Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

  1. Episode 22 Beginning of the End
  2. Episode 21 Ragtag
    Agents of S.H.I.E.LD. Recap: A Boy and His Dog Next stop: the season finale.
  3. Episode 20 Nothing Personal
  4. Episode 19 The Only Light in the Darkness
  5. Episode 18 Providence
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: One Step for Ward, One Step Back Coulson ends up at a mysterious mountain base manned by … Patton Oswalt.
  6. Episode 17 Turn, Turn, Turn
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: A Time to Be Born, a Time to Die As Axl Rose might ask of the showrunners: Where do we go now?
  7. Episode 16 End of the Beginning
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Phase 2 Begins Captain America: The Winter Soldier crossover! Well, kinda.
  8. Episode 15 Yes Men
    Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Asgardians of the Galaxy By Thor’s hammer, it’s Sif and Lorelei!
  9. Episode 14 T.A.H.I.T.I.
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Skye’s the Limit It’s already time to reboot again.
  10. Episode 13 T.R.A.C.K.S.
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Throw Coulson From the Train Both agents and viewers get a refreshing reminder that train heists are never boring.
  11. Episode 12 Seeds
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Allow Me to Break the Ice Things heat up and also cool down, thanks to Blizzard.
  12. Episode 11 The Magical Place
  13. Episode 10 The Bridge
  14. Episode 9 Repairs
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: May Flowers Finally learning about Melinda May. Also, a ghost.
  15. Episode 8 The Well
  16. Episode 7 The Hub
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Trust the System? Good episode, but this show really needs to figure out what to do with Skye before it’s too late.
  17. Episode 6 F.Z.Z.T.
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Recap: It’s Electric In which we see a little potential for Fitz and Simmons.
  18. Episode 5 Girl in the Flower Dress
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Let the Skye Fall Big reveals that didn’t feel as big as they should have been — but villainy is afoot.
  19. Episode 4 Eye-Spy
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: ‘You Seek Zloda’ With four episodes down, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has begun to settle into a groove.
  20. Episode 3 The Asset
  21. Episode 2 0-8-4
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: A Step in the Wrong Direction Take out the Thor reference and the big-name cameo appearance, and this episode could have been a lost episode of “Burn Notice.”
  22. Episode 1 Pilot
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Premiere Recap: Agents Assemble! There’s a ton of potential here.
  1. Episodes 21 - 22 S.O.S., Parts 1 and 2
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Family Feud Who says you need to go to a movie theater to get a feature-length Marvel adventure?
  2. Episode 20 Scars
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Inhuman Nature S.H.I.E.L.D. finally solidifies season two’s big bad.
  3. Episode 19 The Dirty Half Dozen
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Agents of Ultron The show spent this week reverting to one of its least appealing permutations: a shameless promotional tool for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  4. Episode 18 The Frenemy of My Enemy
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Take Your Daughter to S.H.I.E.L.D. Day How will the release of Marvel’s biggest-ever blockbuster impact its small-screen cousin?
  5. Episode 16 Afterlife
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Let’s Do the Twist If TV episodes were measured in plot twists, “Afterlife” would be Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s finest hour.
  6. Episode 15 One Door Closes
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: The Cabin in the Woods It’s a crowded universe out there, and it’s a pleasure to see this show exploring it so thoroughly.
  7. Episode 14 Love in the Time of Hydra
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Melinda and Melinda For the second week in a row, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s villains stole the episode right out from under its heroes.
  8. Episode 13 One of Us
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Gangs and Outlaws This episode managed a nice balance of serious and fun.
  9. Episode 12 Who You Really Are
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Where Is My Mind? S.H.I.E.L.D. squanders its promising guest-star almost immediately.
  10. Episode 11 Aftershocks
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Let’s Get Ready to Rumble You can sense the great show struggling to burst out of the acceptable show we’re currently getting.
  11. Episode 10 What They Became
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Oh, the Inhumanity This week’s episode was more interested in teasing Marvel fans than building a coherent hour of TV.
  12. Episode 9 Ye Who Enter Here
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Pit Stop The essence of a throat-clearing episode.
  13. Episode 8 The Things We Bury
  14. Episode 7 The Writing on the Wall
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: The Director and the Madman This season finally, truly went dark.
  15. Episode 7 Melinda
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: I Wanna Hold Your Hand Long after laying the skeleton of May’s dark past, S.H.I.E.L.D. finally gives us the whole story.
  16. Episode 6 A Fractured House
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Lazy Little Thing Called Love Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a serious shipping problem.
  17. Episode 5 A Hen in the Wolf House
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Desperate Times Ater last week’s enjoyable but frothy episode, S.H.I.E.L.D wastes no time getting back to business.
  18. Episode 4 Face My Enemy
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Face/Off The show has gone dark, but thankfully, it lightened up this week.
