My Over The Top Agents Of SHIELD Review
So Agents Of SHIELD episode 2 has come & gone and I'm still not sure whether it's turning into Torchwood or Scooby Doo. The sensible argument would of course be Torchwood. You know, the show we all thought was about a secret government behemoth, offices & departments, directors & agents, that kinda stuff. Instead we got a bunch of dorks in a basement going after interesting device of the week.
The fun answer however would be Scooby Doo. A group of misfit mystery solvers, looking to prove themselves by travelling the world in their . Accompanied of course by their trusty companion Cosmo The Space Dog. I'm not saying Agent Colson couldn't cope without a talking animal, but it certainly couldn't hurt ratings. I mean, who wants to see Guardians Of The Galaxy because Star Lord is in it, when you could be watching a Racoon gun down baddies with gatling gun? What I'm really trying to say is that it should happen now.
Anyway, so Coulson & Cosmo build a squabbling bunch of mostly good looking, mostly 20 something's, consisting of 2 Rodney McKay's, a hacker who contributes as much to the team as I would & 2 agents actually trained for the job. And pretty slack security, let's not forget that. Seriously, who flies around the world in a giant 'not secret' aeroplane with 1 person flying, securing, cleaning & probably fixing the thing. Unless that person is Batman... no one does. That's who.
Anyway, so Coulson, Cosmo, Rodney McKay & Batman all go on an adventure to find a secret weapon conveniently embedded not very deep in a medium sized CGI structure. Suddenly, the Peruvian government, that vampire chick from Blade 2 & the Unnamed Peruvian Rebellion show up. Hilarity ensues.
The Good
Sam El Jackson makes me go all weak at the knee's
The Bad
The bit when they pulled the crocodile head off, revealing it was 'Old Man' Fury all along
Summary
As long as it's not Scrappy Doo. That's all I'm sayin'