With almost no marketing push, Eyes of Wakanda feels like a project Marvel quietly sent out to die. All four episodes were dumped on the same day—no weekly build-up, no fan discussions, nothing. Ironically, Marvel might regret that, because the series isn’t bad at all… it’s just a LITTLE BIT frustrating. Here’s why.
It Should Have Been a Special Presentation
The premise works, but the format doesn’t. The series is too short to feel like a proper TV show, yet too stretched out to be a tight, engaging animated film. It screams Special Presentation material—condense it, sharpen it, and it could’ve landed a lot stronger.
Forgettable Characters
As an anthology, each of the four episodes follows a different Wakandan agent retrieving a vibranium artifact across various points in history. Sounds exciting, but with less than 30 minutes per episode, none of these characters have room to breathe. By the next episode, they’re gone and forgotten. Honestly, I can’t recall a single name.
The Vibranium Obsession
This is where my frustration kicked in. Time and again, the agents focus solely on retrieving vibranium, ignoring the bigger crises around them—wars, colonization, slavery, gang violence. They just grab the metal and leave. As someone who loved the original Black Panther and resonated with Killmonger’s ideology (minus his violent methods), this tunnel vision felt… wrong.
Thankfully, the last episode finally addressed my concern.
The Only Episode That Mattered
Episode four reveals that Earth is destined to be invaded by an alien race called the Horde. Because Wakanda stayed hidden, the planet won’t be ready to defend itself.
Enter a futuristic Black Panther—who, admittedly, looks awesome. She travels back in time to plant a vibranium axe in a British museum, ensuring that Killmonger will steal it, setting off the events of Black Panther. This, in turn, leads T’Challa to open Wakanda to the world, making its resources available to fight future threats like the Horde.
It’s a clever link… but also a stretch. If Future Black Panther had a time machine, why not just warn T’Challa directly about the invasion? Still, it’s satisfying to see both Killmonger and T’Challa’s philosophies vindicated in some way.
Final Verdict
Only the last episode truly matters. The first three feel like filler in hindsight, and the series would’ve been far stronger focusing solely on Future Black Panther in a Special Presentation format. The animation and art style? Serviceable, but nothing groundbreaking.
Score: 5/10
Muhammad Hariz