Agents of Shield 2x21 & 2x22 Thoughts
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It was okay. There were a couple things that I loved, other stuff I liked but overall I found it strangely lacklustre for a finale and there were a couple things I really didn't like.
Liked
• Bobbi Morse is fucking awesome. I absolutely loved everything about her. I liked her refusal to apologise and her sticking to the choice she made. This was amazing: "If I ever apologise or beg for mercy while you torture me know that I don't mean a word of it." ♥ I loved her calling out Ward especially about how he "always has an excuse or someone else to blame". I loved that she got herself free. The Bobbi vs Ward (/Kara) fight was awesome. I adored that she remained unbowed after being defeated and her defiant "I'd do it all again. I loved her managing to move her chair enough that she took the bullet that would have killed Hunter instead. She's so amazing.
• Mack was surprisingly one of my other favourite things about this finale. I enjoyed him. I liked him suiting up to help save the ship and his showdown with Gordon.
- "It's you and me, Tremors." - Mack. I loved him and Skye teaming up to save the day. It has so much more weight considering how much he distrusts Inhumans/anything alien adjacent. It was great to see him push past that. I mean he even commiserated and sympathised with Skye about how sometimes you have to make the best choice you can and accept the consequences good or bad. Considering her choice was to side with the Inhumans at first (and his feelings about them) that was pretty understanding. Perhaps because it was Skye's mother she was torn about? I feel like Mack understands family.
• Coulson catching the Terrigan crystal to save Fitz and Mack... and then Mack cutting off Coulson's hand to save him. I really loved that entire sequence from start to finish.
• I liked Skye throughout. There's nothing specific that I loved but I just liked her and everything about her.
• Coulson/Skye were lovely. I had issues with Coulson's devotion to Skye leading him to make suspect choices but at the same time I really love how much he loved her. "She's not my daughter but she's the closest thing to family that I've got." Aww. The truest sign of his love - letting Skye drive Lola at the end.
• This Hunter/Fitz exchange:
Hunter: You know I am capable of finishing my own...
Fitz: Sentences. Yes you are. Sorry.
LOL.
• I liked the Skye/Raina scene and really wish we could have gotten more. When Raina was telling Skye that the thorn protects the Daisy and that her destiny was "to help you become what you're supposed to be" I was so hoping for Raina as Skye's bodyguard/adviser. They'd start out hating each other but slowly over season three they'd begin to trust and then to even care for each other. It could have been so great.
• "I am not a monster. I am an angel. I'm finally what I'm meant to be." - Raina. I'm sad that she died, that she sacrificed herself but I like that she found herself before.
• I liked how the Skye/May fight played out.
• I'm amused that the show actually gave an answer on the Ward/dog question - Ward did indeed shoot Buddy.
• "It's a big boat with poor signage." - Coulson. Heh.
• I continue to enjoy Cal. He was less amusing but I liked him even more. I really liked that he stepped forward to deal with Jiaying so that Skye wouldn't have to kill her own mother. I liked the Skye/Cal goodbye.
Other
• I think some of my dissatisfaction came from Jiaying being crazy and then dying [killed by her love] + Kara dying [killed by her love] + Raina dying [sacrificing herself]. All of them happening in the same episode was too much and it bothered me. Plus Jemma had barely had anything to do.
• What just happened to Jemma?! I wonder if this means that she's going to have super-powers now too. It's supposed to destroy Inhumans... perhaps it will give her the ability to remove Inhuman's abilities and render them back to normal humans?
• Ward as the new head of Hydra. Wow. Full on evil was not actually the direction I thought the show was going to take him but it could be really interesting.
- "I owe her that." I can't believe Ward could actually say that and mean it. I'm assuming that this is about their fight in season one's finale? Were he had just betrayed the team and was literally trying to kill her? His ability to cast himself as the one wronged is remarkable. His insistence on playing the victim and excusing all the horrible things he's done ["having" to kill Victoria Hand, seriously??] because of the horrible stuff that has happened to him continues to be really irritating.
- Ward shooting Kara has me feeling sad for both of them for a second (even though Ward had just literally tried to murder May). For Kara especially who got handed such a raw deal that was such a horrible way for her to die.
• I'm so-so about how things played out with Jiaying. Her asking Skye at the beginning "Why would you let them do this to us?" was so manipulative and pissed me off but other than that I could understand why she thought as she did and why she took the actions she did. I didn't agree of course but considering her past I could understand it.
Then there was that final scene where she turned on Skye and tried to drain her of life - wtf? I really hated that. It made absolutely no sense based on everything we knew about her. Even learning about how she'd changed after being brought back to life it still doesn't work.
I didn't like how Jiaying and Cal were compared to each other - Cal is good deep down, Jiaying is a monster - because what? Why the hell is he savable but she's not?
