The Review at the End of the Universe
“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…
“The Last Day” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD debates the finer points of time travel as the team try to figure out their next move. The reveal in the previous episode of the older version of Robin (Willow Hale) was no real surprise as she is the most natural fit for being the source of all…
“Together or Not at All” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD reunites the majority of the team and starts to move towards the end game of the future set outer space story arc. Nobody could accuse this season of being slow so far. Things have moved along at an impressive clip which means that there are fewer…
“Fun & Games” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD brings Fitz back into the fold and moves forward with his plan to rescue his friends under Kasius’ control. Fitz being in the future is a great thing all on its own because it brings the entire cast together even if they haven’t been in the same scene…
“Rewind” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD goes back to the past to explore what Fitz got up to after the rest of his team were taken. Fitz being absent from the show this season has been a burning concern both in and out of universe. Other than a vague postcard promising that Fitz is on the…
