TheIllusiveGuy t1_ixtambe wrote on November 26, 2022 at 4:19 AM

Agents of SHIELD, S1: Post Winter Soldier (~episode 16 from memory) to the end of the season.

Agents of SHIELD, S4: Framework arc

im_a_dick_head t1_ixtiv4s wrote on November 26, 2022 at 5:46 AM

Such an underrated show.

PM_ME_CAKE t1_ixzdum2 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:12 PM

Everything from Self Control to the finale of S4 is gold, what a brilliantly crazy stretch of episodes. In general the show is good as far as shows go (and then in the upper tiers for superhero shows), but I reckon those episodes can actually make punts against even the non-superhero shows in terms of quality.

Major_Pomegranate t1_ixzjyr7 wrote on November 27, 2022 at 4:56 PM

That show had such a weird situation with Marvel tying their hands. Sure, you can run half a season and introduce everyone to your characters, just don't actually start the story until our latest movie is out. By all rights it should have crippled the show, and a lot of people did write it off based on those campy first episodes.

But damn did they have a plan and a means to kick things off with a bang as soon as they had the opportunity. As soon as Bill Paxton appears, things go uphill fast. The fact that Ward went from everyone's most hated/boring character to one of the most popular in the series just shows how well they had things planned out