I'm also not happy that she's dead. If she is. It seems very likely that she could return unless SHIELD had the sense to destroy her body. But either way getting rid of her, especially at this point, seems so short sighted. Things would have been so much more interesting if she had escaped and one of the plots next season involved her and Skye building rival Inhuman teams and being directly at odds. That could have been so great.
• So the Terrigan crystals... a) shouldn't SHIELD have tried to recover them? and b) does this mean people have both a chance to be changed by the fish oil pills and killed by them? Because I feel like there are a lot of people who are going to end up dead.
• I did have one issue with Bobbi but it wasn't about anything she did in this episode. My problem is with how she acted after Kara was left with SHIELD. Specifically, the fact that she made overtures of friendship and support to Kara all the while knowing that she was responsible for Kara's capture by Hydra. Suddenly her friendliness, that I liked, becomes more about her sussing out whether or not Kara knew about what she did. That's pretty horrible, imo. She's better than that and Kara deserved better than that. Even believing that she did the right thing she owed Kara an apology. She should have told Kara the truth. This doesn't change how much I loved her and how she reacted to Ward/Kara in the episode though.
• I like FitzSimmons and I'm glad their friendship is healing but I'm not a fan of them as a romantic pair so the resurgence of that possibility has me going meh.
• "If we are to survive SHIELD must be destroyed." See the problem with this is that SHIELD isn't the only other group out there. There's all those many world governments, for example. By starting a war with SHIELD, even if they defeat them, all the Inhumans are doing is bringing themselves to the attention of the world. This seems very poorly thought out.
• There was a weird lack of urgency on the part of - well, Coulson mostly. Weaver meanwhile definintely felt it. I understand Coulson's desire to access the situation before acting but this felt a little too calm. I mean he even let May and Hunter go after Bobbi. I'm glad but considering the situation was it really the rigth choice?
• I rolled my eyes at Coulson saving Cal - after he stated right out that his plan was to kill as many people as possible - because Cal was Skye's father. Are you kidding me, Coulson. that is not a good reason! If he was one of the team I would understand it but Cal? Coulson also thought Cal was a good person underneath and that he could reach him. For some reason. Even though it worked out in the end that was a serious risk for him to take.
• Okay wait. So they have an alien artifact of unknown power and Mack is now in charge of it... and it's door can be opened that easily? Seriously? Uh huh.
It was okay. There were a couple things that I loved, other stuff I liked but overall I found it strangely lacklustre for a finale and there were a couple things I really didn't like.
Liked
• Bobbi Morse is fucking awesome. I absolutely loved everything about her. I liked her refusal to apologise and her sticking to the choice she made. This was amazing: "If I ever apologise or beg for mercy while you torture me know that I don't mean a word of it." ♥ I loved her calling out Ward especially about how he "always has an excuse or someone else to blame". I loved that she got herself free. The Bobbi vs Ward (/Kara) fight was awesome. I adored that she remained unbowed after being defeated and her defiant "I'd do it all again. I loved her managing to move her chair enough that she took the bullet that would have killed Hunter instead. She's so amazing.
• Mack was surprisingly one of my other favourite things about this finale. I enjoyed him. I liked him suiting up to help save the ship and his showdown with Gordon.
- "It's you and me, Tremors." - Mack. I loved him and Skye teaming up to save the day. It has so much more weight considering how much he distrusts Inhumans/anything alien adjacent. It was great to see him push past that. I mean he even commiserated and sympathised with Skye about how sometimes you have to make the best choice you can and accept the consequences good or bad. Considering her choice was to side with the Inhumans at first (and his feelings about them) that was pretty understanding. Perhaps because it was Skye's mother she was torn about? I feel like Mack understands family.
• Coulson catching the Terrigan crystal to save Fitz and Mack... and then Mack cutting off Coulson's hand to save him. I really loved that entire sequence from start to finish.
• I liked Skye throughout. There's nothing specific that I loved but I just liked her and everything about her.
• Coulson/Skye were lovely. I had issues with Coulson's devotion to Skye leading him to make suspect choices but at the same time I really love how much he loved her. "She's not my daughter but she's the closest thing to family that I've got." Aww. The truest sign of his love - letting Skye drive Lola at the end.
• This Hunter/Fitz exchange:
Hunter: You know I am capable of finishing my own...
Fitz: Sentences. Yes you are. Sorry.
LOL.
• I liked the Skye/Raina scene and really wish we could have gotten more. When Raina was telling Skye that the thorn protects the Daisy and that her destiny was "to help you become what you're supposed to be" I was so hoping for Raina as Skye's bodyguard/adviser. They'd start out hating each other but slowly over season three they'd begin to trust and then to even care for each other. It could have been so great.
