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Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Season 1)
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Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot (http://www.hulu.com/watch/536957#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 2: 0-8-4 (http://www.hulu.com/watch/539922#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 3: The Asset (http://www.hulu.com/watch/542737#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 4: Eye Spy (http://www.hulu.com/watch/545318#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 5: Girl in the Flower Dress (http://www.hulu.com/watch/548205#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 6: F.Z.Z.T. (http://www.hulu.com/watch/554209#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 7: The Hub (http://www.hulu.com/watch/557688#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 8: The Well (http://www.hulu.com/watch/560750#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 9: Repairs (http://www.hulu.com/watch/564101#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 10: The Bridge (http://www.hulu.com/watch/569904#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 11: The Magical Place (http://www.hulu.com/watch/579443#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 12: Seeds (http://www.hulu.com/watch/582659#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 13: T.R.A.C.K.S. (http://www.hulu.com/watch/592546#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 16: End of the Beginning (http://www.hulu.com/watch/615931#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 17: Turn, Turn, Turn (http://www.hulu.com/watch/619011#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 19: The Only Light In The Darkness (http://www.hulu.com/watch/625731#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 20: Nothing Personal (http://www.hulu.com/watch/628904#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
Episode 21: Ragtag (http://www.hulu.com/watch/632484#play-queued-show-by-original_premiere_date-asc)
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21 ways of looking at Joss Whedon's 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' TV show (http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/08/29/shield-tv-show-joss-whedon-thoughts/)
Time to start tracking this bad boy.....
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IGN News - IGN News: Joss Whedon's Marvel TV Series is "S.H.I.E.L.D."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdHUXJ9Nqyg
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IGN News : Samuel L. Jackson in S.H.I.E.L.D.?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWVd-pmLERo
The smart thing would be to have cameo's from those associated with the movie franchise. It's about the surest way to guarantee to keep your show on the air longer than normal. Yes, you're gonna have to have a quality product, but having cameo's will bring in eyes that normally wouldn't want to watch this.
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How Will Coulson Return?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfbuxCTGMKA
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Added Episode 1: Pilot
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Pilot
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Big fan of Joss Whedon and everything he has done up till now. But my expectations for this one was tempered because no matter how hard you try, no matter how great the writing is, this is going to be a steep, up hill battle without any 'name' superheroes and actors to play them. What made The Avengers such a joy to watch was the culmination of all the stand alone films coming together and merging all the A-List Actors in one film. It was unique and exciting. You see how big that climb is now?
Loved the dialogue in the Pilot. Classic Whedon. But the episode itself took too long to get off the ground. I get that we have to go through the explanation of how Coulson "survived" and all that other stuff. The episode was just okay for me. Nothing spectacular. Even though Joss won't be writing or directing anymore episodes for the series (for now), I am still going to give this a few more episodes to see if they can come up with some decent Superheroes that can carry the series. It was kinda cool to see some Whedon vets in this one: J. August Richards and Ron Glass.
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Added Episode 2: 0-8-4
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0-8-4
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This isn't the show that I signed up for when it was first announced. So, we are two episodes in and all we have to show for it is one half-baked "superhero". This episode was lame. A team that consist entirely of bratty, petulant kids that like to do nothing but whine. I get that this is more or less a team-building episode to see how they can come together and work out of dicey situation. It doesn't cover up the fact that this was a very underwhelming episode about and 'alien' artifact. The only interesting thing was the final shot where SHIELD may have just allowed a mole inside their organization. I will give the show one more episode to right itself, otherwise I'm bailing.
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Wow, possible bail this early?
I mean, I know I would, but surprised you might.
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It's just not doing anything for me at all and it was the one thing I was worried about before its debut. Think about it, how many legit. big name marvel characters are going to be featured on the show? If it's a name character, they will want to have them in a big movie with potential crossover appeal. That means they will want a 'name' actor to play it and having them make their debut on a TV series kind of lessen their impact. I could be totally wrong here, but that's how I see it. I think the bulk of the 'superheroes' that will eventually pop up on the series are going to be created specifically for the show and not have any ties to the Marvel Universe. And I think the heroes will be lame, watered down versions of popular characters at that.
Prove me wrong ABC!!
