Agents of SHIELD season 2 ep 8
Nov. 21st, 2014 08:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shapinglightSo, I watched this the other day.
Spoilers behind cut.
Have to say, I think that was a terrible waste of Dichen Lachman's acting chops. She gets to scream a lot and then be dissected by the comedy Nazi (though he's not so funny now, despite the accent). She deserved better.
Anyway, the series has really taken a dark turn, hasn't it? If it's not stray extras being dissected, it's Ward yet again showing what a psychopath he is (and yes, I am disappointed that it turned out he was telling the truth about the well incident. I just don't want there to be even the tiniest, weeniest glimmer of a chance of a redemption story for this guy (Angelus with a soul, basically), even though I know he's only gone back to Hydra hoping to bring them down and 'prove himself' to Skye).
As an aside, I saw that Chloe Bennett, who plays Skye, 'ships her character with Ward. All I can say to that is yuck!
And yes, once again aware of the irony of a Spike fan/Spuffy 'shipper saying this, but first Ward (presumably) has a soul somewhere, and second - and most important of all to me - once he got his soul back Spike didn't - not once - blame anyone but himself for his pre-soul awfulness (and the same is true of Angel), whereas Ward never stops whining about his awful parents, his awful brother, his awful surrogate father, his awful childhood etc, etc. Yes, those things are bad, but they don't excuse mass murder.
:Climbs down off soap box:
Otherwise, Kyle McLachlan is, as always, awesome, I'm beginning to quite like the Hunter/Bobbi interaction, and secretly hoping that Mr Bakshi has indeed been brainwashed, or that there'll be some other explanation for his inexplicable loyalty to Mr Whitehall other than enjoying being evil for the sake of it.
Probably not, though.
Finally, whoever the mole is who gave away Coulson's plans to Hydra, I doubt it's Simmons, Mac or Bobbi. The things they said, or that were said about them, that seem to implicate them are just red herrings, I'm pretty sure.
Yeah, anyway, still quite enjoying the second series, but looking forward to the Agent Carter mini series rather more.
Spoilers behind cut.
Have to say, I think that was a terrible waste of Dichen Lachman's acting chops. She gets to scream a lot and then be dissected by the comedy Nazi (though he's not so funny now, despite the accent). She deserved better.
Anyway, the series has really taken a dark turn, hasn't it? If it's not stray extras being dissected, it's Ward yet again showing what a psychopath he is (and yes, I am disappointed that it turned out he was telling the truth about the well incident. I just don't want there to be even the tiniest, weeniest glimmer of a chance of a redemption story for this guy (Angelus with a soul, basically), even though I know he's only gone back to Hydra hoping to bring them down and 'prove himself' to Skye).
As an aside, I saw that Chloe Bennett, who plays Skye, 'ships her character with Ward. All I can say to that is yuck!
And yes, once again aware of the irony of a Spike fan/Spuffy 'shipper saying this, but first Ward (presumably) has a soul somewhere, and second - and most important of all to me - once he got his soul back Spike didn't - not once - blame anyone but himself for his pre-soul awfulness (and the same is true of Angel), whereas Ward never stops whining about his awful parents, his awful brother, his awful surrogate father, his awful childhood etc, etc. Yes, those things are bad, but they don't excuse mass murder.
:Climbs down off soap box:
Otherwise, Kyle McLachlan is, as always, awesome, I'm beginning to quite like the Hunter/Bobbi interaction, and secretly hoping that Mr Bakshi has indeed been brainwashed, or that there'll be some other explanation for his inexplicable loyalty to Mr Whitehall other than enjoying being evil for the sake of it.
Probably not, though.
Finally, whoever the mole is who gave away Coulson's plans to Hydra, I doubt it's Simmons, Mac or Bobbi. The things they said, or that were said about them, that seem to implicate them are just red herrings, I'm pretty sure.
Yeah, anyway, still quite enjoying the second series, but looking forward to the Agent Carter mini series rather more.