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Kelly Parks

"I want to be re-united with my family. In the Afterlife." -- Skye's Dad a few episodes back.

Lyla

“You should be loyal to people not an organisation. That’s how you get hydra” Yes perfectly put Shelley, I couldn’t agree more! That critique Gonzalez says about them being loyal to a man rather than a symbol is part of the reason I find the whole ‘real shield’ so frustrating. I just fundamentally disagree with some of their main viewpoints. As well as many of their actions of course. This is a good episode, lots of interesting moving parts and a lot of good scenes and lines sprinkled throughout. Personally I find the Afterlife stuff the most compelling throughline. Love the introduction of Lincoln, his and Skye’s scenes together are great! Also love the Hunter/Coulson duo in this episode. They had some really funny scenes together. And of course loved that Mike returned - your reaction to him showing up was so good! Also your reaction to Coulson saying ‘Grant Ward’ and Jemma being revealed to have helped Fitz at the end there was so so good! I’m so glad both those points came as such a surprise! So nice that even after all their trouble this season, Fitzsimmons can band together when needed. And your talk at the end about how good the show is, and how much you love the characters, just filled me with so, so much joy you have no idea. I’m so glad you see how high quality the show is. Also the fact that you’re saying all this now, in season 2, is amazing, I can’t even imagine how you’re going to react to the other seasons. I am so excited. So so loved your reaction :) (P.S love the shirt!)

Ian Fleming

Those sneaky writers, they put Dichen Lachman's name in the credits and we all assumed that she (Jaiying) was going to appear in another flashback scene. But she was alive the whole time!

Gary Marshall

Afterlife does a great job of mixing a number of plot lines into a single episode. The whole misdirect of Jemma siding with Real Shield was really well telegraphed, particularly with her strained relationship with Fitz this season. But we should have known better and she pulled the wool over Bobbi for the second episode in a row! The fake arguement scene was genius and if you rewatch it runs along the lines of Jemma 'we need to get Fury's box out', Fitz 'Okay I'll go, just make sure it's in my bag before I leave' and we see her handing the bag to him as he leaves. Along with the welcome return of The Sandwich! Looking forward to your reaction to the rest of the season.

Ian Fleming

Agreed. A superbly entertaining reaction.

Becky White

Yes, AOS is better than the Disney + shows but with that being said, are you going to react to Secret Invasion when it comes out?

Kelly Parks

The cast and crew all loved Kyle Mclaughlin's over the top portrayal of Skye's father.

Kelly Parks

As we saw in Avengers and Captain America: Winter Soldier, before SHIELD fell it also had a "board": The World Security Council.

Laurel

Yeah, this show is fantastic! Sure some episodes/seasons are less good than others, but I can't recall an episode I'd say is *bad*, nor would I say there was a season I didn't enjoy. Usually shows decrease in quality as time goes on, but on this show, season 4 is my favorite, which I think speaks to how the quality stays high throughout. I'm with you on wondering why they didn't want to ingratiate the show into the larger canon (I don't recall whether there was a specific explanation), but at the same time I'm glad because I'd be afraid the show having to adhere closely to the movies' canon might put a wrench in the cohesiveness that the TV team put together. "Afterlife" and the Fitzsimmons "fight" were such good examples of this show pulling a fast one on the audience. Except in a positive way, not a gotcha for the sake of being a gotcha. It all makes sense once you know the context and makes for a fun rewatch.

Christopher simeon

Gonzales has the right "general idea", but his approach is an issue. He does want what is best for S.H.I.E.L.D and they should trust each other to stop threats but he is starting to become more like Hydra. His distrust of powered people is borderline racist. Again he is right that Skye's powers are dangerous but that does not give him the right to treat her like that. He wants all the information Coulson has in that box supposedly so they can trust him. We have some reveals of Mike and Jiaying this episode and I love how the writers play with expectations. Cal never said Jiaying was dead he said Whitehall butchered her and tossed her out into the woods. Jiayiing gift allowed her to live through that. Also something of note about Fitz. He tossed the box with one hand and caught it with his other with no problem showing he has completely healed physically.

Ian Fleming

I find that one of the biggest problems those Disney+ Marvel shows have is the way they are constrained by MCU canon AND also having to set up the next movie or Disney+ TV show.

Shelley

not planning on it, sorry!