Line #2 YMMV/Inhumans


1	* AssPull: The series never truly explains ''how'' or ''why'' Maximus was BroughtDownToNormal after undergoing 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 oppressed by horrible FantasticRacism and [[IJustWantToBeNormal just want to be normal]].
2	* AudienceAlienatingEra: 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 Marvel Television productions of the MCU aren't held in as high regard as the films and series produced by Marvel Studios, 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.
3	** [[https://tvline.com/news/marvel-inhumans-mcu-absence-explained-abc-tv-series-1235053945/ An excerpt from]] ''MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios'' confirms that the television series made the entire property radioactive, to the point where when ''Film/{{Eternals}}'' was in development, ''it wasn't allowed to film in Hawaii'' to avoid being associated with ''Inhumans''.
4	* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Almost every review of the series brings up that we are expected to root for a group of elitist slave owners who benefit from and enforce a brutal caste system that they see no issue with, while being asked to root against the character trying to tear it all down for seemingly no reason other than that the writers said to.
5	* AudienceColoringAdaptation: The series is likely to be this for ComicBook/TheInhumans for a while due to the TroubledProduction, ExecutiveMeddling, and scathing reviews affecting the show. Tellingly, ''Series/MsMarvel2022'' --focusing on Kamala Khan, arguably the most famous Inhuman besides the royals -- has zero references to anything Inhuman-related, and show the origin of her powers as being an artifact instead of Terrigenesis... at least until the season finale reveals that, in a delicious case of irony [[spoiler:given the notorious FandomRivalry, that she's ''actually a mutant'']].
6	* BaseBreakingCharacter: An odd case which comes entirely down to Creator/AnsonMount's performance: some critics and fans find that Mount is great at portraying Black Bolt's power and personality through facial expressions and body language due to his being functionally mute, while others find him silly, awkward and giving the show's worst performance.
7	* DesignatedHero: Black Bolt and the rest of the show's heroes enforce a brutal caste system, where anyone unlucky enough to not get an impressive enough power from Terrigenesis is forced into slave labor for life. Maximus being the king's brother is the only reason he himself is not a slave and the rest of the Royal Family constantly look down on him for his lack of powers, and his willingness to murder in cold blood comes off as the production crew knowing full well it's the only way we could possibly root against him. Also, Medusa's way of getting help is to force one of the few ''actually'' sympathetic characters at gunpoint to keep endangering herself for her. It’s possible that the intention is that while on the run the royal family will grow to become more heroic while Maximus starts to hurt people who don’t have it coming (see DesignatedVillain) and by the end they’ll be the characters we know from the comics and past adaptations; but throughout the series there's no sign of it and the only ones complaining about the system are Maximus and those on his side. It’s written like we’re expected to root for the royal family from the start, as if they were as moral and principled as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica. Then there's Black Bolt's way of dealing with Maximus in the finale. [[spoiler:Confessing that he arranged things many years ago to make Black Bolt flee, but instead he caused him to kill their parents, he surrenders and asks Black Bolt to vaporize him with his power. He does not, and he leaves him at the bunker. Alone in a lone room ''in the moon'' for the rest of his life. It is intended as a ThouShaltNotKill reaction, but comes as a very CruelMercy instead.]]
8	* DesignatedVillain:
9	** Maximus lacks the madness and mind control powers of his comic book counterpart, and his motive for wanting the throne isn't so much gaining power for himself as seeking equality for the enslaved Inhumans. Many are left to wonder why Maximus' [[TheCoup 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 PayEvilUntoEvil. Then Maximus has all but one of the rest of the Genetic Council beaten and exiled, which also comes across as a Pay Evil Unto Evil 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 when they were young but which 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 and were considering having the equivalent of a lobotomy performed on Black Bolt so his voice couldn't hurt anyone, adding more {{asshole victim}}s to his body count.]] 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 is meant to show that at the end of the day Maximus values his own life above his people's well being, but by this point it just feels like the writers realized he wasn't actually very villainous and had to scramble to make him fit his role.