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Added Episode 3: The Asset
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The Asset
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The Asset as a superhero episode is a failure. Really not surprised at all that yet again, no superheroes to be found here. But as an espionage episode, it's pretty decent. It's not the best, but it's entertaining enough to keep me engage, even if the objective is basically to retrieve technology from the Big Bad Villain. I will give this another episode to see what it can do. If I can just reset my mind about what this series really is, I think it could be good. But the knowledge of who and what populates the Marvel Universe, it's hard not to expect to see characters like Hulk and Captain America....or some of the lesser tier characters. But to be fair, they did set up a Supervillain with the birth of Graviton when Franklin Hall is engulf by the tech that SHIELD was after. So, there is definitely hope on the horizon for the series.
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Added Episode 4: Eye Spy
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Eye Spy
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This episode felt more like a Joss Whedon episode than the actual Pilot episode that he wrote and directed (minus the witty dialogue). Even though this one has nothing in common with Dollhouse, it kinda felt like it could have come directly from that series and that is a good thing. Whenever you put a character in a life or death situation, especially with a kill switch in someone's head as Agent Akela Amador (Pascale Armand). Nice little twist at the end where even I was expecting to find out who the handler was. Turns out....he himself was just another pawn and promptly had his kill switch activated. This is by far the best episode yet for the series and if they can continue more along this path, I will stay on board with the show.
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Added Episode 5: Girl in the Flower Dress
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Girl in the Flower Dress
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Well, the first of what is going to be an endless parade of 'made-up' Superheroes created specifically for the show because they can't use big names like Hulk, Iron Man, etc....This is made clear when all we get is a 'Captain America' name-drop shortly after the introduction of 'Scorch', which I found to be incredibly stupid. Can't use the name Human Torch. Let's go with Scorch. Ugh. The episode was average. And the big reveal about Skye infiltrating SHIELD comes down to her wanting to find about her missing parents was somewhat of a letdown. But then again, it had to be something soft like this so that she can still be considered the 'Good Guy' and remain with the team.
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Added Episode 6: F.Z.Z.T.
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F.Z.Z.T.
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An episode that ties directly into the events that took place in The Avengers, which was needed to sustain the series beyond the revolving door mentality of 'Monster of the week'. In this one, a Helmet from one of the Chitauri Aliens, which contains a virus that is spreading, which eventually infects Simmons. Now it's a race against time to find a antiserum because the end result is basically imploding from within. The skydive scene was actually exciting to see play out, even if it was obvious where this was going. Very much a James Bond scene, but it worked.
The other subplot working its way through the episode was Coulson trying to come to terms with his "death" and the viewer learning that Melinda May experienced the same thing. But beyond that, everything is still a mystery. Really wasn't expecting any kind of resolution here as I'm sure they intend to drag it on a bit longer. Overall, good episode.
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Added Episode 7: The Hub
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The Hub
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Now that I have gotten over the idea of this being a Superhero series, which it is not, I've started to like the show more and more with each episode. Even the annoying Fitz and Simmons are starting to grow on me now. What the hell. Solid episode that was more paramilitary infiltration than anything else. Two things at the end were by far the most interesting. Skye learns that her mother may have been a former SHIELD Agent. But Coulson is hiding something.....but what. The other interesting thing is that Coulson tries to get access to a file regarding Tahiti, which is where he was sent to "recuperate" after he was killed in The Avengers.
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Added Episode 8: The Well
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The Well
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This one is all about the myth and legend of Thor, but without him actually making any kind of appearance beyond the few scenes from the movie to open the episode. It was really about the hunt for an Asgard Staff that holds tremendous power to anyone that possess' it.It was an okay episode. Nothing that I would say was awesome in anyway. The Well refers to incident from Ward's childhood where his brother drowned and he was the cause of it. His guilt is what fuels the staff.
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Added Episode 9: Repairs
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Repairs
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Meh. Nothing really memorable about a girl that may or may not have telekinetic powers, only to find out that there is a "Ghost" that is causing all sorts of problems just because he is in love with her. Yaaaaaaaaaawn. They do reveal a little bit more about May. Not enough to paint and entire picture though. Just enough to explain why she is the way she is now.
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Added Episode 10: The Bridge
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The Bridge
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I was beyond bored. There is absolutely nothing engaging with this series, especially the past 3 episodes. Even the end with Coulson getting taken hostage did nothing for me. Is it no wonder that for the past few weeks the show is said to be on the bubble and very close to getting the ax? Personally, I say pull the plug. The series has no point. It's not setting anything up for Avengers 2 at all.
