The Review at the End of the Universe
“The Honeymoon” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD delivers the promised conflict between Ruby and Daisy as Fitz, Simmons and Elena try to find a way to save the world. The bulk of the episode is focused on Fitz, Simmons and Elena who head to England in order to take down H.Y.D.R.A. tech that may result in…
“Inside Voices” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD explores the idea of invincible agents as Coulson works to remove himself from General Hale’s captivity. Last week‘s episode had Simmons learn that she may be invincible in the same way Elena is because it is know that she makes it to a certain point that is far enough…
“Rise and Shine” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD explores the back story of General Hale and her association with H.Y.D.R.A. while supplying information on her overall plan. I’ve mentioned in previous reviews that General Hale comes across as an underdeveloped antagonist because the show wasn’t delivering enough information to make her more interesting. This episode solves…
“The Devil Complex” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD continues to explore the team’s greatest fears as more details of General Hale’s plan start to come to light. The stakes have never been higher than they have in this season. At this point the team are frantically working to stop the Earth from being torn to pieces…
“Principia” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has the team try to figure out their next move while dealing with with the various problems presented to them as General Hale continues to build her team. Last week’s episode was the celebration of a milestone for this series that focused on the core relationships. This episode follows on…
“The Real Deal” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD celebrates its 100th episode by celebrating the characters and their relationships while calling back to the past. Reaching 100 episodes is one of those milestones that a TV show has to celebrate. By this point a network TV show has to have been on the air for 5…
“All the Comforts of Home” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD brings the action back to the present day and wastes no time setting the team on the task of preventing the end of the world. After 10 episodes in a Post-Apocalyptic future setting it’s refreshing to return to more familiar surroundings. As good as the Lighthouse…
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD delivered an intriguing and well plotted beginning to season 5 so we decided to have a conversation about everything that went on. The discussion covers thoughts on the show as a whole, time loops, MacGuffins, the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Dove Cameron. A healthy amount of speculation for…
“Past Life” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has the team race against time in preparation for their return to the present day as Kasius accelerates his efforts to stop them. It feels like the right time for the future/outer space arc to end. Enough time has been spent building the setting, exploring the bleakness and establishing…
“Best Laid Plans” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD continues to build towards the return to the present as Kasius struggles to maintain control over the human population. Last week suggested that the characters are caught in an endlessly repeating time look that always ends the same way. It was unclear if there was some kind of…
