Obligatory disclaimer: real life sucks, though there’s a
species of giant extinct dormouse discovered as well, apparently. Sadly, I know
little of it for now, so let us get a move on. What shall we talk about?
Well, people feel that this week’s AoS episode was kind of a
filler, as everything was about ‘Mack and D’ – and yes, Deke probably deserves
an episode to himself and his skills, but this is the final season, so this
decision feels kind of undercut, plus…
…Plus the odds that ‘his crew’ that he had brought on board
of the Time Bus alongside Mack may end up being the analogue of ST’s ‘red
shirts’ is reasonably high; last season, MCU’s ‘Sarge’ had brought his own crew
– and they all died before the S6 finale, and no one remembers them now; (at
least Kasius and Sinara from AoS’ S5 are still remembered, sometimes).
Therefore, why should we become attached to those new characters as well?
People may point out that they are ‘full S.H.I.E.L.D.’ agents now, but AoS’
final season is gearing towards the end ever faster, so odds are that they will
not appear in MCU after AoS ends, period.
…I am being serious here: AoS’ main cast, throughout the seasons, numbered from 6 to 10 people –
that’s a lot, even by standards of Whedon’s TV series, such as AtS & BtVS…
which got referred directly a few times, especially in S4, which is just shameless
plugging… but the point is that even by Disney’s standards, AoS was an expensive TV show, and the real reason
as to why it lasted for so long is because it was really the only Disney/MCU
show that didn’t belong to Netflix
and which didn’t end prematurely either. Pause.
No, seriously. Marvel’s ‘InHumans’ were an insipid flop. ‘Most
Wanted’ failed to launch, period, (and team DC snapped Palicki, who played
‘Mockingbird’, cough). AC ended because Hayley Atwell decided to go back to the
U.K., only then she came back and starred in the ‘Endgame’ film… so it’s a mess
in real life too.
…Actually, AoS was always a mess in real life, as we have
talked about this, repeatedly. These days it is no different – we are half way
to the series’ finale, and half of the regular cast is missing with no
indication that they will be back before the very final episode at all. I love
AoS, but I cannot help but to feel that the show’s cast and crew did not. Do
not. Whatever. Now that the gravy train ride is over, and Disney is about to
launch its’ new MCU shows on Disney+, AoS’ cast and crew are abandoning it like
crazy, in an act unprecedented since the AoS S2 finale. Anything else?
…AoS still appears to have a solid fan base, with the latter
enjoying the question of whether or not Daisy will end up with agent Sousa or
with Deke more than anything else. They also have largely abandoned following
the canon, which I cannot blame them: AoS has developed too many flaws, too
many damaged twists, and let too many people down too often over the years. It
will be missed once it has gone, true, but nothing more. Where were we?
Right, I wanted to finish talking about Mr. Dougal’s
speculative zoology trilogy, when the talk of AoS/MCU/Disney/etc. has arrived
and distracted me. Yes, this is on me, fair enough, and I admit that I was also
distracted by Edith Hamilton’s take on the Greek myths – and it is one of the
worst takes ever! …Ms. Hamilton, clearly, does not like Greek myths as much as
she would have you believe… but that is another story.
For now, though, this is it. See you all soon!
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