tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post8262387560626304893..comments2024-03-29T06:56:12.797-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: All the Comforts of HomeBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57281422992598560312022-06-26T13:59:09.009-04:002022-06-26T13:59:09.009-04:00... and I loved the van with the orange shag carpe...... and I loved the van with the orange shag carpet.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-61805490355970441152022-06-26T13:58:34.956-04:002022-06-26T13:58:34.956-04:00Well, the arms thing was horrible, but I had alrea...Well, the arms thing was horrible, but I had already read these reviews when they were posted and knew it was coming. But horrible. I had the same thought, Michal, about reattachment. Except that they knew a hospital wasn't an option and Jemma most likely wouldn't be able to perform that advanced a surgery. <br /><br />I finally liked Deke. The Zima thing was a great bit.<br /><br />The monoliths shot made me say, "Omigod."Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51167917852445924702018-06-16T02:09:46.278-04:002018-06-16T02:09:46.278-04:00Ok I hate to try and even bring up timeline contin...Ok I hate to try and even bring up timeline continuity questions. But - in 2022 flashbacks, Elena had both arms. If this is the time loop coming true, shouldn’t she have lost them later?<br /><br />Also, yeah, Coulson has a robot hand with a digital shield.Serena + Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676817343327371251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17814294943378472182018-03-19T16:17:29.792-04:002018-03-19T16:17:29.792-04:00For a moment there I thought those were Kree in ar...For a moment there I thought those were Kree in armor. Now I wonder where did they get the robots from.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-78599813542261081202018-03-07T14:58:04.810-05:002018-03-07T14:58:04.810-05:00While dragging out the Coulson/Daisy drama may not...While dragging out the Coulson/Daisy drama may not have been the best thing (Supernatural S9 kind of suffered a bit with this (though it did lead to Drowley)) I think some was entitled given Coulson clearly was dismissive of her view on things here (plus Episode 100 probably would have shooken things up anyway). Just seems a bit underwhelming to set up this conflict and barely address it (still maybe 100 will give us something).<br /><br />I can kind of forgive the arm thing if only cause it was kind of a dangerous situation and there was a chance they could have gotten their asses kicked. Though like much of this season they could have maybe put in a line somewhere (maybe there will be more to come).<br /><br />I don't think it was said specifically anyone was Catholic (at least nothing that I can recall specifically) but Yo Yo and Mack are at least some kind of religious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-53371692161327433122018-03-07T10:56:54.510-05:002018-03-07T10:56:54.510-05:00One thing that bugged me about Elena losing her ar...One thing that bugged me about Elena losing her arms - limb re-attachment surgery has been first performed in 1962, and many times since then. Why on Earth didn't they pick up Elena's arms and re-attach them? Considering the amount of cutting-edge science they do almost every episode, this should be a walk in the park for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. They didn't even try.Michal Dvorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047652605478282288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-12092572624323654392018-03-07T08:14:45.722-05:002018-03-07T08:14:45.722-05:00I actually liked that Daisy forgave Coulson quickl...I actually liked that Daisy forgave Coulson quickly and the drama was not drawn out needlessly.<br /><br /><i>I mean Future Elena was kind of useless in warning her Past counterpart that she was gonna lose her arms like 24 hours after she had that conversation.</i><br /><br />That's a very good observation, televisionandotherrantings. About Ruby's timing, it's either some ability Ruby possesses to foresee her opponents' moves, or a "Seeing Red" bullet type stuff.<br /><br />[PROMO AND PRESS RELEASE SPOILERS FOR THE 100TH EPISODE FOLLOW] I read the description for the 100th episode, so I know it will address Coulson's deal with the Ghost Rider. But then from the promo, it looks like some other crazy stuff will happen too. There was a shot of an evil nun. A nun! Very horror-ish. Do we know if any character on this show had a Catholic upbringing? There were also new shots of Hive and Lash. One theory I read is that the three monoliths will "mix" and the characters will be sent to a spacetime displaced dimension.<br /><br />I'm enjoying season five so far. The fist arc dragged things a bit in its middle section, but it ended with strong episodes that, in my opinion, did a great job setting up the remainder of the season.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-51088489607881959912018-03-06T23:47:56.674-05:002018-03-06T23:47:56.674-05:00Also here's my list of reasons why I felt the ...Also here's my list of reasons why I felt the season has kind of been weak so far I posted elsewhere before this midseason premiere. Had to leave it as a separate comment since apparently there's a 4096 word limit.<br />-They did another dystopia like right after the last one. I was already kind of apprehensive of them doing a non-normal environment so soon after the Framework since there was no real downtime after it but the fact they made it dystopia was way too similar and couldn't help but draw comparisons.