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Agents of SHIELD Rewatch Season 1A (ep. 1-11)

Here's my commentary on my rewatch of Agents of SHIELD Season 1 Episodes 1-11. This may not be the best commentary since these are just the thoughts and opinions that come to my mind as I watch the episodes rather than a full-blown analysis, but I'm just having fun with it!

1x01 The Pilot

Something about Skye's voice being the first voice you hear. I don't know what about it, but I like it.

This is a Mike Peterson appreciation blog. He deserved to be in so many more episodes after season 1.

BABY SKYE!!

The only part that sucks about rewatching season 1 is that I know Ward is Hydra, so even when he's doing good, I know what his main motives are.

This is like my millionth time watching the pilot, and I just now realized that the line "if the job was easy, it wouldn't be any fun" that both Ward and Garrett say was introduced in this episode.

"It means someone really wanted our initials to spell out shield"

"You haven't been near his arms" *in regards to Thor*

"Welcome to Level 7" YESSS BITCH!!!!

Coulson's so wholesome and pure I love him so much!🥺

Thank you Agents of SHIELD for forever making me say "It's a magical place" whenever Tahiti is mentioned ever.

The fact that Ward's first thought when Coulson is talking about the Rising Tide is to cross them off. Finding all these red flags.

"Little poop with knives sticking out of it"

Okay, but why was Hill drawing a porcupine on Ward's evaluation?

The fact that Chloe Bennet was only 20 in the pilot (aka the same age as me rn).

I see a lot of people (mostly reactors on YouTube) say that they were annoyed with Skye at first (which I can understand), but for me, she just always had some sort of charm that made me fall in love with her.

"With great power comes... a ton of weird crap that you are not prepared to deal with." one of the most ICONIC Skye/Daisy lines.

Also, it's crazy to see how bubbly and innocent Skye was. So different from Season 7 Daisy.

The fact that you can so clearly see that Phil and Melinda had lots of history together from the first scene together.

"It's a really nice bus" I MISS THE BUS

Fitzsimmons was also so innocent back then. (If you've been following me for a while, you know my feelings on Fitzsimmons in the later seasons (more so on Fitz), so I'll try to keep my emotions on them to a minimum until the time where I can rant :) I'll just appreciate season 1 them for now.)

"Don't touch Lola"

Coulson really showed up to Skye's van completely ready to adopt her.

"What's your real name?" This line hits hard in the fact that she actually doesn't know what her real name is yet.

You can clearly see how excited Simmons was and how nervous Fitz was about their first field mission as soon as they step out of the car.

Skye came off as a little hot-headed, but she's actually so smart. Like she said, SHIELD had billions of dollars of equipment, and she was able to crack Centipede with her own skills.

I love that Fitz sings "Heigh-Ho" as he sends the dwarfs outs.

Skye has canonically cosplayed outside Stark Tower at least once.

"She can be an asset" Oh Phil, you have NO IDEA.

They say "what the hell" so much in this show. *see Agents of What the Hell on YouTube"

Coulson doesn't care about your protocol, Ward.

"GrAmSy"

From episode one, you can clearly see just how big Skye's heart is and how she really does care about people.

"When you get back, I'll show you my thing. Oh, it's not. It's my hardware. MY EQUIPMENT!"

You can also see in Skye's face where her morals lie as soon as Mike shows that he brought Ace along.

Mike taking Skye is just the first of many times Skye is kidnapped.

"Don't ever tell me there's no way." The fact that this has been so prevalent throughout the whole series.

Coulson's walk is so a dad coming to rescue his daughter you can't tell me otherwise.

THE WAY COULSON JUST CASUALLY LEANS BACK WHEN MIKE BREAKS THE VAN DOOR😂

The smile on my face the first time I watched May take out the guy that was gonna shoot Skye.

Mike's speech during this episode👌🏼

Fitz slapping Ward's back will never not be funny to me.

Howard Stark would be proud of Lola.

1x02 0-8-4

I wish we got to see the hula girl one last time in Season 7.

I don't know why May referring to Skye and Fitzsimmons as kids makes me so soft.

The SHIELD logo on the water is so funny to me.😂

Not gonna lie, Fitz's little crush on Skye during 1A was kinda cute. Never really shipped them though. Definitely don't in the later seasons.

1x02, May says to never call her the cavalry again. In 7x13, she finally reclaims the title for herself.

I don't know about y'all but May double-wielding guns is pretty hot.

"WhY aRe ThEy HeRe?"

Simmons, why would think that opening a window in literal gunfire would be a good idea?

May and Ward yelling at the Bus Kids like angry parents on a family road trip.

