It's still not good. There are a few eps with signs of promise but this really needs a revamp.
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BronsonLee
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Real pathetic way of looking at it, don't you think?
If instead of the general public Disney is pandering to Reddit, we're fucked
We'll see. The show needs more focus on an antagonist and such, but it doesn't hurt that quality hasn't gone down since inception. Ratings are up a lot over the Thor tie in, so I guess people liked that episode and tuned into the next. Some people said it was boring, but I thought it was their strongest episode yet, guess we'll see how the Dec episode does. Strong guy hopefully become a regular or semi regular. Characters are starting to get decent enough that they don't really need to have cookie cutter 'roles' so I'm not worried about Ward being made redundant. Not-Luke Cage is still a civilian after all.
For all the shit Loeb gets (and boy does he deserve it) he's kind of right about what killed the show. It's clear that the writing teams strengths were writing origin stories.
This is why I stopped watching. They don't know how to get the ball rolling or to plant anything substantial to make the viewer get invested. Even when I stopped watching I felt hope was the only reason I was still there.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Just finished watching the episode. I kept expecting a certain fiery red demon with red hair pop in the episode but nope. lol.
Cornballer
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Agents of SHIELD is off again this week, but it'll be back next Tuesday with the first half of a two-parter.
Show is awesome. You should definitely catch up.
dead souls
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Your DVR did you a favor.
Cornballer
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- EW: Sneak peek from next week's episode (please spoiler tag any discussion)
Fire the fight coordinator immediately.
Good to know they're listening.
GuitarAtomik
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That's good to hear. I think maybe a problem this show has had on the action front is that only 3 out of the 6 people on the team are combat capable, and it seems like at least one or two of them are always sidelined or over-viewing whatever mission they're on. Maybe this will give them more opportunities there. Plus maybe we could get less technobabble if more of the team was less tech-headed.
Father_Brain
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Recurring only means that they'll be appearing in two or more episodes, not necessarily that they'll be joining or replacing any of the current regulars. Though the cast could use a shakeup, definitely.
Orbis Tabula
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I like this. A lot of people were saying that adding new blood to the team would help. Let's hope the new characters are a little more charismatic. The original cast is only just starting to become the least bit interesting.
Funky Papa
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This show doesn't need any more characters (unless they plan to off all the unlikeable ones), it needs better writting. Period.
I hate to bring Arrow to the table once more, but latest episode showed exactly how to introduce superpowered individuals that remain engaging and mysterious, deep, meaningful mythology from the comics that doesn't necesarily relate to the mainstays of the franchise and tremendous action scenes.
Fuck new characters, give the Coulson's team a sense of purpose and some fun baddies that tap into Marvel's huge reservoir of villainy. I simply cannot believe they have yet to introduce AIM or Zemo. This TV d-lister of the week thing they keep going on is bewildering as fuck.
I hate to bring Arrow to the table once more, but latest episode showed exactly how to introduce superpowered individuals that remain engaging and mysterious, deep, meaningful mythology from the comics that doesn't necesarily relate to the mainstays of the franchise and tremendous action scenes.
Fuck new characters, give the Coulson's team a sense of purpose and some fun baddies that tap into Marvel's huge reservoir of villainy. I simply cannot believe they have yet to introduce AIM or Zemo. This TV d-lister of the week thing they keep going on is bewildering as fuck.
Funky Papa
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All the props are legit bad, including the night night gun.
Which is pretty pathetic considering SHIELD's inconmensurable gadget pedigree.
Which is pretty pathetic considering SHIELD's inconmensurable gadget pedigree.
If you want to be an action show, you need characters that can believably fight. Currently, they have 2/6. That's not a good ratio.
Funky Papa
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I'd be ok with May and Ward doing all the asskicking, but that would require an actual fight coordinator. All the action scenes so far have been pathetic. Even the shootouts are terribad.
dead souls
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Yeah, now that I've been devouring Arrow (three episodes to go in season one!), the action scenes on SHIELD look even more lame.
GuitarAtomik
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Doubt it. That guy was just a regular blue collar worker not a weapons/combat expert.
I think a six-man cast is fine for Agents of Shield.
And I'm not watching the show for its action sequences or its weird villain of the week, but rather the interactions among the team members.
And one-third of the team being capable fighters is more than enough. The idea is that SHIELD will go solve its problems with a minimum of violence.
And I'm not watching the show for its action sequences or its weird villain of the week, but rather the interactions among the team members.
And one-third of the team being capable fighters is more than enough. The idea is that SHIELD will go solve its problems with a minimum of violence.
Father_Brain
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New interview with Jeffrey Bell on episode 10 and the next half of the season:
On the one hand, more Marvel elements and more serialization is exactly what I wanted to hear, at least as far as the plotting is concerned.
On the other hand, much of the the rest of the interview is basically "everything is fine and dandy with the show creatively and fans are silly because they're not all finding the same things to criticize," though how much of that is spin I have no idea.
On the one hand, more Marvel elements and more serialization is exactly what I wanted to hear, at least as far as the plotting is concerned.
On the other hand, much of the the rest of the interview is basically "everything is fine and dandy with the show creatively and fans are silly because they're not all finding the same things to criticize," though how much of that is spin I have no idea.
crimsonspider89
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Cinematography is still ass but the episodes got a whole lot better at around 5-6.
The geek twins are now likable and awesome.
fallengorn
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Yeah, that response to the first question does not inspire a lot of confidence. If he said "I love where we are, but it gets even better in the second half of the season," which is a pretty fluffy answer, would've been better.
FitzSimmons!
Cornballer
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Sneak peek vids from tonight's episode:
- #1 (previously posted last week)
- #2 (new one, I think)
Please spoiler tag any discussion.
Also, MTV interview with Jeffrey Bell.
- #1 (previously posted last week)
- #2 (new one, I think)
Please spoiler tag any discussion.
Also, MTV interview with Jeffrey Bell.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Didn't even realize there was a new episode tonight.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
First nitpick: Captain America couldn't even push that tractor.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Hah
you're Wrong Colson!!!!! there're plenty MUTANT TELEPATHS!!!!
you're Wrong Colson!!!!! there're plenty MUTANT TELEPATHS!!!!
Girl Fury was the way more interesting character to add to the team, if we're getting 1 black character, imo.
aHebrewMenagerie
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I like Mike Peterson. The one character in this show that I find very relatable.
Except Simmons. :3
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