Joss Whedon wouldntJoss WhedonAmy Acker twice would he?Im still getting over what happened to Ackers Fred inAngel.
Whatever the case, lets take a moment to give a little state of the union onAgents of SHIELD.
Its just a different show, a tight narrative with deep characters and an anything goes feel.
Just thought Id share that.
The opening establishes Blackout and his powers are indeed creepy and cool.
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It goes without saying that Patton Oswalts Agent Koenig is awesome.
He has a bit of a surprise for the agents in the form of a powerful lie detector.
Man, is that going to be a popular screen name.
Koenig asks each agent if they were connected to Alexander Pierce and asks about Project Insight.
And in the most unexpected reference of all, we find out that Simmons is aDoctor Whofan.
I knew I loved that gal for a reason.
Daniels stalks Audrey but is stopped by Fitzs doodad robots.
Despite the lack of costume, Blackout is Blackout and not some watered down television-friendly version of the villain.
Coulson gives us some exposition on the darkforce and the history of Blackout.
I think 1981 me just peed a little at that thought.
The Cellists tale gives Coulson a quiet dignity, a sense of the classic Marvel sacrifice motif.
Its good character development for Coulson and a story we all have wanted to hear sinceAvengersbrought it to light.
This is driven home as Ward slowly closes the door to Koenigs office.
Goodbye Patton, hope you return toJustifiednext season.
They have a light weapon designed by Bruce Banner that they believe could take down Blackout.
Coulson questions the wisdom of using Banner tech, and were with you, Phil.
Coulson wins the day for his squad, but things dont go as well for Skye.
The show needed a villain, and by god, does Ward fit the bill perfectly.
The sweeper gives us another intriguing character who may have some connections to days past.
Marvel Movements
Banner Tech
Tripletts legacy.
He was pretty much the same character in the comics as he was in this episode.
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Rating:
4 out of 5