If I have to hear Ward say "I'm a SpEcIaLiSt" one more time...

One of the things I love about Elizabeth and Iain's acting is when they're working with the holo table. I'd look so stupid in that position.

Just wanna say that I absolutely LOVE Skye's clothing style in season 1.

Don't worry Skye. You'll know what it's like to get shot in 11 episodes. (I'm sorry).

"100 people with 1% of the percent of the solution, that'll get it done. Pieces solving a puzzle." This was the line the solidified Skye as my favorite character, and it still remains one of my favorite lines from her.

You're not slick, Camilla.

See, their first mistake is messing with the Melinda May. She's not gonna take that well.

So Fitz and Simmons know the story of the cavalry, but they didn't know it was May? You'd think her name would be tied to the title no matter what.

UGH, I hate this whole "nice Ward" thing. I can't stand it when he says nice things because he's basically lying.

"WhOt ThE hELl WaS tHaT?"

I love Coulson's trust in his team despite seeing them not get along at all at least an hour earlier.

May's tired of all their shit.

Thank god Skye was the only one who actually read the pamphlet.

I love how May still got it after not being in the field for about 6 years. I mean, I haven't taken a dance class in 2 years, and most of my flexibility is gone now and some skills I've already lost.

Coulson checking on Lola is a mood.

You think May lowkey wanted to be Skye's SO from the beginning? Cause when Ward asks if she was talking about him, she kinda has this face that says "Okay, fine, I'll let him have this one."

The team watching the rocket launch on the edge of the ramp door is the last time that they ever had any kind of happiness until the finale.

Also, love the Fury cameo.

1x03 The Asset

I find it funny that the truck driver is named Agent Mack. Also, the fact that they used that name for Mack in season 2.

Skye working out is the biggest mood.

That silhouette shot *chef's kiss*

The scene with the cowboy and the gold is so random. Like I know it's important to the plot, but I just think it's ridiculous.

Saying this ten episodes in advance... FUCK YOU IAN QUINN!🖕🏼

Another rant on how I wish the show delve more into Skye/Daisy's past in foster care. Like why exactly she dropped out of high school, if she aged out of the system or ran away, how her foster homes have affected her mind and thought process, etc.

I just love how the show actually shows how smart Skye actually is. Like she isn't the same kind of smart as Fitzsimmons, but she had her own way of doing things and she's a quick thinker and really clever.

I also love how Coulson already has her thought process pretty much figured out, and that's why he knows how Ward should be going about training her.

I get that Ward has been abused, but I hate how he uses it to justify all the bad things and murders he has committed. I guess you could say Garrett brainwashed him into thinking that way, but after 2x06, Ward moves far away from redemption, and his actions can't be blamed on his past anymore.

Skye in that pink dress. I am looking respectfully. 👀

Love that May and Jemma are impressed with Skye's undercover work.

"I wanna hire you before someone else snatches you up." TOO LATE BUDDY

This episode may not be one of "the best" of the series but the fact that they introduce Gravitonium and basically set up an entire plot point for season 5 is insane.

The first time watching this, I couldn't tell if she was betraying SHIELD or playing Quinn. Still fully believe she’s was playing him.

“Her… uh, boobs." Oh, Fitz.

Also, Ming deserves an award because she has the best reaction faces.

YOU DIDN'T NEED TO RUB IN THE FACT SHE DOESN'T HAVE A FAMILY, QUINN!

How many times does Skye have to get choked out in the show?

“nOpe”

Oh Skye, don’t worry about the quakes. You’ll get used to it.😉

Bye Hall. You won’t be mentioned again until season 5.

LET’S GO MAY!!

Again, hate how this episode and the one in s2 are the only times Skye actually talks about her past.

“We won’t turn our backs.” FUCK. YOU. WARD.

1x04 Eye Spy

You know, if I saw a group of people walking with red masks on, I would be running so far in the opposite direction.

“The solitude” me too May. Me too.

Okay, but I love Jemma and Skye’s hair in this episode.

Also, I love that Skye hides in the cars when she misses her van.

Funny how they’re so against telepathy and precognition. Like they’re so against it and for what? Like, of all the things that have been proven to be true in this universe, you choose to believe telepaths aren't real?

Wish we got Akela more in the show.

Short Bus™

“Must hurt to be betrayed by someone you trained” WARD SHUT UP I SWEAR TO GOD

“Did you never learn that boy parts and girl parts are different and that our parts aren’t PeNiSeS?”

“bang?”

May, Coulson, stop fighting in front of the kids.

Skye actually calling May and Coulson mom and dad🥺

I feel so bad for Akela😭

Kinda feel bad for Simmons. She is not exactly trained in the medical field, but she still became the team doctor. Props to her for that.