10	** There is Mordis, who gets constantly talked up as a monster by both (supposed) heroes and villains alike, but doesn't show any overly sadistic or otherwise villainous personality traits at all, mostly just acting as the resident DeadpanSnarker of Auran's team. It is then revealed that he killed people by accident after his Terrigenesis; but instead of anyone helping him he was locked up for half of his life, despite his powers being easily containable as his mask shows, while the far more dangerous Black Bolt (who accidentally killed his own parents) is not only ''not'' imprisoned or even fitted with some kind of PowerNullifier, but actually became king. Probably the most heartbreaking moment is when he gets [[ManipulativeBastard manipulated by Karnak]], who promises him a better future in case he surrenders, only to have him lower his guard and falsely tells him that he stood up for him in the past, when in reality he argued that he should have been ''put down''. It's no wonder that after, some additional [[KickTheDog needless taunting from Gorgon]], he decides to [[IDieFree die]] rather than to be put back in his cell while [[TakingYouWithMe trying to take his tormentors with him]].
11	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
12	** Lockjaw, the royal family's BigFriendlyDog with teleporting powers. Most online comments have basically been "[Negative remark about the show]... but I loved Lockjaw!" It helps that, as you're probably assuming already if you've read the above tropes, he's the only character we're supposed to like that you actually can root for.
13	** 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]]. [[DesignatedVillain Even though the show apparently wants us to see him as a]] monster [[InformedAttribute despite really showing no signs of this whatsoever]].
14	** Louise, mainly for being one of the more relatable human characters in the cast, her LesYay with Medusa, and her certain resemblance to [[Series/{{Arrow}} Felicity Smoak]] before season 3 looks and personality-wise.
15	** If there's one "good" Inhuman you want to root for, it's definitely Sammy. His GentleGiant and NiceGuy persona make him a more interesting character than the [[DesignatedHero Royal Family]] despite his limited screen time.
16	* 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 show's only real connection to the greater MCU being 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. Of course, the television side of the MCU in general has always had an ambiguous relationship to the films when it comes to canonicity[[note]]Largely due to the two sides being handled by different studios that haven't cooperated much since Marvel Studios split from Marvel Entertainment.[[/note]], but even serious fans of Marvel TV have said that they're perfectly okay with this show in particular being declared non-canon.
17	* FightSceneFailure:
18	** Medusa's hair's fight scene is extremely underwhelming. The "hits" her hair makes on the {{mooks}} lack any sort of oomph, and the scene amounts to the actress standing there making weird faces while three grown men make terribly telegraphed attacks at her one at a time. Additionally, the guards just walk up to her [[MookChivalry one at a time]]. Even as they see her effortlessly beating their fellows.
19	** Karnak's big fight scene doesn't exactly demonstrate the martial arts mastery the comic character is known for, and the bad guys don't do much more than mindlessly walk into his fists (despite having long-range weapons).
20	* HilariousInHindsight: 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]].
21	* InformedWrongness: The central issue many people had with the series. Maximus is calling for a revolt and the destruction of a brutal caste system that forces the majority of the population into a lifetime of back-breaking slave labor while those at the top enjoy luxury, a system the show's "heroes" oversee and refuse to see any issue with, and yet we're supposed to see him as the bad guy seemingly for no other reason than that the writers said so, with even his villainous actions mostly being directed at the aforementioned leaders. Even if he were as cold-hearted and murderous as the series is trying to portray him, it wouldn't change that [[VillainHasAPoint he's completely right in his criticisms of Inhuman society and the Royal Family]], and if the series was written competently, it would have culminated in a HeelRealization on the Royal Family's part that leads to ''them'' dismantling the caste system.
22	* IronWoobie: Black Bolt had to continue on as King with the knowledge he accidentally murdered his parents. [[spoiler: By the season finale, he severed ties with Maximus who revealed he was the one who orchestrated that event.]]
23	* JustHereForGodzilla:
24	** This is a MCU work, after all. A lot of people would check it just because of that; especially when it had been just released and the general consensus about its poor quality had not been formed yet.
25	** Even people who didn't like the look of the trailer said they'd consider watching the show just to see Lockjaw.
26	** Some ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' fans watched the show for a possible Daisy Johnson appearance. (She doesn't appear once and none of the ''S.H.I.E.L.D.'' team are so much as mentioned, quashing hopes for a crossover.)
27	** While most people agree that the show isn't good, they also agree that Creator/IwanRheon as Maximus was a fantastic choice and many even think that he is the only character worth rooting for.
