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So, good thing I watched this in order, or I'd definitely be WTF.
2.07 - The Writing on the WallCoulson and the hidden city? It's that simple? After all those months of psychosis, suddenly he sees the light?
Also: 4400 actor guy (wasn't he Jack in that, too?)
Also: Cameron Klein - isn't that the name of Aaron Himelstein's control room tech in Captain America: The Winter Soldier: "Can't do it; Captain's orders." I mean, yes, repeat names in a world as big as ours - and as big as the MCU/AoS is - but, wow. That's pretty small.
I liked Skye taking the lead with Coulson and the psychosis; also, the reactions - Fitz and Jemma and Skye being understanding, but Mack not knowing what's going on and not being able to trust (he's new; it's understandable). But also the...it's not quite rivalry between him and Jemma, but Jemma certainly treats him rather sharply. I'm guessing that's going to come to a head sooner or later. (I know some spoilers, I think I'm going to have to wait and see how it pans out.)
Skye pushing Coulson to remember, and finally having to stop him with the gun - excellent!
Ward and cunning; got to say, the boy is no slouch in some respects (and not just the body). He's still in the box of 'lying liars who lie' but I'll toss in the firecracker of 'has a plan; hopefully better than the one the Cylons cooked up'.
I'm also very impressed with Brett Dalton's soap. It does an amazing job of scrubbing that 'I AM A COMPLETE DORK' off his forehead when he plays Ward.
Mack and Fitz playing video games; and Fitz is pretty good at it, too!
Thought: this is really turning into a major arc show. In a discussion with a friend the other week, he observed that AoS is going to be one of those shows where the first season is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT to the other seasons - and certainly S2 is a series of arcs, overlapping and intertwined.
2.08 - The Things We Bury
Lots of little bits and pieces in this - quite fascinating. Peggy and the SRS, Whitehall and his original German name, Jiayang who's Skye's mother...
So, back to the well, how on earth did Christian think that this was going to end nicely? Eek.
And, to the Ward apologists, how the hell did they think Ward was going to redeem himself from this? I mean...yeah, NOPE. This wasn't even 'under orders' this was all him. ALL. HIM.
So, um, where's Thomas? Oh, and for some reason I have it in my head that there's a sister.
"Sissssteeeerrr.... You have a sissssterrrr... If you will not turn to the SHIELD side, then perhaps she will!"
(#sorrynotsorry)
Right, so...Kyle MacLachlan does crazy with AMAZING facility. AMAZING. And I know that's not the end of Jiayang (or whatever her name is: incidentally, another Whedon alumni - do they breed, oh wait, Skye, so yes, yes they do).
Fitz's bad hand! Coulson and his tricksy devices of doom! Australia!
TRIP. TRIIIIP. Who cares about the city? TRIIIIIIPPPPP... I really liked that he trusts Coulson absolutely and always has.
But that last scene between Skye's father and Whitehall and Ward? TERRIFYING.
Sorry, this part isn't very coherent, just a lot of thoughts for later.
eta: Bobbi/Lance - yeah, that was going to happen sooner. But I really liked their dynamic post-interrogation: her line about him never being able to trust her, and his line about never stopping wanting to? Perfect. That was some A+ writing, right there.
Small whinge: who takes their top off in a parking lot before they've climbed into the van? WTF?
Okay, so this seems to be a 'connector' episode. Some episodes are stories in and of themselves, with a clear goal and a definite function. Some are character studies - we see who the characters are and what motivates them. Some are relationship studies - the dynamic between two (or three, or four) characters and how it operates.
And some episodes are pretty much there to put all the pieces in place, ready for the next set of moves. Given that this is the lead-up to the mid-season cliffie, episode 8 in a 22-episode show with a definite arc is always going to be an episode where everything is shuffled around so it can be tipped into place over episodes 9-10 for the cliffie in episode 11.
Basically, this is that episode. They do it well, but #itsallconnected
You know, this is turning out a bit like BSG. I can't watch too many episodes at once, because it's kind of emotionally draining.
