Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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The guilt the elder Shaw must still feel about it is motivating him to do more this time around.
Godzilla is back, and unless Shawhelpshim, something worse will happen.
The trouble starts at a swanky party in Washington, D.C., in 1955.
He can get the credit and he can claim Lee as his protege as he rises up the ranks.
Lee and Keiko have taken a shine to each other, too.
Theyve grown close over the years and theyve got serious chemistry, as seen in a very romantic dance.
Hes detected an isotopic signature, the sort they havent seen since the Philippines.
He wants to be in the field, but more than that, he wants to be with Keiko.
She says they have to put the greater good before their own desires.
Just then, the lure disappears before flying out of the water, narrowly missing them.
Hes still alive, and upon getting back to Washington, Lee races to inform Puckett.
But theres a nasty surprise waiting for him.
Because Lee went to Japan and because he rebuffed Puckett there have been some organizational changes.
Project Monarch is now being run by smug military men.
They hope to stop what Shaw threatens could be G-Day times 100, maybe times 1,000.
Shaw and Duvall are working toward a great good, if you will.
Anyway, this rando dude dies shortly after our heroes see Hiroshi!
Its a version of the Titan lure that summoned Godzilla back in 1955.
As Hiroshi tries to wave them off before fleeing himself, the ground begins to shake.
Godzilla emerges from the earth he was buried under, sending everybody flying and killing that one guy.
Its a chaotic scene, but theres a moment of awe as Cate makes eye contact with Godzilla.
Its their second meeting.
A year prior, he smashed through the Golden Gate Bridge and traumatized her.
Now, though, she says that Godzilla saw her.
Shes not ready to be friends with Godzilla just yet, though.
And shes taken aback when Shaw reveals that hes not trying tostopGodzilla.
Jesus, Cate, Shaw says with true incredulity.
Im trying to help him!
Cate and May and, somewhat more reluctantly, Kentaro dont want to continue Shaw and Duvalls mission.
Shaw and Duvall go their way while the trio go theirs, only for May to come clean.
Cate does not have any sympathy for being sold out as they head to the nearest town.
I cant sayIhave much sympathy for Cate here, though.
They wouldnt have found their dad, albeit briefly, without Shaw and Duvalls resources.
That might be understandably nagging at Cate.
But, also, there are giant monsters that need stopping.
Lets keep our eye on the kaiju-size ball.
It turns out Duvall isveryconnected to the MonsterVerse lore.
Weve seen Sandra, actually!
Sandra dies in the opening scene when a MUTO attacks the power plant where she and Joe worked.
Small world, huh?
Theyll build an even bigger weapon and take another crack.
If that doesnt work, a bigger one.
And if that doesnt work, maybe theyll find someone else to use it on.
Keiko, to Lee, but alsoOppenheimer(2023).
