Much larger threats were hinted at in The Gifted‘s premiere episode too and could wind up giving the series more forward drive than Inhumans, by comparison.
Marvel’s Mutants have beat out Marvel’s Inhumans in overnight ratings, with FOX’s The Gifted drawing a higher audience for its premiere then Marvel’s Inhumans on ABC did.
Fans seemed to have similar interest in these two series, as evidenced by their respective pilot episode ratings.