What a great tie in episode that nicely handled the fallout of Winter Soldier. This is, no doubt, the best episode of Agents of Shield so far, having a fun opening scene and a couple of great twists.
Let's start with the opening scene. Paxton's Garrett is definitely staying around for the rest of the season, which is awesome, and his opening scene with Fitz and Coulson was badass. With the song " (Don't Fear) The Reaper", Coulson helps Garrett fend off an aerial assault. The only thing that would've made that episode better was more cowbell.
The tie ins with the Winter Soldier is great and going to be much more influential than Thor 2 because the show is about Shield and the Cap 2 is as well. The connections were great, even with the mousehole that Fitz created and Fury used in Cap 2.
There are two major twists in this episode so SPOILERS AHEAD. The first is that the Clairvoyant is revealed. It was first believed to be Victoria Hand as she seemed like the bad guy (or girl) in the episode. Hand was especially good in this episode as she seemed to be with Hydra, which made sense for her ruthlessness but actually was good that she was Shield, because seriousness is key for a high power agent. So who is the Clairvoyant? None other than John Garrett, which is amazing for two reasons. One, its a good twist that no one really saw coming, and two, it means that Paxton is going to be around for the rest of the season.
The other twist is that...Ward is Hydra! This is a complete gamechanger as there was practically no clue that he wasn't loyal to Shield. His character is so much more interesting now, compared to the plain super spy. I am going to love to see what is going to happen with him from now.
+ Paxton + The real Clairvoyant + Ward's true loyalty + Opening scene + Tie-ins to Cap 2
Final Score: 9.6/10
Let's start with the opening scene. Paxton's Garrett is definitely staying around for the rest of the season, which is awesome, and his opening scene with Fitz and Coulson was badass. With the song " (Don't Fear) The Reaper", Coulson helps Garrett fend off an aerial assault. The only thing that would've made that episode better was more cowbell.
The tie ins with the Winter Soldier is great and going to be much more influential than Thor 2 because the show is about Shield and the Cap 2 is as well. The connections were great, even with the mousehole that Fitz created and Fury used in Cap 2.
There are two major twists in this episode so SPOILERS AHEAD. The first is that the Clairvoyant is revealed. It was first believed to be Victoria Hand as she seemed like the bad guy (or girl) in the episode. Hand was especially good in this episode as she seemed to be with Hydra, which made sense for her ruthlessness but actually was good that she was Shield, because seriousness is key for a high power agent. So who is the Clairvoyant? None other than John Garrett, which is amazing for two reasons. One, its a good twist that no one really saw coming, and two, it means that Paxton is going to be around for the rest of the season.
The other twist is that...Ward is Hydra! This is a complete gamechanger as there was practically no clue that he wasn't loyal to Shield. His character is so much more interesting now, compared to the plain super spy. I am going to love to see what is going to happen with him from now.
+ Paxton + The real Clairvoyant + Ward's true loyalty + Opening scene + Tie-ins to Cap 2
Final Score: 9.6/10