Anyone that has yet to watch last
night’s episode of Agents of Shield,
entitled ‘The Well’, I suggest you go and watch it before proceeding ahead. As
always, this is not a spoiler free blog. THIS
REVIEW MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS! You’ve been warned.
While not as exciting an episode
as I would have liked, this episode did manage to develop the characters more
into well-rounded people. Going in, I wasn’t as happy to watch an episode that
alluded to the latest Thor film, but
I am glad it wasn’t as spoiler heavy as I expected it to be. Although the fact
that this series is trying to broach both film and television and have them
crossover into one another isn’t working as much as I think they’ve tried to
make it.
The one thing I did just mention
that I was happiest regarding this episode was the character development.
Finally most of the cast is seeming to appear like they are fully developed
human beings, because that’s what this series is supposed to be about, the
every day heroes. I liked getting to see more behind Ward’s character and the
things from his past he keeps hidden, even though I can’t quite recall what
this series has said happened to him. Also, May also seemed to get a little
closer to being a realistic persona, although she’s the one of the entire core
cast that I don’t think has gotten there fully. Otherwise, all the characters
seemed to be going in the right direction, and that makes quite happy to see in
a Whedon production.
That being said, this wasn’t as
exciting as it could’ve been. This series doesn’t seem quite confident enough
in itself not to need to rely on its film series brethren. That’s sad because
it doesn’t seem to be able to connect as well as it could have due to the lack
of confidence. I’m kind of getting bored of this alien artifacts and all the
sort, I’d really like it to go back to the pilot episode kind of writing. I
prefer mystery, character development, and a slow, but not too slow, burning
story arc. I’m not really getting that this season is fully connecting within
itself.
All in all, I’m growing more
disappointed in the way this series is being written. The characters finally
seemed to be getting more interesting and better developed, but the story
behind each episode doesn’t seem to really know where it’s going. I’d really
appreciate it if this series didn’t try so hard and instead just let itself
become what it needed to become. It’s not feeling like it is fully together and
that it even knows what direction it intends to go. The writing is sloppy, and
story development seems like it’s just spouting out things at random and trying
to tie them together.
My rating: 6.5 out of 10.
Best Lines:
“She’s ruling out a panic attack.” – Fitz clarifies Simmons’
series of questions.
“The crusades, the Black Death, disco.” – Skye spouts out
terrible things the Professor would have lived through.
Okay, I’m off to watch Supernatural
now, which I’m now actually more excited for than this show. Check back soon.
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