7 Best Quotes From Marvel’s Echo

Marvel’s Echo blew in like a storm last week, dropping five glorious episodes into viewers’ laps for devouring. The Disney+ miniseries starring the formidable Alaqua Cox is a gorgeous display of representation on multiple fronts, from centering Indigenous culture to spotlighting deaf and disabled communities. The show is a fun balance of humor, heart, and action.

Additionally, it’s Marvel’s first TV-MA series, and we get a heaping helping of bloody violence and sharply choreographed fight sequences. The grounded nature of the story is a welcome change of pace for the MCU. It even potentially sets up a future Marvel story in the finale’s mid-credit scene — Daredevil: Born Again.

To celebrate Echo, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite quotes. Browse at your peril (or enjoy, if that’s your thing).

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“Kingpin had his run. It’s time for a queen.”

In episode 1, “Chafa,” Maya Lopez reunites with her uncle, Henry Black Crow Lopez, after returning to Oklahoma. Naturally, it’s a reunion fraught with tension. It’s to be expected, though. After all, Maya last saw her uncle two decades ago.

I love this line because it illustrates Maya’s overall objective at the start of her journey. Plus, it’s just badass. I’d love to see Maya overtake Wilson Fisk’s empire and call the shots. This quote drives home her quest for vengeance, while the final line on this list indicates her immense growth as a character.

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“Oh, you might try Anthropologie. They have all the ethnically ambiguous schmatta you could possibly use.”

Skully serves as delightful comedic relief in Echo, and who better to assume that mantle than the legendary Graham Greene? I love all of Skully’s scenes in his shop, but this first one is my favorite. He clearly leans into the “mysticism” that white people associate with Native culture. After one white couple asks if he has Navajo rugs (even though this community is Choctaw), he suggests they hit up Anthropologie to satisfy their desire for “ethnically ambiguous schmatta.” As a millennial who spent too much time in that store, this elicits a snort-laugh from me.

A follow-up to this quote is easily when Skully chants, “Buy the damn thing,” while attempting to sell an item to said white couple. Absolute gold.

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“I say when it starts. I say when it stops. That’s not chaos. That’s power.”

At the end of episode 2, “Lowak,” Maya chats with Henry about the train incident when she attached an explosive device to Fisk’s armory. Henry doesn’t want chaos and violence coming to Tamaha, and understandably so. However, Maya insists she has a handle on the situation. She’s in control.

I think this quote muddies the waters a bit. Sure, one having the reins and overseeing the ebb and flow of an operation is power. To Maya, this is controlled chaos. However, chaos is still chaos, whether or not it’s organized. Innocent people can still get caught in the crossfire and become collateral damage.

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“To give life means nothing if I cannot protect it.”

Tuklo desperately wants to become a Lighthorseman like her father. In episode 3, “Tuklo,” she almost gets the opportunity until her dad denies it. Of course, gender stereotypes were significantly more pronounced and embedded in society in the 19th century.

While Tuklo is meant to give life as a woman, she feels it’s inconsequential if she can’t protect it. There’s something beautifully noble about that. It shines a light on motherhood beyond merely giving birth and our collective responsibility to protect each other.

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“I thought that we could have a Sunday family dinner like we used to.”

“It’s Thursday.”

Good ol’ Fisky appears in Tamaha in episode 4, “Taloa,” with one simple request: to have a Sunday family dinner with his “niece.” Maya’s deadpan reminder that it’s Thursday cracks me up. It reminds me of one scene from Wynonna Earp, where the titular character declares to someone that they’ve made an enemy of her “this Friday.” The response? “It’s Tuesday.”

Hey, maybe Fisk is jetlagged. After all, Oklahoma is a whopping one hour behind New York. That’s quite the adjustment.

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“You aren’t alone. All of us that came before are a part of you because we echo through you.”

The series finale, “Maya,” brings about tender scenes aplenty, but none more so than Maya’s spiritual reunion with her late mother, Taloa. They return to the scene of the deadly accident that claimed Taloa’s life, and this is where the latter imparts wisdom to her daughter. I may or may not have had the reaction of, “They did it! They said the thing!” whenever Taloa reminds Maya that her ancestors “echo” through her.

Firstly, it’s a great on-screen revision of her powers. Secondly, it’s such an empowering, comforting statement. Maya will never be alone because everyone who came before her will always be with her.

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“They’re in my blood, in my heart. I’m a part of them, and they’re a part of me. I’m their legacy, not yours.”

Maya, Bonnie, and Chula give Fisk and his men the beatdown of their lives when they channel the powers of their ancestors at the powwow. In defiance, Maya states that she’s not Fisk’s legacy. She never was. This revelation comes hot on the heels of her meeting with Taloa. As mentioned above, this quote perfectly encapsulates Maya’s journey in Echo. She ventures home to escape what she knows and who she thinks she is. Instead, she reconnects with her roots and finds strength in her family. She uncovers her identity. It’s beautiful.

May we all discover clarity and connection through love, whether it’s our blood or found families. Okay, that’s enough sappiness from me.

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