IMPORTANT QUESTION

[hafital]

Is Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D worth it? Do I need to watch it in order to greater appreciate the Marvel Cinematic Universe? I get a sort of indifferent vibe about it on my friend's list - most of you seem kind of just okay with it, not over the moon. But that's just a cursory impression. Should I bother? Do I need to? Are important things

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[slb44]

I'll preface my opinions about Agents of Shield by saying that I'm a huge Marvel comics fan and have been from a very early age. I'm also extraordinarily fond of the MCU. I adore Coulson in the movies. All that being said, watching Agents of Shield, and I've watched every episode to date, has been torture. It is literally painful for me to watch. It's not quite as bad this season as it was in the first, if only because they've picked up the pace and they've packed every episode with lots of tidbits that cause me to reflect on my knowledge of the comic and movie verses. As for Coulson, I don't know who the man in the series is, even his body language has changed and yes they've explained all that ad nauseam, but it doesn't work for me. Still I watched because I'm a completionist at heart and I love the tiny little bits of info that allow me to speculate where they're going and how it ties in to other things etc. In conclusion let me say this, I've watched all the Highlander movies and none of them have been as painful to watch as AoS is and we both know how bad some of the HL movies are. As always you're mileage might vary. (Please note that I've said nothing about the relationships on AoS because, yeah, they work even less for me then the series as a whole.)

OMG minor dental surgery sounds like hell on wheels. *reminds self to massage gums more regularly*

[hafital]

No, I thank you so much! See, I'm also a completionist at heart, and I don't know if I can honestly set aside that need to complete even knowing that I will probably be annoyed with the show. I can already tell I will be annoyed with the show, although to be honest it doesn't take much for me to be annoyed! So there's that. But I do not read comics, so maybe without the background it won't twang as wrong to me.

As for Coulson, I don't know who the man in the series is, even his body language has changed and yes they've explained all that ad nauseam, but it doesn't work for me.

hmmm. I thank you again! If I do watch this, then at least I am forewarned.. :)

In conclusion let me say this, I've watched all the Highlander movies and none of them have been as painful to watch as AoS is and we both know how bad some of the HL movies are.

Hah. Well, maybe I need to take back my completionist title because I have NOT watched all the HL movies. lol. Er, well I think I did watch all the theatrical releases way back when, but have managed to avoid the last tv movie. I don't even know anything about it at all! And I like it that way. IMO, the canon in HL ends with Endgame. At least so far.

[slb44]

Yeah I kind of suspected that we shared that completionist gene. To be honest if you're merely annoyed it'll be a win. To clarify it's the bits that refer back to the comics that make the series bearable for me. It's those tidbits that keep me hanging on.

No worries re the last HL movie. It's much better not to have seen it. Trust me. *g*

If memory serves I think someone posted a list of the episodes of AoS you need to watch if you can't bear to watch the entire series to date. I'm tempted to say it was on io9 but I can't swear to it. Yup, here's a link,

http://io9.com/which-episodes-you-must-watch-to-catch-up-on-agents-of-1572676925

And there's also this list as an alternative,

http://www.themarysue.com/must-see-agents-of-shield-s1-eps/

I hope this helps.