Secret Invasion has been churning out plot twists and cliffhangers every week but the latest one proved to be truly shocking. In Episode 4, Gravik and his men targeted President Ritson before killing Talos in front of Nick Fury. So what will happen to the president after the serious attack on his life? Dermot Mulroney revealed that his character will be making a big move in the next episode of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series.
In Secret Invasion Episode 4, Nick Fury used a liquid tracker on James "Rhodey" Rhodes to find out where the latter is meeting President Ritson for the talk in Russia. Although they follow him, the president is immediately attacked by Gravik and his men who are disguised as Russian terrorists. Fury and Talos manage to get Ritson out of the damaged car but Talos is injured and ultimately killed by Gravik while Fury escapes with the president.
It's a shocking conclusion but fans can rest assured that Ritson survived the encounter. On the other hand, Dermot Mulroney tells TV Line that the president isn't happy about what happened to him. According to the actor, Ritson "is in recovery mode… and then revenge mode."
"I mean, I don’t want to give too much away but he doesn’t like this attack at all," Mulroney continued. "So any conciliatory vibe that he might have had — 'Maybe we can all live together if we just control this radical splinter group' — boom, they blow him up and now he’s like, 'Nuh-uh.'"
He then pointed out that Rhodey is also going to end up on his character's bad side in the next episodes.
"Yeah, President Ritson is triggered by that to go extreme. If he can’t trust good ol’ James Rhodes, who can he trust? That’s really the divide for Ritson," he said.
At this point, it sounds like Nick Fury will reveal to the president that the Rhodey he has been dealing with is actually a Skrull. Unfortunately, this could lead to a potentially dangerous retaliation from Ritson. Needless to say, we can't wait to see what happens next in Secret Invasion.
The fifth episode of Secret Invasion will premiere on Disney+ on July 19, 2023.
