“BOOM” was another solid episode for SHIELD, even if it seemed to suffer from untapped potential.
We followed two storylines this week: Coulson and Mack were tracking down Radcliffe, while Daisy, Mace and company were busy tracking down newly minted Inhuman Terrence Shockley (the Watchdog leader from earlier).
Shockley’s transformation proved to be an interesting idea: a man who hates and is out to kill Inhumans becoming an Inhuman himself. Unfortunately, the show decided not to delve too deep into this idea, instead choosing to have him fully embrace his new abilities and become villainous Inhuman of the week #102. His confrontation with Daisy proved to be entertaining, but than he’s promptly vacuumed up by FitzSimmons. My hopes may be ill-founded, but I hope this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Shockley. The guy wasn’t all that interesting before, then there’s the potential for him to become interesting, but then it’s presumably chucked out immediately. Boo.
I really enjoyed Mace’s arc this week, as he struggled to find purpose in the team now that he’s been outed as not being Inhuman. All the football references were a bit eerie, though. A man with an alter-ego named Patriot dropping football jargon just a few days after the Patriots won the Super Bowl? The only logical explanation is that the writers of this episode are clairvoyants. Anyways, his search for a role ended with him taking the “blocker”role and awesomely stopping the Superior’s truck and then beating up a few guys before being taken prisoner. Hang in there, Mace!
Coulson and Mack’s side trip added yet another wrinkle to Radcliffe’s big scheme. The two found and confronted the inspiration for Aida: a woman named Agnes with a terminal brain tumour who has a shaky past with the good mad doctor. I liked the interactions between the two agents and Agnes, especially Coulson’s conversation with her at her place. I’m not about Agnes’ sudden change of heart in the end, however. It made for a tragic ending, and an idea of how Radcliffe’s whole Framework thing works, but I can’t help but feel like Agnes’ choice to get in the car with her old friend was a bit sudden. I don’t know.
Other Thoughts
- So that’s the end of Nadeer, huh? I was kind of hoping she’d live to see the inevitable return of her brother, but I guess that ain’t happening.
- The effects used to show Shockely “rebuilding” himself were simultaneously cool and terrifying.
- I’m still hoping we get to see what May’s up to in the Framework. Maybe next week?
Next week, Coulson and company set out to rescue Mace…
Noah
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