Marvel's Inhumans Is Still Bad Even With Extra TV Footage

Ten minutes of new footage won't save this sinking ship.

By Joshua Yehl

Marvel’s Inhumans debuted in IMAX theaters earlier this month, and tonight the show debuted on television. The IMAX version combined the first two episodes into a movie, whereas ABC ran the first pair of episodes back-to-back as a two-part premiere. It was revealed ahead of release that the TV version would have about 10 minutes of extra footage, so here’s a breakdown of what’s different and whether it changes the quality of the show.

Warning: this article contains spoilers for the first two episodes of Inhumans!

What’s Different in the TV Version?

The only noticeable difference is an extra storyline featured only in the TV version. Remember when Gorgon stomped on the moon rover with his hoof? It turns out that a glimpse of his hoof was noticed by a human scientist named Louise (Ellen Woglom), who was monitoring the rover’s camera feed. She works at a private aerospace company as their space and lunar expert. Spurred on by curiosity, she investigates what we know to be the Inhumans who live on the moon inside the city of Attilan.

Is It Worth Rewatching the TV Version?

If you saw Inhumans in IMAX and want to keep watching the show on TV, I would definitely recommend rewatching it from the beginning on TV. Louise is the focus of a subplot that will continue on through the rest of the show’s eight episodes, so if Inhumans IMAX watchers skip right to the third episode, they’ll miss her introduction and be wondering who the heck this scientist woman is.

Does the Extra Footage Make Inhumans Any Better?

Admittedly, Inhumans does benefit from having a human character who is learning about the Inhumans for the first time along with the audience, but the show is so poorly executed on every level that the inclusion of a gateway character means next to nothing. It certainly doesn’t magically redeem Marvel’s worst-ever TV show and suddenly make it watchable. If the superpowered good boy that is Lockjaw didn’t have that ability, then Louise certainly doesn’t, either.

For more on why I didn’t like the show, you can check out my full review of Marvel’s Inhumans: “The First Chapter.” Even after seeing the differences between the IMAX and TV version, I wouldn’t change a word.

Joshua is IGN’s Comics Editor. If Pokemon, Green Lantern, or Game of Thrones are frequently used words in your vocabulary, you’ll want to follow him on Twitter @JoshuaYehl and IGN.

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