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Recap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “Eye-Spy”

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Last week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. gave us our first peek into the deeper universe of the Marvel comics, by serving as an origin story for villain Graviton.  This week, we were introduced to a new character with ties to Coulson’s past, while the team continues to grow and evolve as they begin to find their roles.  This week’s episode, the punny-titled “Eye-Spy”, was written by Jeffrey Bell (one of the series’s showrunners and writer of my favorite episode of Angel, “The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco”) and directed by TV veteran Roxann Dawson (also known as B’Elanna Torres from Star Trek: Voyager).  Let’s jump right in! Continue reading →

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Recap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “The Asset”

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Since the first announcement of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the fanboys and fangirls have been wondering how strongly and frequently the show will pull from the Marvel comics.  We already knew that the show would tie in to the Cinematic Universe, and we’ve already had references to pretty much every character from The Avengers, not to mention specific plot connections to Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The First Avenger.  But what comic fans were really hoping for was something aimed at them.  The early rumors were that J. August Richards’ character from the first episode would turn out to be Luke Cage, and there was quite the outcry when he turned out not to be, crushing the hopes of a direct connection with the comics.  However, the fans’ prayers might have been answered a bit tonight, as SHIELD encountered a character straight from Marvel’s pages.  But let’s take it from the top before we get ahead of ourselves. Continue reading →

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Recap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “0-8-4”

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Clearly SHIELD’s budget is not dependent on congressional approval, because Agent Coulson and his crew are back with a new case this week, despite the government shutdown.  This week’s episode gave us a much better look at our characters, and a closer glimpse at what we can expect from the show going forward, all while building on the promise of last week’s premiere.  And while it may not have lived up to the brilliance of Joss Whedon’s “Pilot”, “0-8-4” (written by showrunners Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, J-Mo, and Jeffrey Bell) was a solid entry in the young series, building on some of the things that were hinted at last week.  Plus, in Marvel Cinematic Universe fashion, it had one hell of a post-credits scene and a big-ticket cameo.  But let’s take it from the top!

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Recap Follow-up: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “Pilot”

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Yesterday I rewatched the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premiere and thought of a few more things to say, so I thought I’d post this little follow-up to my recap.  The first thing I realized is that despite my best efforts I need to do a better job of balancing note taking and watching the show, because I missed some things and got some things wrong in my recap.  I guess that’s to be expected a bit, but I think I can do better in the future.  It was my first time writing a true recap, and it was for an information heavy series premiere, but hopefully it’ll get a little easier.

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Recap: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – “Pilot”

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When Marvel and Disney decided to combine the Marvel Cinematic Universe with cult favorite writer/director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), the result was The Avengers, the 3rd-highest grossing movie of all time.  When you combine that film with the rest of the MCU, including the Iron Man series, Thor and Captain America and their upcoming sequels, it’s an obvious choice for Disney/Marvel to want to expand the empire that has brought them such commercial and critical success.  And who better to give the reins to their new TV series to than Joss and his team, which in this case includes his brother and sister-in-law, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen (also known as J-Mo)?  The result is the awkwardly titled Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which I will from here on refer to as something that’s easier to type.  SHIELD is not the story of the superheroes that get their own films but of the government agents who are forced to deal with them “to protect the ordinary from the extraordinary”, people who have no superpowers of their own yet who are constantly in contact with those who do.  And who better to anchor that story than Agent Phil Coulson, who was stabbed through the chest by villain Loki during the events of The Avengers and presumed dead?  But instead of getting ahead of myself, why don’t we just jump into tonight’s episode, boringly titled: “Pilot”.

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