Agents Of Shield S1E4: Recap

Agents of Shield recap time! This week, we had the Scooby Gang chasing down a rogue Shield Agent who was globe-hopping while pulling off all types of crazy heists, all with here eyes closed.

Again, I feel like this show is getting better as it goes along. The banter between the team in the Van scene was great, and I’m really loving the Skye/Ward dynamic. The part where Ward got the command to “Seduce the guard” gave me a nice hearty laugh, especially after all his blustering about not needing help ended up with a pathetic “help” lol.

This new shadow organization which is hunting down alien technology is really awesome. I did not expect the “Handler” to also be a victim, and when his implant exploded, I was like “Oh, snap!” I love secret evil organizations which are smart like that. It really sets up the idea that they’re a force to be reckoned with. I’m still holding out hope that it’s some form of HYDRA. It seems natural that would be the organization SHIELD would butt heads with.

One complaint is that Fitz and Simmons, as adorable as they are, make it really hard to understand their dialogue because of their accents sometimes. I hope they get that issue fixed soon. I don’t usually have a problem understanding accents, but these characters talk so fast and over each other, so it can make it hard to follow their conversations at times.

We also got to see more about how “post death” Coulson has changed. It’s still unclear how he came back to life and if he’s really the same Coulson from the movies. But apparently he had a change of heart in Tahiti.

Looks like next episode is when Skye’s betrayal happens, so that should be interesting. Let’s hope the trend continues and this show keeps getting better. I also wonder if they’re going to do any Thor cross-overs to help promote the movie as November gets closer? Here’s hoping!