Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) One Door Closes (2015) User Reviews

Why can't it be this good every week?

[yvonneshusband · 9/10 · 7 April 2015]

I don't normally review this show, but this most recent episode is my favourite in a long while! Lucy Lawless's Hartley brought so much to the scenes where the heavily outnumbered agents retake the ship from HYDRA (or is it meant to be the helicarrier from 'Avengers Assemble'?) that it's truly a shame that she isn't a regular on the show. Edward James Olmos brings sufficient presence to his part as Gonzales that you can understand how dedicated SHIELD members could support his mutiny against Coulson (Gonzales makes it clear to Coulson when they talk that he knew what the chain of command was, he just refused to accept it). There were no real surprises from any of the main characters, they just behaved exactly as expected, and the episode was all the better for it. It will be interesting to see if trust can be rebuilt once Coulson(inevitably) figures out how to regain control. My only gripe with the episode was Skye; although Chloe Bennett earned her paycheck, her arc is becoming boring in the same way Coulson's did last season. Viewers like me have been complaining that there aren't enough superheroes showing up in the show, then we finally get one and she spends her time NOT using her powers!

Re-watch thoughts

[noorea-85147 · 23 February 2019]

This is one of my favorite episodes in s2, I'm a big fan of flashback episodes, I find the most effective ones are those that change the way I feel about a character after I watch their backstory, and this show has about 6 of them, all are amazing well written character pieces, this one is no exception, as we see Bobbi and Mack struggle the day shield fell we come to understand what they have been through and I actually came out of the episode on their side! Edward James Olmos is a superstar, he really helped make this episode as powerful as it turned out to be, and while I have my reservations about "real shield" coming after our team, I thought the writer really did a great job in portraying that conflict in a way where you understand both sides , Incidentally, they did this better than a similar story line on Battle Star Galactica, EJO's show that was all about grey area morality and understandable conflict, so it's shocking to me that Agents of Shield could handle an issue better!