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

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: Season 1, Episode 9 “Repairs” (B)

This episode was a competent enough hour, employing a standard haunted-spaceship storyline to help its characters connect and thwart their latest unintentional enemy. Starting off with the scene at the gas station in which the unfortunate victim seemed to accidentally bring down the whole place was a solid introduction to how the episode would work, and the police car driving itself towards Coulson cemented that feel. Once she was on the plane and it became clear that she wasn’t the one causing all of the damage, this episode took on a whole new life of its own, which worked well for the most part. The logic behind him having the wrench was relatively solid and at the same time productive for its part in the deduction of his role in the explosion that set all these events in motion. Character development among the team was at a high, particularly when it came to May, whose harrowing, heroic acts were used as fodder for a relatively lame prank on Skye by Fitz-Simmons and who later turned out to be the perpetrator of an amusing prank of her own. Ward definitely thought much more about their night together than she did, and Skye is in for a real surprise when she learns what happened between them since she obviously has no clue. It’s fun to see Fitz-Simmons work together, and to se their extremely dorky attempts to haze the newest member of the club. The complexity of their pranks could use work, but I’m sure they’ll get there with time.