Fitz is me in regards to the human body.

Props to Brett for learning lines in different languages.

THE WRITING ON THE WALL!

“Which way is south?”

Skye shoulda hit Ward with the car.

It’s the guy from ANT Farm!

So, Akela knew that SHIELD did something to Coulson.

Like what you see, Skye?

1x05 Girl in the Flower Dress

RAINAAAAAAA

Were Chan Ho Yin’s powers ever explained? They briefly mention it but not really. Like was he an experiment or is he like an inhuman or something?

Also, would you trust a woman you just met that night when she says “close your eyes?”

I haven’t played Battleship in forever.

“Have you ever heard of Steve Rogers? No.” … yes.

Ward, you didn’t even try to blend in.

I’d like to take this time to say screw Myles.

I was so shocked when May was on the other side of the door when I watched the first time.

So how long was May there to begin with?

Simmons, was the button comment necessary? I know you’re trying to be friendly though.

Raina is probably one of the most compelling villains in the show

“Now you’re making fun of my VAN!” She loves that van.

I love whenever Ming gets to speak Chinese on the show.

Why’d they leave Myles alone with Fitzsimmons? They look so terrified😂

Ghost Rider tease (not really but you get it)😉

Hearing these words come from Coulson to Skye really hurts.

I love you, Skye🥺

1x06 F.Z.Z.T.

Time for the first Fitzsimmons-centered episode.

“That’s something you say to an old person.”

Fitz’s comment about hearing Skye laugh again was so wholesome in s1. Why’d the show have to drive them apart?

Also, love the Ward impressions.

Skye poking the battery with a stick. That’s it.

Ward had absolutely NO RIGHT to be talking to Skye like that, like he was so hurt by her “betrayal”

THE cat™

These poor firefighters. They just wanted a souvenir from when they were first responders during New York.

“What are you looking for?” “A sCeNtEd CaNdLe!” “Not you.”

My favorite part of Coulson really is his humanity. The way he talked with the firefighter during his last moments is so heart-wrenching and beautiful. Telling him that it was beautiful on the other side.

I’d be scared if I was on the same plane as an object carrying an alien virus too.

Aw poor Jemma😕

Skye’s so worried about Jemma, she’s literally on the verge of tears. I love their friendship so much (save for s5/6).

Coulson really said screw Agent Blake.

All this talk about pandemics and vaccines in this episode really hitting close to home and I don’t like it.

It happens for a second, but we get the first sliver of Mama May and Skye when May softly pulls Skye away by her shoulder.

The special effects in this episode aren’t bad by any means, but it’s amazing to see how far they’ve come since then.

Coulson’s just a worried dad.

The Skimmons hug🥺

“Take off your shirt” OH KAY MAY. That line really threw me off the first time.

And there’s Fitz’s realization.

DON'T TOUCH LOLA

1x07 The Hub

The cold open for this episode is so random and I love it.

Also Agent Shaw.

"Everyone's wearing the same suit."

And we have Agent Victoria Hand and Jasper Sitwell.

Introduction of The Sandwich™

Also, the introduction of Bad Girl Shenanigans™

"VeRy VeRy ATtAcHeD."

You can truly see some of Jemma's Virgo-ness in this episode. (As a Virgo myself, I can say this is accurate. My birthday is actually the day after Jemma's/Elizabeth's).

The hallway scene is still so funny to me. Between Simmons' terrible flirting and Skye's "what?" face. It's great.

My lying skills are just about as good as Jemma's are in this episode. Depending on who I'm with/the situation, I either get really stuttery or I start laughing ridiculously.

Forever bitter that they cut that deleted scene of Jemma and May.

See, Skye knows when to pull away from her personal wants. She knows when the right time for it all is, and I don't think she got enough credit for that. You can't tell me, that if you were in Skye's position and the file on your past was right there, you wouldn't be curious. She did look away from it and looked at the mission when she realized she didn't have enough time. She still put the members of her team before herself.

I only think about the Charlie's Angels reference from the bloopers during this scene.

Not too much to say about this episode for me personally.

BUT I was fully convinced that before this episode, Skye was Coulson and May’s love child that they had to give up because of the job.

1x08 The Well

The first episode to connect with the movies. I personally feel like the show exceeded when it began to stray farther away from the movies.

Just a quick note: Thor: The Dark World is probably lower on my MCU movie list, but I don't think it was necessarily a bad movie. I actually did enjoy it quite a bit.

Skye simping over Thor is a mood, but May agreeing with her is just great.

"Doodads"

I want my own holo table.

