tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post4764283080984525570..comments2024-03-28T17:08:01.559-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: What We're Fighting For (Series Finale)Billie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-71869001709346264432022-08-07T16:43:46.339-04:002022-08-07T16:43:46.339-04:00Billie, thank you and you are welcome. I enjoyed r...Billie, thank you and you are welcome. I enjoyed reading your comments a lot. I too gave this series another try after temporarily taping out during season three, and I also did not regret it. These characters have a place in my heart now.Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-76100267897069051042022-08-07T10:00:25.010-04:002022-08-07T10:00:25.010-04:00Such a satisfying but poignant ending. I'm so ...Such a satisfying but poignant ending. I'm so glad I gave this series another try. And Lamounier, that was entirely because of you. Thank you. And thank you for this particular review. It's one of your best. <br /><br />I was so upset when I thought Daisy was gone, and thankful they didn't go through with it. I was glad that Kora brought Daisy back and that they formed a relationship. And that they were exploring the galaxy with Daniel Sousa.<br /><br />Deke sacrificing himself instead of Daniel, leaving Daniel for Daisy was such an unselfish way for Deke to go out. What a terrific guy he turned out to be.<br /><br />Of course, Fitz and Jemma did have their daughter, not a surprise. I was glad they took a few years to be happy together because what if it had all blown up and that was all they had ever had? Happily, no.<br /><br />May got to be the cavalry again, this time giving the Chronis empathy. Perfect reversal. Now they're all Enoch-like. And I was so pleased to see May as a professor at Coulson Academy. <br /><br />I liked the poignant virtual bar meeting. Yes, they've broken up, but they still get together every year. It isn't the team working together, but it was okay. Made me cry. And all of the other character wind-ups were great. Mack on the helicarrier. Mack giving Coulson a super version of Lola. Davis as an LMD. The rewind of the temple stuff. Flint going to the Academy. <br /><br />One more thing: I so enjoyed all of the different, imaginative credit cards this season. It was such a fun bit that added to the whole. <br /><br />Lamounier, another thank you for filling in those four missing reviews. It always makes me so happy when a really good show has a complete set of reviews. <br /><br />Speaking of which, a big thank you also to Mark and Sunbunny for their excellent reviews of the early episodes. I know that I'll eventually have to rewatch <i>AoS</i> and re-read all of the reviews.Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-77626520304156744432020-08-30T17:13:12.588-04:002020-08-30T17:13:12.588-04:00I just realized I put 7 twice in the season rankin...I just realized I put 7 twice in the season ranking bit. I think what I meant was clear with context but just in case:<br />3>2=4>1>7>>6>>>5<br /><br />Philinda stans annoyance I guess just comes down to being toyed around with for the past several seasons and the fact that FitzSimmons pretty much got it all by the end has got to sting too.<br /><br />The Feige thing is definitely disheartening for the future but I got to at least have a bit of hope. I mean crazier things have happened.<br /><br />And thank you again Lamounier.televisionandotherrantingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-88628879306772755002020-08-30T17:05:18.103-04:002020-08-30T17:05:18.103-04:00televisionandotherrantings, I agree that the agent...televisionandotherrantings, I agree that the agents seem to be in a different timeline than the main MCU timeline. In fact, in the finale, S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to be as big as ever, and that's definitely not the direction the movies went.<br /><br /><i>Hopefully, some future MCU property can clear up that last question at least</i><br /><br />I doubt they will. I have the impression that, now with Kevin Feige being the boss of eveything, Loeb's Marvel TV is as gone as good. It's a shame, really, I would love to see some of these characters again.<br /><br /><i>the stupid double standard about being emotional that apparently means Daisy can't be in charge but if it's Coulson or Mack it's apparently fine.</i><br /><br />I'm okay with Coulson and Mack as directors, but yeah, the double standard is annoying. It looks like Daisy is running the mission in space, though, and that makes me happy. She is a natural leader.<br /><br />Why are the Philinda stans annoyed? Coulson is dead. ChroniCoulson is cool, but it would be out of character for May to hook up with him, she saw the real Coulson die.<br /><br />Thank you, televisionandotherrantings, for all your comments. I know you haven't been in love with these past few seasons, and we have different opinions when it comes to seasons 3 and 5, but your insights were always welcome.<br /><br />As for Enver, his Sousa was one of the highlights of the season, and I hope that he gets more roles, he certainly deserves it!Lamounierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00225447169375363236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49527036384187584972020-08-23T22:46:07.838-04:002020-08-23T22:46:07.838-04:00It's sad that Enver seems to have missed his w...It's sad that Enver seems to have missed his window. He was so amazing in <i>Dollhouse</i>. Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8159886508029692432020-08-23T22:43:16.942-04:002020-08-23T22:43:16.942-04:00I think the issue with Enver is that after Dollhou...I think the issue with Enver is that after Dollhouse anything he does is gonna seem tame by comparison. In fact, part of my issue with Sousa in Agent Carter was that it kind of felt like anyone could have played that part. With S2 and especially here it felt like Enver was able to bring more oomf to it. He had so many great bits and the romance was a nice surprise (although the idea that he was with Daisy's mom/Dichen/Sierra in Dollhouse does add a bit of weird vibe) (and it would be nice if he could play him again).televisionandotherrantingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-14752038574164298872020-08-23T21:59:56.722-04:002020-08-23T21:59:56.722-04:00I haven't watched this show in YEARS but I'...I haven't watched this show in YEARS but I'm so happy they introduced Sousa and gave him and Daisy a happy ending, ESPECIALLY since Sousa and Peggy were rendered moot (at least in one timeline) by Endgame.