And so, having dealt with Hydra in the previous episode, now
S.H.I.E.L.D has turned their attention to the sky – and the alien menace. In
the case of this episode, the aliens are represented by a pair – lady Sif of
the Asgardians, who was already introduced in the last season’s episode ‘Yes
Men’ and Thor-related Marvel™
movies – and her current foe, a Kree, an alien who looks like a human, but with
blue skin. (Then again, Asgardians do not have even that – they are some of the
most human looking of all aliens in Marvel™ world.) Armed with a truncheon, he was likely to be
intended a sort of a parody of Thor, a watered-down version of him, so to
speak, one that could be defeated by humans, as Morse and Hunter did exactly
that – but first...
But first the two aliens gave the back-story to the new plot
twist of the series: the Inhumans, like Raina and Skye, were designed to be
bioweapons of Kree against their enemies (like the Skrulls, who have not
appeared yet on the series). As such, they are very dangerous and must be put
down. (A sentiment echoed by agents Mack, Morse and for the moment Simmons as
well.) Coulson, being who he is, has refused to put Skye down – or to ship her
to Asgard, where she would be contained.
As a side note the team has also discovered that the Kree
had left several Diviners back on Earth and all of them had been misplaced.
One, of course, had been destroyed by Tripp, but that still leaves five or six
others completely unaccounted for. S.H.I.E.L.D has sunk the temple used to
activate the Diviners beneath the sea, but in Marvel™ such actions often have unforeseen after-effects as
well...
In any case, lady Sif has returned home, taking the Kree
with her, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. to deal with Skye. This is important, and not
just for the obvious reasons: the team is in danger of splitting again. As it
happens in the world of “Agents”, as long as the agents work together, they can
achieve anything, and defeat anyone using trust and teamwork; when they stop
doing that, they gain problems. At this moment in S2, they have problems.
The team is clearly split in their opinion on Skye and the
other Inhumans: Mack, and Morse, and for the moment Simmons are clearly against
them, while Fitz is firmly on team Skye. Jemma Simmons is clearly upset about
this, and so the ship FitzSimmons is acquiring further complications of their
own, as well as complicating the general split over Skye and Inhumans for everyone
else.
On the other hand, FitzSimmons’ problems pale in comparison
to HunterMorse ship and their problems. Hunter and Morse are clearly lovers at
this point, but Mack, who is friends with Morse, does not want Hunter to be in
on whatever they are doing and in fact has choked him into unconsciousness at
the end of this episode. The secret – and plot – of Mack and Morse at this
point is something or someone called Backup; their actions are reminiscent of
Hydra back in S1...hopefully, this will not be like that in the upcoming
episodes, and not just because of the obvious reasons. A big part of “Agents”
attraction is that they are unpredictable and capable of unexpected twists in
their plot, unlike “Carter”, which was not (except for the season finale, perhaps).
A repetition of the second half in S1 in the second half of S2 would diminish
this attraction quite a bit.
That said, Mack had not killed Hunter, which is a plus, and
it makes him different from Ward, who had killed agent Koenig #1 back in S1. This
suggests that whatever Mack and Morse are in is not too Hydra-like, and it also
gives an opening, or suggests one, for a future HunterSkye ship.
Seriously, both Skye and Hunter had been betrayed by their
significant others. (Morse may not have been around, when Mack overwhelmed the
other man, but she did take his side over Hunter and did not bring him into the
loop). And “Agents” are run by Whedon, who has been known to set up complicated
love relationships back in BtVS (Buffy/Angel/Spike and Willow and her numerous
significant others come to mind) – why not here? And Ward is not around for the
moment either as well.
Ward’s absence is interesting. While the rest of the team
continues to grow and develop as a team and on their own, he is not. He is out
of it, licking his wounds, and bonding with agent 33 in a best-case scenario.
When earlier in S2 he had escaped from Talbot’s soldiers and S.H.I.E.L.D.
people, he was shown to be more competent than either of these groups, at least
on a certain level. Now...who knows?
Speaking of personal development, May has acquired some – in
this episode, she appeared to be more talkative and humane, especially when
compared to Sif. Perhaps all of the proximity to Coulson, and Skye, and even
Fitz is paying off.
And so, May has acquired some personal development, Ward has
not. The plot of Morse and Mack is progressing; the relationship between Morse
and Hunter is deteriorating, as the relationship of Fitz and Simmons. Lady Sif
has arrived, fought with Vin-Tak the Kree and left. The agents have remained
behind, and with Skye currently staying in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s holding cell in
isolation, things are certainly looking bleak for them, even if one looks away
from the rising infighting. We will just have to wait and see as to what will
happen next.
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