Eyes of Wakanda

Here again for a new Marvel product that no one asked for but that came out.

It's hard to think about who approves all these projects these days, and no one realizes that what the MCU needed was to get back to its roots so it could be reborn.

Is "Eyes of Wakanda" a bad series? No, it isn't.

Is it an unnecessary series? Absolutely.

It's with this premise that I sat down to watch the series, and it's really not bad. It has interesting points, expands the lore and history of Wakanda over hundreds of years, and even has a time-travel episode that ties in with the first film.

However, let's be honest, no one is going to watch this series, and just as there was no promotion for it, it will pass unnoticed on streaming. Only MCU fans and content creators will dedicate a few lines to it and then move on to more interesting projects.

All this makes me wonder if there's a future for this universe. After all, "Avengers: Doomsday" is just around the corner, and everything that preceded it and the current news suggests a huge disaster.

That must be why "Eyes of Wakanda" will be underrated despite having a couple of interesting concepts and many good things.

Eyes of Wakanda is visually stunning, with beautiful animation that really brings the world of Wakanda to life. The storytelling is creative, and the music adds to the experience. I also appreciated the tie-ins to the larger Marvel universe-those moments were a treat for longtime fans.

That said, while the show had a strong foundation, it felt like it didn't quite go the distance. The story was engaging, but something was missing-perhaps a deeper emotional core or more time to let the characters breathe. The short runtime didn't help; just as things got interesting, the episode(s) seemed to end.

Overall, I liked Eyes of Wakanda, but I wanted more-more depth, more time, and maybe just a little more of that Marvel magic.

This is only 4 episodes of roughly 1/2 hour each.

It's a perspective on how Wakanda kept itself hidden for so long.

The stories are perfectly watchable and interesting enough although, as per another review, Predator Badlands is a better offshoot of its source material.

There are some interesting themes explored, such as stolen goods (who do they belong to if centuries have passed), inclusivity versus exclusivity and family versus country.

It's perfectly watchable, as I said, but nothing you could say, yeah oh I see that's a different angle to the original stories.

So something like clone wars, bad batch or (as mentioned) Predator badlands show the original stories from a different perspective, Eyes of Wakanda sort of feels like a contextual filler. Nothing new you could say oh wow to but still serves to add to the original story.

For 1/2 hour episodes, it's a reasonable way to kill time.

The series presents 4 episodes of Watchdogs, Wakandan field agents that go out into the world across different times and places, to recover the technology that has somehow left their secure and hidden land. For example, showing how Wakanda assisted the invasion of Troy.

It is a beautiful-looking short series, that offers little of interest. The action is good, but the delivery of the lines doesn't match the energy presented. The "missions" have a few elements (like other characters from the comics) that are basically required to bring some kind of excitement.. but even still, these stories can be willfully ignored by fans without losing anything at all.

If you have time to spare, I'd recommend it. As an MCU fan, I personally couldn't care less aside from the colorful visuals.

Eyes of Wakanda (2025) is the fourth entry in the Black Panther franchise and it is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now this is a show I went into with low expectations and I liked it a lot.

Positives for Eyes of Wakanda (2025): The animation for this show looks amazing. I like the idea of traveling throughout different timelines in Wakanda and seeing different characters doing things. There are some fun action sequences in these 4 episodes. The characters are interesting and you want to see more of them. And finally, this show is easy to binge through on Disney+.

Negatives for Eyes of Wakanda (2025): There are only 4 episodes in the mini series which is fine enough, but I wanted more from the story. I wanted to see more of Wakanda and what it was like before the character we have come to know. And finally, this mini series only exists because Disney needed something for people to watch on Disney+.

Overall, Eyes of Wakanda (2025) is a good animated mini series that did a good job at exploring the world of Wakanda in the past, but I also wanted more from this series.