This week, S.H.I.E.L.D. seems to be getting back on track,
and – back in the past. CyberTek is back, as is gravitonium – this time for
real. General Hale seems to have it, though, and Coulson and his team were
lucky to get a single piece that the woman left behind – but Mack was able to
capture one of her LMDs/battle-bots/etc. in one piece, so Yo-Yo is getting her
some new arms, and we’ll probably see her have a more active role in the upcoming
AoS episodes again.
…That isn’t any surprise, AoS did try to substitute her, but so far, neither agent Piper nor
agent Davis are playing an active role in the show, (their third friend, agent
Prince, seems to have been killed by AIDA during the last episodes of S4 after
all). They were to fix the plotholes, just as the new secondary character, who
appeared in this episode: an old friend of Mack, who had never been mentioned before,
and will probably never appear again in the future…but.
But, AoS is trying to fix itself up – again. The semi-sealed
rift to the ‘fear dimension’ or whatever continues to manifest the agents’
worst fears; this episode, it was Deke’s turn, as the man saw his mother killed
again by a Kree warrior with his glaive/naginata/etc., and it shocked him – but
it seems to make him realize that maybe the FitzSimmons are related to him…only
general Hale’s current aide has already discovered Deke’s potential parents, so
– now what? We will have to wait and see how it develops.
Werner von Strucker is back too, and he has teamed up with
Ruby Hale (and the Absorbing Man?) to take down her mother, and – beyond. He is
apparently insane now, so – why not? Ruby is setting herself up to be an
anti-Daisy of some sort, so a retinue of some sort is in order for her, and as
for her resentment towards her mother…yes, it was sensed since she was
introduced, so it is not exactly surprising either.
…Ruby’s character is further undercut by the fact that
Daisy/Skye has a new boyfriend every season or so – Ward, Hunter, (in the first
half of S2), Campbell, (especially in S3), Reyes/the Ghost Rider in S4, and
now, maybe, Deke, since he seems to be becoming more of a team member of AoS.
Guess Daisy has to have someone to be her potential special someone…and Robbie is
not coming back, while Deathlok is also gone – his actor did his obligatory appearance
in this season, and is done with AoS, at least for now. And?
And nothing. AoS continues to emanate strong S2 vibes,
(especially the first half, pre-Puerto Rico), save that Blood and Palicki are
not appearing, they are done, it seems. Is this a good thing? Not everyone
liked them, especially after the S2 finale, but enough people did, and their disappearance
post mid-S3 did cause some of AoS numbers to drop, to be sure. Since then, AoS
tried to make do with temporary characters that usually appear in one episode
and then vanish, as the new guy did this episode. Who did fail to appear,
though, is Dr. Hall, MCU’s version of Graviton, but maybe we will see him in
the future episodes, since AoS is returning to its’ roots and all? The show
still seems to be disrespecting its’ characters, i.e. Noah is gone, saving May,
Fitz, and the rest of the agents from the beacon-bomb, and was he mentioned
ever since? Nope. Just as Victoria Hand never was mentioned, (until the
Framework S4), since Grant Ward has killed her in S1…
Anything else? No, not really. True, AoS seems to be
cleaning up its’ act, at least in regards to the ‘fear dimension’, (really?),
but otherwise, there is no great breakthrough - it is solid, reliable,
predictable. Now we must wait and see if it will work.
That is it for this time, see you all soon!
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