28	* KarmicOverkill: [[spoiler:Since Maximus [[DesignatedVillain was seen as far less evil than intended]], most viewers felt that him spending the rest of his life imprisoned alone in a bunker on the Moon was far too harsh a fate for him.]]
29	* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Did anyone actually believe that Triton got killed so easily in the first episode?
30	* MemeticMutation:
31	** Memes [[WTHCostumingDepartment mocking the outfits]] quickly became a trend, featuring disparaging comparisons to the old films of Creator/BryanSinger's ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'' (the TropeCodifier for MovieSuperheroesWearBlack) and ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' (a show infamous for either NotWearingTights or its {{Cheap Costume}}s when they have them) being common.
32	** There have also been memes comparing Medusa's wig to the rather fake-looking one Creator/KateMara had to wear for the reshoots of ''Film/FantasticFour2015''.
33	** Creator/IwanRheon being styled "Black Bolton" in reference to his breakout role on ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
34	** "Someone touch Lockjaw!", due to it becoming more obvious with each episode that no one ever touches the CGI Lockjaw onscreen, which dog lovers especially find unforgivable.
35	** On every promo of the 8th episode, comments like "Season finale? More like series finale!" are common.
36	** Creator/ZackSnyder released his short film ''Film/SnowSteamIron'' around the time of the premiere, which he famously filmed on an iPhone. This led to many jokes about how he managed to make something more visually impressive on an iPhone over a weekend with friends than Marvel made with Imax cameras.
37	* MisBlamed: 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 former Marvel Entertainment CEO Ike Perlmutter, who [[ChristmasRushed rushed]] the series on a budget out of spite after Creator/KevinFeige took the ''Inhumans'' movie off of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse movie schedule.
38	* {{Narm}}:
39	** Medusa's hair is shaved off using a normal electric razor that you can buy at a drug store. The scene is given especially dramatic music and is obviously intended to be Maximus' MoralEventHorizon, but it comes off as pretentious and silly instead.
40	** 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.
41	** Karnak getting kidnapped and almost killed by ''pot dealers''.
42	** Black Bolt killing his parents in a flashback becomes this due to [[DullSurprise the extremely dull look on his face]], not to mention the slow "whooooy" he uses to do it.
43	* NightmareFuel:
44	** One word: '''WHY?''' Without even meaning to, Black Bolt disintegrated his parents with ''JUST. ONE. WORD.''
45	** Mordis. A true example of a TragicVillain. He was born with powers similar to Cyclops, except he has to have his whole face covered. And unlike Scott, instead of anyone trying to help, they just locked him away.
46	* OlderThanTheyThink: Many fans and critics mocked the premise of the first (and only) season for having the royal family exiled to the human world after fleeing Attilan, which they insisted was an easy way to save money. While that creative choice likely was financially motivated, it was also taken directly from the comics, specifically the Inhumans storyline published in ''Amazing Adventures'' during TheSeventies, which saw the royals hiding out in San Francisco after Maximus took over Attilan.
47	* RootingForTheEmpire: Our supposed villains' goal is putting an end to a FantasticCasteSystem, which our supposed heroes support and refuse to acknowledge is a bad thing, nor do they go through any kind of CharacterDevelopment. Unsurprisingly, lots of people started rooting for the alleged bad guys.
48	* SpecialEffectFailure:
49	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km-xiJGSI0s The intro sequence]] looks shockingly amateur and rushed together. Compare to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVviU5A0p8Q similar intro]] for ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow''.
50	** Medusa's hair is a can of worms on its own involving CGI but not even practical effects are exempt from this: Gorgon is supposed to have hoof legs, yet it's clear from several scenes (such as the fight against Maximus' {{mooks}}) that he isn't even wearing prosthetics. Comparisons to [[Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate Torgo]] are frankly inevitable.
51	** The presentation of Karnak's powers, not for the effects themselves, but for how poorly they illustrate his powers. Based on the first two episodes, you'd think that he had foresight or something, as he walks around a future event and analyses it, before "resetting" back to his present state. His power is to ''actually'' see the flaw in all things.
