They're just hitting homer after homer after each episode. It's spectacular at how this show has become so gripping than ever. I'd definitely rate it above Gotham as of now. The storyline for Season 2 is just brilliant. The new characters have added a lot of firepower to the show and this particular episode just blew me away. People need to watch this show. It was a bummer how Season 1 had such a sluggish start that it lost more than half of its viewers. But the ones who stuck with it are reaping in the good stuff now. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D is marching over to the mid 8's on the rating according to me. I have no idea why is the overall rating not incrementing at all. 80% of the episodes for Season 2 are rated above 8.5. You ought to be convinced by now.
4 Reviews
Only the worthy are allowed inside
jhudson-1170423 October 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Well, this is a big episode with plenty of setup, a possible coup, a huge reveal and furthering the best relationship on the show.
Let's start with the best two characters on this show FitzSimmons. They finally sort of let their feelings boil over and they seem to be rekindling their relationship. It seems like Simmons loves Fitz too.
Raina comes back in this episode and reveals something huge. The blue alien that helped bring Skye, Coulson and others back to life are the Kree! And, if certain alien like people can touch the diviner, that could be leading to the inhumans.
Speaking of returns, we got the return of the Agent Koenig, actually, Koenigs. I love the joke that they played on Trip saying that there is 3 of them. I love the doubling of actors in this show, with the Koenigs and Agent 33.
With Agent 33 back too, she had a fight with Skye. I was kind of surprised that she is able to maintain her own with Agent 33, especially since May had a pretty intense fight with her. I am glad though that Skye needed help defeating her as it would have been a stretch that Skye was that good an operative yet.
The team has found the city but there seems to be some mishaps along the way, especially with Mack. Something happened to him like he was possessed or something and then there was that whole thing where he fell about 100ft. It is possible that he could've died but that would've been a horrible end for a good character. The fact that he could shrug off an ICER sort of tells me that Mack survived his fall.
Also, what is Mack and Morse up to? They keep talking about bringing in Hunter in something else. Are they splitting off? Working for Hydra?
The cliffhanger for this episode is great too, as Skye is on her way to meet her dad and there are missiles sent towards the bus...
+ Kree! Inhumans? + FitzSimmons + Koenigs and their humour +/- Skye/33 fight +/- Mack attack and the tease.
Final Score: 9.2/10
Let's start with the best two characters on this show FitzSimmons. They finally sort of let their feelings boil over and they seem to be rekindling their relationship. It seems like Simmons loves Fitz too.
Raina comes back in this episode and reveals something huge. The blue alien that helped bring Skye, Coulson and others back to life are the Kree! And, if certain alien like people can touch the diviner, that could be leading to the inhumans.
Speaking of returns, we got the return of the Agent Koenig, actually, Koenigs. I love the joke that they played on Trip saying that there is 3 of them. I love the doubling of actors in this show, with the Koenigs and Agent 33.
With Agent 33 back too, she had a fight with Skye. I was kind of surprised that she is able to maintain her own with Agent 33, especially since May had a pretty intense fight with her. I am glad though that Skye needed help defeating her as it would have been a stretch that Skye was that good an operative yet.
The team has found the city but there seems to be some mishaps along the way, especially with Mack. Something happened to him like he was possessed or something and then there was that whole thing where he fell about 100ft. It is possible that he could've died but that would've been a horrible end for a good character. The fact that he could shrug off an ICER sort of tells me that Mack survived his fall.
Also, what is Mack and Morse up to? They keep talking about bringing in Hunter in something else. Are they splitting off? Working for Hydra?
The cliffhanger for this episode is great too, as Skye is on her way to meet her dad and there are missiles sent towards the bus...
+ Kree! Inhumans? + FitzSimmons + Koenigs and their humour +/- Skye/33 fight +/- Mack attack and the tease.
Final Score: 9.2/10
calm before the storm
tacostogo7 March 2023
After watching this show various of times, i always think of this episode as the calm before the storm. Yes a lot of things happen after the next episode but this is where everything is the same before it ultimately changes. I love this episode so much and everything that goes on between the two teams. This is my fourth complete rewatch and what i'm starting to realize is how much i enjoyed season 2. Can't wait to keep researching again and see where each season ranks in terms of my liking. I'm just also whenever patton oswalt guest stars it's always a good episode no matter the short amount of screen time.
Re-watch Thoughts
noorea-8514719 February 2019
I think this episode is underrated, I'm one of the few people who think it's better than the mid-season finale, which was huge plot-wise, this one is more about the smaller moments and hashing out issues and moral standings, but I appreciate that kind of thing so I loved it, felt like the calm before the storm, and man did that storm hit hard! the end sequence of this episode with Mack is one of the most intense things I've seen on TV, I still remember how my jaw was on the floor all through it.
Oh and the Koenig brothers are just the gift that keeps on giving!
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