Aaaand …
… now I'm ready for the "Agent Carter" mid-season mini-series.
I've been enjoying "Agents of SHIELD" this year a lot more than the first 2/3 or 3/4 of the first season. Much less done-in-one, more interesting plotting, more things blowing up, more crazy drama.
On the other hand, as they've expanded beyond the original core team, they've both ended up with some interesting new characters and reducing the air time (and diluting the effect) of the characters they have.
The mid-season finale had some great moments, which I'll have to describe obliquely: Skye having some creepy moments with someone, Skye taking the shot, a couple of major men going mano-a-mano, Raina being as spooky-silly-creepy as ever, Agent 33, Fitzsimmons having some words.
But there were some not-so-great moments, including the rather abrupt departure of a major antagonist, and a climax / ending that was so shadowed and intercut that it was difficult to quite tell what the heck went on at times (and this as a comics geek, not as an average viewer). Indeed, that latter was probably one of the most crippling flaws in this episode, which did indeed ratchet up the stakes, action, and story, but probably left a lot of folk confused. And it's why I'd have to give this a B+ at best.
That said, I am looking forward to the series resuming in the Spring, but I'm also very much looking forward to some "Agent Carter" goodness kicking off in early January. Until then I will also enjoy one less new show overflowing my DVR …
[Note: The attached article does have spoilers. But also explains some stuff I missed on the first go-around.]
Hurry up, March, we want to know what happens.
I saw the show trending on Twitter yesterday and looked at the tweets. Argh! There was an Important Thing that East Coasters tweeted about, Spoiling it for us on the West Coast! Curses!
Call me crazy…. but I'm not totally convinced Trip is dead. #dudeyourecrazy
Um… He crumbled to dust.
I will note that the article itself rather hopelessly speculates otherwise. But I think, yeah, he's gone. Sigh.
+Scott Randel True… but we saw Loki kill Coulson in the Avengers movie and they brought him back to life. I know, I know… but he crumbled to dust.
http://marvel.com/news/tv/23795/debriefing_the_marvels_agents_of_shield_winter_finale — Official Marvel mid-season debrief with Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen.
+Dave Hill Yeah, he's gone.
Love this show.
i like this serie and i like see it complette
+Dave Hill I'd give it an A, this was one heck of an episode. But yeah, your right, the Whitehall thing wasn't done right. I thought the ending was good but it could have left some more suspense. I must give kudos to the show, an epic turn around and it's not even through its second season.
If I were writing the show, Whitehall would have been set up to become the new Red Skull.
Whitehall's already en establish Marvel comicbook supervillain. He doesn't need to become anyone else.
Oh! I didn't realize that. (I'm best with Silver/Bronze Age characters.)
Checking Wiki now…
Kraken… Nope. Don't remember him.
I can't believe I didn't kill her so called father . Colson is more of a father to her then he could ever be.
+Scott Randel One thing I had not realized is that, in the comics version (Jonathan Hickman rendition), Whitehall was the Hydra leader known as the Kraken. Which would have been pretty cool in and of itself.
I'd rather see them get Hugo Weaving back as the Red Skull. After all, what looked like disintegration might simply have been transportation …
in the comics there is a person named Daisey Johnson and we learn thats her first name and in the comics Johnson is a high ranking shield agent with earthquake powers. so Im thinking thats her especially since there was shaking ground
+NIkolai Fraley That does in fact seem to be who Skye/Daisy is. Which should be … interesting.
Everyone who has posted wow. I think trip is dead. What has become of Raina. Skye is ok but Raina did not escape like Skye. Finally WHERE IS DEATH LOCK!?????!!!! We have it seen him since the last seasons ending.
+Charlotte Huether Yea she did escape. She was the first to start breaking out. She had orange eyes and spikes on her skin..It flashed pretty quickly. Then After Skye bust out of encasement and everything is shaking you can see Raina in the shadows but you cant get a real good picture of what she really looks like but very alien looking.
Next season will include age of ultron aftermath
+francis short jr also a cameo of Nick fury and RDJ for Civil War?
they are inhumans
+Kevin Chenault ok. That makes sense. My brother showed me a pick of her with the spikes.
So we have our first confirmed superpower in the team: Mr. Anticlimactic Villain Killing Guy: Coulson 😀