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Added Episode 11: The Magical Place
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The Magical Place
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Solid episode, but I fear it's too little too late. We finally get some (if not all) the answers as to how Coulson is still alive after the events of The Avengers. I thought it was a pretty big and shocking reveal when the camera pulls back to reveal a Mech-Droid or Robot working on Coulson's exposed brain. It was actually bone chilling to hear Coulson crying out to let him die, that he didn't want to live. Even though they have finally given us some answer, I just don't think this show can be saved, unless the series was given a complete season order to lead up to Avengers 2.
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Added Episode 12: Seeds
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Seeds
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An okay episode. I liked the idea of finally getting to see the SHIELD Academy. The only problem is that we really didn't get to see much. As a matter of fact, we really didn't get to see anything other than a lecture hall and the Boiler Room where the kids throw parties. Yeah, not what I was expecting either. We at least got more insight into Skye's past regarding her "parents". We also get to see the "birth" of Blizzard / Donnie Gill played by Dylan Minnette.
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Added Episode 13: T.R.A.C.K.S.
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T.R.A.C.K.S.
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Solid episode, one of the best for the series so far. I like that they (the writers) chose to tell the story of the team tracking a top secret device on a train by having it told from 4 different points of view given that the team was split up into pairs. Everything finally came together at the end when it's revealed that the tech device is actually the basis for J. August Richards' character, who till now remained a mystery. Really wasn't sure what the hell they were doing with his character Mike Peterson. Well, it's now out of the bag as he is playing Deathlok. Great ending regarding Skye. That's how you do a cliffhanger. Will she survive the gunshot wound? Who knows. I'm sure she will make it, but at what cost? Fantastic cameo by Stan Lee and one of his better ones at that. Most of his cameo's consist of walking into and out of frame with nothing said. This time he got in a few barbs and it was hella funny.
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T.A.H.I.T.I.
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Even though the objective in T.A.H.I.T.I. was one dimensional (a race against time to save the life of Skye), I still came away from the episode, liking it a lot. It doesn't get any linear than this one, but having Bill Paxton as Agent John Garrett along for the ride did make it better than it should have been. Putting an AK-47 in his hand is sure to make some people smile with glee, as I did. I was just waiting for him to start saying classic lines from Aliens. ;D I'm just glad that Paxton made it to the end, ensuring that we will see more from him in the future. It wouldn't shock me one bit if he found his way into one of the Marvel movies as well.
The biggest thing about this episode was getting more information regarding Coulson's operation and where it took place. What is uncertain at the moment (to me anyway) was who or what the Alien is that resides in the G.H. Tube. Not sure if I missed something in the movie or if this is a new Alien Race they are introducing to the series. Whatever it is, it's blood is what eventually saves Skye when she gets a shot of.....Alien Blood. The final scene introduces Lorelei who has arrived on planet Earth. This should be fun next week......
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Yes Men
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If you can't get Thor and Loki onto the series, and I highly doubt they will ever appear as it would in a way "devalue" the characters somewhat to 'slum' it on TV. So, if you can't get the heavyweights, the next best thing would be to bring in some of the "smaller" characters. Unless you are a stickler for all things Thor, you might have missed out on Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander) amid all the bigger, larger than life characters populating the Marvel Universe. In this episode, Sif is hunting down Lorelei, who has fled her home world to seek "refuge" on Earth, with the intent of ruling over it. Duh. It was actually a good episode, if a bit predictable. But I like that the series finally tied itself to something concrete to that of the Thor films. I hope there are more of these types of crossover arcs in the future.
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Added Episode 16: End of the Beginning
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End of the Beginning
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Up till now I have never liked the look of Deathlok because he didn't look anything like his comic book counterpart. Cool. He just looked very cheap, with none of the trimmings because this is a TV show and ABC can't "afford" to dress him up accordingly. Blows my mind that this kind of mentality would worm it's way into the show given that they are trying to tie directly into the Marvel Universe and the films that make up it's sandbox. So even though on the surface Deathlok still doesn't resemble anything like the character, they at least had a nice workaround in this episode by having him being scanned with those infrared drones to show exactly how Deathlok should look, which was really cool to see. Loved the last 5 minutes of the episode when it's revealed to the rest of SHIELD that May is "working for someone else". Loved that the ship is being commandeered by Victoria Hand (Saffron Burrows). This is leading somewhere good. Can't wait to see what happens next.
