08th Jan2015

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×10: What They Become’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Jeffery Bell | Directed by Michael Zinberg PLOT: SHIELD and HYDRA fight for control of the temple, while Skye comes face to face with her Father. VERDICT: So after what has been a very strong opening half of it’s second season, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. shows no signs of slowing down as it reveals […]

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31st Dec2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×09: Ye Who Enter Here’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Paul Zbyszewski | Directed by Billy Gierhart PLOT: S.H.I.E.L.D. have found the location of the Mysterious City and attempt to enter it, only to find that it has it’s own defences. Meanwhile Raina is on the run from HYDRA, who too want to find the City. VERDICT: So we are now into the […]

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17th Dec2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×08: The Things We Bury’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by DJ Doyle | Directed by Milan Chelov PLOT: As Coulson takes a team to high-jack a military network in Australia and use it to find the hidden Alien City, Ward kidnaps his Senator Brother with the intentions of getting the truth out of him about the well. VERDICT: This episode of Agents of Shield was […]

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09th Dec2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×07: The Writing on the Wall’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Craig Titley | Directed by Vincent Misiano PLOT: When a Woman is found dead with the alien writing carved into her body, Coulson goes back into the Memory Machine to find his lost memories of Tahiti and figure out who it’s other patients were. Meanwhile May leads Trip, Bobbi and Hunter as they close […]

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04th Dec2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×06: A Fractured House’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Rafe Judkins, Lauren LeFranc | Directed by Ron Underwood PLOT: HYDRA frames SHIELD by assassinating a large number of UN dignitaries, thus threatening to bring the rest of the World down upon our Heroes. Meanwhile Ward continues to try and get under Skye’s skin, but has his time run out? VERDICT: Wow, the tension […]

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28th Nov2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×05: Hen in the Wolf House’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Brent Fletcher | Directed by Holly Dale PLOT: An undercover Simmons finds herself in a jam when HYDRA begin a security crackdown, led by the beautiful and deadly Bobby Morse. And Raina is also feeling the pressure as she is caught in the grips of both Daniel Whitehall and Skye’s Father. VERDICT: Things […]

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24th Nov2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×04: Face My Enemy’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Drew Z Greenberg | Directed by Kevin Tanchareon PLOT: When a painting with more of the mysterious writing appears at a high-class party, Coulson and May go undercover to retrieve it but find General Talbot standing between them and their objective. VERDICT: This episode was another fun little ride (in a still impressive start to […]

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17th Nov2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×03: Making Friends & Influencing People’ Review

by Phil Wheat

Written by Monica Owusu-Breen | Directed by Bobby Roth PLOT: As HYDRA continues to brainwash SHIELD agents to comply with their cause, Simmons is found to be working undercover within their organisation. VERDICT: And so we finally get to see what Simmons has been up to for the past few episodes, which we find is […]

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14th Nov2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×02: Heavy is the Head’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Paul Zbyszewski | Directed by Jesse Bochco PLOT: With the mysterious Obelisk in Creel’s hands, SHIELD works against the clock to stop him from handing it to HYDRA. VERDICT: Season Two certainly does not look like it is about to lose any of what made the last quarter of the previous season good…and […]

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14th Nov2014

‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2×01: Shadows’ Review

by ApolloXL5

Written by Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen | Directed by Vincent Misiano PLOT: General Talbot continues to hunt down both SHIELD, while Director Coulson attempts to rebuild the secret organisation. But that is put on hold as an powerful object is rediscovered, and another powerful adversary is unleashed by HYDRA. VERDICT: After the strong second half […]

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12th Nov2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: ‘F.Z.Z.T.’

by Mark Allen

Written by Paul Zbyszewski | Directed by Vincent Misiano | Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen After five decidedly hit-and-miss episodes and a week off the air, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has come back with “F.Z.Z.T.”, possibly the strongest and definitely the most emotionally engaging entry to the series so far, though reminders of the limitations of bringing the […]

28th Oct2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: ‘The Girl in the Flower Dress’

by Mark Allen

Written by Brent Fletcher | Directed by Jesse Bochco | Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen This week’s episode sees a welcome and significant progression in the season’s main arc, a superpower plot more in keeping with the MCU and a couple of decent steps forward in some characters’ development. ‘The Girl in the Flower Dress’ may […]

23rd Oct2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: ‘Eye-Spy’

by Mark Allen

Written by Jeffrey Bell | Directed by Roxann Dawson | Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen This is the stuff I’ve been waiting for: the batshit-crazy superspy technology and straight-laced insanity that was promised at the end of the pilot with Lola, Coulson’s flying car, taking off into the camera and causing mass fanboy hysteria/incredulous guffaws (depends […]

12th Oct2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: ‘The Asset’

by Mark Allen

Ethically sketchy split-second decisions. A morally compromised but uncompromising, fearless leader. Young, vulnerable women turning out to be not so vulnerable. Yep, it’s starting to look like a Whedon show all right, and while Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. might not quite be firing on all cylinders just yet, its third episode takes a huge step in […]

07th Oct2013

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Recap: “0-8-4”

by Mark Allen

One of the hardest things to tell with big-budget shows that categorically need to be successful is how much of each episode is what was originally intended by the authors and how much is network notes. In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D‘s – sorry, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D‘s second episode, in which much of the action happens […]

28th Sep2013

Some thoughts on the ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D’ pilot

by Mark Allen

I’m going to try not to be too biased here, but I guess it’s kind of telling that my favourite moment from the first episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D was when Shepherd Book was on screen for all of ten seconds. Yeah, this show’s definitely for the fanboy in me. I’ve always been a fan of […]

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