.

* DorkAge: The show plunged the ''entire Inhumans property'' into a slump[[note]]not that the comics published that time and TheNewTens did all that well, [[DorkAge/{{Marvel}} see the entry for the Inhumans]] in the trope's Marvel page.[[/note]] and is widely considered the first outright flop of the entire Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. While the television side of the [=MCU=] isn't held as in high regard as the films, the shows do have their fanbases (or are considered simply "okay" instead of outright terrible). This is the first MCU property where critics, fandom, and general audiences have been united in their negative opinions.

** Mordis also seemed to gain some love for his [[DeadpanSnarker snarky attitude]] and for being [[TheWoobie one of the most sympathetic characters in the show]].

* FanonDiscontinuity: Because of its poor reception and poor representation of the property that it's based off of, many fans just pretend that ''nothing'' of this series is related with the MCU. Some even hope that it becomes outright CanonDiscontinuity in line of a ContinuityReboot that could be tied to the introduction of [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel]] in the Disney+ series. The disconnect is also helped by the fact that the show's only real connection to the greater MCU is that there's an offhand mention about how humans are already aware that Inhumans exist due to the events of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' -- specifically, the [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent Inhuman Outbreak]], which the show was obligated to mention anyway -- although that series doesn't specifically mention the Inhuman Royal Family anywhere, and Daisy Johnson, the instigator of said events, is never even implicitly mentioned in ''Inhumans''. Crystal was actually supposed to make an appearance in the concurrent season of ''Agents'', but that show's crew quickly put a kibosh on it once this show's bad reception became clear.

* ScapegoatCreator: While Scott Buck does deserve criticism for his handling of the series (he ''is'' the showrunner after all), a good portion of the blame should also go to Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter, who [[ChristmasRushed rushed]] the series on a budget after Creator/KevinFeige took the ''Inhumans'' movie off of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse movie schedule.

** Since their introduction in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', the Inhumans had been widely viewed as replacements for the X-Men and emblems of corporate pettiness.[[note]]Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox had film rights to the X-Men, meaning Marvel didn't get any of the box office gross from those movies. In response, [[https://moviepilot.com/posts/2356058 Marvel, led by former CEO Ike Perlmutter]], allegedly downplayed the X-Men in various media (such as barring mutant characters from appearing in video games like ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' or ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes2'', removing X-Men characters from merchandise and apparel, and told the writers of the current Marvel cartoons they weren't allowed to use mutants), and pumped up the Inhumans to fill the "humans with unexpected superpowers who are feared and hated by society" character niche.[[/note]] As a result, fandom was already indifferent (if not outright hostile) to the Inhumans.

** Both critics and fans felt that with its quasi-fantastic setting, larger-than-life royal characters and dramatic family dynamics, as well as a focus on a society stagnating as a result of a rigid ritualization and caste system, ''Inhumans'' could have been ''Series/GameOfThrones'' or ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}'' [[AC:[[RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]]].
** You'd think this is a good chance to make Attilan having more interactions with Earth's Inhumans and given the heavy use of FantasticCasteSystem in the show's main story, it would've been perhaps more interesting if there's an Earth's Inhuman among the main who acts as AudienceSurrogate and opposes the caste system rather than having a DesignatedVillain doing it, especially since they make said DesignatedVillain go into SanitySlippage as the show progresses.

** In general the costuming of Attilan has been mocked for its backsliding to MovieSuperheroesWearBlack (ironically codified by Fox's ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' which it is trying to replace), looking nothing like the {{Mayincatec}} aesthetic Creator/JackKirby created for them, with everyone prancing about in biker leather jackets and somehow acting like they are an HiddenElfVillage.

** Since their introduction in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', the Inhumans have been widely viewed as replacements for the X-Men and emblems of corporate pettiness.[[note]]Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox has film rights to the X-Men, meaning Marvel doesn't get any of the box office gross from those movies. In response, [[https://moviepilot.com/posts/2356058 Marvel, led by former CEO Ike Perlmutter]], has allegedly been downplaying the X-Men in various media (such as barring mutant characters from appearing in video games like ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' or ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes2'', removing X-Men characters from merchandise and apparel, and telling the writers of the current Marvel cartoons they aren't allowed to use mutants), and pumping up the Inhumans to fill the "humans with unexpected superpowers who are feared and hated by society" character niche.[[/note]] As a result, fandom was already indifferent (if not outright hostile) to the Inhumans.

