‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.10 Recap: “I’m Not Saying This Is a Good Plan”
After this week, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ goes on hiatus until March 3rd, 2015. That’s a long time to wait for a new episode. In the meantime, the show leaves us with a winter finale that jam-packs in...
View Article‘Galavant’ Pilot & 1.02 Recaps: “Maybe You’re Not the Worst Thing Ever”
The ads for ABC’s self-proclaimed “comedy extravaganza” ‘Galavant’ have looked… oh, what’s the word? “Godawful” comes to mind. “Insufferable” is another good description. However, appearances can be...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ Pilot & 1.02 Recaps: “Captain America, What Would I Do Without...
Since ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ is on break until March, Marvel has decided to fill its time slot with the new (supposedly) limited-run spin-off/prequel series ‘Agent Carter’. With a period setting and...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 1.03 Recap: “Shut Up, English, You Talk Too Much”
Hey, did you like all that fightin’ and shootin’ and car chases and explosions and spy intrigue in last week’s premiere of Marvel’s new ‘Agent Carter’ series? Well, I hope those episodes were enough to...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 1.04 Recap: “I Like Predictable”
Five seconds. That’s about how much of last week’s episode of ‘Agent Carter’ was of even the slightest interest. This show started in a position of weakness and has rapidly slid downhill in every...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 1.05 Recap: “Not Bad for a Girl”
Finally! A good episode of ‘Agent Carter’! Like, really good. What the heck took so long? This is what every episode should have been like from the beginning. I think I understand why the...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 1.06 & 1.07 Recaps: “Focus on What Really Matters”
It seems that I missed doing a recap for ‘Agent Carter’ last week. Sadly, after one good episode a couple weeks back, the show quickly returned to its usual tedium. Nevertheless, I am determined to see...
View Article‘Agent Carter’ 1.08 Recap: “I Thought You’d Be Better”
The network ads described this week’s episode of ‘Agent Carter’ as the “season finale,” as if there’s still some chance of a Season 2. Originally promoted as a limited run series, the show initially...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.11 Recap: “I’ll Show You the Way”
Now that the dud ‘Agent Carter’ spin-off has finally drawn to its interminable close, Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ made a welcome return this week from its two-month winter break. Considering how...
View Article‘American Crime’ Pilot Recap: “You Don’t Give a Damn About Me”
The hard-sell ads for ABC’s new drama ‘American Crime’, which repeatedly toss around the word “extraordinary” as if to berate viewers into unquestioning acknowledgement that this is already one of the...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.12 Recap: “There Are Tides in the Universe That...
It’s a shame that ABC has another show on the air right now called ‘Secrets & Lies’, because that would have made a good title for this week’s episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’. The actual title...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.13 Recap: “Fight On”
The Asgardian business in last week’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ didn’t do a lot for me. Fortunately, this week’s episode stays focused on the storylines that I actually care about. This may have been...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.14 Recap: “We All Hide Our True Selves”
In addition to introducing a major new character, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ brings back someone who feels like he hasn’t been on the show for ages – even though, technically, he was only absent for...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.15 Recap: “The Path We’ve Chosen Doesn’t Leave a...
Is ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ going to try to pull off a so-called game-changer episode around this time every season? That ploy worked out pretty well last year, and the most recent episode likewise...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.16 Recap: “We All Have Our Bad Days”
After last week’s pretty momentous episode, I suppose it was inevitable that ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ would need to slow down a step. You can’t have a game-changer every week, right? Shangri-La La La...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.17 Recap: “I Need Your Pain”
To be honest, when I heard that this week’s episode of ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ would be devoted to finally telling the story of how Agent May got her nickname, my expectations for it sunk...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.18 Recap: “Expedient Alliances with Despicable...
I thought that last week was one of the best episodes ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ has had so far. This week is, unsurprisingly, not able to top that. However, judged on its own, the episode is fairly...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.19 Recap: “We Finally Got the Team Back Together”
Remember when Skye used to be the most annoying and useless character on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’? That started to turn around this season when the show’s writers finally gave her an interesting...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.20 Recap: “Cards on the Table”
Before returning to ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ this week, many viewers may ask whether it’s safe to watch the latest episode if they haven’t seen ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ yet. To that, I can offer a...
View Article‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.21 Recap: “You’re Not Welcome Here”
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ wrapped up its second season with a big, action-packed, two-hour finale. I’ve read some grumbling both here and on other forums from viewers who didn’t care for the season or...
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