That poor forest ranger. He's just so distraught. He just loves his forest.

Coulson and his puns.

It's so weird to hear someone refer to Ward as Grant. It's like when someone other than Coulson calls May Melinda.

I would very much like to punch Ward in the face. Yes, I know it's just the effect of the staff, but still.

People probably think of Asgardians when Coulson says he had one-on-one time with aliens. Even though, due to the time this episode came out, that's what the show was referencing, I like to think he's talking about the events of Captain Marvel.

YOU CANT TRUST HIM COULSON!

"Disco"

Not to be protective about Skye, but seeing her jump around Ward makes me very sad, and again, mad that the show basically chose to forget about her past and have other characters completely disregard it.

I could never stick my hand in someone's body, even if I could save them. I just don't have the guts or stomach to do that.

They made it seem like Thomas died in the well, so I was surprised when they showed him in season 3.

"Because I see it every day." UGHHHHHH the fact we know what happened in Bahrain, this hurts.😭

"Check out Portland. Great philharmonic" Just hurt me even more, show, why don't you.

I ALMOST COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE MAYWARD THING FOR A SECOND AHH NOOOO I HATE THIS!🤮

1x09 Repairs

Poor Hannah😕

I really did not like being reminded of MayWard. I also hate the fact that this wasn’t the first time they did this.

“Bringing along warm and fuzzy” Not gonna lie, but Skye does have a point, but at the same time, I do understand that Coulson just wants her to get an understanding of how it works.

I’m just curious as to why Tobias didn’t attack May after she shot Hannah with the ICER.

I really like Fitzsimmons in this episode ngl.

DAVIS D. DAVIS

It’s hilarious to me that Davis was a one-off, one-line character in s1 then became a full-fledged recurring character in s4-7.

Okay, but May on horseback, double-wielding guns would be a sight to see.

This episode is a prime example of how Skye always sees the best in people.

I didn’t really like Skye pressing May about her policies since it obviously cuts close to her past, but I do understand that Skye doesn’t necessarily know what May’s been through exactly.

“I think she needs to get laid” So does she know about May and Ward at this point? I don’t think so. BUT Ward freezing should have been a red flag.

Fitz is so oblivious in this episode, and I love it.

“hE dEmAtErIaLiZeD”

Love how Fitz is unscathed after they crashed the plane and he was in a closet, not tied down to anything.

“THANK GOD, WHERE HAVE YOU 🗑”

As someone who was raised Catholic (but not super-duper religious) and is now in a state of not knowing whether or not I still believe in God, Skye’s words in this scene really lift me up and give me hope.

Okay, but why was I low-key scared of this episode the first time I watched it? I think it was because it was late and dark at night when I was watching it😅

We get to hear a little about Bahrain, and I love it.

There’s no way around Melinda May.

“Hey, that’s our story”

I think May was truly ready to take Tobias out and put her own life on the line at this moment.

“Let the girl go” will always be a painful line.

There’s hardly any communication between May and Skye in the cockpit, but it’s still such a sweet scene.

They clearly did not watch Phineas and Ferb cause otherwise they’d know what an aglet is.

I think what I love most about this episode is the focus on both Skye and May, which leads to the cockpit scene, which basically is the start of their relationship, and they have one of the best platonic relationships in the whole show.

1x10 The Bridge

MIKE PETERSON!!!!!!!

Oh, we love the “he’s standing behind me” trope.

“Kidnap victim” Again, Skye, you have no idea.

I know they probably just chose a last name randomly, but what if Brian Hayward was related to Tyler Hayward from Wandavision? Just a theory.

Simmons really falls for a handful of people this season, doesn’t she? Mike. Trip. Fitz. I mean, I’d do the same with Mike and Trip.

Ugh, I love Coulson talking about Audrey, but the fact that Ward uses this information against him just infuriates me.

“Someone looking up to you” The fact that Skye never had that person to look up to as a kid🥺

I get that May is trying to protect Skye from the truth, but that was pretty harsh.

I JUST WANNA HUG SKYE!!!!

The fact that Coulson was talking about Skye when he says he’s seen what the effects can be when a parent is absent.

PROTECT ACE AT ALL COSTS

Not them threatening a child. I always hated this part.

Ace is such a happy kid ugh why do this to him😫

I often see people say that this episode is when the show got good, but in my eyes, the show was always good from the beginning. The first half of season 1 literally has some of my comfort episodes.

1x11 The Magical Place

"Is that a Roomba?"

Reverse Tower of Terror.

And Hand is back. Yay (said sarcastically).

The faith that the team has in Skye on her own is outstanding compared to the beginning of the season.

