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.

[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.