After last night’s season three premiere, Agents of SHIELD is 3 for 3 on roping me in for the season with strong opening episodes. In my opinion this was the strongest of the three, and that’s of course including a season two opener that featured the Absorbing Man. Here are my top 10 takeaways from last night: [Read more…] about Agents of SHIELD S3 E1: 10 Takes On A Strong Opener
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What I Wish Had Happened on Agents of SHIELD’s MidSeason Premiere
In my reviews of season 2 of Agents of SHIELD, I’ve oscillated between enthusiasm at the show’s improvement and exhaustion at wishing Marvel would take far more chances. Since I’m tired of being a perpetual bummer over a show many MCU fans enjoy, and since my Mom told me if you don’t have anything nice to say, shut up already (something like that), I’m taking a new approach. [Read more…] about What I Wish Had Happened on Agents of SHIELD’s MidSeason Premiere
Agent Carter S1 E3 Review: Slow Play the Miniseries
Agent Carter’s third episode was extremely understated, to the point of initial frustration. For an eight episode miniseries there sure wasn’t a lot of movement. Despite my initial disappointment, though, I’m still largely enjoying and optimistic for the future of Agent Carter and Marvel TV. [Read more…] about Agent Carter S1 E3 Review: Slow Play the Miniseries
Agent Carter Season One: “I Am Burdened With Glorious Purpose”
The quote in the headline is one of Loki’s from Avengers, but it aptly fits the new Agent Carter miniseries that aired its first two episodes earlier this week. Despite its cinematic dominance, Marvel’s live action TV game has been inconsistent at best. Agent Carter offers Marvel’s first opportunity since Agents of SHIELD launched in the wake of Avengers to take the live action comic book TV crown from DC Comics. [Read more…] about Agent Carter Season One: “I Am Burdened With Glorious Purpose”
Agents of SHIELD S2 E10 Review: What Did They Become?
I made a pact with myself (and my wife) that if tonight’s Agents of SHIELD midseason finale didn’t deliver on the show’s promise, I’d go ahead and stop watching. After last week’s offensively stationary episode (which I mistakenly watched thinking it was the finale), I was about ready to call it quits, but obviously I had to see for myself how Agents of SHIELD delivered the long (long, long, longggggg) anticipated reveal of the Inhumans. So did the midseason finale deliver on all that Marvel Universe promise? [Read more…] about Agents of SHIELD S2 E10 Review: What Did They Become?