YES TO THAT JACKET

I love how confidently Skye stole a car in broad daylight.

I love how the Cage has those seats for most likely in case of a crash, but also for the purpose of opening the top in an interrogation.

Can we just like... not torture Coulson? I would really appreciate it, thanks.

"$ Bills Y'all"

Reiterating this: SKYE IS SO SMART AND CLEVER AND HARDLY ANYONE RECOGNIZES IT

Also, Skye impersonating May.

I know she's good, but honestly screw Hand in this episode.

So was that actually Garrett on the phone?

YES SKYE BEAT THEIR ASSES!

Don't bring up Audrey, Raina!

"Manscaping"

Coulson's faith in SHIELD and the system is both outstanding and heartbreaking.

"Who doesn't like flowers?" I mean, sure, but like, WHY????

The sequence of Coulson's mind and what happened in "Tahiti" is a whole trip and a half. OMG, that part is so good.

I didn't realize the alien writing was in the flashback for a second. They set up so many season 2 things so early on in season 1.

In this episode, you can really see just how much Coulson means to Skye. This is probably when she realized what Coulson meant to her.

"Nice jacket." YEAH, IT IS.

I love this team <3 (except Ward. He can burn in hell.)

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kory-anderss · 3 years

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79 chloe bennet icons

under the cut is 79 100x100 icons of chloe bennet as skye johnson in the agents of shield episode ‘pilot’. screencaps were taken and edited by me. please like or reblog this post if you use them.

#chloe bennet #chloe bennet icons #daisy johnson #daisy johnson icons #skye johnson #skye johnson icons #agents of shield #agents of shield icons #marvel #marvel icons #rp icons #fc help #aos icons #aos 1x01 #1x01

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florida3exclamationpoints · 3 years

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Now that my mom finished AC we're starting to get into chronological order so we're watching the first few episodes of Shield, then Thor 2, then more Shield, then TWS. Idk if she'll watch all of Shield but yeah. We are now watching AoS 1x01 :)))

#even if she doesn't watch it all im rewatching it all by myself lol #agents of shield #aos #aos 1x01 #marvel #agent carter

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agentreeb · 4 years

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AoS 30 Day Challenge - Day 16: Best Season Premiere

Honestly, there isn’t a season premiere that I like the most. Some I like more than others but I don’t have a favorite, so I’ll go with Season 1 Premiere, the pilot, purely because it’s what started everything.

Thanks to it this show we’ve grown to love so much was able take off, and it’s always fun to see the team so innocent and young🥺

#agents of shield #aos #30aos #30aos-16 #aos 30 day challenge #aos countdown #aos 1x01

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cogentranting · 4 years

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AOS Rewatch 1x01

I haven’t watched this since it originally aired and I remember SO little of it

Look at them directly talking about stuff that happens in the movies. remember when.

I absolutely did not remember that Mike had powers other than when he becomes all cyborg-y

Ward’s introduction scene is so generic spy stuff it’s very funny to me

It’s also very funny to me to think back on “May’s just the pilot”. Ward was absolutely right to be skeptical.

“If you’re gonna be in the field Agent Fitz, you have to get your hands dirty.” “No, I don’t”. My heart. Oh sweet little baby Fitz. you’re gonna decapitate Kree soldiers one day without blinking an eye.

But honestly the first season sets up the Ward twist so well. Because they play it so convincingly. Here’s our no nonsense tough handsome action hero lead. Here’s our quirky hacker girl. We’re totally going to go on adventure where they both learn to appreciate each other and be part of team and they fall in love. Like a Hallmark movie with more guns and superpowers. That’s absolutely where this is going. Yup. Nothing to see here, just a typical tv pilot meet-cute.

“and by luck I mean unappreciated genius” aw but Fitz is still Fitz. just. shyer.

“Don’t want to get an F. An F means a massacre.” aww Fitz freaking out when he has to come up with a plan to save the day, and dealing with it by pretending its an exam instead of, you know... having a psychic split shooting Mack holding everyone else at gun point and doing a risky and painful surgery on Daisy against her will.

My girl Daisy getting kidnapped and just kicking some random guy between the legs to start a brawl and escape.

awww Ward’s soft little smile when they manage to stop Mike without hurting him

the phantom giggle of the jumpstart children. it haunts me.

And Lola ending the first episode just like she’ll end the last.

#agents of shield #aos 1x01 #cogent liveblogs #really i DO NOT remember the first two seasons well #also i'm sure someone has made it before but a gifset of fitz with that 'you'll have to get your hands dirty' quote and the things he does #in later seasons would be great

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queen-of-love-and-beauty · 5 years

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Rewatching AoS 1x01 makes me feel two things; sadness because everything seemed so simple back then and anger because it really wasn’t.

