Eye Spy 

The team tries to track down a former agent who is now stealing valuable information.

Director:

Roxann Dawson

Writers:

Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comics by), Jack Kirby (based on the Marvel comics by)

Stars:

Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Clark Gregg	...	Phil Coulson
Ming-Na Wen	...	Melinda May
Brett Dalton	...	Grant Ward
Chloe Bennet	...	Skye
Iain De Caestecker	...	Leo Fitz
Elizabeth Henstridge	...	Jemma Simmons
Pascale Armand	...	Akela Amador
Michael Klesic	...	Kropsky
Julia Emelin	...	Inn Keeper
Nick Gracer	...	Armed Guard
Dominic Burgess	...	Englishman

Storyline

The team tries to track down a former agent who is now stealing valuable information.

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Plot Keywords:

looking at oneself in a mirror | title directed by female | fistfight | female gunfighter | secret agent | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Channel 4 Television Corporation [United Kingdom]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Mutant Enemy, Marvel Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

First appearance of the Kree language, which will be a major focus in Season 2.

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Goofs

When the team are outside the "Todorov" facility, the sign on the gate is clearly printed in Belarussian Cyrilic (good so far), except it reads "Todarau," employing an special Belarussian character as the the last "u" of the diphthong. Maybe a German would make a mistake in pronouncing that as "ov," but a SHIELD agent fluent in 6 languages? Granted it's a short vowel, so in some rendition it might be "av."

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Quotes

Skye: [to Agent Ward] You're a robot. Can you do that?

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Connections

References I Spy (1965)

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Soundtracks

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Theme Song
(uncredited)
Written by Bear McCreary

User Reviews

I live outside the box

This episode introduced the possibility of ESP which sounds awesome for something to be introduced into the MCU. Instead of ESP, the person of interest actually has a cybernetic implant. While this isn't as cool as telepathy, cybernetic enhancement is still a really cool jar to open. I'm pretty sure that Ian Quinn, who was introduced in the previous episode, had a part to play by using his wealth to create this technology.

This is also a good episode for the insight into Coulson. As he is in the area of training Skye, although Ward is doing that physically he certainly has a hand in it, it is insightful to see how much agents that Coulson train actually mean to him, as actual people he feels responsible for, not just collateral.

The infiltration with Ward and Skye into the Belarus lab was fun to watch. Having Ward try, and fail, to bromance a security guard was awkwardly hilarious. Those diagrams that he found look like some sort of mappings or a blueprint.

A couple complaints I have about this episode start with May. She first started out as an dark, mysterious, quiet agent but she hasn't really changed since then. I'm not expecting a complete change in her but she has barely done so. The only thing that is a bit different is her closeness with Coulson. Another thing is the agent under fire, Amador. She had practically no personality or mood the throughout the entire episode. You could say that she was like that when she was under control. But even after that, there was hardly any change in her performance.

+ Technological advances + Insight into Coulson + Ward/Skye infiltration - Lighten up May - Show some emotion Amador - Would've been cool if someone did have ESP

Final Score: 7.3/10