** Following the controversial preview image, the first trailer did little to raise expectations, with complaints that the show ''still'' looked cheaply-made. Not only that, but some images in the trailer[[note]]such as Medusa apparently being easily restrained without putting up a fight, a grunt from Black Bolt only being enough to flip over a car, and the Inhumans being a generic-looking race of humanoids[[/note]] suggested a careless approach to adapting crucial elements of the Inhumans mythology. With regards to the production, performances and treatment of the source material, many potential viewers are worried that Marvel will have another ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}'' on their hands, or worse (especially since ''Iron Fist'' showrunner Scott Buck is helming this series as well).

** The first two episodes were panned upon theatrical release, with critics claiming that the low production values were ill-suited to the IMAX format (along with numerous other flaws) and declaring the project a failure. Some are still holding out hope that the series will improve with successive episodes, but for many fans this was the last straw.

* WholePlotReference: Arrogant alien royals are exiled to Earth by a scheming relative who takes over the throne. The royals have to find a way home while also learning humility. It's the plot of ''Film/{{Thor}}'' if there were an entire family of Thors, and if Thor never lost the flaw that caused him to be banished to Earth.

* SnarkBait: The show was critically savaged on release and had sharp drops in ratings with each episode following the premiere. ''X-Men'' fans who are bitter about Marvel Entertainment executive Ike Perlmutter's [[ScrewedByTheNetwork beef with Mutant characters]] and his quest to replace them with the Inhumans seem to take particular glee with the show's failings, as do Marvel Studios fans who blame him for many of the MCU's issues prior to Phase 3 and hoped his pet project would crash and burn. The fact that the show's finale '''immediately''' preceded the announcement that Marvel would finally getting the ''X-Men'' rights back as part of Disney's proposed deal to obtain Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox is seen as the cherry on top. Furthermore, while fans of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' were campaigning hard to make sure that the show got another season and were anxious that the fifth season of the show would be its last, the entire Marvel fandom ''[[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing practically celebrated]]'' the official announcement of ''Inhumans'' getting cancelled.

* WholePlotReference: Arrogant alien royals are exiled to Earth by a scheming relative who takes over the throne. The royals have to find a way home while also learning humility. It's the plot of ''{{Film/Thor}}'' if there were an entire family of Thors.

* HilariousInHindsight:
** Ken Leung playing an Inhuman after having previously played a Mutant in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' is rather amusing given the [[Comicbook/InhumansVsXMen tension between the two groups in the comics]], as well as the FandomRivalry between Inhuman and X-Men fans in real life.
** The much-ballyhooed CGI to create Lockjaw was almost immediately shown up by fellow MCU show ''Series/Runaways2017'', in which Old Lace the velociraptor is portrayed by a combination of CGI and a physical animatronic allowing people to touch her.
** It was well known Ike Perlmutter wanted the Inhumans to succeed and replace mutants (who Marvel did not have the rights to) and he finally got his pet project made... [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the same year early talks began between Disney and Fox for a merger]], [[AllForNothing rendering the entire Inhumans mass-media push pointless.]]

** After they are separated on Earth, Black Bolt tells his wife that he is okay by holding his communicator up to his heart so she can hear it beat. It's [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments a sweet moment]], but we're left wondering why this technologically advanced race doesn't have texting. You'd think that would be a priority when your king can't talk.

** Speaking of Medusa's hair, her big fight with it is inexplicably scored with a tepid cover of Music/TheRollingStones' "Paint It Black." It gets worse as just a year earlier we were treated to a much better received remake of the song in ''Series/{{Westworld}}''. Also, the guards just...walk up to her. [[MookChivalry One at a time]]. Even as they see her effortlessly beating their fellows.
** Medusa ordering an ATM in Hawaii to give her money because she is the queen of Attilan, even saying "Please" just in case the machine was offended by her tone of voice. Intended as a FishOutOfWater moment, but it instead just makes her look like a complete idiot for forgetting that her city's entire existence is '''kept secret''' and thus the machine had no way of knowing about her even if it did work that way.
** Gorgon gets some surfers to have UndyingLoyalty to him with insane ease, especially when one sympathizes with his service to his king as Hawaii used to have one of those until it was made a state. Trouble is, they had a ''queen'' at the time that happened, making the guy come off as a hipster who has no real idea what he's talking about.
** Karnak getting kidnapped and almost killed by ''pot dealers''. While it's not unheard of for marijuana cartels to be dangerous and territorial, the end result is that there's yet another band of colorful Hawaiian characters to contrast with the alien Inhumans.