Not only was Grant Ward Hydra since the beginning, but something that I realized rewatching this episode more closely is that May uses the same technique Grant does when he pretends he doesn’t want to join up.

Ward tells Raina later on in Season 1 that you get invited to a lot of parties if you pretend you don’t wanna go. And that’s how Coulson didn’t suspect him, Grant pretended he didn’t want any part in the team. Even though him joining up was part of the larger scheme.

But Melinda May did the same. She’s the one who came up with the parameters for the team for Fury, she knew she had to go on the Bus, and when Coulson approached her she acted just like Ward. She pretended she didn’t want to join up because her being on the low was also part of a larger scheme.

We all know Grant Ward and Melinda May are very different, but at the same time their loyalties run deep (even though they run in opposite directions) and their Specialist training gives them some similar abilities.

#melinda may #grant ward #aosrewatch #aosrewatchs1 #aos 1x01 #do i need to tag this as spoilers? 😹😹😹

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giorgiaink · 5 years

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Agents of shield - Rewatch

1x01

The characters on this show are so well written that rewatching the pilot makes me think simultaneously about how much they grew up and how much they still are the same. They're younger and more naive and they still have to learn a few lessons maybe, but they already have those beautiful, rich and full personalities and they make me wonder if I could see their full potential when I first watched them.

You can immediately notice Fitzsimmons chemistry and genius, but there's a lot more. There already are both Fitz's heroism and his anxieties. Thinking about not being able to save Mike, a stranger, sends him in tilt. And there are Jemma's clear thinking and apparent positivity, when she calmed him down and went back to work and acted like she already knew everything would be okay... But then, when they solved everything, she run to check on Mike and she exhale like she was in apnoea the whole time and she can finally breath again. And that's something she always does. She always gives me the feeling she can't breath in some situations. And now that I noticed and I care about her, I feel like I can't breath either.

And Daisy... She was still Skye. She was so different but she was herself. She was searching her place in the world and she didn't know she had just found it. She looked at things in a simpler way but she already wanted to change the world.

May looks cold but she's our May. She told Fitz "If you're gonna be in the field, you have to get your hands dirty" and maybe the first time I heard that it sounded like she was making fun of him but now I can read other things in that sentence. And I'm not surprised at all that she developed such beautiful relationships with the bus kids.

Nothing to say about Phil. He was already defined and loud.

And he basically summed up the meaning of the whole show in the last scene:

- You said it was enough to be a man. But there's better than men. There's gods.

And the rest of us... What are we? They're giants. We're what they step on.

- I know. I've seen giants up close. And that privilege cost me... Nearly everything.

But the good ones... They're not heroes because of what they have that we don't. It's what they do with it. You're right, Mike.

It matters who you are.

- I could, you know? Be a hero.

- I'm counting on it.

And 5 season later, he will confirm those giant aren't better than the members of the team he built that day. His team.

"I've lived a life surrounded by heroes. None bigger than all of you."

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stargayzingidiot · 5 years

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I loved how Mack coming out from the shadows paralleled Coulson doing the same thing in the first episode.

#alphonso mackenzie #mack #phil coulson #aos parallels #aos 6x07 #aos 1x01 #agents of shield #aos #aos spoilers

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ohifonlyx33 · 5 years

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The Pilot

So I’m emo. Today is the anniversary of the Pilot. And wow feels.

I opened the video and it began. Skye’s voice over. Wow this show used to use voice overs. And it used to be marketed on the back of the MCU. So I can see why some people called it cheesy. But I don’t think it is any cheesier than the pilot episode of any CW Show, only it doesn’t present a canned, hyper-glossy, cinematic image where everyone lives in a million-dollar loft and wears designer clothes. It feels grounded, but the quality is there. It feels earnest and genuine, even despite being borne out of the massive popularity of the Marvel Empire. It’s actually amazing how grounded it manages to stay, given the world of superheroes around them.

Even though it’s a superhero-sci-spy show, it starts off with real people being effected by real events in the crazy world around them. This show had so much heart from the very beginning. It was smart to begin with the introduction of Mike as a single father out of work just trying to support Ace... only to reveal he has super-stregth??? I mean... WHAT? I’m 2 and a half minutes into this episode, and it’s set up something I can get emotionally invested in. And we haven’t really even met the characters.

Already, I can tell you the pilot still holds up, even though those were simpler days and they feel so far gone now.

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“Your fireplace is broken” LOL. I want to know more about that lady and why she was so unconcerned. I bet she was Hydra the whole time. Also, I just realized, Ward was recovering a Chitauri neural link. Cool.

