"Captain America Made Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Better, But..." Topic

… Still Not Great.

SPOILER ALERT!!

"This week's episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had a difficult task: Showing how the events in Captain America: The Winter Soldier revolutionized the Marvel Universe as a whole, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in particular. The latter it did really well. The earlier bit? Maybe not so much."Providence"—an episode, we discovered, that took its name from one of the last surviving S.H.I.E.L.D. bases—continued the upswing in quality that Agents has been enjoying in recent weeks, due in large part to the fact that things are actually happening now that The Winter Soldier has revealed Hydra and its affiliates as the enemies. It's surprising how much better the show seems now that we have an actual bad guy in Bill Paxton, who is remorselessly chewing scenery as Hydra-operative-in-S.H.I.E.L.D. John Garrett. That one simple change brings everything into focus in a way that the earlier "who is the Clairvoyant?" mystery, which dominated the first half of the season, never quite managed.

Also helping S.H.I.E.L.D. boost interest and excitement is the revelation that Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), previously the most bland character in the show, is actually a Hydra double agent. What sells this admittedly cliched plot twist is Dalton himself, who seems far more comfortable as the snarkier, more cynical "real" Ward. For now, I'm pretending that the heavy-handed hints that he'll eventually turn out to be a good guy when it counts—thanks to his feelings for S.H.I.E.L.D. newbie Skye and the healing power of love—are simply attempts at misdirection, because he is far more compelling as a selfish douche than he ever was as a hero…"
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Armand

Yup

Good review.

I thought the last two episodes where brilliant. The revelation of Ward. The disillusionment of Simmons. The hardening of Fitz. The revaluation behind T.A,H.I.T.I.

You guys have to admit this,Joss Weldon is doing something no one else has ever been able to do, not even Lucas or Spielberg. He is weaving a master plot dispersed over individual character movies,TV show and the group movies and not only making them entertaining but also holding continuity and logic(I know Superhero genre logic). Add in the fact he has his hands tied on about half of the Marvel universe in what he can not use(Mutants and the 2nd biggest Emo crybaby in Marvel,Spiderman.

Glad you like the review my friend.
Agree with you Charles Popp!.

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Armand

I almost stopped watching but these last few episodes make it one of my favorites. I watched the new Captain America yesterday and it was an amazing action pic that links up quite nicely with the tv show