4815162342 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Every badass command ship/plane/etc needs a fishtank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The plot was intentionally irrelevant this episode. The real focus was the team learning to work together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The cameo would have been a surprise had EW not spoiled it the day before still awesome none the less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesypoofs Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The cameo would have been a surprise had EW not spoiled it the day before still awesome none the less Lol I didn't know about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Considering I was somewhat underwhelmed by the pilot (although I still enjoyed it), this was a massive improvement. While the plot wasn't anything to write home about, that's completely fine since this episode was all about the characters and how they came together as a team. And it worked really well. After the pilot, I'd have said the weakest thing about the show was the characters. now it's the opposite. I admit I suspected that Whedon was going to address and work on making characters more likable as the show progressed, I just didn't expect him to do so so quickly. And they so fantastically addressed the widely spread complaint about Skye joining, that I almost think Whedon was deliberately trying to provoke that reaction in the pilot so he could blow us away with the second. And the cameo at the end was just the icing on the cake. Fantastic episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmac Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I'll wait until the season is over and see what the consensus is before deciding whether to binge watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Liked the Sam Jackson bit. The rest was really bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Just finished the episode on ABC. My thoughts:The good: Furry chewing out Coulson. Characters' interactions, building chemistry between the cast. Good actions, I also enjoy the humor.The usual tie-ins and nods. I found Fitz-Simmons very charming, they're my favorite characters atm. The bad: Thin and irrelevant plot. Still don't like Ward's and Skye's actings. They could use some work.Overall, I think the episode achieved the objective of laying and developing foundation for building Coulson's team. Just hope the plot/story line starts picking up and diversified in future episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangman Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I actually liked this episode better than the pilot. As expected, the ratings dropped: 18-49 Rating / Viewers Live+SD (million) Last Week NBC The Voice 4.6 / 14.14 ABC Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 4.6 / 11.90 CBS NCIS 3.4 / 19.47 This Week NBC The Voice 4.4 / 14.20 CBS NCIS 3.4 / 19.33 ABC Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.1 / 8.40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Steep drop. Let's see if it'll stabilize. Up against NCIS and The Voice will always be tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyevenstar22 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 The plot was intentionally irrelevant this episode. The real focus was the team learning to work together. agree and i thought it came across pretty well, that's why i was miffed to find out skye was a traitor and personally i had no idea about fury , i don't go on ew.com anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Was not expecting such a massive drop, from 4.7 to 3.1 means a lot of viewers didn't like the pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I just saw the second ep. They really need to make things less generic, I mean every aspect of the last episode I feel like we've seen dozens of times before in other shows/movies. Dialogue lines like "and can you repeat that in English?" Annoying pseudoscience jargon, randomly inserting words like "gamma" and "temporal" to make the show seems smart, when it actually sounds really dumb. Bad guys gloating and stalling to give the good guys time to defeat them. I'll stick it out another episode but I predict another big fall for next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Double episode premiere in Australia last night. It was #1 for the night with 1.3 million viewers out of a possible 15.8 million viewers in the 5 mainland capitals. http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/10/wednesday-2-october-2013.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKendall Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 With finals, the rating increased to 3.3 demo & 8.66 million viewers, but damn ... down 30% in the demo & 4 million viewers total in 1 week is definitely a reality check of where this will fit into the landscape of network television. Granted, it's still one of ABC's higher rated shows ... and it's a Marvel/Disney film property so it might get some leeway, but we'll see. This just reminds me so much of V though ... similar style drops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted October 2, 2013 Community Manager Share Posted October 2, 2013 With finals, the rating increased to 3.3 demo & 8.66 million viewers, but damn ... down 30% in the demo & 4 million viewers total in 1 week is definitely a reality check of where this will fit into the landscape of network television. So far, it's doing exactly what I was expecting. Sleepy Hollow really is the only new show whose ratings are surprising me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneWars Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 So far, I am not impressed with the show. I did like the cameo though, but that is the only real saving grace. If this weren't a Marvel tie-in, I would not be still watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 is this show actually canon with the movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamKendall Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 is this show actually canon with the movies? Yes ... but whether anything that happens in the show will truly be mentioned in the movies is quite doubtful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukaio101 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 With finals, the rating increased to 3.3 demo & 8.66 million viewers, but damn ... down 30% in the demo & 4 million viewers total in 1 week is definitely a reality check of where this will fit into the landscape of network television. Granted, it's still one of ABC's higher rated shows ... and it's a Marvel/Disney film property so it might get some leeway, but we'll see. This just reminds me so much of V though ... similar style drops. To be fair, the pilot had the largest network drama debut in four years. There was always going to be a decent drop. And the fact that a major cast member was leaving in that week's NCIS certainly didn't help things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
