I should probably get an Agents of SHIELD icon

[tardis_stowaway]

I have yet to watch Agent Carter because I wanted to finally catch up with Agents of SHIELD first.  Now that I'm caught up on AOS, I have these things to say:

-By the time I saw the finale, I'd already been spoiled that there was a #Tripplives campaign, so I knew that he had to be at least potentially dead.  Knowing it was coming did not keep me from being pissed off and saddened. I know the actor has another show, but couldn't they have written him off by having him go deep undercover or something?  I really liked Tripp even if he hadn't been given enough to do this season.

-Meanwhile, I am unclear as to the state of Mac at the end.  Is he still possessed by the buried alien city?  Can he pretty please get un-possessed?  (Dispossessed?)  Will Fitz save him with the power of love?  I am hoping with all my heart that the answer to the last question is YES, because I am shipping those two so much.  They are great together.

-I was so excited to see Dichen Lachman (I hadn't known she was going to be on the show, so it was a nice surprise to see another Dollhouse alum), but then they gave her literally nothing to do other than be terrified and tortured.  Could somebody please hire this actress for some role where she doesn't have to be horrifically violated?  At a minimum, I hope her role as Skye's mother gets some flashbacks here that aren't about the period where she's being held by HYDRA.

-Agent Dale Cooper from Twin Peaks is wonderfully over-the-top creepy/crazy as Skye's dad.  However, even after everything that just happened I am still just not that invested in Skye's whole plotline.  I like her a lot better this season than last season, but I still regard screentime with Skye as inferior to screentime with just about any of the other characters on the side of good on the show.  (I hate to say it, but I just don't think Chloe Bennet is all that great of an actress, at least compared to everyone around her.)  That said, the way Skye just fucking shot Ward was awesome.

-I really enjoy Simmons's friendship with Bobbi Morse.  Really I enjoy everything either of these fantastic ladies does, but bonding with each other is perhaps my favorite.

-So brainwashed Agent 33 is still around and still wearing a (somewhat mangled) version of May's face.  More Ming-Na Wen is a good thing.

-Everybody got to go film in Puerto Rico, hooray!  I love it when tv shows manage to go to different places rather than claiming they're all over the place when they are clearly surrounded by the ecosystem of southern California (or Cardiff, or Vancouver, or wherever a show normally films).

And now for a meme.  This is via luckweaver.

You can tell a lot about someone by the music they listen to. Hit shuffle on your music device and list the first 20 songs.

RULES: no skipping. be honest. pass it on to 10 people consider yourself all tagged.

My results:  geez, shuffle was not in its best form.  We have a lot of my less preferred tracks from various albums, though there are a few songs I really love in here.  Also, there's a disproportionate amount of Lady Gaga.

1. “A Pretty Girl Is Like…”, The Magnetic Fields
2. “Rattling Locks,” Josh Ritter
3.  “Get Over It,” OK Go
4.  “King and Lionheart,” Of Monsters and Men
5.  “Keep on the Sunny Side,” The Whites
6.  “He Came to Meet Me,” Hem
7.  “Farewell,” Greg Laswell
8.  “Overlap,” Ani DiFranco
9.  “Dover Pier,” Bare Necessities
10.  “Able to Sing,” Indigo Girls
11.  “Hello,” Evanescence
12.  “The World’s Not Falling Apart,” Dar Williams
13.  “Love Love Love [Demo Version],” Of Monsters and Men
14.  “The ‘Disarm’ Suite,” Sarah Slean
15.  “Judas (DJ White Shadow Remix),” Lady Gaga
16.  “Oh No!”, Marina & the Diamonds
17.  “A Widow’s Toast,” Neko Case
18.  “Simple Life,” Doria Roberts
19.  “Marry the Night (Zedd Remix),” Lady Gaga
20.  “Loom,” Ani DiFranco

Comments

[indybaggins.livejournal.com]

Agent Carter is a glorious show so far, I like Agents of Shield somewhat (it has its issues) but Agent Carter stole my heart straight away, do watch it! :)

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I just caught up on Agent Carter, and yes, glorious is the word!

