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 15: “Spacetime”
Directed by Kevin Tancharoen
Written by Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen
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, Blair Underwood, Matthew Willig, Powers Boothe, Mark Dacascos, Alexander Wraith, Bjorn Johnson, Wolfgang Bodison, Lola Glaudini, Markus Flanagan ABC
Air Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2016, 9pm
This week’s installment of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “Spacetime” asks the question, “can the future be changed?” Unfortunately, as much as the previews and sneak peeks intended to hype up this episode, calling it “the most astonishing episode of the season,” its premise isn’t too original and it ends fairly flat.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 14: “Watchdogs”
Directed by Jesse Bochco
Written by Drew Z. Greenberg
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, Titus Welliver, Mark Dacascos, Gaius Charles, Trenton Rostedt, Justin Morck, Jonathan Camp, D. Elliot Woods ABC
Air Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 9pm
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode 3.14 formally introduces the Watchdogs, an anti-Inhuman group that has now turned to terrorism to further their cause. In this installment of the Marvel series, we also meet Mack’s (Henry Simmons) brother, Ruben (Gaius Charles).
Read on below for a recap of the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., “Watchdogs.”
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.
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 11: “Bouncing Back”
Directed by Ron Underwood
Written by Monica Owusu-Breen
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, Juan Pablo Raba, Spencer Treat Clark, Powers Boothe, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, William Sadler, Mark Dacascos ABC
Air Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 9pm
Coulson (Clark Gregg) has changed. Mack (Henry Simmons) has changed. Fitz (Iain DeCaestecker) and Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) have changed. “Bouncing Back,” Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s mid-season return is all about change.
Coulson is on a mission to find Gideon Malick (Powers Boothe), and he’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen. Meanwhile, when a Columbian police precinct is attacked and its weapons cache stolen, Daisy (Chloe Bennet) and the gang are on call to find the Inhuman responsible. Inhumans are continuing to pop up everywhere, and Daisy really wants to form her Secret Warriors. Could this be her chance?
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