Synopsis of 3×13: After tracking Malick to Russia, Bobby and Hunter become involved in an assassination plot; the team is changed forever as it races to save lives. Rating: ★★★½☆☆ What Agents of SHIELD demonstrated this week was a surprising skill in being able to still write a story that functions around two […]
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: The Inside Man Recap
Synopsis for 3×12: Coulson and Gen. Talbot suspect Malick of having an inside man at the worldwide symposium on Inhumans; the team discovers a traitor. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ Oh, Agents of SHIELD, if it’s not one thing, it’s another. This week General Talbot returns, and not only does he bring his absurdly goofy level […]
Agent Carter: Hollywood Ending Recap
Synopsis: Peggy and the gang make a risky move to keep Whitney Frost from ending the world. Howard Stark makes a surprise return, and Thompson learns a new secret about the Arena Club. Rating: ★★★★☆ After all the hullabaloo at the end of last week’s episode, tensions are running high. Thompson […]
Agent Carter The Edge of Mystery + A Little Song And Dance Recap
Synopsis: Lives hang in the balances and loyalties are tested when Whitney Frost’s plan kicks into high gear, and the fabric of this dimension literally rips apart. Also there’s dancing. Rating: ★★★★☆ In the penultimate two-episode block before the season finale, Agent Carter was not even in the vicinity of messing […]
Agent Carter: Life of The Party + Monsters Recap
Synopsis : Peggy turns to an old enemy for help saving Jason’s life, while Whitney makes a daring move. Jarvis and Sousa learn the consequences of their entanglements with Peggy. Rating:????? Agent Carter has, since it’s pilot, gotten consistently better with every episode. I adored season 1, but season 2 […]
Agent Carter: The Atomic Job Recap
Synopsis: The gang tries to steal Jane Scott’s corpse, and ends up trapped in a labyrinth diffusing atomic bombs. Rating: ????? This was really not Peggy’s week. Or anyone’s, actually. Except maybe Rose. After incorporeal Jason is drawn to a tissue sample from Jane’s body, his touch pulls the Zero Matter out of […]
Agent Carter: Smoke And Mirrors Recap
Synopsis: Peggy and Whitney flash back to their childhoods, and the Arena Club makes a daring move. Rating: ★★★★☆ Peggy Carter backstory! Finally. After years of seeing her in the MCU, and even seeing her more current self in Ant Man and The Winter Solider, this week we finally got a […]
Agent Carter: Lady of The Lake / A View In The Dark Recap
Synopsis: Peggy arrives in Los Angeles to investigate a mysterious killing – and gets way more than she bargained for. Rating: ★★★★★ I honestly have no idea why the MCU hasn’t taken far greater advantage of Marvel’s long history. But I’m also glad they haven’t because nothing could ever bridge that gap […]
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: Many Heads, One Tale Recap
Synopsis of 3×08: Dangerous facts about the ATCU are discovered by the team; Ward’s plans to take down SHIELD do not go as expected. Rating: ★★★☆☆ There are some episodes of SHIELD where everyone is exactly who you expect them to be. Coulson’s got a thousand trust issues; May’s quiet and […]
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD: Among Us Hide… Recap
Synopsis of 3×06: The stakes get higher as May and Hunter pursue Ward and Hydra; Coulson thinks the ATCU could be keeping a big secret. Rating: ★★★☆☆ With Marvel celebrating its 50th birthday, so too does Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD celebrate it’s 50th episode with “Among Us Hide…” After the seriously needed […]
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