Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 2, Episode 5 Review


Well, that was eventful.
For the past four episodes, I've been waiting for Agents of SHIELD to actually do something that a member of its audience is remotely interested in. Most of the conversations I've had about Agents of SHIELD have concluded with "there's too much in there now and there is not enough time to use it all, not to mention most of Season 1 seems to have been forgotten".
Finally, we get a proper introduction to Skye's father, and what his relationship with Raina is. Finally, we get to explore the theories about Skye's true identity. Finally, Simmons being a mole in HYDRA actually goes somewhere.
While I did find the episode and this season so far very predictable for the most part, such as Bobbi Morse working for SHIELD secretly as well as being whatever-his-name-is' ex-wife, Simmons being rescued by her, Skye finding out the truth and it turns out she knows something...it all feels like we have been waiting for this for four episodes, but only now are we actually doing all this.
Bobbi Morse is a character who should be labelled "we'll explain later" for this episode, and while the actress is good, there's not much more I can say about her other than that Marvel already announced she was working for SHIELD long before the episode came out in the US, and even longer for the UK release.
Skye's father is explored a little more, along with Skye herself, and her relationship with Coulson, but I still feel its only just starting out. To be honest, this feels like what Episode 3 should have focused on, but never mind - we had to have a wasted and rushed inclusion of Blizzard first and a rather enjoyable if pointless episode surrounding a painting.
There's so much that started to be explored in the episode, but it seems we'll have to wait for it to go anywhere before I can really make a judgement. Most of it worked, if coming a little too late for my liking. Agents of SHIELD is picking up from last episode onward, and hopefully it stays that way. 8/10

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