When Marvel said that they were going to create a TV show in tandem with their movies, I got pretty excited. This could easily allow for future links, more characters and solve any plot holes that come up during the movies while also giving great characters and stories. And they sort of did that with the first episode of Agents of Shield.
With the characters, they first start off with bringing back a fan favorite, Phil Coulson, who died in the Avengers. That can be a great story explaining what exactly happened that brought him back. And he proved that he's a great character and good leader in this episode. His line "Don't ever tell me there's no way", I felt, was very powerful. With the other characters, Fitz and Simmons seem like a lot of fun as the science duo that make such a great pairing. Ward is just your basic secret agent and I don't see much for him other than being the trigger man and muscle. May actually really caught my attention cause our first scene with her she is quiet and sort of mysterious. Then she shows she's a complete badass when she stopped a guy from shooting Skye. There's so much more of her we can explore and I really want to see. Skye, however, was an annoying character as it really seemed she was trying a bit too hard to be funny and carefree but also a good person.
The guest characters I liked. It was pretty awesome having Hill there as a link to the Avengers and Richards' Mike Peterson was very relatable and easy to like as a superpowered man trying to find his place in the world. The fact that some of where his power came from was Extremis made that even better as to how something very recent can be linked to the show and actually effect the plot.
I will say the effects were pretty good, with the set design for the bus, and the appearance of it anyway. The explosions and holographic projections were also very good for a television show.
While this show does have its mishaps, quirks and low parts, I am looking forward to more episodes.
+ Main cast esp. Coulson, May, FitzSimmons + Connections to MCU + Great guest actors + Effects were well done - Some characters didn't work esp. Ward, Skye - A bit too much references to MCU though
Final Score 7.4/10