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Let’s look at a massive bombshell in Apple TV+’s Invasion and break down why we’re actually witnessing the Cloverfield series we never got.
WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for the first four episodes of Invasion, now streaming on Apple TV+.
When 2008’s Cloverfield hit theaters, it reinvigorated alien invasions in a more dramatic and sinister way than campy films such as Independence Day. It also inspired Pacific Rim and co. to dive into the concept of the kaiju attacks once more, mimicking the Godzilla films over the decades. However, what Cloverfield really did was focus on humans and how they break during times of crisis, as opposed to action spectacles. Now, come Apple TV+’s Invasion, we’re actually witnessing something very similar, charting out the Cloverfield series we never got as the latest episode’s bombshell has a massive tribute.
It occurs in Episode 4, “The King Is Dead,” when Trevante, an American soldier lost in Kandahar, tries to find his comrades. He ends up in a dusty village, rummaging through a hospital where his buddy, Chavez, is wounded after their battalion was attacked by a giant mix of a ship and a kaiju. However, as enemies start firing on him in the basement, one of them’s attacked by a monster that looks very much like the parasites from the first Cloverfield film.
As that monster from the minds of Matt Reeves and J.J. Abrams wrecked New York, these smaller foot-soldiers kill off humans on the ground. The beast that swoops in and kills the shooter is very similar in size, movement and design to Cloverfield’s monster, albeit even if audiences only see it for a few seconds. It does happen quickly, but the style of the kill really homages Cloverfield and hints there are extraterrestrial minions on the ground doing their masters’ bidding too.
This complicate Trevante’s journey because after Chavez dies, he has to contend with creatures he doesn’t know are on the surface, as well as people he considers threats. It’s a startling scene no one expected, now leaving us wondering if Trevante can survive by himself, especially as the series has no problems killing big names. To add to it, Mitsuki, an aeronautical engineer and comms expert, breaks into Japan’s space program and steals footage of a ship being destroyed in space by a “wajo” or castle, veering into more conspiracy theories a la Cloverfield.
She and her father-in-law are now secretly decoding the alien sounds they found, giving off a Cloverfield Paradox vibe. Here, Mitsuki hears crackling sounds, and it’s clear she too has found alien communications and a message that needs unlocking ASAP to Earth is to be saved.
Invasion’s first four episodes are now streaming on Apple TV+. New episodes become available every Friday.
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