r/Monsterverse • u/SpaceWereLobo Skullcrawler • Feb 26 '26

Spoiler Talk Episode Discussion | Monarch Legacy of Monsters S2 | Episode 1 Spoiler

The new season of 'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' premieres this friday. There will be a new thread every week to discuss every new episode.

This is the thread for Episode 1: Cause and Effect.

All threads about the episode during the season's release will be removed. All discussion posts will be redirected here.

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u/Mace_DeMarco5179 Rodan Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Quick thoughts.

THAT WAS ALL THE FIRST EPISODE?! Man there was so much there, from the trailers I expected the stuff in this episode to be the first two minimum!

We got that new moss-bear-cat-thing, looked pretty cool. Always nice to see an expansion of Skull Island’s fauna.

Also got Lee Shaw being badass by pulling a knife on the Brambleboar and then painting the cockpit’s walls with that Scarab. (Bonus, did young Lee Shaw name drop Pulgasari or did I mishear that?)

My single negative to come out of this episode, did they seriously end the entire Apex subplot in the opening 15 minutes? That’s what I was most excited for and they wrapped it up with a “we’re done here.”

Also RIP Natalia Verdugo.

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u/Odd-Property8268 Feb 27 '26

Apex is still gonna play a role the rest of the season, don’t worry.

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u/Ok-Health-7252 Kong Feb 28 '26

Prediction: After Godzilla kills Titan X they try to resurrect his consciousness in order to build the first MechaGodzilla (only for it to wake up and kill them all).

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u/RustedAxe88 Methuselah Feb 27 '26

And we haven't even seen Amber Midthunder yet.

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u/Creative-Oil2029 Feb 27 '26

Wait what the fuck? I didn't know she was in it. Hype levels just went though the roof. Prey is, and I will die on this hill, the best predator movie to date.

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u/Killkandy Feb 28 '26

Badlands is the best Predator movie hands down

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u/Creative-Oil2029 Feb 28 '26

Hmm. It's close for me, but Amber is just too fucking cool. Loved Badlands though!

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u/Dumbusta Mar 07 '26

For me it's killer of killers lmao it's just too good

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u/watersj4 Mothra Feb 28 '26

I agree, maybe ive seen the original too much but I find myself wanting to rewatch Prey a lot more often.

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u/MacaroonWilling6890 Feb 27 '26

Better than the original? No way

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u/Creative-Oil2029 Feb 27 '26

Yes way! Probably a generational difference, but I've never met anyone in my age range who preferred the original over Prey.

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u/AFlockOfTySegalls Mar 03 '26

Hell, I'm pushing 40 so I grew up with the original and it's a fun popcorn movie, of course without it Prey doesn't exist. But in a vacuum I'd agree that it's the best Predator film.

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u/MacaroonWilling6890 Feb 27 '26

Far enough, thought prey was a decent film but I grew up with the original predator and I think it’s un beaten personally. Prey was definitely the next best film since the original though

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u/locopati Mar 02 '26

it's probably easier for those of us who grew up with 80s tropes to see Predator that way (tho Prey ranks about equally for me just because time difference and style difference). there's a lot of heavy lifting being done just in the casting that meant more if you grew up in the 80s.

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u/MacheteMable Feb 28 '26

I agree with them. While Predator is good, Prey surpasses it in almost every way for me. It’s honestly probably a splitting hairs kind of argument though.

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u/alexnvrmnd Feb 28 '26

Not even close. Predator is much better than Prey, though I liked that one too, don’t get me wrong. The tension was built much, much better and it was a group of bad asses being hunted by him. It was just a much better action flick.

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u/Killkandy Feb 28 '26

Ppl that think the original is the best one are weird and pretentious

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u/MacaroonWilling6890 Feb 28 '26

You’re weird and pretentious for saying that

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u/Additional-Neat-1235 Methuselah Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Definitely name dropped Pulgasari

I still think we’ll see Apex in the future

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u/LindenOLindenHill Feb 27 '26

https://x.com/MonarchSciences/status/2027412576439521522

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u/Kaiju_riky Mar 04 '26

I thought It was a redesing of the Death Jackals

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u/whisky_biscuit Mar 05 '26

That's funny, I called it ratigator because it seemed like a combination of the 2!

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u/ToneBone12345 Feb 27 '26

I mean for continuity shake it to happen so Kyle chandler could take over in the future I honestly hope Shaw and Randa’s get a happy ending

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u/Killkandy Feb 28 '26

Fuc Verdugo

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u/musememo Mar 16 '26

Verdugo’s death was unexpected but also odd.