# Agents of SHIELD: S3 E14 "Watchdogs" 3/29/16 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 30, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634 "2016-03-30T13:41:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/21 "2016-03-31T18:50:42Z")
Now we have two characters from _Friday Night Lights_ on the show! (Well, one left last episode, but still). Husband and I both yelled “Smash!” when mini Mac showed up. > [@WordMan](#): > > A > > Anyone else recognize Mac’s brother as Smash from _ **Friday Night Lights** _? Me, me!!! Smash and Tyra (almost) together again! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/22 "2016-03-31T21:06:11Z")
BTW, it’s “Mack” not “Mac” - [http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield/cast](http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield/cast) Or Alphie if you prefer. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/23 "2016-03-31T21:39:28Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > BTW, it’s “Mack” not “Mac” - [http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield/cast](http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-agents-of-shield/cast) > > Or Alphie if you prefer. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/24 "2016-03-31T22:26:10Z")
> [@Gothic](#): > > This episode did nothing for me, but I might be jaded after reading this review of Parting Shot. > > [http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/agents-shield-has-great-episode-and-terrible-decis-234184](http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/agents-shield-has-great-episode-and-terrible-decis-234184) I will say… I didn’t start turning around on Hunter until a few episodes ago. It was weird when the other characters were mistreating him over the stuff with Ward last season, so I got some sympathy for him. I am writing an AoS spec script right now and I was originally agonizing over how to use Bobbi and Hunter and then after their send off I thought “Great!”…now I’m writing patter and I miss Hunter. I have some great line that I just can’t use because no one but Hunter would actually say some of these things. I will say, Daisy is a little more snarky than she’s been in awhile in my story. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/25 "2016-04-01T13:54:01Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > Agree on all counts. The Lincoln test felt weird - he has a problem with going too far, so Coulson tells him to…go too far? Would’ve assume it would be in the opposite direction. I watched this episode last night: I don’t remember Lincoln’s problem being an unwillingness to go too far, I thought it was an unwillingness to always follow orders (coupled with the fact that he’s only at S.H.I.E.L.D. because of Daisy, and isn’t a true believer). So Coulson telling him to kill Blake made sense as a test, albeit an annoyingly trite one. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/26 "2016-04-01T15:17:48Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > I watched this episode last night: I don’t remember Lincoln’s problem being an unwillingness to go too far I think **WordMan** was saying that Lincoln has a problem nearly killing people and he needs to be restrained, not that he’s unwilling to go too far. What Coulson was doing was seeing if he could hold off on that killer instinct until it was appropriate, and to learn how to raise objections without going off mission. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634/27 "2016-04-02T16:54:27Z")
Oooooooooh. Never mind. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-shield-s3-e14-watchdogs-3-29-16/750634.md?page=1)