The kids are reeling following last night’s events. As an investigation begins, they discover their parents may have more to hide than they could have imagined.

While the first two episodes were the set up, the third of Marvel’s Runaways is an interesting one as the main story expands and the team begins to figure out if their parents are murderers.

While the episode has a bit of Scooby-Doo to it, there’s a lot of solid here mostly revolving around the interactions of the characters and the high production quality of it all. The various teens split up to explore their own little corners of the world to figure out what’s going on and the results feel like even more of a mystery. For those that have read the comics, it’s not, but for those that are new this all might seem a bit… weird.

Snow falling from the ceiling, a dinosaur in a basement, x-ray specs, Runaways has its foot in a lot of genres and plays it all off well as the television show focuses on the tween aspects that made the comic series a success.

But, what’s really interesting is how it treats its adults who gain lots of depth in this episode as more is explored. Though the Pride has the makings of a well knit group, it’s clear they’re not as some members aren’t completely sold on what’s going on and others are… have affairs!? Yes, the drama isn’t relegated to the teenagers, it’s also present with the adults too.

At its core, despite the powers to come and the cool gizmos, the show is about the relationships and interactions between all of the characters and each episode so far has remembered that key point. It’s just all done really well at the same time.

Overall Rating: 8.5