What I’m Watching: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: Season 1, Episode 7 “The Hub” (B+)

So it seems that this show wants to be a comedy more than anything, and I guess that’s fine given that this was probably the show’s most productive and enjoyable installment yet. While Fitz and Simmons make an undeniably good team, and Skye and Ward actually do well together in the field, it’s actually just as fun for the genders to be paired up together rather than mixed. Simmons worried about Fitz going on the mission and preparing him a prosciutto sandwich was very sweet, and I love that Fitz said it was delicious despite the fact that Ward ended up throwing it away because there were dogs tracking him and they weren’t going on a picnic. Their partnership got off to a deceptive start, as Ward casually asked Fitz how long he could hold his breath underwater and how attached he was to his pinky, and then Fitz turned out to be the one to save the day, frying the TV so that he could use his technical knowledge to get them safe passage. Skye proved to be a decent handler to Simmons, who had a fantastic moment of panic in which she thought it would be wise to tase a superior officer. Both Skye and Simmons’ reactions were priceless. Coulson had a terrific one-way conversation with his partner for the episode, May, and showed just how deep his loyalty runs when he heard that there was no extraction team in place and decided to act as the much-needed cavalry.