Spies! Spying! Deadpool!
Yes, I still have no idea what's happening in this series. Coulson and Derrida's spiritual adviser uttered four words to Coulson last issue: "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius." We learn in this issue that Orbis and Uqbar are not only known criminals (thanks to Coulson finding that information in the S.H.I.E.L.D. databases), but also two of the A.I.M. agents present at the "A.I.M.ee Mann Fan Central" building where Deadpool is holding Hawkeye hostage. However, we still don't get any real insight into why Deadpool is holding Hawkeye hostage (or working with A.I.M. for that matter). We also have yet to learn about the other two words, though Derrida himself utters the word, "Tlön," in this issue.
Stepping back a bit, the three main threats that the Secret Avengers have faced in this re-launched series have been: Coulson and Nick confronting the Fury; Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Spider-Woman stopping Derrida from selling Vladimir the Sentient Bomb; and Black Widow disappearing into a black hole thanks to the detonation of a Vladimiresque bomb. The implication is that these threats are connected to this person that sought out Coulson and Derrida's spiritual adviser before them, a person that may or may not be M.O.D.OK.
Kot makes some of these connections clearer in this issue, such as Maria Hill informing us that both Lady Bullseye and Vladimir are connected to S.P.E.A.R. (China's S.H.I.E.L.D.). Moreover, as mentioned, Derrida utters the word "Tlön," so it connects Vladimir to the spiritual adviser (since Vladimir is connected to Derrida). In fact, pretty much everything other than the pregnant Fury is connected in some way to everything else. But, the web is still hard to see through the threads. I'm giving this issue two stars because I admit that I feel like we're starting to get unnecessarily complicated here and I worry that it's going to get worse before it gets better.
** (two of five stars)
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