“Asgardian Mussolini” Coulson. This guy. Love him. Gets killed for a little while and then jokes about it.

the one joke I think this pilot could have dropped was the porcupine sketch. It just feels a little out of place and I’ve never really liked it.

“Fitzsimmons is not cleared for combat. I’m told that won’t be an issue?” WHY OH WHY. NOT FUNNY. LISTEN TO THE DOCTOR. HE WAS RIGHT. BUT DID THAT STOP THEM? NOOOOO...

@ Maria and the Doctor... how do sleep at night knowing what you did to Coulson??? Does it weigh on you every day???

Skye... the hero-groupie... wow does she get a wake up call in season 2. she has really grown up so much. but right now she’s spazzing at mike and bragging about herself and I- BABE NO CHILL JUST. I understand her character now... but at the time I just didn’t get it. And even then, she was good at reading people and pickpocketing his ID... she's so bubbly and cutesy, but really she’s street-savvy, passionate about uncovering the truth, and hiding a lot of pain. Let’s just appreciate her for a minute. Ahhhh, room for consistent character development.

“No.” May looks so innocent and harmless. She sounds different too. She holds herself in a restrained way, not just quiet and still but actually stiff and nervous with a look of pain in her eyes... On one hand, she is going through her own personal trauma, she wants to give up... But on the other hand, Phil needs her in more ways than one... And you can tell Phil wants to help her get out of her safety bubble and he even manages to get a smile out of her... but as it turns out, she is also the mastermind in this scene.

OH BUS. I MISS YOU BUS.

Ah SHIELD, back in the days when more than 10-12 people ran it. Back when they had divisions and hangars and background characters running important minor tasks... I miss that too.

FITZSIMMONS 😍😍😍😍😍 I remember hearing about each character when the casting came out, before the show even aired... and I remember thinking “Sounds like a perfect ship” and this scene was promising, for sure. It’s iconic now (literally inventing the ship name and the term Fitzsimmonsing”), but at the time it didn’t 100% sell me on fitzsimmons as romantic partners. I just couldn’t quite imagine them smooshing lips. It was a little too platonic. But I was hoping that would change.

I just realized why Simmons takes a swab... she says their comms don’t need an inner ear receiver because they use “imbedded sensory neural silicon matched to your DNA” and “It’s quite posh” ...literally 6 seasons and I FINALLY JUSt UNDERSTOOD WHAT SHE SAID. for crying outloud simmons.

At the crime scene... I love seeing Fitz and Simmons adjusting to the field, Fitz with his dwarves not wanting to get his hands dirty and Simmons meanwhile loving the nitty-gritty. Neither one knowing how their characters would break down in these very specific ways.... But for now, their enthusiasm for science motivates and unites them.

May actually gives us the information we need to piece together that this “self-empowerment center” aka “secret lab” was connected to Mike and that the lady he saved would have been one of the doctors... but that plot twist still gets everyone when Mike visits her later. DUDE, goes to show how carefully you have to watch this show. THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE.

Man, Ward really is set up as a good guy with jerk-face tendancies. We are set up to trust him, admire him even... but not to like him right away.

MIIIIIKE, I LOVE YOU. Even when you are losing it, I can sympathize... “these are MEN, Gary. Not PARTS you replace when they break!” like, no I’m not justifying his assault of the guy, and yeah, I get the guy just has a job to do... but also, I just love the way Mike delivers these lines.

but some of these camera zooms... ain’t cutting it ok.

Also, wow... Coulson saw the potential in Skye right away. He immediately watches her with intense curiosity. And trusts her. He adopted her from day one.

“THe man is angry...at the other man.” THANKS FITZ.... Also Skye just mentioned the encryption from her van is GPS-locked. HEEEEEy SHE DOES THAT. What a cool detail.

“Don’t EVER tell me there’s no way! It’s on you!” And thus begins a long history of guilt-tripping Fitzsimmons when bad things happen... but hey, they’ve never gave up since that moment. Cue panic-y Fitzsimmons. But after that Coulson trusts them to save the day.

Ward didn’t think Mike was worth it, but “Nobody’s nobody” and WOW THAT’S WHY I LOVE MY FATHER.

Ward put Mike in a choke hold and told him that he’s unstable and will blow up and kill everyone, but Mike says “who will miss us?” MIKE IS BASICALLY SUICIDAL AT THIS POINT.

MOMMA MAY SAVES THE GIRL SHE WILL SOON ADOPT.

