Not really in my opinion.
Keira and Daisy Ridley.. yeah i can see that....
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S3 |OT| Earthquakes Make Me Daisy - Tuesdays 9/8c
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Keira and Daisy Ridley.. yeah i can see that....
Calm waterfall
Banned
I really hope that they finish the whole Jemma going to the other planet story line ASAP so we don´t have to deal with it anymore. I would be really disappointed if they stretched this thing to the mid season or beyond. Just finish it already because this part of the show bores me.
Link to the interview please.
His revenge was good too, haha.
Link to the interview please.
Calm waterfall
Banned
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Edited out. With that said, what's the difference between that and the myriad of other bikini pics of her I've seen posted here over the last few months?
Oh, so it's just a bikini pic showing slightly more asscheek,
I believe it's being seen more as a matter of courtesy because her boyfriend seemingly posted it by accident (he deleted it right after he posted it on his public Instagram).
Angelus Errare
Banned
Next episode? Nah, it'll be the episode after that one. Can't go around breaking the Rule of One for too long. The universe might implode or something.
Primethius
Banned
Is season one of Agents worth watching the entire way through? I heard that it picked mid-way through the season after a terrible start and got good so I don't really feel like watching every single episode (unless I have to, in which case, I will). Is this the case?
io9 has a list of episodes to watch in catching up to season 1. Is that a good reference?
Appreciate any help.
io9 has a list of episodes to watch in catching up to season 1. Is that a good reference?
Appreciate any help.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Yes, you can jump through the first half of season 1. I don't know the io9 guide per say, but they'll surely give you the best bits.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Start after the one that has "The Dark World" tie in. Ep9 I think.
Yes. It starts out very slow, but steadily picks up pace. Keep going.
If you're binge watching, the faults of the first half of season 1 aren't as great. So I'd almost suggest watching through them all.
If you don't want to see everything, then see the following:
Ep 1, 4, 7, 8, and then from 10 on.
Regardless of what you choose to do, skip episode 9 (Repairs). It's best to assume it doesn't exist.
Primethius
Banned
Thanks for the help guys. Think I'll give the first few episodes a shot and then skip around to the important ones if it's unbearable. I just want to get to the good stuff as soon as possible.
super-famicom
Member
I watched all of season 1. Sure, some episodes were bad, but it was worth it to see all the character development
From episode 30 of the TWIMAoS podcast:
"We decided that Joss Whedon, having made the Avengers at the time (...), we said, hey, do you wanna come and make a pilot? And he said, yes, if the following things happen: one, we need Clark Gregg, there's no version of doing this without Clark Gregg. And two, we need people to actually write and produce the show."
-Jeph Loeb
"(...) and then I had a call with Joss, we both talked about how much we felt that Coulson's demise was important in the Avengers, we didn't want to undercut that in any way, but Joss had an idea which really became one of the core mysteries to be solved in the first season, which is that Phil Coulson thinks that he had a close call and recovered - we believe - with a fairly attractive massage therapist in Tahiti. And then from the very first moment that's brought up and Coulson walks away, it's revealed to the audience that a far darker mystery is involved in what brought him back. And that you don't come back without paying a price. From the minute Joss finished explaining that I thought, ok, this is gonna be very exciting."
-Clark Gregg
So the return of Coulson and even the whole Tahiti business were Whedon's ideas. I'm mentioning this because more than once I've seen people assuming Coulson being revived in AoS was a thing that bothered Whedon just because he thought it was important to keep the Avengers in the dark about it.
"We decided that Joss Whedon, having made the Avengers at the time (...), we said, hey, do you wanna come and make a pilot? And he said, yes, if the following things happen: one, we need Clark Gregg, there's no version of doing this without Clark Gregg. And two, we need people to actually write and produce the show."
-Jeph Loeb
"(...) and then I had a call with Joss, we both talked about how much we felt that Coulson's demise was important in the Avengers, we didn't want to undercut that in any way, but Joss had an idea which really became one of the core mysteries to be solved in the first season, which is that Phil Coulson thinks that he had a close call and recovered - we believe - with a fairly attractive massage therapist in Tahiti. And then from the very first moment that's brought up and Coulson walks away, it's revealed to the audience that a far darker mystery is involved in what brought him back. And that you don't come back without paying a price. From the minute Joss finished explaining that I thought, ok, this is gonna be very exciting."
-Clark Gregg
So the return of Coulson and even the whole Tahiti business were Whedon's ideas. I'm mentioning this because more than once I've seen people assuming Coulson being revived in AoS was a thing that bothered Whedon just because he thought it was important to keep the Avengers in the dark about it.
The show kinda showed that he sucks at training people =P
indeed...
Skye training under May > Skye training under Ward
Jest Chillin
Member
While true, it served Ward not to train her well on top of the fact that she wasn't taking the training that seriously to begin with.
