I make time for this show when I watch no other TV, I enjoy it very much, but I have a minor complaint in their computer hacking is magic nonsense technobabble (it's not that hard sirs and madams, get a consultant, I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE!), and they very poorly directed the guest star for skye (besides looking creepily like eric bana). There should have been an emotional beat in the bedroom scene where they go from standoffish to warm and caring, and I never saw it and instead felt "now is when it says to kiss". He is very standoffish and instead of being charming he is just always a jerk so the arc of his dissapointing skye is less effective. I have a feeling we may see him again as well since they dump him off. They also could have shown him repentant but there is no writing in that character to show he wavered in his sellout of his ideals. He talks about doing it for her, but there is no emotional connection. Very frustrating on what could have been a very involving episode for him and skye, instead they waste the chance to show the arc of her actually not caring about the cause either, and having her parents be her driving force have any emotional punch other than, oh I got found out.
I'm no writer so I don't have a leg to stand on, but it was very frustrating to miss that potential depth in a show where that needs to get going. 5 eps isn't fair to judge yet, so I'm very excited for what is to come. The A plot guest star was amazing, a lot of depth in the betrayal from Raina.
I admire how smart they are with budget with their cold opens, always an exotic location but no stars so they can fly out the guest stars and use a local crew or smaller crew. Really smart and adds a lot to the exotic look/world traveler nature of the show.
Ways to blow the next episode: make it easy to rebuild the trust she broke(fitz should slow burn on this one). Not doing something different (a la firefly's "out of gas" or dollhouse season finale type different) soon.
So excited for more.
(pps, CA: winter soldier looks like a fight for the identity of the good guy vs shield also. Interesting....)
I'm no writer so I don't have a leg to stand on, but it was very frustrating to miss that potential depth in a show where that needs to get going. 5 eps isn't fair to judge yet, so I'm very excited for what is to come. The A plot guest star was amazing, a lot of depth in the betrayal from Raina.
I admire how smart they are with budget with their cold opens, always an exotic location but no stars so they can fly out the guest stars and use a local crew or smaller crew. Really smart and adds a lot to the exotic look/world traveler nature of the show.
Ways to blow the next episode: make it easy to rebuild the trust she broke(fitz should slow burn on this one). Not doing something different (a la firefly's "out of gas" or dollhouse season finale type different) soon.
So excited for more.
(pps, CA: winter soldier looks like a fight for the identity of the good guy vs shield also. Interesting....)
