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My fervent hope is that Marvel doesn't overuse the "Skrull Impersonating Human" story-telling method.
One of the reasons behind Marvel's success is the extremely thoughtful development of their characters. We may not relate to every character, but we can understand their flaws, their motivations, and their purpose. This has been true throughout the MCU and it is, in large measure, responsible for the MCU's connection with their audience.
From that perspective, faking out the audience is dangerous. The "Unreliable Narrator" trope is one thing, but Skrulls popping out of miscellaneous characters is something else entirely.
To be clear, I'm not a Skrull hater (I even have friends who are Skrulls).
However, if I can't depend on anything anybody says or does during the story because they may be a damn Skrull, I will quickly lose interest in that character. As a viewer, "Is the character currently speaking a human or a Skrull?" inner monologue will get boring fast.
Therefore, I'm in the "Keep Your Skrulling To A Minimum" camp.
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