Three years after Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler brought Riri into the MCU, the director has passed the torch to showrunner Chinaka Hodge. After her stint in Wakanda, Riri was forced to abandon her state-of-the-art vibranium suit. While her origin story takes a lot of risks, Riri is more important to the MCU than ever. Marvel StudiosFortunately, Riri does find her place in the MCU, even if it does take all six episodes to get her there. He’s really not the most compelling antagonist, but he does pave the way for a supernatural threat that turns Riri’s world — and the MCU itself — completely upside down.