I think You're Crazy
I'm not quite sure how he does it, but Hickman (along with his artists) manages to make a book in which most of the action happens off screen extremely interesting. I think it's because he fundamentally understands the characters he's writing and the tensions between them. Particularly great is the writing and art when it comes to Reed Richards and Black Bolt. Black Bolt doesn't even speak and we get the tension there between deep friends (or at least long-time colleagues) and what each believes is the best course of action. Hickman's Spider-Man has also improved as FF has gone on. His "wife comment" in this issue is pure Parker.
This issue picks up exactly where the last one left off. And Doom deals with Diablo's treachery in a very Doom-like way. Just those first two pages with Doom really got the book off to an awesome start. And, as only one of the great comic writers can do, it REALLY sets up a contrast with what happens to Doom later on in the issue. And it's stuff like this that makes me able to tolerate Hickman's glacial pace.
Interstingly, the Universal Inhumans appear to have a very Doom-like attitude and I think this hubris will lead to problems in the two issues we have left in this story arc. (if I am remembering correctly that it would end at issue 11) They are brutal in their administration of Justice, but even though they only capture 2/3 evil Reeds, they remain certain this is all they need and that they have solved the situation in a satisfactory manner. Time will tell if that comes back to bite them in their inhuman butts - and with Hickman, the payoff could even be years and another story arc away.
The ending has some members of the Future Foundation going through a door that takes you where you are supposed to be. This is such a fascinating philosophical device that I'm surprised it hasn't been the subject of its own Marvel comic series. What does it mean for there to be a place you're supposed to be at? After all, how are you supposed to be anywhere other than where you are at the moment? It implies a wisdom to the universe or something like that. I can't wait to see what it means for Hickman within this story. I know it won't be as simple as putting them whereever they need to be to save Sue - at least not for all the FF members involved. Otherwise it would be a very boring use of such a great plot device.
If you've been keeping up with FF you know you MUST buy this issue. If not, the first five issues are out in hardcover - catch up anyway you can and read this.