Season five so far has seemed like one long expositional soliloquy about a dark, Kree-ruled future that can't possibly last past this half of the season. Despite Quake's extraordinary powers, there seems to always be some contrived reason why she can't use them. True again here. And, it doesn't make for an interesting problem for our heroes to solve, it's just frustrating. As for the Kree, Kasius is particularly exhausting as the predictably narcissistic, ruthless and sociopathic ruler of the human slave colony. His head of security, less so. But then, enter Fitz. FINALLY. And he has some Jason Bourne in him as a result of his life in The Framework. In fact, Fritz is a frickin' badass and it suits him extremely well.
Also highly welcome is the return of Lance Hunter, who's untimely exit from the series, along with fabulous Bobbi Morse, for a planned but cancelled spinoff has left a gap in the ensemble. Why they don't just bring these two back is a mystery. Perhaps Adrianne Palicki's role in The Orville prevents this. Lance and Fitz together are fun, especially as Fitz's super agent qalities begin to emerge, and the season starts to feel for the first time like the upbeat and adventurous series I was beginning to miss!