by Leah Stone
Let’s get this out of the way first: This wasn’t the best ever S.H.I.E.L.D. episode. It’s not bad, but its not all that great. We are taken from place to place, situation to situation and it all just feels a bit jumbled and thrown together, making it hard to focus on some things.
Let’s get this out of the way first: This wasn’t the best ever S.H.I.E.L.D. episode. It’s not bad, but its not all that great. We are taken from place to place, situation to situation and it all just feels a bit jumbled and thrown together, making it hard to focus on some things.
There are, of course, some great moments. Mixing comedy as well as dark tones is one of the reasons why Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is such a great show. This week is no different. We have the funny spats between Bobbi and Hunter, juxtaposed against Coulson’s “You are not a part of this team” talk with Ward and Fitz’s arguments with Simmons.
A lot of the focus of this episode is on Ward. Skye has been talking to him frequently, not just getting key information but also finding out about her father. Though this week, Coulson decides that Ward isn’t needed anymore, and arranges to hand him over to his older brother, who in return will put in a good word for S.H.I.E.L.D. on live TV and condemning Hydra. Grant and Coulson finally have a proper conversation.
A lot of the focus of this episode is on Ward. Skye has been talking to him frequently, not just getting key information but also finding out about her father. Though this week, Coulson decides that Ward isn’t needed anymore, and arranges to hand him over to his older brother, who in return will put in a good word for S.H.I.E.L.D. on live TV and condemning Hydra. Grant and Coulson finally have a proper conversation.
We also see glimpses of Fitz and Simmons and how their relationship has altered since Simmons' return. To say there is tension is an under-exagerattion. Fitz is obviously very angry and upset that Simmons left and he eventually explodes with emotion. Iain De Caestecker has been doing a great job so far with portraying the switch between “old” and “new” Fitz. He has very obviously changed, away from the Fitz that Simmons knew.
Yes, a fabulous mix of comedy and darker moments. However this is overshadowed by us being constantly thrown from place to place. The Bus, Belgium, America, delving into the lives of Hunter and Bobbi, exploring the broken relationship between Ward and Coulson and Skye and Ward, Fitz and Simmons’ arguments, the back story of the Wards as well as Hydra trying to frame Shield and then kill many of its agents. It is just too much in an hour long episode. Usually AoS is congratulated for its character development and its great action, but this week there is too much of both. No amount of Hunter’s whining, May’s awesome ninja skills or Coulson’s sarcasm can make it better.
Perhaps just a small blip in a so far brilliant series. Hopefully next week will bring Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. back up to the high standards we are used to having.
Yes, a fabulous mix of comedy and darker moments. However this is overshadowed by us being constantly thrown from place to place. The Bus, Belgium, America, delving into the lives of Hunter and Bobbi, exploring the broken relationship between Ward and Coulson and Skye and Ward, Fitz and Simmons’ arguments, the back story of the Wards as well as Hydra trying to frame Shield and then kill many of its agents. It is just too much in an hour long episode. Usually AoS is congratulated for its character development and its great action, but this week there is too much of both. No amount of Hunter’s whining, May’s awesome ninja skills or Coulson’s sarcasm can make it better.
Perhaps just a small blip in a so far brilliant series. Hopefully next week will bring Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. back up to the high standards we are used to having.
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