Warning: Spoilers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 7

Summary

• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters fills a gap in the Monsterverse timeline, revealing a missing moment teased four years ago.
• The show expands on the lore and history of Godzilla and Kong's cinematic world, introducing new monsters and exploring important moments.
• Monarch: Legacy of Monsters serves as a bridge between Godzilla and King of the Monsters, addressing the aftermath of Godzilla's fights and tying up loose ends left by the time skip.

By showing a missing moment the Monsterverse teased four years ago, Monsterverse timeline.

In fact, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters has found plenty of opportunities to build on the lore and history of Godzilla and Kong's cinematic world. The storyline set in the 1950s, for example, created a pathway for the series to show the Monsterverse Titan called the Ion Dragon, a monster Monarch secretly crossed paths with before they even knew Godzilla existed. This approach has also worked for the modern-day story. Though the movies have already done much with this era, some important moments were denied attention until Monarch's show.

Monsterverse Finally Explained Why Monarch Doesn't Work In The Shadows Anymore

In 2014's Godzilla, Monarch was presented as a mysterious government organization that managed to keep a low profile in the Monsterverse. Interestingly, they no longer had that status at the start of King of the Monsters. The beginning of the movie saw Monarch representatives endure a Senate hearing where they had to face questions about their protocols and mission in the Monsterverse. What caused Monarch to lose the advantage of operating in the shadows was a key point of interest that went unexplored in the movies due to the time skip. This was rectified by Monarch: Legacy of Monsters episode 7, which provided full context on what happened.

As evidenced by the events that took place in the episode, Monarch ceased being a secret organization in 2015. To help the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters characters orchestrate a distraction, Tim used his resources as a Monarch employee to activate a Titan alert system the agency had been testing. The panic that ensued put Monarch in a precarious position, which culminated in deputy director Natalia Verdugo deciding that the incident needed to be addressed publicly in order to ease people's concerns. To that end, Verdugo gave a message to the public in which she explained what Monarch is and what their goals are.

Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Has Become The Perfect Bridge Between Godzilla & King Of The Monsters

This key scene in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters demonstrates how effective the show has been in serving as a bridge between Godzilla and King of the Monsters. On the big screen, at least, the Monsterverse hasn't looked back since jumping forward by five years. For that reason, there was a sense that the Monsterverse would never bother to explain the aftermath of Godzilla's fight with the MUTOs in San Francisco, what it meant for Monarch, or where Godzilla was during this period. Eight episodes in, and Apple TV+'s show has already addressed all of these matters at length, neatly tying up each loose end left by the time skip.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters releases new episodes on Apple TV+.