Doux Top Twenty! Number 14: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Agents of SHIELD is number 14 in Doux Reviews’ top hitting television shows.

Since so many of us are Buffy fans, we had to review Agents of SHIELD (2013-2020) when it started. Mark Greig began our coverage, then shared reviewing duties with Sunbunny, and then Lamounier took it on and finished it. So I’ll let Lamounier take over from here.

This Week: Really Buzzed

I can't believe it's nearly August.

So... Evil. The show used to totally creep me out, but these days I'm laughing a lot as a defense mechanism. Anyone else having the same reaction? Slowly working my way through the second season of Big Sky, and disappointed in the villain situation. But I'm hanging in, waiting for Jensen Ackles.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Brand New Day

Coulson: "Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. going rogue..."
May: "Yeah, I've seen that happen before."

It's the episode before the two-part finale, and all hell breaks loose in the 1980s. Can our heroes fix this? I mean, how will they make people stop calling Nathaniel "sir"?

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Stolen

"Clever, digging up our greatest hits."

The timeline is beyond repair and questions are piling up. We know what the enemy's agenda is, but there is still so much about them that we don't understand.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: As I Have Always Been

"Phlebotinum!"

This is a terrific episode. Great television, from start to finish. Fun, poignant and clever, it's easily the best episode of season seven and a series high.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: After, Before

May: "I'd rather have a thin plan than live through the 80's again."

After being unable to deploy her powers as a speedster through the whole season, Elena sees herself in a position where her team needs her to use her powers. Thus, she goes on a mission to retrieve her abilities.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: What We're Fighting For (Series Finale)

"Protect it at all costs."

Previously on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson went to Tahiti, then he had a team. One of them was evil, one had brain damage and another one got to quake things apart. Hydra rose, S.H.I.E.L.D. fell, S.H.I.E.L.D. rose again, another S.H.I.E.L.D. appeared and we called them H.U.F.F.L.E.P.U.F.F..

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The End is at Hand

"I'm wondering if we changed the timelines or if they change us."

In the first part of the finale, the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. assemble for the final mission.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Totally Excellent Adventures of Mack and the D

"Every team needs a good leader. And I'm just too much of a dreamer."

This episode was absolutely ridiculous. It was ridiculous and had a lot of heart. I loved it.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Adapt or Die

"We are good under pressure."

Well, they really went there with this one.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: A Trout in the Milk

"Abort."

The first four episodes were setup, now the season is cooking. This episode flew by and then it just got better and better as it approached the end.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Out of the Past

Mack: "Let's make some waves."

This season knows what it wants to do. The episodes have been produced with care and attention to detail, and this episode was the best example of that so far. But where are we heading?

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Alien Commies from the Future!

"We're the good guys, I swear."

This was so much fun.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Know Your Onions

Coulson: "Aren't you at all surprised? I mean... I was dead."
May: "You still are."

Ouch.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The New Deal

Daisy: "How long have we been apart?"
Simmons: "Too long. It is good to see you."

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is back for one last ride and they get the final season running with a fun premiere.

Five Game Changing Episodes

Here are five episodes that drastically, and irreversibly, changed their shows forever.

Mark's Best of 2019

Seasons greetings, dear readers, and welcome to my annual rambling look back at what the wacky world of TV had to offer us in 2019.

Five Infamous TV Traitors

Judas, Juda-ah-ah!

Judas, Juda-ah-ah!

Judas, Juda-ah-ah!

Judas, Ga-Ga!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: New Life

Daisy: "This is on me."
Yo-Yo: "Then make it mean something."

What the hell happened? "New Life" was the worst season finale Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ever delivered. It wasn't just a bad finale; were this Inca zombie story a standalone episode, it would've been a failure as well. After the main arc of the season came to its conclusion, I asked myself what was supposed to be the point of it all. So far, I don't know.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Sign

"When the devil shows up, he'll be wearing the face of someone you love."

As Daisy, May and Sarge approach the temple to stop Izel, Sarge's demonic side grows stronger. Will he be able to control it and do the right thing? More importantly, do I care?