  19. Episode 3 Making Friends and Influencing People
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Ice, Ice, Baby Some smart storytelling choices in a second season that has been full of them.
  20. Episode 2 Heavy Is the Head
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: A Lonely Hunter Cue Lance Hunter, a Marvel deep cut.
  21. Episode 1 Shadows
    Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Premiere Recap: Go Dark A confident return, and a hint of promising things to come.
  1. Episodes 21 - 22 Absolution; Ascension
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Finale Recap: The Final Frontier Where will Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. go from here?
  2. Episode 20 Emancipation
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Breaking Free Everything about this episode feels familiar and tired.
  3. Episode 19 Failed Experiments
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: I’m a Kree, I’m a Weirdo Hive finally lays out the story of its past and its plans for the future.
  4. Episode 18 The Singularity
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Gone Girl S.H.I.E.L.D. has never faced a betrayal as painful as this.
  5. Episode 17 The Team
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: The Secret Warriors “The Team” gives us our first look at Daisy’s team of Inhuman superheroes.
  6. Episode 16 Paradise Lost
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Everybody Must Get Stones This is a textbook definition of fridging.
  7. Episode 15 Spacetime
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Running Out of Time An Inhuman gives the S.H.I.E.L.D. team a grim glimpse of its future.
  8. Episode 14 Watchdogs
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Who Watches the Watchdogs? Racism and bigotry exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too.
  9. Episode 13 Parting Shot
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Most Wanted Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. just lost two of its strongest players.
  10. Episode 12 The Inside Man
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: The Hive Mind Hive is the most promising villain we’ve seen in a while.
  11. Episode 11 Bouncing Back
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Stumbling Back Why hasn’t Coulson faced consequences for his reckless bloodlust?
  12. Episode 10 Maveth
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: The Other Side I’ll never be able to look at Phil Coulson the same way again.
  13. Episode 9 Closure
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Spy vs. Spy On this show, death comes in two forms: permanent and temporary.
  14. Episode 8 Many Heads, One Tale
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Get Hydrated Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a Grant Ward problem.
  15. Episode 7 Chaos Theory
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Star-crossed Lovers “Chaos Theory” feels like the culmination of everything Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has accomplished so far this year.
  16. Episode 6 Among Us Hide …
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: I, Lash “Among Us Hide …” felt a little like following up a perfectly cooked steak with a fast-food hamburger.
  17. Episode 5 “4,722 Hours”
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Bring Her Home This episode is as smart, gripping, and emotionally wrenching as anything this series has ever delivered.
  18. Episode 4 Devils You Know
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Whip Lash Marvel is an increasingly dark place, and the death of one of its unwavering lights will have far-reaching effects for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  19. Episode 3 A Wanted (Inhu)man
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: You’re Only Inhuman One friendly suggestion for the Inhumans: Rebrand as something less evil-sounding.
  20. Episode 2 Purpose in the Machine
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Space Oddity I’m hoping to see Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. move on to other, more promising plots as soon as possible.
  21. Episode 1 Laws of Nature
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Brave New Universe As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has gotten bigger and weirder, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has gotten bigger and better.
  1. Episode 12 Hot Potato Soup
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Recap: O Brother, Where Art Thou? Welcome back to S.H.I.E.L.D., Patton Oswalt!
  2. Episode 11 Wake Up
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Come What May “Wake Up” is easily one of the best episodes of the season.
  3. Episode 10 The Patriot
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Patriot Games “The Patriot” is ham-fisted, but it pushes the season in a promising direction.
  4. Episode 9 Broken Promises
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Major Malfunction Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. doubles down on killer robots in a tense episode.
  5. Episode 8 The Laws of Inferno Dynamics
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Out of Your Element Ghost Rider is starting to feel like a cheat code.
  6. Episode 7 Deals With Our Devils
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Grim Grinning Ghosts “Deals With Our Devils” is clever, fun, and surprising.
  7. Episode 6 The Good Samaritan
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Origin Stories “The Good Samaritan” flashes back to reveal how Robbie Reyes became Ghost Rider.
  8. Episode 5 Lockup
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Prison Break In its fourth season, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a villain problem.
  9. Episode 4 Let Me Stand Next to Your Fire
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Fighting Fire With Fire “Did two fire dudes just drop into a warehouse full of fireworks?”
  10. Episode 3 Uprising
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Are You Afraid of the Dark? “Uprising” deftly juggles its many overlapping story lines.
  11. Episode 2 Meet the New Boss
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: Who Ya Gonna Call? The new S.H.I.E.L.D. director is no Phil Coulson.
  12. Episode 1 The Ghost
    Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Premiere Recap: Ghost Riding Don’t be fooled: This is the same old S.H.I.E.L.D. with a coat of black paint.

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