[locker-monster.livejournal.com]

I think Mack is okay. I'm under the belief that once Skye and Raina made it inside the main chamber, the temple un-possessed him. Of course, I just want Mack to live, so this may be wishful thinking. But yeah, it sucks about Tripp. He and Simmons had something going, but that totally got dropped for no apparent reason.

I like her a lot better this season than last season, but I still regard screentime with Skye as inferior to screentime with just about any of the other characters on the side of good on the show.

That's pretty much my thoughts on Skye, too. Less annoying this season, but I still don't care that much about her. She might become more interesting now that she's an Inhuman or whatever she turns out to be, but she doesn't need to be the second main character after Coulson. It's an ensemble cast, people; give the other characters some meaty stuff, too.

Watch Agent Carter as soon as possible. It's so good. I love Peggy so much.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I hope you're right about Mack being okay! I suspect that you're right, because hopefully if he was dead they would have made that clearer. I suppose we'll see.

But yeah, it sucks about Tripp. He and Simmons had something going, but that totally got dropped for no apparent reason.

Yep, I have been confused about the inexplicable absence of the Simmons/Tripp plotline that had so much potential. Now it's too late. :(

She might become more interesting now that she's an Inhuman or whatever she turns out to be, but she doesn't need to be the second main character after Coulson. It's an ensemble cast, people; give the other characters some meaty stuff, too.

Exactly! It's always frustrating when the Powers That Be for an ensemble show decide to focus too much on one character and that character isn't even the most interesting/likable character. I hope this new page in her story helps her evolve into a character more to my tastes, but I fear it may just ensure more focus on her story at the expense of May, Fitz, Simmons, Coulson, Bobbi Morse, Mack, and the others.

I am now caught up with Agent Carter. It's amazing! <3

[hanorganaas.livejournal.com]

AGENT CARTER IS AMAZING.

I loved Skye always and I love her even more now that she shot Ward and pissed off the Stand With Ward people who are the thought police.

I don't think this is the last of Trip alot of people want him back and are just as pissed as when Coulson died. so I think they are going to bring him back.

Yes all the Ming I love Ming!

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I'm now caught up on Agent Carter, and yes, it is utterly amazing! ♥

It would be wonderful if Tripp doesn't stay dead, but I guess I'm a little skeptical that it will happen. I don't think public outcry would have brought back Coulson if Marvel didn't have a plan for him, and I don't think it will automatically bring Tripp back. With Tripp's actor having another show taking up his time I am concerned that they won't want to go through a whole big resurrection plotline with him. I'd love to be proven wrong on this though!

[gutteredstar.livejournal.com]

I am definitely here for flashbacks of Dichen Lachman. Seeing the whole family before everything went down would be cool!

Agent Carter is really good! :D

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

Seeing Dichen Lachman and Kyle McLaclan being a family before everything went to hell would be great. Really, almost any excuse to have more Dichen Lachman gets my stamp of approval.

I have now seen Agent Carter, and I think I'm in love. :)

[katemacetak.livejournal.com]

I just started watching Agents of Shield. A friend of mine talked me into it. I like it so far, it's a fun show and the characters are interesting.

I hate shuffle...it seems to always pull my least favorite songs into a single playlist.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're enjoying Agents of SHIELD! If you're starting at the beginning, I suspect you'll like it even more as the first season progresses.

I find shuffle very hit and miss, fittingly. Sometimes it gets on a roll and puts together a weirdly perfect soundtrack for the moment, but more often it manages to find the music I don't even remember why I own.

[ladymercury-10.livejournal.com]

"Marry the Night" is my favorite Lady Gaga song. :)

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

"Marry the Night" is an excellent choice for favorite Lady Gaga! My personal favorite is "Bad Romance."

[tartancravat.livejournal.com]

AGENT CARTER. IT'S AMAZING. I'M ALREADY FICCING.

[tardis-stowaway.livejournal.com]

I am now caught up on Agent Carter, and it is FANTASTIC! I want six seasons and a movie.

I am excited that you're ficcing for it! Huzzah!