caught up for the moment: Agents of SHIELD

[orangerful]

Finally watchined "A Magical Place" and "Seeds" last night, which means I am caught up on "Agents of SHIELD" for at least another week.



So, I never was 100% what the explanations for Coulson's return would be but I was surprised by how straight-forward it was. Well, in a way. We know he did, in fact, die, and it took SHIELD at least 7 operations to get him fully-functioning again. Of course, the questions of WHY go through all of this for one man and have they used this technology again still linger. I'm wondering if it will tie into the movies at all.

That being said, the reveal moment, where we seen Coulson on the table, his brain exposed and being "reprogrammed" by the medical droid, was HIGHLY disturbing. Hearing him say "Please let me die"...shivers.

And, like any good Whedon series, the repercussions of this moment are being felt in the next few episodes. When Coulson reveals to Skye everything he knows about her past...powerful moment from both of them. And then when he admits that he did it to Melinda, pretty much saying he knew it would destroy Skye but he wanted to tell her and he was surprised by how Skye embraced the news and used it to reinvent herself in that moment. It was a dick move on his part that just happened to turn out for the best, and he knows that.

And poor Mike. He survived the blast, but not intact. Will the Clairvoyant grant him a new leg somehow, making him indebted to his/her service? That character has taken a beating all season. I'm sorta hoping that he becomes a full-on regular by the end of Season 1. That, or he is going to die for real. :-\



I think these last 3-4 episodes have been the strongest of the season. I feel like the Team has finally come together, and with the reveals in these two episodes, we have already answered some of the big questions, but there are still plenty to figure out. I know the show has been picked up for a full season and I am hoping that by the end of Season 1 it goes from a "oh hey, there's a SHIELD in my Hulu queue" show to a "OMG SHIELD WAS ON LAST NIGHT MUST WATCH NOW!" show.

Also, I need to make some new icons for my NEW shows!!!!! I will add that to my to-do list.

Comments

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

I watched the first handful of episodes but haven't made time for the more recent ones. Now that you say it is worth it I'll probably go back and re-visit the series.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I think this probably be even more enjoyable on DVD. Series took a long time to get its footing but I feel like it has now gone from baby steps to a comfortable jog.

Hoping it has the power to break into an all-out sprint by the end of the season.

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

Kind of like Dollhouse? I love Joss but sometimes he just doesn't have the best set up and it takes a while to get some traction. I actually love Dollhouse(hence my Echo default icon), but I see why it wasn't popular. I feel like if they'd had an another season they'd been golden.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

yeah, I feel like they have some good ideas but they take more set-up than your average show. :)

I need to rewatch Dollhouse, I bought the whole series on blu-ray when it came out.

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

I love Topher and Adele. I ship them to an un-natural degree. I adore when they got drugged and were running around like crazy pre-teens discussing how Adele "doesn't say hard 'r's" and Topher's "Drawer of Inappropriate Starches"

...And now I want to re-watch Dollhouse.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

we should do a rewatch together at some point!!! Not right now though as I am rewatching GG and trying to keep up with my other shows, plus I wanted to rewatch Veronica Mars before the movie...but maybe over the summer??

[poniesandphotos.livejournal.com]

We should. I'm in the middle of an X-files re-watch so I'll be tied up for a while anyway but I'd totally be down for a together-rewatch

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I'm with you, the recent episodes have really done well. I was talking about this with friends yesterday and the consensus was that we're getting more information about the individual characters and that makes the team feel more complete. When they were just archetypes they were boring. The more backstory we et the better the show gets.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

YES! So true. They were all very cardboard at the beginning. And it was sorta like the start of Lord of the Rings, where everyone distrusts/dislikes everyone else, barely refer to other characters by their names. Now I feel like they trust each other more and we are seeing them as a team. And who does ragtag teams better than Joss? :)