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Added Episode 17: Turn, Turn, Turn
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Turn, Turn, Turn
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This. Was. Awesome! I make no bones about the fact that I had major issues with the series in the first half of the season, enough to question whether or not I would stick with it. I was literally and episode away from dropping the show all together. But over the remaining episodes, it has slowly started to create something good on a weekly basis. But it wasn't until Turn, Turn, Turn, where they truly gave me something Epic from start to finish. They finally delivered the episode I had been waiting and hoping to get. Based on the title of the episode alone, it's exactly that. There are so many twist and turns that you really are kept on your heels the entire time. So many misdirection to keep you guessing. I love that this was all about Hydra infiltrating SHIELD. Now that I've watched the episode, I kind of feel stupid for not seeing that it would be Bill Paxton's character as the Hydra mole. Well, one of them. The whopper comes in the final scene (which ironically enough, I saw coming a mile away) is when Agent Ward is revealed to be a Hydra mole himself and kills Victoria Hand to rescue John Garrett (Bill Paxton) from captivity. Since I haven't seen Captain America 2 yet, I'm guessing that Nick Fury's "death" plays a part of the film as it was mentioned in this episode as well.
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Providence
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Providence picks up right where it left off last week the Agents of SHIELD, on the heels of the events that take place in Captain American: Winter Soldier (which I have yet to see myself), has the team on the run. Literally. SHIELD is no more as they have been branded a terrorist threat to the world. With Nick Fury dead, what to do? Easy. Chase after a cryptic message that only Fury could have sent and lead the team somewhere in the Canadian Snow capped mountains. FYI, Fury is not dead, even though we never see him in the episode. The information comes courtesy of Agent Koenig (Patton Oswalt) who is the keeper of Providence, the secret base on Canada.
Meanwhile, Agent Ward and John Garrett bust out Raina and Ian Quinn from captivity and are mounting something BIG. It remains to be seen what exactly it is. As for Ward, I'm not 100% convinced he is a Traitor. This might just be something deeper and an easier way to infiltrate HYDRA if Garrett thinks he is with them. Torturing him for information would most likely prove useless. But getting on the inside, that can lead to lots of intel and a whole lot faster as well.
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Bill Paxton Talks Agent Garrett - WonderCon 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA_08jqlPIg&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk&index=51
Bill is damn funny here without even having to try. I hope he sticks around for a long run on SHIELD.
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Added Episode 19: The Only Light In The Darkness
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The Only Light In The Darkness
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Well, Agent Ward went from 'disliked' to 'hated' in a matter of seconds as soon as he killed off Patton Oswalt's character. It sucks that he run on the show came to an abrubt end. I was very much looking for him to expand to a recurring role. F*ck! The only episode was about whether or not anyone from SHIELD would be able to ferret out that Ward was working for HYDRA, especially Skye. Would she be able to figure it out before it was too late? Well, she does temporarily go into meltdown mode upon learning the grisly truth about him. But she is able to summon up the 'Agent' inside of her and is now using her new found knowledge. Keep you 'friends' close, but keep your enemies closer. I'm sure that Ward will see through her little charade pretty fast, but it should be fun watching this play out.
You know I loooooooooooooove Amy Acker, and I currently get a healthy dose of her on Person of Interest, but I was somewhat disappointed by her turn in this episode. It's not that she was bad. Far from it. It was her character that just didn't do anything for me. Amy has had a knack of playing some damn memorable characters over her career (Angel, Dollhouse, Alias, Person of Interest). So, to see her just playing a 'damsel in distress' character was kind of beneath her. The only way I get on board with this character is if they in fact have her as a recurring character as the love interest to Coulson. If they do that, then I'm 100% on board for her role and it makes perfect sense as to why she would be an 'ordinary' character. But if this turns out to be a one and done role, then really, what was the point of wasting Acker like that?
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Added Episode 20: Nothing Personal
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Nothing Personal
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One of the best things that all the Marvel movies have done, including the series itself are the inclusions of the epilogue that closes out each story. You know, that 'Special Bonus Scene' that follows the end credits to give you one last thing to chew on until next time. Well, this one has a whopper of an epilogue. If you have been following the series, you know that the one thing driving Coulson is to uncover exactly who Nick Fury answers to, especially who gave him the go ahead regarding the TAHITI project that saved Coulson's life. Through a Top Secret, Eyes Only video file, we see Coulson telling Fury to pull the plug on the project due to side effects. So, since we already know how the story played it, the revelation is that Fury went against Coulson's wishes and not only that, uses the project on Coulson himself. The eventually confrontation between the two should be explosive.
