Anyone that has yet to watch
Tuesday night’s episode of Agents of
S.H.I.E.L.D., entitled ‘F.Z.Z.T.’, then I suggest that you go do that now
before proceeding ahead. This is not a spoiler free blog. THIS REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! You’ve been warned.
Although I’ve found that this
series seems to tie up intriguing storylines rather rapidly, this week I quite
enjoyed the episode. We finally got to see a bit more to both Fitz and Simmons’s
characters, a depth to them that was rather necessary to help us grow attached
to more than just their geekiness. This series does tend to approach the
characters emotions with subtlety and replacing it with the more superhero-like
angle, so it’s nice to actually see some more complex emotional states.
To me in this episode, it was
Simmons’s performance that stood out. The actress’s ability to bring raw
emotion to her character as she stands above the open cargo hold was
tantalizing. Sure, her and Fitz’s character often have a lot of intellectual
science type jargon that they spit out more often than not, but we really got
to see a piece of her character this week. I absolutely adored when she was
telling Coulson to tell her dad first because her mom would have an easier time
hearing it from him. But while this is a Whedon series, and he does like to
kill off his characters at the most seemingly inopportune moments, I felt no
fear that Simmons would actually die this week because we haven’t been able to
grow attached to her enough that her death would matter. That may be a harsh
thing to say, but it’s my view of the truth.
Other things to note about this
episode, one being how Coulson feels different since he died and we now know is
aware that something is different. While it may seem like something he’s become
aware of too early, I hold out hope that this is not the last we’ll hear of
this mystery, after Cobie Smulders character in the pilot said he could never
know. The other thing to note this week is about how Fitz has a thing for Skye.
I just find it so adorable the way he likes her, and that I’d definitely like
to see more evidence of this going forward. The only thing is I just hope Fitz
and Simmons don’t end up together because they certainly work as partners and
friends, I just don’t see any physical chemistry between them. They’re more
like siblings; having basically grown up together, and it would be weird if
they developed actual feelings for each other.
All in all, this week was a good
week for this series. It’s an easy series to watch and enjoy, but I do hope
more emotions are involved with all
of the characters, not just Skye and few characters each episode. I could see
something happening between Ward and Simmons, and eventually Skye and Fitz, as
well as Coulson and May. But that may seem too easy for this series. This isn’t
as edge-of-your-seats kind of entertainment to watch as the pilot was, but I
hold out hope that it gets to be more than just fun entertainment. I have faith
in the Whedon team.
My rating: 7.5 out of 10.
Best Lines:
“Man of my age? That’s something you say to an old person.”
– Coulson exasperates to Simmons.
“’I’m Agent Grant Ward. I can shoot the legs off a flea from
500 yards, as long as it’s not windy.'” – Fitz mockingly imitates Ward, causing
Skye to laugh.
“I’m shadowing my commanding officer.” – Skye says to Ward
when she gets a little too close to him and he responds with questions.
Alright, just two more series to catch up on tonight, before
I watch Revolution and American Horror Story: Coven. Stay
tuned.
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