<br /><br />Enver Gjokaj deserves more work! Hire Enver Gjokaj more often!sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-30137983737838875232020-08-23T20:50:51.555-04:002020-08-23T20:50:51.555-04:00May's empathy powers were an interesting turn ...May's empathy powers were an interesting turn but they weren't very well explained or necessarily consistent (and is it even still in play one year later?). Also, while changing the villains' through empathy is fine in theory given that Malachi was the Chroni that began this stupid time travel to take the Earth plan in the first place the idea that just giving him empathy would have him change his mind is pretty doubtful. And the "always been" just makes this seem more like brain-washing more than anything. Might have been nice to even have ONE line telling us what happened to them in the epilogue but why care about the Chronicoms making sense now I guess. Real weak ass villains. Back to May, the Calvary stuff is cute and her being a teacher is a nice enough end (don't think I saw anyone mention that being a call-back so nice catch) (tho I can understand the Philinda stans being annoyed, they got played so hard these past 4 seasons).<br /><br />Simmons was better in S7 but I still can't quite forgive how S5-6 handled things. And again, the daughter erasure thing doesn't make much sense when you really think about it (also if the Chronis had scans of their brains wouldn't going to a star/constellation that Simmons liked as a child be something they could have determined?). Basically the FitzSimmons ship is one that I was cool with for a while but am generally pretty annoyed with at this point. But whatever they have a child yyaaaaaayyy.<br /><br />Daisy was definitely given more justice in this season than the last two. The stuff with her sister was alright (that death got me nervous for a bit but the save was nice) but the Sousa stuff was by far the best thing in the whole season and the saving grace (I really do love that man now and you should probably check out Agent Carter if you haven't still). And her ending is a pretty satisfying one generally speaking. She went from a character that I didn't really care much for or was annoyed by in the beginning to genuinely one of my favourite characters ever. Her progression is probably the series' greatest achievement (even if the later seasons kind of treated her like crap) and Chloe is just a ray of sunshine in her own right by this point! If any of these characters were to show up again I would definitely want it to be her (and Sousa and Kora can come to). We know there's definitely interest in a Quake spin-off so hopefully someone will use her in the MCU in some capacity.<br /><br />Seasons ranking: 3>2=4>1>7>>6>>>7<br /><br />And shout out to you Lamounier for reviewing the show in the stead of others (and shout out to those others as well of course). The insights have been welcome over the years and I thank you for allowing you to inflict my personality in the comments section.televisionandotherantingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-283569131824958142020-08-23T20:49:34.846-04:002020-08-23T20:49:34.846-04:00That recap you started with was pretty fun.
I thi...That recap you started with was pretty fun.<br /><br />I think this finale was alright and not the worst way to end the series but there were a lot of things that held it back from greatness and I can't help but feel a lot of frustration still with these last 3 seasons.<br /><br />The fight with Nathaniel was a bit better than the Graviton one. Talbot was a better villain but I don't like how he went out like one. Daisy vs Hive is still the best finale fight as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br />I was wondering about this and people have said that Fitz's Kora plan would have involved her stopping the Chronicoms that were in 2019 so it would have applied even if the other Chronis had stayed in the '80s. But yeah Fitz is a real jerk (and I still don't understand why he needed to erase the existence of Alya from Simmons' mind, just erase the location you ass). Also, still annoyed that the aftermath of Daisy's torture was never addressed but that wasn't really a surprise at this point.<br /><br />I didn't really care for the timey-wimey blue suit shenanigans. I can do with this kind of thing with Steven Moffat but for the finale of this show it just felt really convoluted. At least this is one question they answered tho. I still don't get why there are two space Monoliths or why the Chronis thought Earth was the best planet to take over. And Flint just being able to create Monolith fragments raises a boatload of questions. Also, I have to imagine we're still in a non-Snap timeline that somehow happened since you'd think if time travel was available they would have tried to do something about the Snap before the Avengers needed to come up with time travel themselves. Hopefully, some future MCU property can clear up that last question at least.<br /><br />The Coulson ending is alright but I feel like it would have been good to commit to him living or dying one way or the other. Bringing back Lola made sense (tho the transformation seemed unnecessary).<br /><br />I'm glad we don't have to deal with Deke anymore (Worst. Character. Ever.) Don't feel like they justified whatever redemption he was supposed to have over the seasons. At least he realized that Daisy had a good thing with Sousa and stayed behind to make sure it happened (tho why they couldn't have just told the '80s agents how to set things up is unclear, maybe Deke really wanted that rock god lifestyle).<br /><br />I didn't really care much for Yo-Yo's Season 5 arc but I think my thoughts are under those reviews. I feel like they could have done more after that (and I don't really like how her power was altered) Her ending with Piper and Davis was decent enough (Davis being brought back as an LMD I have notable concerns about tho).<br /><br />My big issue with Mack as Director is both that I have no real idea why he even wants to be Director at this point and the stupid double standard about being emotional that apparently means Daisy can't be in charge but if it's Coulson or Mack it's apparently fine. This is admittedly more of a Season 5 problem but S6-7 could have done more to justify things. Also, the death of his parents arc just felt kind of pointless in the grand scheme of this season (his parents apparently already died in the original timeline according to Watchdogs based on what general discourse has said). Other than that he's cool with me.<br /><br />(To be continued...immediately)televisionandotherrantingsnoreply@blogger.com