• "I am not a monster. I am an angel. I'm finally what I'm meant to be." - Raina. I'm sad that she died, that she sacrificed herself but I like that she found herself before.
• I liked how the Skye/May fight played out.
• I'm amused that the show actually gave an answer on the Ward/dog question - Ward did indeed shoot Buddy.
• "It's a big boat with poor signage." - Coulson. Heh.
• I continue to enjoy Cal. He was less amusing but I liked him even more. I really liked that he stepped forward to deal with Jiaying so that Skye wouldn't have to kill her own mother. I liked the Skye/Cal goodbye.
Other
• I think some of my dissatisfaction came from Jiaying being crazy and then dying [killed by her love] + Kara dying [killed by her love] + Raina dying [sacrificing herself]. All of them happening in the same episode was too much and it bothered me. Plus Jemma had barely had anything to do.
• What just happened to Jemma?! I wonder if this means that she's going to have super-powers now too. It's supposed to destroy Inhumans... perhaps it will give her the ability to remove Inhuman's abilities and render them back to normal humans?
• Ward as the new head of Hydra. Wow. Full on evil was not actually the direction I thought the show was going to take him but it could be really interesting.
- "I owe her that." I can't believe Ward could actually say that and mean it. I'm assuming that this is about their fight in season one's finale? Were he had just betrayed the team and was literally trying to kill her? His ability to cast himself as the one wronged is remarkable. His insistence on playing the victim and excusing all the horrible things he's done ["having" to kill Victoria Hand, seriously??] because of the horrible stuff that has happened to him continues to be really irritating.
- Ward shooting Kara has me feeling sad for both of them for a second (even though Ward had just literally tried to murder May). For Kara especially who got handed such a raw deal that was such a horrible way for her to die.
• I'm so-so about how things played out with Jiaying. Her asking Skye at the beginning "Why would you let them do this to us?" was so manipulative and pissed me off but other than that I could understand why she thought as she did and why she took the actions she did. I didn't agree of course but considering her past I could understand it.
Then there was that final scene where she turned on Skye and tried to drain her of life - wtf? I really hated that. It made absolutely no sense based on everything we knew about her. Even learning about how she'd changed after being brought back to life it still doesn't work.
I didn't like how Jiaying and Cal were compared to each other - Cal is good deep down, Jiaying is a monster - because what? Why the hell is he savable but she's not?
I'm also not happy that she's dead. If she is. It seems very likely that she could return unless SHIELD had the sense to destroy her body. But either way getting rid of her, especially at this point, seems so short sighted. Things would have been so much more interesting if she had escaped and one of the plots next season involved her and Skye building rival Inhuman teams and being directly at odds. That could have been so great.
• So the Terrigan crystals... a) shouldn't SHIELD have tried to recover them? and b) does this mean people have both a chance to be changed by the fish oil pills and killed by them? Because I feel like there are a lot of people who are going to end up dead.
• I did have one issue with Bobbi but it wasn't about anything she did in this episode. My problem is with how she acted after Kara was left with SHIELD. Specifically, the fact that she made overtures of friendship and support to Kara all the while knowing that she was responsible for Kara's capture by Hydra. Suddenly her friendliness, that I liked, becomes more about her sussing out whether or not Kara knew about what she did. That's pretty horrible, imo. She's better than that and Kara deserved better than that. Even believing that she did the right thing she owed Kara an apology. She should have told Kara the truth. This doesn't change how much I loved her and how she reacted to Ward/Kara in the episode though.
• I like FitzSimmons and I'm glad their friendship is healing but I'm not a fan of them as a romantic pair so the resurgence of that possibility has me going meh.
• "If we are to survive SHIELD must be destroyed." See the problem with this is that SHIELD isn't the only other group out there. There's all those many world governments, for example. By starting a war with SHIELD, even if they defeat them, all the Inhumans are doing is bringing themselves to the attention of the world. This seems very poorly thought out.
• There was a weird lack of urgency on the part of - well, Coulson mostly. Weaver meanwhile definintely felt it. I understand Coulson's desire to access the situation before acting but this felt a little too calm. I mean he even let May and Hunter go after Bobbi. I'm glad but considering the situation was it really the rigth choice?
• I rolled my eyes at Coulson saving Cal - after he stated right out that his plan was to kill as many people as possible - because Cal was Skye's father. Are you kidding me, Coulson. that is not a good reason! If he was one of the team I would understand it but Cal? Coulson also thought Cal was a good person underneath and that he could reach him. For some reason. Even though it worked out in the end that was a serious risk for him to take.
• Okay wait. So they have an alien artifact of unknown power and Mack is now in charge of it... and it's door can be opened that easily? Seriously? Uh huh.