Now for Coulson’s speech. I love it. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. “It matters who I am. If I’m a good person.” IT’S ACTUALLY MAKING ME CRY. I FEEL HIS PAIN. “You said if we worked hard, if we did right... we’d have a place. You said it was enough to be a man.” and Coulson comes back with what makes a hero the REAL DEAL. 😢😢😢

AND THEY SAVE HIM AND THEN RIDE OFF IN A FLYING CAR.

the show I fell in love with.

9.7/10. Partly because of sentiment, but partly because the Pilot genuinely is GOOD. It sets up a lot of things from Hydra and Ward, to foreshadowing Skye as Daisy Johnson/Quake, to What Happened in TAHITI, and more.It introduces us to interesting characters, establishes how they got together, and shows us room to grow. It tells a compelling, relateable story with good guys and bad guys and gray areas set in a living, breathing world.... The only down

markdowns come from a few camera zooms and weak/juvenile jokes.

#aosrewatch #aos #agents of shield #aos 1x01 #fitzsimmons #coulson

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ryder616 · 5 years

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Rewatching the Pilot

Poor Coulson. Save for FitzSimmons, pretty much everyone else around him had a secret agenda. S.H.I.E.L.D. is hiding the truth about Tahiti, Ward is a Hydra double agent, May is reporting to Fury and Skye is looking for her family.

And while Ward and May are basically playing the same spy-game - both pretending they don’t want to join the team to make it look like it’s Coulson’s idea, both there to keep an eye on him although May’s surveillance is benevolent, while Ward’s is most definitely not - Skye is on a whole another level of ballsy.

I mean, she baits out a shadowy government organization in order to gain access - was that a mistake? Or am I now sitting in the center of your secret headquarters? [...] I got inside - with the goal of snooping around for information about her long lost family. At the same time, though, she needs to be guarded with them to avoid incrimination - by now, you've discovered you can't beat the encryption on my equipment, so you got nothing - with the very real risk they might just decide to disappear her. It’s easy to imagine what might have happened if the team sent after the Rising Tide had been led by a Victoria Hand type instead of Coulson. Self-preservation, what’s that?

And then she even has the gall to play hard to get for a minute there, when being invited on as a consultant is the best outcome she could have hoped for: I’m not exactly a team player […] you’re gonna show me something new? Of course, for all her social engineering prowess, which will be fully on display in The Magical Place, Skye is still not a trained spy and Coulson is, so he’s not fooled: you'd be front row and center at the strangest show on earth, which is, after all, what you wanted. That’s not exactly her reason at this time, but she absolutely wants to be there.

It’s also interesting, in hindsight, how out of all these different secret agendas, the harmless and strictly personal one - Skye’s - will end up having the biggest and more lasting consequences, leading to the dispersion of the terrigen and therefore literally changing the world.

Stuff that crossed my mind:

I love J. August Richards. Deathlok’s spin-off anyone?

Welcome to level 7 [...] I think there’s a bulb out. And the dad jokes have begun!

Your whole roster is sketchy. What, a retired specialist who buried herself in paperwork, two genius kids who had never seen the outside of a lab and a poopy porcupine guy aren’t top of your list for a kickass team? Maria, I’m so disappointed in you.

A for real superhero! My God, that is so cool! Ah, the exuberance of youth...

#vanlife by choice (can’t be stressed enough).

Skye really had great big hair.

With great power comes...a ton of weird crap you are not prepared to deal with. My favorite line.

What’s your real name? Gotta hand it to Ward, he wasn’t fooled for a second.

How cocky is Skye? She’s just been kidnapped with a bag over her head and she’s all like: nu-uh, this was my plan all along, I know all your secrets and your IT people suck.

Are you so anxious to get out of this that you'd deliberately blow an interrogation? At the time they were playing it straight but in hindsight it’s easy to head canon that this is exactly what Ward was doing: blowing the interrogation deliberately to protect Centipede, Garrett’s pet project.

And by luck, I mean unappreciated genius. Aww, Baby Fitz. But, unappreciated, really?

Ward doesn’t like your style. I kinda think I do. Please, you love it.

It’s an origin story. Yes. Two of those, actually :)

You need to come up with a third option. One that doesn’t involve Mike’s son losing a father/ You’re gonna risk thousands of lives for some nobody? Nobody’s nobody, Ward. Coulson - who lost his dad as a kid - as the empathetic leader making an emotionally-driven decision (the first of many) because a life is more important than expediency. Predictably, I really loved that, then and now.

May took down that fake cop in 5 seconds flat and Skye was totally fangirling about it. #relatable

The good ones, the real deal, are not heroes because of what they have that we don’t, it’s what they do with it. Another great line.

The slow-mo montage of everyone's relief, however, is pure cringe.

If we don’t see Lola again in S7, I will riot.

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