Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Warning : Spoilers for Monarch : Legacy of Monsters episode 8
Summary
The Hollow Earth storyline set up byMonarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 8retcons not one , but three Monsterverse movies . The Hollow Earth has been the foundation for three of the four moving-picture show in Godzilla and Kong ’s cinematic universe . And now , it ’s repulse the story of Apple TV+ ’s Godzilla spinoff as well .
After various tease signal to the Hollow Earth becoming of the essence to the material of the series , the underground realm of the Titans emerged as an inbuilt part of the patch inMonarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 8 . That became the character when three of theMonarch : bequest of Monsterscharactersfell into the Hollow Earth entry dot in Kazakhstan . Were the show set in the present , it would n’t be surprising for the Hollow Earth to be so important to the narrative , considering that it ’s at the centre of the Monsterverse ’s Titan mythology . However , the show ’s arrangement in theMonsterverse timelinecomplicates its exercise of the concept .
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Bill Randa came up with the Hollow Earth theory first
InKong : Skull Island , it was read that the Hollow Earth theory was developed by Dr. Houston Brooks and supported by Bill Randa . Brooks supposedly follow up with the fundamental principal behind the theory , which Randa consort with and hope to prove by arranging an jaunt to Skull Island . Interestingly , Monarch : Legacy of Monsterscontradicts this aspect of their backstories by revealing that it was really Bill Randa who thought of the construct first , not Brooks . The view with Bill watch over the hemipteran crawling through the mess in the earth map highlights the very moment Bill embrace the notion of an underground human beings .
The decision to credit Randa for the model of the Hollow Earth theory raises inquiry about Houston Brooks ' importance . It ’s potential that while this does amount to a signifcant retcon to the timeline of events bear on to the find of Hollow Earth , it does n’t supply Brooks ' donation nonmeaningful . While Randa may have theorized the existence of a mystic mankind underneath the Earth’s surface , it may be that he did n’t understand the exact science of how such a matter could be potential until he met Brooks .
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Monarch had proof the Hollow Earth existed before 2019
Godzilla : King of the Monstersbuilt onKong : Skull Island’sHollow Earth hypothesis by cause the part discover a tunnel under the ocean that led them to Godzilla ’s hidden den and a long - abandon metropolis that once worshipped him . telephone exchange between Dr. Chen and Dr. Stanton treated the approximation of the Hollow Earth as an unproven possibility about a system of tunnel used by theTitans of the Monsterverse . What this indicates is that Monarch was aware of the concept , but did n’t have definitive proof yet .
AfterMonarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 8 , Monarch ’s limited knowledge of the Hollow Earth inGodzilla : King of the Monstersno longer do horse sense . After all , the show reassert that Monarch was aware of " rupture " and tunnels that lead underground by 2015 , four age before the upshot of the film . What ’s more , three people fall down into one of these access points . And since Shaw has said that he has repeatedly warn Monarch about what ’s coming , it stand to reason that the organization is n’t in the dark when it come to the Hollow Earth ’s existence .
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At least one human traveled to the secret Hollow Earth world before Godzilla vs. Kong
The fit where APEX and Monarch ’s team successfully passed through the rift and reached thehidden Hollow Earth humankind inGodzilla vs. Kongwas presented as an unprecedented accomplishment for humanity and a breakthrough of larger-than-life dimension . Monarch : Legacy of Monstersepisode 8 calls into head just how special this moment really was . In a shocking development , Lee Shaw confessed to Cate that he ’s been to the world of the Titans . The idea thatGodzilla vs. Kong’shumans were n’t the first mass in modern chronicle to go down there is quite possibly the big twist the series has volunteer yet .
Lee Shaw ’s big reveal inMonarch : Legacy of Monstersgoes to show that Apple TV+ ’s serial is n’t let the timeline hold it back from leaving its mark on the Monsterverse . The thought process of someone having been there decades beforeGodzilla vs. Konggoes against all pre - established notions regarding Monarch ’s connection to the Hollow Earth , but also opens the doorway for extra discoveries down the line . A deeper dive into Lee Shaw ’s past in the show ’s remain episodes can yield eye - opening reveals about the Hollow Earth that can help form the report of future movies , Godzilla x Kong : The New Empireincluded .
Monarch : Legacy of Monstersreleases new episodes on Apple TV+ on Fridays .
