tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post2046423658842284363..comments2024-03-28T23:03:57.917-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Chaos TheoryBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48414593446316512702022-04-22T08:46:26.396-04:002022-04-22T08:46:26.396-04:00Much agreement that this is an excellent episode. ...Much agreement that this is an excellent episode. I particularly liked how they showed both sides of the Inhumans-in-Jell-O situation, as you said, Sunbunny.<br /><br />I don't ship FitzSimmons, but I don't hate them as a couple and I like what they've been doing with them in this situation. <br /><br />And I've been doing the same thing with the ATCU -- I keep thinking ACLU. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-48868291024222820052015-11-18T00:29:20.043-05:002015-11-18T00:29:20.043-05:00I really hope Rosalind isn't HYDRA too. Regard...I really hope Rosalind isn't HYDRA too. Regardless, I am very disappointed in Coulson for falling for her. She is still far from trustworthy. At least she's more age-appropriate than Amy Acker was.<br /><br />I still don't really like the Andrew-is-Lash concept. I get that he became less himself as it went on, but I still think when it first happened someone as well adjusted as Andrew would call someone to help him deal with this, probably Daisy.Mariannahttp://www.mariannahorn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-59092731048013340222015-11-14T03:29:39.904-05:002015-11-14T03:29:39.904-05:00Lack of subtlety's a deal-breaker for me, so I...Lack of subtlety's a deal-breaker for me, so I didn't enjoy this one all that much. There was way too much telling and not enough showing. The Andrew/Lash wasn't handled all that well, going for broad strokes rather than complexity. It didn't quite have the tragedy they were going for, only improved by the performances.<br /><br />Lincoln continues to be as annoying, stupid and dull as ever, not to mention plot convenient. Some of the action was quite poor in this one, especially the scene between Lash and SHIELD agents.<br /><br />I did really like the stuff with Rosalind and Coulson. Despite it also suffering from on-the-nose dialogue.<br /><br />Also 'I lashed out'. Really? FlopHairedWussnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-3219885248025931952015-11-13T20:04:58.539-05:002015-11-13T20:04:58.539-05:00I love May. She's terrific at portraying emoti...I love May. She's terrific at portraying emotions... and I must say, not very good at hiding them. She was really terrific in this episode.<br /><br />And Rosalind has a lovely smile. I can feel my heart melting when she smiles. I totally understand Coulson — he didn't stand a chance.migmithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06981055611018991476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-50015448967432834222015-11-12T17:07:04.208-05:002015-11-12T17:07:04.208-05:00Excellent episode for May. Ming-Na Wen did a good ...Excellent episode for May. Ming-Na Wen did a good job. She displayed a very fragile May without ever losing touch with the tough woman we’ve come to know.<br /><br />I like the explanation that Andrew is disappearing and Lash taking over... Am I a bad person for wanting Lash to take over? It’s not that I don’t like Andrew, but drama wise it would be better, and I don’t know why they would bring a character from the comics only to make him a temporary alter-ego.<br /><br />There was a great discussion on Whedonesque about how you don’t need to buy a certain relationship (Fitzsimmons, May/Andrew) to feel for the characters suffering due to complications on those relationships. That describes how I feel about Fitzsimmons and May: I’m still not shipping Fitzsimmons, but their scenes were terrific. That sunrise, with Jemma being content by just looking at it, and Fitz ok with giving time to things fall in place, was beautiful. And “4277 Hours” was so terrific it was great getting one more glimpse of Jemma’s time on that unknown planet. It was like that late Anya number on Buffy bringing us back to the musical episode.<br /><br />As for May/Andrew, I’m still not fully on board with the Andrew-is-Lash scenario, but boy did they make a good job on showing May’s pain. That cut from Fitzsimmons’ sunrise to May’s sunset was amazing: there’s hope for Fitzsimmons, but May’s world is going dark. Poor May.<br /><br />While this was a good episode, it came with a few missteps. What was with the dialogue? Too many of Andrew’s lines had double meanings and it became old very quickly. Did Rosalind and Coulson need a let-me-ty-your-tie scene? Complete with cliché dialogue even? Thank the lords the two actors have tons of chemistry to compensate.<br /><br />Speaking of Rosalind, I also don’t think she’s evil. Not Hydra evil, anyway. She could be other kinds of evil. Her confrontation with Daisy was awesome, and it was good how by the end of the episode they both had helped one another, even though Daisy saving her was a little on the nose.<br /><br />The promo for next week’s episode got me really excited. It looks like it’s going to be a big episode.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-70124942987606650942015-11-12T12:44:07.953-05:002015-11-12T12:44:07.953-05:00It's my speculation that Rosalind isn't HY...It's my speculation that Rosalind isn't HYDRA. It's going to come out that she's inadvertently working for HYDRA.<br /><br />At least, that's my hope. Because, yeah, I don't want another lover betrayal. That's been done to death.<br /><br />KatKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609424771874961444noreply@blogger.com