Skrulls, gender and sex

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

Were there multiple children on the space station, or was it just weird editing and it's all Talos' and Soren's
child?

Is there a reason (a good reason) that a species that's not even carbon-based has sexual dimorphism that happens to correspond to Terran norms? Or, is General Talos somewhat more Mom than Dad? Do we know which of the Skrulls per the early scenes of their disguising was replicating Coulson?

Ant-man and Wasp inspired questions, with a bit of Jane Foster at my DW.

Comments

[lynnenne]

I didn’t realize that Skrulls weren’t carbon-based. What are they made of?

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

According to the medical examiner with SHIELD, nothing on the periodic table! Doctor Who at least went with silicon when they wanted something Very Unusual.

Possibly he was HYDRA?

X-files crossover time.

[silverflight8]

I don't think there's a reason beyond, they didn't think about it/weren't interested in xenobiology/don't even realize the social norms they think are universal to all humanity are in fact just the ones they grew up with. Personally I haaaate this - why should aliens be similar biologically given that they are not even related to anything on this planet, much less socially? OK the short answer is because media is made for humans by humans, but still!! The difference between humans -> bacteria is incredibly vast, far bigger than the aliens-with-a-tentacle depictions, and despite that humans & bacteria are descended from one species. Ugh, it's so boring when creators do this. I demand more interesting aliens!!

I thought the kids on the space station were multiple kids, not just Talos and Soren's. I think they're the remnant population of Skrulls.

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I'm not entirely sure Skrulls have had sexes before- though Clint I think has had sex or thought he had sex with two, one that was disguised as Bobbi and one as Spider-Woman (I'm still uncertain how many and which names Spider-Woman may exist). Though per the Teddy|Hulkling origins, he's supposed to be Kree/Skrull because dynastic breeding is onbrand?

I will give a small pass in the sense I think they might have been adding B plots to 'justify' Lt. Trouble and I can't contemplate how much grief must have been involved shooting 1995 after the modest amount of Captain Marvel in Infinity War/Endgame.

I'm also wondering what was up with the one Skrull very hunched over from the memory digging scenes.

Even with Fury taking a peek below the sheet of the formerly Coulson Skrull, comics were MUCH Skeevier with their autopsy scene, where most of the Illuminati were around a breasted Skrull (I know, I said I wasn't sure about sex and Skrulls. Those late runs which may or may not be Heroic--I don't even know. I really Jazz Hands hard.