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Summary When floating bodies turn up, Coulson and the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D must hunt down an elusive killer. No one is safe — not even the team. Our Take This one trades action for a slow-burn infection story, and it…

Summary An elusive girl in a flower dress may hold the key to the mystery that brings Coulson and team to Asia to rescue a young man with an unusual and dangerous power. Meanwhile, Skye has a secret that jeopardizes…

Summary Agent Coulson and the S.H.I.E.L.D. team try to track down a mysterious woman who has single handedly committed numerous everything on the line heists. But when the woman’s identity is revealed, a troubling secret stands to ruin Coulson. Our…

Summary When the brilliant scientist Dr. Franklin Hall is kidnapped, Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate him. Skye is their only way in — pushing the team to their limits when the entire…

Summary Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents travel to Peru to investigate an object of unknown origin, codenamed 0-8-4. But when he runs into Comandante Camilla Reyes, more than just sparks fly at 30,000 feet. Our Take Middle of the road.…

Summary Joss Whedon, the creative genius behind the feature film “Marvel’s The Avengers,” one of the highest grossing films of all time, and of the iconic television series “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” has cocreated “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” a dynamic,…

Summary The truth of Agatha Harkness and The Witches’ Road. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Summary The end of The Road. Our Take This is the payoff episode, and for the most part it lands. The big reveal about what the Road actually is reframes the whole season in a satisfying way, and Kathryn Hahn…

Summary Those remaining suffer the hand they are dealt in the next trial. Our Take This is Patti LuPone’s episode and she runs away with it, playing Lilia’s scattered mind as something genuinely moving rather than just quirky. The tarot…

Summary Familiar Teen is much more than he seems, and his connections to the rest of the coven are revealed. Our Take This is the big reveal episode, and it mostly lands because the show finally slows down and gives…