Seriously, I really almost don't care about the time-travel story. I just thoroughly enjoy DeConnick showing us girls behaving awesomely.
First, I think that it's important to note that DeConnick isn't playing all "difficult" women the same. Jerri, from the Banshee Squad, is not the same as Helen. Jerri is tough, but she follows rules. Helen is tough, but she isn't really into following rules all that much. Moreover, Carol interacted with them differently. With Jerri, she acted almost like a more experienced older sister, whereas with Helen she acts almost like the long-suffering best friend. DeConnick really invokes the best parts of Peter David, the king of taking the time to make sure that every character responds to every other character in a different way, in a way that matches his or her own personality. I can't think of higher praise than that.
I'm still not entirely sure where we are in the time-travel story. We seem to have learned that the piece of Kree technology that Helen has is connected to the machine that gave Carol her powers. But, to be honest, that muddies the water a bit, since it means that it's not connected, at least directly, to the prowlers that we saw on the island off the coast of Peru. Was the machine located on that island then and later got moved before Carol encountered it in the "present?' That would make sense, since it would show why Carol is bouncing from place to place where the machine had at some point been present. If not, then DeConnick has to explain the connection. Also, I'm not entirely sure why Carol's plane keeps appearing. Is it just one long flight? Or is it some sort of time loop?
Again, the time-travel story is somewhat secondary to the great dynamic that DeConnick establishes for Carol and Helen here, but I would like to see it definitively addressed at some point.
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