I’m still liking the show and agree that this was the best episode. I didn’t realize until I read this today that I must have fallen asleep a little early. I didn’t see Ward going into the room with May. I’ll have to go watch it again. I’d started to root for Ward and Skye as a couple, so I’m not sure how I feel about that.
I know almost nothing about Marvel. I wonder how that affects my enjoyment. I miss a lot of allusions, but I think that might mean I’m pretty flexible when they stray from the script.
I think this show has been steadily improving each week recently, but felt this one was a step backwards. Most of the problem was it was a Ward heavy episode, and he has all the charisma of a piece of meat.
I’m not really sure where they are going relationship wise. It seemed they had set up a complicated enough Love-quadrangle (Ward likes Simmonds, Simmonds likes Fitz, Fitz likes Skye, Sky likes Ward), but now throwing a Ward/May element into it just feels too soap opera-y, and that’s not what I’m watching this show for. Also, they seem to be milking the “Why is Coulson Alive?” a bit too much. Can we get some kind of resolution on that soon?
On the plus side, it was great to see Peter MacNicol, and I quite liked his Asgardian hiding on earth storyline.
Thor possesses physical powers superior to those of normal Asgardian gods. He has an extended lifespan augmented (although not immortal) by the Golden Apples of Idunn, immunity to conventional diseases, enhanced endurance (Thor’s Asgardian metabolism is far greater than a human), superhuman strength ([lifting 100 tons]), which increases further when he succumbs to “warrior’s madness,” a berserker rage, the mindless battle passion that increases a warriors strength tenfold. By chanting and performing an ancient ritual, Thor can also invoke the** berserker rage** to increase his strength. His skin and bones are several times denser than those of mortals, granting him extreme resistance to injury.
…and, yes, others have gone berserk as well. And that’s not even counting the Hulk.
Regarding the overall arc of the season so far, all I can say is, the writers know what they’re doing, and they’re doing it just for me.
I realized this last night when thinking about the progress of the Coulson mystery. They clued us in to the fact that there is some sort of mystery in the pilot, with the discussion between Hill and Dr. Book. Then, over the course of the season, they’ve allowed hints of it come out bit by bit from the point of view of Coulson realizing it himself.
My first thought was that they could have left out the bit with Hill and the doctor and just let us figure out that there was something going on as Coulson does. Then it occurred to me that the scene in the pilot served to prime the viewer for the mystery, preparing us for there to be something to be discovered. Without that, it would have probably taken the audience longer to realize that something is going on. We would have just been chuckling every time Phil said Tahiti is a magical place. But with the inclusion of the primer scene, by the second time he repeated that exact same phrase, we were ready to say, hey, waitaminit, what’s going on with that?
Normally, I would say that I prefer as few spoilers as possible, but this is a smart decision on the part of the writers. I think it really gives a boost into following along with the mystery and trying to figure it out, and increasing the enjoyment of the story arc. I’m not one to usually think about the craft of entertainment, but this is one time where I clued into it and am that much more impressed with this show.
That’s exactly what I assumed. Frost Giants try to invade Earth, starting in Norway, Odin recruits an army of Asgardians to defend it. Then over the centuries, Thor comes down here on occasion to buzz the locals.
Same here. It was a nice touch - having a direct call-out to the most recent Thor movie (the clean-up scene) and then the deeper link to the Thor mythology and the first movie being the actual backstory of the plot. I liked it.
I also felt very sorry for Asgardian menial laborers. You’d think they’d let them switch jobs every hundred years or so for a bit of variation at least. Damn.
I liked his response to “Do you know Thor?” I wish it had been Simmons though, so he could say “Do you know Prince Harry or Prince William?” Because no doubt someone’s asked her that.
I want to like this show, and to some degree I do. But I am absolutely certain it will get cancelled. No second season. It got a whole first season b/c initial ratings were good. But those ratings have dropped off quickly. I’m never wrong about which shows will get cancelled. It’s my biggest talent. This show is dooooomed.
