So yeah, this AoSHIELD episode...
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Totally called it about what would become of SHIELD after Winter Soldier (Hand and Coulson, the Hub).
But it felt a bit "eh" with how forceful they were in trying to make it look like Hand was HYDRA / try to make you wonder which side she was on, and the end feels extremely fishy. I mean, Hand was so suspicious of everyone a minute ago, ordering Coulson's whole team to be shot on sight, then she gets confirmation that Coulson and May aren't HYDRA and strikes Ward off the list of suspects too easily - everyone forgets a bit too quickly that Ward never even saw the "out of the shadow" message until the end (he was still supposed to think he was going for the Clairvoyant). Considering how crazy Hand went when assuming Coulson's team was HYDRA, it's just stupid that she would dismiss Ward that easily. Especially with how everyone goes "oh, I should have seen it coming" about Garret, why dismiss Ward. And then Hand goes "eh, it's obvious he won't say a word with regular methods, so go nuts" allowing Ward to shoot Garret - and there, even Garret looks surprised that Ward shoots Hand.
It's way too telegraphed that Ward is infiltrating HYDRA and the shots were faked one way or another. And then the preview throws another layer on top of it saying "blah blah blah reveal their true allegiance".
Not to mention that they're throwing yet another "ohoho so was he a traitor all along ? DUNN DUNN DUNN" cliffhanger at the end of the episode, right after doing the exact same thing with May, who turns out to not be a traitor right in the next episode.
It's a good episode, because shit is finally hitting the fan and it finally shows what SHIELD really is supposed to show us, but it's just way too obvious.
If I struggled to the end of my determination, to the end of my way of life with my followers, if the result is ruin, then this ruin is inevitable. Grieve. Shed tears. But you cannot regret.
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April 09, 2014, 11:48:25 pm by DKDC