* SpecialEffectsFailure:

* AssPull: The series never truly explains ''how'' and ''why'' Maximus was BroughtDownToNormal after undgeroing Terrigenesis in the flashback. It almost seems like they just did it to motivate Maximus into jealousy and villainy after his family [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero belittle him for being human]]. It's especially bad that this never happens in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' where it would be blissfully welcomed by Inhumans who were opressed by horrible FantasticRacism and [[IJustWantToBeNormal just want to be normal]].

** Maximus lacks the madness and mind control powers of his comic book counterpart, and his motive for wanting the throne isn't gaining power for himself, but seeking equality for the enslaved Inhumans. Many are left to wonder why Maximus' coup is a ''bad'' thing when it's practically bloodless, with only the already unsympathetic royals being targeted and the only actual fatality being the leader of the Genetic Council, whose job was literally to judge and place people in a caste which is a mild case of KickTheSonOfABitch. Then Maximus has all but one of the rest of the Genetic Council beaten and exiled, which also comes across as a KickTheSonOfABitch moment for the same reason as for their leader. Then, another intended MoralEventHorizon has Maximus kill a friend of his... and again it falls flat because that friend was also a member of the Genetic Council and was actively plotting to kill him. [[spoiler:TheReveal in the finale, that Maximus attempted to trick his brother to run away to Earth but resulted in Black Bolt murdering his parents by accident and had kept that secret for years from him also doesn't change this, since Black Bolt's parents were autocrats who executed Medusa's parents for their rebellion to institute reforms, adding more {{Asshole Victim}}s to his body count.]] However, Maximus bringing the protective dome down around the city and putting his people's lives at risks to ensure his family wouldn't kill him then refusing to stop it shows at the end of the day Maximus values his own life above his people's well being.

** It was well known Ike Perlmutter wanted the Inhumans to succeed and replace mutants (who Marvel did not have the rights to) and he finally got his pet project made... [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the same year early talks began between Disney and Fox for a merger]], rendering the entire Inhumans mass-media push pointless.

* CreatorKiller: The failure of the series was more or less the beginning of the end of Creator/MarvelTelevision as a separate entity from Creator/MarvelStudios[[note]]Kevin Feige had been clashing with Ike Perlmutter since the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and eventually persuaded a corporate restructuring that allowed Marvel Studios to operate independently of Marvel Entertainment[[/note]]. Combined with the billion-dollar success of the films ''Film/BlackPanther'', ''Film/CaptainMarvel''[[note]]Both of which Perlmutter was [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail notoriously opposed to]][[/note]] and especially the one-two punch of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame, Disney did some more corporate restructuring and made Marvel Television a subsidiary of Marvel Studios.

* CreatorKiller: The failure of the series was more or less the beginning of the end of Creator/MarvelTelevision as a separate entity from Creator/MarvelStudios[[note]]Kevin Feige had been clashing with Ike Perlmutter since the inception of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and eventually persuaded a corporate restructuring that allowed Marvel Studios to operate independently of Marvel Entertainment[[/note]]. Combined with the billion-dollar success of the films ''Film/BlackPanther'', ''Film/CaptainMarvel''[[note]]Both of which Perlmutter was [[AndYouThoughtItWouldFail notoriously opposed to]][[/note]] and especially the one-two punch of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' and ''Film/AvengersEndgame, Disney did some more corporate

* FanonDiscontinuity: Because of its poor reception and poor representation of the property that it's based off of, many fans just pretend that ''nothing'' of this series is related with the MCU. Some even hope that it becomes outright CanonDiscontinuity in line of a ContinuityReboot that could be tied to the introduction of [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel]] in the Disney+ series. The disconnect is also helped by the fact that the show's only real connection to the greater MCU is that there's an offhand mention about how humans are already aware that Inhumans exist due to the events of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' -- specifically, the [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent Inhuman Outbreak]], which the show was obligated to mention anyway -- although that series doesn't specifically mention the Inhuman Royal Family anywhere, and Daisy Johnson, the instigator of said events, is never even implicitly mentioned in ''Inhumans''.

