Episode: 22 (S01E22)
Airdate: May 13, 2014
This week marks the end of a somewhat uneven first season for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., an uneven season that has finally started to bring things together in a solid seven episode story-arc that has not only increased the stakes for the entire team, but has also managed to salvage what appeared at first to be a mediocre new offering. In addition, the improvements over the last month and half likely had something to do with ABC’s decision to renew for a second season. Some of you, especially those that gave up after the first show or the first few, may be wondering why Agents is worth your time again. On the surface, the addition of Bill Paxton has given the show clout above and beyond the already excellent acting of Clark Greg and Ming-Na Wen, and this week we’ll be seeing a special guest star from the movie series as well (more after the break). However, the reasons to rejoin the show run much deeper than who it has been casting recently; rather, the show has improved it’s quality on every level, from acting to writing, and (in true Whedon fashion) it has shown that even the oddest and most apparently disconnected episodes from early on actually play an important role in the denouement about to happen. Everything’s connected, and in Whedon We Trust.
<<Spoiler Warning: This Sneak Peek will examine events of the entire "Uprising" arc of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. leading into the season finale airing next week, as well as revealing my thoughts on where the series is heading going into its second season. Click through at your own risk!>>
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