Tonight’s “Agents” episode was probably better suited for
Halloween, for there were many elements of a ‘stalker movie’, including the
stalker himself – Tobias, who got caught between two worlds due to his clumsy (to
put it lightly) attempts to woo Hannah, his supervisor. This did not work out,
there was an accident, and the titular characters got caught in the middle when
they arrived to fix the mess.
So far so good... no, actually very good – the team
played-out this interaction with great efficiency, adding the matter of
religion into “Repairs” in the process. Basically, God is Love (and
forgiveness) and that He is not evil and does not send demons to torment
people. Personally, I feel that it is not that clear-cut, there is an entire
book of Job that demonstrates something different, but what the show did here
also worked... I guess. Basically, what May eventually forced Tobias to do
(with Hannah’s help) was to admit his own wrongdoing to himself (do not forget,
God is also Truth) and go in peace to another world, or to the afterlife, or to
wherever he ended up at. In the process, she also admitted her own flaws to
herself and recognized her own humanity. This resulted in her starting to get
along with Skye and playing a prank on Fitz.
The pranks were actually a minor storyline of the episode:
Fitz and Simmons decided to play a series of pranks on Skye as a part of her
initiation into S.H.I.E.L.D. This storyline was not just minor, but
unnecessary, and did not contribute particularly much to the episode; it also
showed Fitz and Simmons back as a comic relief without being just the comic
relief, but rather an important part of the team: once again, the S.H.I.E.L.D.
team defeated their opponent (Tobias) as a team working together. Also, in
other news, Coulson had an explosive watch – very James Bond, one supposes.
Speaking of Coulson, “Repairs” has given his Tahiti angle a
break – there was no reference to it this time. Yes, it works – there are only so
many times this part of French Polynesia can be said before it becomes
redundant...but back to this episode.
Skye also grew as a character: “Repairs” revealed her as not
just an optimist and a people person, but also as a believer – she really does
believe that God is Love and tries to spread this message around...as we have
seen in the pilot episode, but still. She is also somewhat stubborn and fast to
judge (again, as shown in the pilot), as well as courageous and willing to
stand up to her beliefs. That said, working in S.H.I.E.L.D. has taught Skye not
to be as hotheaded as before and to actually listen to orders, which is good.
It is also on the level with Fitz and Simmons trying to slow
down and explain things to other agents who are not as well-educated as they
are, but Coulson clearly is, and now that the duo aren’t tag-teaming him in a
rush attack, he can stand his educational ground with them.
Finally, Ward is in a relationship with May, but it is still
unclear how long it will last: May has her own issues in dealing with a
relationship on one hand...and on the other she is warming up to the rest of
the team and her own humanity as her prank on Fitz indicates. Therefore, who
knows where she and Ward will end up?
So: agent May comes to terms with her own humanity, Skye’s
character gets more development and the Fitz & Simmons duo try out their
funny side. All in all, a very nice episode.
PS: The last episode of "Lost Girl" so far was actually "Lovers. Apart.", not "United" as I wrote down. Sorry about the mistake.
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