'''You'd expect:''' Him to [[NeckSnap snap Mordis's neck]]. Since killing Mordis is the only way to end this situation, snapping his neck would quickly end the situation. The Royal Family doesn't even have a "ThouShallNotKill" policy, and Karnak even snapped another Inhuman's neck earlier[[note]]so they don't even object to that ''specific'' method of killing someone[[/note]], so there's literally no reason for him ''not'' to snap Mordis's neck.\\

* WhatAnIdiot: Gorgon proves he was clearly the one who didn't get the brains when he was born when he has to deal with a moonrover that's stumbled upon the cloaking device that's keeping Attilan hidden from the Earth, and because said cloaking device is a solid shield, anyone who's watching the video footage from the camera is going to notice it's stuck against something.\\

** Since their introduction in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', the Inhumans have been widely viewed as [[ReplacementScrappy replacement scrappies]] for the X-Men and emblems of corporate pettiness.[[note]]Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox has film rights to the X-Men, meaning Marvel doesn't get any of the box office gross from those movies. In response, [[https://moviepilot.com/posts/2356058 Marvel, led by former CEO Ike Perlmutter]], has allegedly been downplaying the X-Men in various media (such as barring mutant characters from appearing in video games like ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' or ''VideoGame/LegoMarvelSuperHeroes2'', removing X-Men characters from merchandise and apparel, and telling the writers of the current Marvel cartoons they aren't allowed to use mutants), and pumping up the Inhumans to fill the "humans with unexpected superpowers who are feared and hated by society" character niche.[[/note]] As a result, fandom was already indifferent (if not outright hostile) to the Inhumans.

* SnarkBait: The show was critically savaged on release and had sharp drops in ratings with each episode following the premiere. ''X-Men'' fans who are bitter about Marvel Entertainment executive Ike Perlmutter's [[ScrewedByTheNetwork beef with Mutant characters]] and [[ReplacementScrappy his quest to replace them with the Inhumans]] seem to take particular glee with the show's failings, as do Marvel Studios fans who blame him for many of the MCU's issues prior to Phase 3 and hoped his pet project would crash and burn. The fact that the show's finale '''immediately''' preceded the announcement that Marvel would finally getting the ''X-Men'' rights back as part of Disney's proposed deal to obtain Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox is seen as the cherry on top. Furthermore, while fans of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' were campaigning hard to make sure that the show got another season and were anxious that the fifth season of the show would be its last, the entire Marvel fandom ''[[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing practically celebrated]]'' the official announcement of ''Inhumans'' getting cancelled.

** Anson Mount made a whole new form of sign language just to play Black Bolt. It wasn't just a few pages; it was no less than 50 pages of work. People were upset that such dedication was wasted on this abysmal show.

** While Lockjaw himself is well-rendered, well-animated, and adorable, all the hard work that went into him is undermined by the fact that ''no one ever touches him''. Even when he's hit by an offroader, camera tricks ensure that we don't see the direct impact. For some reason the producers did not provide an animatronic or even a placeholding puppet for the actors to interact with, and for anyone with an affinity for animals, it's ''very'' distracting. Watching Gert and Molly from sister series ''Series/{{Runaways}}'' lovingly caress their pet raptor Old Lace becomes HilariousInHindsight for this exact reason.

** When Locus, one of Maximus' goons, confronts Medusa about the caste system and how Locus was forced into IndenturedServitude as a human sonar system, Medusa rebuffs her argument with the specious logic of [[AppealToTradition that being Attilan's tradition]], then says Attilan isn't perfect but acts ForTheGreaterGood, then equivocates Locus' forced servitude to the ruling class with her ''voluntary'' service to Maximus, as if the two are even remotely comparable.

** While Maximus is clearly supposed to be the BigBad with an occasional KickTheDog moment thrown in, his overall goal is actually pretty admirable, as he wants to abolish the FantasticCasteSystem the ''heroes'' have no problems with. He also argues that Attilan's limited resources caused it to stagnate, worsening the circumstances of the lower-caste, but no-one's willing to consider anything that might involve change.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Because of its poor reception and poor representation of the property that it's based off of, many fans just pretend that ''nothing'' of this series is related with the MCU. Some even hope that it becomes outright CanonDiscontinuity in line of a ContinuityReboot that could be tied to an introduction to [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel]], an Inhuman character that Creator/KevinFeige said that they were planning on introducing. The disconnect is also helped by the fact that the show's only real connection to the greater MCU is that there's an offhand mention about how humans are already aware that Inhumans exist due to the events of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' -- specifically, the [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent Inhuman Outbreak]], which the show was obligated to mention anyway -- although that series doesn't specifically mention the Inhuman Royal Family anywhere, and Daisy Johnson, the instigator of said events, is never even implicitly mentioned in ''Inhumans''.

* OlderThanTheyThink: The concept of the Inhuman Royal Family predates the X-Men chronologically and they were described as Uncanny before the X-Men were. That said, they were always an obscure part of the Marvel Universe and were outsold and overshadowed by the X-Men even in their pre-Claremont EarlyInstallmentWeirdness phase and the idea of regular everyday people suddenly gaining powers ''was'' cribbed from the X-Men.