So what happened last episode can go one of two ways:
- Andrew really is Lash and lots of drama for everyone at SHIELD.
- Andrew is (probably an inhuman but) not Lash and Ward asserts himself as a dangerous psychotic mastermind.
I'm fine with either, both options would provide ample entertainment.
- Andrew really is Lash and lots of drama for everyone at SHIELD.
- Andrew is (probably an inhuman but) not Lash and Ward asserts himself as a dangerous psychotic mastermind.
I'm fine with either, both options would provide ample entertainment.
Technically
we didn't, we just visualized Von Strucker Jr's description, and he could very well be lying
Loved this line, especially the deadpan delivery.
If Andrew is indeed confirmed as Lash, then I believe something like this is what they'll be going with.
All non-English languages tend to be like that on the vast majority of shows, but I'll be honest and say that I prefer when they at least try to do it rather than just have everyone always speak English for the sake of simplicity (also because at least I get a laugh or two when they absolutely butcher the language).
Seriously, they even call him out on it.
Hunter was the MVP this episode.
The bottom 2 are excellent reaction gifs.Good episode with some decent action and lots of fun lines. Lash remains trite and shit, but it's not like Inhuman Blanka is any better in the comics, tbh. Oh well.
So much of this. Hunter has gone from being generic muscle to becoming one of AoS's pillars. Nick Blood is also selling it like a mofo. His timing and delivery were on point.
Obligatory jifs:
LOL well played.
Chloe Bennet is the best.
Dami, now I want Bill Pullman on this.Hail Hydra, Mr President.
Again, awesome XD
It's always amazing how *hard* Elizabeth Henstridge ships FitzSimmons.it hurts!
We already got one, Daisy and Matt went to the same orphanage.
They totally have to meet and have Matt call her Mary Sue Poots
Don't listen to ducky, he loves Hino and Level-5
Seriously.
StarCreator
Member
The second scenario doesn't make sense; Ward is so disconnected from the Inhumans subplot that there is no way he would even know that there is one of them killing others, let alone be able to provide an accurate enough description that would allow SHIELD to put two and two together.
yeah if I'm recommending it, it's always going to be "just start with season 2" and I like those last seven episodes.
people are not patient enough to to slog through bad/mediocre episodes just to get to a good show. Even if Ward reveal and whatnot was fun as hell watching it live, I'd rather someone stick with the show through watching the better episodes.
StudioTan
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Except it's better to watch the first season than not if you find it watchable as many did. So why not just recommend they start with season one with the knowledge that the first half is the worst of the series and then skip if they really can't stomach it? I don't think telling people to outright skip it is good advice, stuff like Ward's arc have no impact if you didn't watch any of season one.
Father_Brain
Banned
Given how much TV is out there, I think most people who don't like the early episodes are more likely to give up on the show entirely than skip ahead.
Should have gotten Fitz. Would have made more sense.
I don't see why he couldn't put on some yoga pants.
Don't think you should bother with this show if you can't get through the rough edges. So much of S1 is important to everything that happened in S2 and beyond. I would have a hard time caring about stuff going on now if I wasn't invested with the characters, and the payoff wouldn't be nearly as cool without all the build up.
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Season 1 is mediocre, even after the reveal. Bill Paxton is entertaining though.
I always recommend people watch it by keeping it on in the background while they do something else.
I always recommend people watch it by keeping it on in the background while they do something else.
That's how I got through it. I had given up on the show when it first started airing but after people started raving about season 2 I just watched season 1 while doing other stuff.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
Everything post Winter Soldier has been good.
Agreed. By skipping the whole of season 1 you meet an already evil Ward, an already broken Fitz, an already disrupted S.H.I.E.L.D., a relatively competent agent Skye, etc. Lots of things that work much better with buildup and payoff. Seeing Fitz and Simmons work together as an extension of each other is what makes what they go through in the following seasons so good too. AoS is very character centered, those things lose weight without what happened before and the show gets less interesting as a result.
Everyone says season 1 turned around at Winter Soldier, but I'd say that it turned around at the mid-season break. Most of the episode of The Bridge is ok, but the ending certainly ramps things up and leads into the whole TAHITI story. TRACKS is one of the best season 1 episodes. And then you have two filler episodes, Seeds, which is an excellent monster of the week, and Yes Men, which serves as the calm before the storm. And all through this, you get Bill Paxton.
The bad of Season 1 happens in the first half...0-8-4, Eye Spy, Girl in the Flower Dress, The Well, Repairs.
The bad of Season 1 happens in the first half...0-8-4, Eye Spy, Girl in the Flower Dress, The Well, Repairs.
and as much as I love the show now, there's still so much better out there.
Yep, it definitely turned around before the Winter Soldier bit.
Stallion Dan
Member
I still think outside of a few select episodes season 2 was crap too.
Season 3 has improved dramatically thank god.
Season 3 has improved dramatically thank god.