Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Review - Spoilers

In Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Clark Gregg is reborn Agent Phil Coulson from Marvel’s feature films as he assembles a small, highly select group of Agents from the worldwide law-enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D. Together they investigate the new, the strange, and the unknown across the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.

The show was a massive hit before it even aired, which creates an expectation that sometimes it’s hard to reach, but I would say that it was reached in a very good and entertaining way.

The pilot opens with a voice retelling the events that transpire in the battle of New York, which then leads to a super powered J. August Richards saving a woman in a bomb explosion, while being filmed by hacker Skye.

After this we move to Paris, and see agent Ward, infiltrating and retrieving a piece of Chitauri tech. Agent Ward then has discussion with agent Maria Hill about what is S.H.I.E.L.D. after which he is introduced to a very much alive (welcome to level 7) Agent Coulson, who brings the reluctant Agent Ward to the team.

After this fast paced action and comic introduction, we are introduced to the rest of the team in the form of Agent Malinda May (Ming-Na Wen), a vehicular specialist and ground manager, Agent Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), the tech genius and Agent Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) the biochemist.

After all the introductions are made, we realize that the super powered J. August Richards is in fact being powered by the Extremis technology and that the explosion that we witness at the beginning of the show was in done by a former “patient” and that what blew up was in fact the lab that was conducting the experiments.

J. August Richards’ character Mike Peterson is now delusional and showing signs that he too might blow up, but the team successfully brings that to a stop in a fast pace action scene, after which Peterson is literally put to sleep and carried away to an undisclosed location.

The show ends with a funny and ominous feel as Agent Coulson tries to convince Skye that she should work with them, before being interrupted by a call from the “bus” saying that there is something big going on.

Coulson and Skye then leave in Coulson’s flying car Lola.

The pilot gives us some mysteries that grab us and makes wanting to see the next and next and next episodes, like everyone knowing the secret of Agent Coulson’s miraculous rebirth, but Coulson or the evil societies that are now beginning to show their faces

The show makes a good job of connecting this world to those of The Avengers, Thor (“I don’t think Thor is a God.” - “Haven’t been near his arms.”), Spider-Man (“With Great Power comes…a ton of weird crap”), Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow and The Hulk.

The special effects are really good.

Funny moments, like Agent Coulson appearing out of the shadows to introduce himself to Agent Ward and saying that according to Agent Hill, Ward is a poop in his people skills.

We are grabbed to the show from beginning to end, thanks to its fast pace action.

Being too fast pace doesn’t allow much in character development, which I’m sure will happen in future episodes, but still…  

I give the pilot a 9 out of 10

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