52	** Attilan itself is ''blatantly'' a warehouse, composed mainly of grey concrete walls, glass, and metal. Compared to Creator/JackKirby's [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Fi9gApmze0I/UUuBly8jhwI/AAAAAAAAe9E/g3TDh2zyyBo/s1600/injk+(5).jpg original]] [[https://marswillsendnomore.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/jack-kirby-inhumans-008.jpg designs]] or other fantastical MCU locales such as [[Film/{{Thor}} Asgard]], [[Film/BlackPanther2018 Wakanda]], [[Film/DoctorStrange2016 the Dark Dimension]], or [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 the cosmic]]-[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 side of]] [[Film/ThorRagnarok the MCU]], it falls completely flat.
53	** While Lockjaw himself is well-rendered, well-animated, and adorable, all the hard work that went into him is undermined because ''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/Runaways2017'' lovingly caress their pet raptor Old Lace becomes HilariousInHindsight for this exact reason.
54	** Triton fights off several guards with dual swords, but the awesomeness is dampened significantly because it's obvious he's not even cutting them up at all as no visible cuts on his opponents nor blood splattered anywhere during it, making it look more like he's hitting them with sticks.
55	* StrangledByTheRedString: Karnak and Jen get no build up for their relationship whatsoever.
56	* TaintedByThePreview: ''Inhumans'' was dogged with bad publicity from the get-go:
57	** 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 telling the writers of the then-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.
58	** The format change from a film to TV series (coming in the wake of corporate restructuring that moved Marvel Studios from a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment to one of Walt Disney Studios), further fueled the bad buzz, with fans [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/23/what-i-was-told-about-the-inhumans-movie-last-year/ citing the shift]] as evidence that apart from a few corporate higher-ups, no one in Marvel really cared about the Inhumans. [[note]]According to [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvel-shake-up-film-chief-819205 behind-the-scenes reports]], Marvel Studios Chairman Kevin Feige frequently clashed with Marvel Entertainment Chairman Ike Perlmutter over the latter's ExecutiveMeddling. Among other things, Perlmutter pushed heavily for the ''Inhumans'', while Feige [[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2016/04/23/what-i-was-told-about-the-inhumans-movie-last-year/ allegedly]] only agreed to an ''Inhumans'' movie if he could make the female-led ''Captain Marvel'' movie (which the [[http://www.comicsbeat.com/report-one-marvel-exec-blocked-making-black-widow-toys/ notoriously]] [[http://time.com/3847432/marvel-ceo-leaked-email/ sexist]] Perlmutter opposed) as well. After the [[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvels-civil-war-why-kevin-820147 latest round of feuding]] during the production of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' in the spring and summer of 2015 almost drove Feige to leave Marvel, Disney CEO Bob Iger moved Marvel Studios to the purview of Walt Disney Studios (led by Alan Horn). While the move cut Perlmutter off from control of the MCU films, he still retained control over the MCU's TV shows on ABC and Netflix. Thanks to [[CreatorWorship the fandom's preference]] for Feige over Perlmutter the cancellation of the ''Inhumans'' movie (less than a year after the restructuring) and revival as a TV series was thus seen as evidence that Feige himself didn't care much for the Inhumans, while Perlmutter just wanted to push his pet project through in the face of overwhelming disinterest.[[/note]]
59	** 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 were worried that Marvel would have another ''Series/{{Iron Fist\|2017}}'' on their hands, or worse (especially since ''Iron Fist'' showrunner Scott Buck was helming this series as well).
60	** Cast and crew tried to fight the bad press with a TCA press panel, but the attempt backfired, with participants describing the event as [[https://io9.gizmodo.com/it-sounds-like-inhumans-latest-press-panel-didnt-go-so-1797600149 awkward and combative]].
61	** 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 still held out hope that the series would improve with successive episodes, but for many fans this was the last straw.
62	** Upon finally coming out on TV, the critical mauling continued, while [[https://www.cinemablend.com/television/1714279/how-marvels-the-inhumans-and-the-gifted-are-doing-in-the-ratings its ratings tanked]].
63	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
64	** 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}}'' '''[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE!]]''', which is a comparison many have made to the comics themselves.
65	** The story of the arrogant and bigoted Inhumans losing their powers after being exiled to earth could have made for an interesting plot and provided some CharacterDevelopment where they become more humble and prove themselves, much like what happened with Film/{{Thor}} when the same thing happened to him, as well as dismantle the caste system after they do so. Too bad that doesn't happen, at least not very well.