That's just the ending of the episode. Everything that came before was just as good, especially Skye playing Ward long enough to alert the Police to their whereabouts. It's all for naught as Deatlok intervenes and takes her hostage again. Leave it up to Coulson to rescue her and using his convertible car as an escape.....from 30,000 feet in the air. It was fun and watching the car fly around and landing was very reminiscent of the Delorean from Back to the Future Part II. Bonus points for Cobie Smulders cameo in this one, further tying the series to the films. I'm really glad I stuck with the show and hope that ABC renews it for a Second Season. It would be tragic if they cancelled the series now.
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Agents Renewed for Second Season (http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/marvels-agents-of-shield-season-two-renewal-for-abc-series-32442/)
Even though the series really came on strong in the last 1/4 of the season, I was still a bit worried it was enough for ABC to renew the show. Can breath a sigh of relief as they make the cut. Very good news to hear. Never thought I would even be in this position to be happy for a show I was on the verge of quitting early into the season.
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Added Episode 21: Ragtag
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Ragtag
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Ragtag seems to have taken a huge chunk of pages from Arrow, especially with the flashback set up of Agent Ward and again with the Deathlok Army. Now this isn't a bad thing, but it does draw attention to itself in a big way since Arrow is basically using the same story line. Actually, they have a leg up in that department since the episodes have aired prior to SHIELD. As I said, it's not a bad thing as I'm enjoying the series immensly. I like that half of this episode was devoted to Agent Ward origin and how he came to be and how his past connects to John Garrett.
Arrow uses flashbacks in every episode to flesh out the back story. Up till now, there hasn't been a flashback-heavy episode and the story involving Agent Ward was very good. The other similarity in set up has to do with amassing an Army of Super soldiers. In Arrow it's Deathstroke Army where everyone looks like the Original with their mask. In SHIELD, it's the Deathlok Army where everyone has their Infrared Eye. Overall, I really dug this episode. Some very funny moments as well, especially Coulson and May dressing up and acting like Fitz and Simmons. Powerful scene involving Fitz and Simmons pleading for Ward to come back to the 'Good side' as he dumps them off in the ocean. Big reveal in announcing that Skye may be a human / alien hybrid and that Garrett was and is the first incarnation of Deathlok. Can't wait to watch the Season Finale.
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Beginning of the End
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The same way I felt about Arrow's Season Finale (http://pennycan.createaforum.com/tv/arrow-(season-2-2013)/msg28286/#msg28286) is the same way I feel about Beginning of the End. It was great, but not perfect. I was just expecting something 'BIGGER' with the showdown between what's left of SHIELD and Garrett. It kind of ended before it began and having Deathlok as the main reason why it ended so fast was kind of a cheat in a way. With his Son now protected, he had no allegiance to Garrett. If we couldn't get the ultimate fight between Coulson and Garrett, we at least got it with May kicking the ever loving sh*t out of Agent Ward. I guess he really is HYDRA as there was no 11th hour reveal that he was working as a double agent. Looks like Agent Antoine Triplett will be his permanent replacement from here on out.
Really dug the scene between Fitz and Simmons and him basically surrendering his life to protect her, finally having the courage to tell her how he has always felt about her. A noble jesture that she won't soon forget. He's still alive, but at what cost though? That won't be addressed until next season. This scene leads directly into the first of two very surprising moments. Simmons swims up to the surface of the Ocean to be rescued by.....NICK FURY (Sam Jackson)!! How cool was that. The first 'Key' player from the Marvel Films to drop in on the gang (all apologies to Cobie Smulders). The second surprise was seeing Patton Oswalt's character pop up at the end. So, Coulson now has the burden of rebuilding SHIELD as he takes over from Fury as he goes into hiding. Interesting teaser happens at the end when Flowers tells an unseen figure (dripping blood from his hands) that she has found his daughter Skye. Another thing to look forward to next season.
As for Garrett. He was killed off....twice. The first time they killed him and stuffed into a body bag, I knew he wasn't done for. So later, he somehow manages to pull himself into the 'Healing Chair' or whatever it was called and as the process began to create him into a more reconizable version of Deathlok, the viewer (myself included) is left to shout out "HELL YEAH!" at the possibilties of what could come later in Season 2 or the movies. Well, that was all dashed as Coulson fires a kill shot from the Particle Beam, exploding him into a million pieces. If you're gonna go out like that, best to go out in a blaze of glory. Bill Paxton will be missed. He was awesome in the role.
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Agents of SHIELD - Season 1 Finale Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d62Lv_-C8gk&index=21&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk