“A Wanted (InHu)man is an interesting and well-written
episode. In many ways, it is a very impressive and solid S.H.I.E.L.D. episode.
The actors are delivering fully what they mean to deliver; the script is solid
and well rounded; the setting is very realistic, and the drama of the episode
itself keeps the audience intrigued, tense and guessing what happened next
until the end – when Jemma declares that she must go back...in short it is
everything that “Laws of Nature” was not.
For example...the beginning of this episode begins in the
middle of action, in media res, with Lincoln doing his own thing, his past
development in “Laws...” having been not so much discarded, as ignored. The
episode 3x01 is mentioned, and there are tie-ins to it, but mostly – it is
ignored. Perhaps, even S.H.I.E.L.D. scriptwriters/producers/etc were embarrassed
of the heavy-handed clichés and the rushed plot that occurred back there.
Episode 3x03 has no such clichés, and indeed Lincoln/Daisy
situation is treated much more interestingly here; so early in the S3, there is
no happy conclusion for Daisy and Lincoln yet; there were some proclamations of
love, but still nothing certain. If Daisy and Lincoln are to work it out, they
will really have to work it out...or not, because at the moment this does not
appear to be very likely...
On the other hand, Coulson and Ms. Rosalyn? They seem to be
hitting it off. Coulson – or rather the show’s scriptwriters – have realised
that they must not make ATCU a remake of the ‘real S.H.I.E.L.D.’ from S2, and
are trying to make something new here; the fact that Ms. Rosalyn appears to be
something of a female Coulson – or at least a woman that Coulson can relate to.
And yet...such details are secondary. The truth is, “...Wanted...”
was carried not just by the actors and their acting, but also by the plot
itself. The cast is very good, of course, but so are the people behind the
scene, so to speak. On this Tuesday, they too have delivered something right
and proper, and the audiences got to enjoy another solid and satisfying episode
of ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’. (And the infamy of “Laws...” finally got its karmic
comeuppance.)
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