The Review at the End of the Universe
“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…
“Spacetime” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD tackles the idea of changing the future when Daisy has a vision of terrible things happening. Prophetic visions are nothing new in sci fi and fantasy. Most shows have had knowledge of future events be the focus of a story and it’s always a difficult thing to do. When predictions…
“Watchdogs” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD gives Mack and Lincoln the majority of the focus as an extremist group start a violent campaign to get their point across. Just under a month from now -in the UK anyway- sees the release of the highly anticipated cinematic spectacle that is Captain America: Civil War. I’ve kept away…
“Parting Shot” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD explores the idea of an Inhuman nation and waves goodbye to two of the more interesting characters on the show. It was announced a while ago that Marvel and ABC were developing a spinoff for this show called Marvel’s Most Wanted that would focus on Bobbi on Hunter on…
“The Inside Man” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD explores the new dynamic between Coulson and Talbot as Hive continues to grow more powerful. The focus of this episode was Coulson and Talbot attending a multinational summit to discuss the appearance of the Inhumans and what that means for the future of the human race. It has been…
“Bouncing Back” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD returns after a long break and starts an arc that looks like it’ll run until the end of the season. After putting the development of the Secret Warriors story on the backburner for much of the first half of the season this episode picks it up with the introduction…
“Maveth” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD closes off 2015 by bringing all of the established stories so far this season to a head. For the most part this episode is really focused on telling the story that it has. The characters are all separated and broadly dealing with their own missions but it’s all in service…
“Closure” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD gives some long overdue focus to Ward and how he relates to his former teammates as Coulson finally goes after him. The death of Rosalind was a genuine shock that I didn’t see coming. It was preceded by a great scene of sitting down to dinner with Coulson as the…
“Many Heads, One Tale” Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD moves forward with the disparate plotlines and manages to bring them together in a way that feels mostly satisfying. There was a lot going on in this episode but none of it ever really felt overpowering or undersold the story that they were trying to tell. As…
“Chaos Theory” After revealing the true identity of Lash, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD explores the effect such a revelation has on the various characters. Closest to this is May who is clearly having trouble dealing with finding this out. She is usually a very guarded person who keeps her emotions in check but it’s visibly…
