Like many, I haven't felt this series was really living up to its potential but IMHO this was the best episode since the pilot... in fact, I probably liked it even more than the pilot.
Lots of action, an interesting plot, sufficient character development and a not too clumsy tie-in with the movies. It was all well balanced and nicely done, so more like this please.
Like many, I haven't felt this series was really living up to its potential but IMHO this was the best episode since the pilot... in fact, I probably liked it even more than the pilot. Lots of action, an interesting plot, sufficient character development and a not too clumsy tie-in with the movies. It was all well balanced and nicely done, so more like this please.
The quality of the show has steadily increased, and my expectations have steadily decreased, to the point where they've pretty much met in the middle and I can enjoy it with minimal sighs over what it could have been.
The quality of the show has steadily increased, and my expectations have steadily decreased, to the point where they've pretty much met in the middle and I can enjoy it with minimal sighs over what it could have been.
I think I'm right with you. After the first two eps I thought it was pretty stupid, didn't watch for several weeks, then I caught up in a marathon session last weekend and now I kind of like it.
The quality of the show has steadily increased, and my expectations have steadily decreased, to the point where they've pretty much met in the middle and I can enjoy it with minimal sighs over what it could have been.
I think that saying that this weeks episode had a tie in to the Thor movie, then that tie in just being a 2 minute scene of people looking at mangled metal was a little weak.
Overall I thought it was one of the best episodes yet.
I think that saying that this weeks episode had a tie in to the Thor movie, then that tie in just being a 2 minute scene of people looking at mangled metal was a little weak.
Well, that and the fact that there was an Asgardian god, and the plot revolved around Asgardian "technology"...
I like that they're tying it in more tightly with the movie world, but their brief has always been "ordinary people in an extraordinary world," and I think they're striking a pretty good balance right now.
Plus, let's face it, not all the SHIELD viewers have seen the new movie. They don't want to tie the episode *too* tightly to the movie, and risk people being confused if they haven't seen the movie yet.
As soon as he said that, I just KNEW she was going to say "For a little while". I'm in the tiny percentage who loved Dollhouse, so it was quite a treat.
I was disappointed there wasn't a better movie tie-in, though.
Plus, let's face it, not all the SHIELD viewers have seen the new movie. They don't want to tie the episode *too* tightly to the movie, and risk people being confused if they haven't seen the movie yet.
We haven't yet seen Thor 2. Sounds like not having seen it, we'd be okay to watch the episode from a lack of confusion standpoint, but would people generally recommend seeing Thor 2 (which is a given for us; we just haven't done it yet) before watching this ep?
We haven't yet seen Thor 2. Sounds like not having seen it, we'd be okay to watch the episode from a lack of confusion standpoint, but would people generally recommend seeing Thor 2 (which is a given for us; we just haven't done it yet) before watching this ep?
Doesn't really matter one way or the other. It follows more from Avengers, but even there all you need to know is what they explain...that there was an alien invasion that left a mess behind it.
We haven't yet seen Thor 2. Sounds like not having seen it, we'd be okay to watch the episode from a lack of confusion standpoint, but would people generally recommend seeing Thor 2 (which is a given for us; we just haven't done it yet) before watching this ep?
There's one tiny clip, but it's in the Thor 2 previews, too. And the fact that at least some of Thor 2 occurs in London is mentioned.
But, really, no. The only true tie to the movie is that the team is there to literally clean up the mess left behind by the kind of battles you normally see in superhero movies, and ensure no alien artifacts end up in the wrong hands.
My favorite quote from this episode was "You know, it'd be nice if for once Thor and his people sent down the God of Cleaning Up After Yourself. They probably have a magic broom for this kind of thing."
Also "It's a magical place" seems like another conditioned response from Coleson. I don't think anyone (himself included) has mentioned Tahiti without him following up with that phrase.
There should actually be a lot more tie ins with Captain America considering that he is working with SHIELD, but it will probably be something similar to what they did with Thor.
So May and Ward totally did it, right? I mean he didn't follow her in to her room for just a drink. It will probably make for some drama if/when Skye and/or Coulson find out...
So May and Ward totally did it, right? I mean he didn't follow her in to her room for just a drink. It will probably make for some drama if/when Skye and/or Coulson find out...
They probably low keyed each other to sleep. And that's my main problem with the show. Coulson, May and Ward are all low key, laid back, laconic characters. Coulson worked well with the Avengers because his personality was opposite to the testosterone fueled egos of the super heroes and Nick Fury. On this show, other than the two chattering chipmunks, everybody is laid back.
So May and Ward totally did it, right? I mean he didn't follow her in to her room for just a drink. It will probably make for some drama if/when Skye and/or Coulson find out...
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