Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Season 3 Episode 16: “Paradise Lost”
Directed by Wendey Stanzler
Written by George Kitson and Sharla Oliver
Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen
Starring Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, Luke Mitchell, Powers Boothe, Reed Diamond, Mark Dacascos, Cameron Palatas, Alexander Wraith, Joel Dabney Courtney, Axle Whitehead, Bethany Joy Lenz
ABC
Air Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 9pm

This week on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 3.16 “Paradise Lost,” S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra continue along their separate paths towards a final confrontation at the end of the season. While there are certainly some highlights (which I’ll cover in S.H.I.E.L.D.ed Observations below), this episode is very aptly named and is just bad as a whole.

And to cover why it’s so bad, I’d like to share with you my top five reasons in all their spoilery glory.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Season 3 Episode 13: “Parting Shot”
Directed by Michael Zinberg
Written by Paul Zbyszewski
Created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen
Starring Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Henry Simmons, Luke Mitchell, Powers Boothe, William Sadler, Ravil Isyanov, Kristof Konrad, Ivo Nandi, Bethany Joy Lenz, Endre Hules
ABC
Air Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 9pm

This week leading up to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s: Parting Shot episode has been filled with promotions hinting that it would be a “game changer.” Before spoiling it for you, I will say that Marvel and ABC were right: this episode has huge implications in the Marvel TV world.

Read more below for a spoiler-filled review of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode 3.13.