by Leah Stone
Last week we learnt what the drawings that Coulson keeps carving actually mean, causing the team to search for the city that the drawings mapped out. We see many plotlines take place, making the episode fast paced, manic and, perhaps, a little bit too busy.
Last week we learnt what the drawings that Coulson keeps carving actually mean, causing the team to search for the city that the drawings mapped out. We see many plotlines take place, making the episode fast paced, manic and, perhaps, a little bit too busy.
Coulson, Skye, Triplett and Fitz travel in The Bus, searching for the city whilst also going on smaller missions. Fitz is challenged to his limits in order to improve his mental stability and to get both of his hands working in sync with each other. After everything that he went through last episode, Coulson has recovered extremely well, however there are rumours going around questioning his sanity.
We learn more about the story of Doctor Whitehall, how he survived the War and how he made himself younger. Delving into his backstory also teaches us more about Skye’s past, about her parents, and a major revelation is made. We also see more of Ward as he attempts to find his brother whilst eluding S.H.I.E.L.D. and the government. He commits an act that we never thought he would. He may seem rather evil, having killed so many people as a member of Hydra. However this episode he is put on a whole new level, showing some incredible character development.
We learn more about the story of Doctor Whitehall, how he survived the War and how he made himself younger. Delving into his backstory also teaches us more about Skye’s past, about her parents, and a major revelation is made. We also see more of Ward as he attempts to find his brother whilst eluding S.H.I.E.L.D. and the government. He commits an act that we never thought he would. He may seem rather evil, having killed so many people as a member of Hydra. However this episode he is put on a whole new level, showing some incredible character development.
The complexity of the plots did mean that many of the characters didn't get much screen time. However we see more of Reed Diamond (Whitehall) and his amazing acting skills. The make-up department did an amazing job with making him look like he had aged decades, however there is not much going on in the CGI/visuals department. Yes, we get the usual fancy technology, but there is no show of their amazing CGI prowess. There were plenty of opportunities to use camerawork and visuals to build up tension, pressure and excitement however the show failed to do so.
The quality of the episodes has been slowly getting better and better as the plot concerning the Obelisk develops, and seeing the level of quality go down somewhat in this episode is rather disappointing. It is all well and good having brilliant actors, but if they are given too many plots to work with they will start to flounder.
Maybe this episode should take a leaf from its title...
The quality of the episodes has been slowly getting better and better as the plot concerning the Obelisk develops, and seeing the level of quality go down somewhat in this episode is rather disappointing. It is all well and good having brilliant actors, but if they are given too many plots to work with they will start to flounder.
Maybe this episode should take a leaf from its title...
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