2.07 - The Writing on the WallCoulson and the hidden city? It's that simple? After all those months of psychosis, suddenly he sees the light?
Also: 4400 actor guy (wasn't he Jack in that, too?)
Also: Cameron Klein - isn't that the name of Aaron Himelstein's control room tech in Captain America: The Winter Soldier: "Can't do it; Captain's orders." I mean, yes, repeat names in a world as big as ours - and as big as the MCU/AoS is - but, wow. That's pretty small.
I liked Skye taking the lead with Coulson and the psychosis; also, the reactions - Fitz and Jemma and Skye being understanding, but Mack not knowing what's going on and not being able to trust (he's new; it's understandable). But also the...it's not quite rivalry between him and Jemma, but Jemma certainly treats him rather sharply. I'm guessing that's going to come to a head sooner or later. (I know some spoilers, I think I'm going to have to wait and see how it pans out.)
Skye pushing Coulson to remember, and finally having to stop him with the gun - excellent!
Ward and cunning; got to say, the boy is no slouch in some respects (and not just the body). He's still in the box of 'lying liars who lie' but I'll toss in the firecracker of 'has a plan; hopefully better than the one the Cylons cooked up'.
I'm also very impressed with Brett Dalton's soap. It does an amazing job of scrubbing that 'I AM A COMPLETE DORK' off his forehead when he plays Ward.
Mack and Fitz playing video games; and Fitz is pretty good at it, too!
Thought: this is really turning into a major arc show. In a discussion with a friend the other week, he observed that AoS is going to be one of those shows where the first season is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT to the other seasons - and certainly S2 is a series of arcs, overlapping and intertwined.
2.08 - The Things We Bury
Lots of little bits and pieces in this - quite fascinating. Peggy and the SRS, Whitehall and his original German name, Jiayang who's Skye's mother...
So, back to the well, how on earth did Christian think that this was going to end nicely? Eek.
And, to the Ward apologists, how the hell did they think Ward was going to redeem himself from this? I mean...yeah, NOPE. This wasn't even 'under orders' this was all him. ALL. HIM.
So, um, where's Thomas? Oh, and for some reason I have it in my head that there's a sister.
"Sissssteeeerrr.... You have a sissssterrrr... If you will not turn to the SHIELD side, then perhaps she will!"
(#sorrynotsorry)
Right, so...Kyle MacLachlan does crazy with AMAZING facility. AMAZING. And I know that's not the end of Jiayang (or whatever her name is: incidentally, another Whedon alumni - do they breed, oh wait, Skye, so yes, yes they do).
Fitz's bad hand! Coulson and his tricksy devices of doom! Australia!
TRIP. TRIIIIP. Who cares about the city? TRIIIIIIPPPPP... I really liked that he trusts Coulson absolutely and always has.
But that last scene between Skye's father and Whitehall and Ward? TERRIFYING.
Sorry, this part isn't very coherent, just a lot of thoughts for later.
eta: Bobbi/Lance - yeah, that was going to happen sooner. But I really liked their dynamic post-interrogation: her line about him never being able to trust her, and his line about never stopping wanting to? Perfect. That was some A+ writing, right there.
Small whinge: who takes their top off in a parking lot before they've climbed into the van? WTF?
Okay, so this seems to be a 'connector' episode. Some episodes are stories in and of themselves, with a clear goal and a definite function. Some are character studies - we see who the characters are and what motivates them. Some are relationship studies - the dynamic between two (or three, or four) characters and how it operates.
And some episodes are pretty much there to put all the pieces in place, ready for the next set of moves. Given that this is the lead-up to the mid-season cliffie, episode 8 in a 22-episode show with a definite arc is always going to be an episode where everything is shuffled around so it can be tipped into place over episodes 9-10 for the cliffie in episode 11.
Basically, this is that episode. They do it well, but #itsallconnected
You know, this is turning out a bit like BSG. I can't watch too many episodes at once, because it's kind of emotionally draining.
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