<br />-The gladiator stuff was too similar to Thor: Ragnarok. similar to the dystopia thing doing a sci-fi gladiator narrative so soon after the release of that film was a poor choice. Especially since Thor knew not to take the scenario too seriously since this kind of plot has been done to death. AOS does take it seriously and it makes the weaknesses more apparent.<br />- SHIELD being renegades again. While this is more due to the S4 finale and won't be addressed as much til the second half this was a poor choice because we've already done this plot in the past and it's lost its lustre. The first two-thirds of S4 proved you could do different plots with SHIELD and still have it be pretty good and the ending of S4 just knocked down the house of cards they had built up just to do the renegade crap again.<br />-The time travel stuff is kind of convoluted. Basically making an entire season about having to change history is gonna lead to a lot of problems because you know its gonna end with questionable logic. Plus since we're basing the whole plot on made up logic anyway it kind of hurts the stakes. This kind of thing is fine in one-off stories but when you make your whole season based on it suffers (similar stuff happened with the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who). Also the way they've structured it there's a lot of cryptic teasing about the events that actually happened and it's pretty frustrating.<br />-The characters making dumb dumb choices. There are many instances in this season where if the characters had not made a certain choice the plot wouldn't have happened. When certain things only happen cause the characters are dumb that's pretty annoying.<br />-Not a huge Kassius fan. They didn't get the serious/goofy balance right with him. Also the Kree, despite all the build-up they've received over the years aren't the most interesting of alien race villains.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63628446332888125462018-03-06T23:46:31.219-05:002018-03-06T23:46:31.219-05:00I do appreciate this episode having a bit more lig...I do appreciate this episode having a bit more light charm to it than the space arc. Not being in the dystopia helps. Shame Hale is about as interesting a villain as Kassius was which basically is not very. I actually watched a few Iron Fist episodes lately (got to catch up with these Marvel Netflix shows eventually) and I'd actually say some of the villains in that have been more interesting/entertaining that this SHIELD season has offered so far. I mean that could be a sign of my resentment of the season right now but that's not exactly a great sign especially if this IS the final season (though at least we have some fan service returns to come in the next few episodes and they'll try and wrap things up in the finale if this is the end)<br /><br />The Deke character is kind of average but that montage was definitely fresh as you said. The fanbase shout out was cute but Supernatural definitely had them beat a while back in that regard. A bit disappointed Daisy seemed to forgive Coulson super quick (although her eating cereal from the box was fun and cute).<br /><br />While Elena losing her arms (and especially so soon) was definitely a shock I do have to question some of the logistics of it. I mean Future Elena was kind of useless in warning her Past counterpart that she was gonna lose her arms like 24 hours after she had that conversation. You'd think that'd be something she'd have trouble forgetting. I also have to wonder how did Ruby manage to time her weapon so well that she was able to cut off both of Elena's arms but somehow not her torso. I mean someone somewhere suggested that both her arms could have been extended out but the timing of that would have to have been amazingly precise. While Ruby may have some abilities yet to be disclosed that is some crazy good accuracy. That's some Seeing Red bullet type stuff. <br /><br />It was nice to see Patrick Warburton in this but there does seem to be some inconsistency with stuff earlier in the season. In 5x05 Enoch said he didn't know what the purpose or origin of the Lighthouse was but apparently the Patrick Warburton hologram was perfectly willing to tell anyone who found it what exactly the deal was and there were a bunch of Chronicoms (those guys are fun) up in the place. I mean we've had inconsistencies and/or dropped plot points in this show before but this might be one of the more blatant ones. Also bunch of monoliths is kind of wacky. Starting to think they might be losing some of their lustre tho. I mean that first monolith was pretty cool but now they're starting to get a bit tacky. Oh yeah thanks for reminding me about that group portal seperate/together arrival inconsistency, there are a bunch this season I could make a list. I think it was only done that way the first time for the sake of the "mystery" and "drama" which is kind of annoying.<br /><br />TAD SPOILERY but its pretty much been said that the 100th is the one where we get all the information surrounding Coulson's deal with the Ghost Rider. Whatever situation he's in I'm kind of hoping he dies by the end of the season. It would work as a final episode (unless he dies in the 100th which some people have suggested) and would allow us to start anew in a hopeful to happen Season 6. Also seems we're going to get a grab-bag of past villains from the show in the episode to celebrate the milestone so that could be fun.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com