66	** 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 was an Earth Inhuman among the main cast 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.
67	* TooBleakStoppedCaring: From the beginning, the show's heroes are established as terrible people, and they do not go through any kind of CharacterDevelopment to overcome their flaws. Instead, the show reveals Maximus as having committed more and more acts of over the top villainy, which just kills off any chance of rooting for him short of just wanting to see the protagonists die.
68	* TookTheBadFilmSeriously:
69	** As noted under JustHereForGodzilla, Creator/IwanRheon is considered one of the best casting choices. And while some consider his character to be a bit one note, some amongst these people still agree that he was at least genuine in his performance.
70	** Creator/KenLeung also qualifies. He took the time to carefully research his character before filming. And as multiple reviewers have noted, you can tell that he's trying his damndest to make things work despite the sheer mess of a product he's in.
71	** Creator/AnsonMount made a whole new form of sign language just to play Black Bolt. It wasn't just the 15-16 signs the show runners planned; it was no less than 50 pages of work. People were upset that such dedication was wasted on this abysmal show. [[spoiler: Thankfully, Mount would get the chance to reprise his role as Black Bolt in the film ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', which would be received much, ''much'' better than this entire series.]]
72	* TrappedByMountainLions: Crystal spends most of the series by herself, hanging out with a pretty farm boy, with no connection to the main plot.
73	* UnintentionallySympathetic:
74	** 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. Had this series been written competently, the Royal Family would have realized [[VillainHasAPoint he was right]] and decided that abolishing the caste system themselves was their first priority once he was dealt with.
75	** The Inhuman task force Maximus sends to Earth have far more distinctive personalities than the Royal Family, namely the DeadpanSnarker Mordis and the spacey GranolaGirl with [[GreenThumb plant powers]]. It doesn't hurt that working for Maximus means they're also sympathetic to his goal of equality. Mordis in particular comes off as an outright WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds, as he was locked in a small cell after his Terrigenesis and it is outright ''cruel'' watching Karnak [[spoiler:[[BreakThemByTalking manipulate him into letting his guard down by promising him that things could be different and saying that he supposedly stood up for him]] when in reality [[KickTheDog he wanted to put him down]]]].
76	** Audrey the vet, Dave's ex-girlfriend, gets forced to treat Lockjaw while Crystal talks down to her and belittles her skills. Note that Audrey ''does'' want to help Lockjaw, but Crystal all but refuses to take her advice because 'Crystal knows her dog' despite later aggravating Lockjaw's injuries by teleporting aimlessly around the island. When Audrey tries to take a picture of Crystal to see if she or her family are in the Inhumans registry, Crystal destroys Audrey's phone and ''threatens her''. It's no wonder she gets suspicious and aggravated, yet Audrey's made out to be the antagonist in this dynamic.
77	* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic:
78	** The Royal Family as a whole, due to being complicit in the brutal FantasticCasteSystem that dictates one's place in Attilan. Crystal's FantasticRacism doesn't win any sympathy, and Black Bolt and Medusa clearly have no compunctions about resorting to theft, assault, and kidnapping to get what they want; Medusa in particular is especially high-handed and dismissive towards humans, even after Louise voluntarily helps her locate Black Bolt.
79	** 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. Again, in a competently-written series, this would have caused a HeelRealization on not only Medusa's part but the rest of the Royal Family's part and led to them deciding to abolish the caste system once Maximus was deposed.
80	* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Lockjaw ''clearly'' received the bulk of the special effects budget, and it shows as he looks like a life-like adorable dog. He's well animated and designed, and doesn't stick out awkwardly in the scenes, outside of no one touching him. [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/08/27/how-marvels-inhumans-brought-the-2000-pound-teleporting-dog-lockjaw-to-life This article goes into detail on how they brought Lockjaw to life]].
81	* WTHCostumingDepartment:
82	** The show has attracted serious criticism for "cheap-looking" costuming. Medusa's look got bashed the most, due to the less-than-convincing wig. When her hair gets shaved off early on, it was obvious that it was to skim on a CGI budget.
83	** 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're a HiddenElfVillage.

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