Agent Coulson should have stayed dead. Back when the Avengers came out I never thought I would have said that, but I realize now that by resurrecting him for Agents of SHIELD it completely sullied what his death meant. Considering I'm still not over Fred dying in Angel or Wash dying in Firefly this revelation of mine is a pretty big deal.
Agent Coulson's death in the Avengers was the push that the very separate heroes needed to come together to as a team. It was a heroes death, he didn't get sliced in half like Anya in an almost blink and you'll miss it moment. Not only that, but by bringing him back it sullies the impact that a character's death should have, something comic books generally fail to realize.
It is surprising to me that someone like Joss Whedon wouldn't realize that bringing someone back from the dead would cheapen the impact of the death. As I've already mentioned, this is the man that is responsible for deaths of characters that I still have not gotten over and it has been years. The death of Coulson in the Avengers put a dose of realism into a movie about thunder gods and gamma irradiated scientists. The heroes can win but sometimes it comes with a cost, now that Coulson is back, that cost doesn't exist.
It is still possible that Agents of SHIELD will make this mistake worthwhile (it won't), a hook or a twist that will make me change my mind (I doubt it), but right now I can't help but wish that the last time we saw Agent Coulson he was slowly bleeding out.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Agents of Y.A.W.N.
I want to love Agents of SHIELD, I really do. I was super excited for the show when it was first announced and even more excited to know that Joss Whedon would be at the helm. Sadly, the show has failed to live up to the hype that surrounded it prior to its release.
I have watched every episode of this show, including the most recent episode that was said to shed some light on how Agent Coulson was murdered by Loki in The Avengers yet somehow was starring in the show. So in the eleventh episode we finally found out how Agent Coulson survived and it was not really worth the wait. I watched 11 hours worth of television to find out how Agent Coulson survived and now that I know I should have just made something up cause it would have been more interesting.
My trust in Joss Whedon has taken a major hit. I would gladly trade you Agents of SHIELD for a few more episodes of Firefly, hell I'd trade you Agents of SHIELD for a Dollhouse TV movie. Unfortunately that isn't a deal I or anyone else can make, ABC has shelled out a lot of cash for this TV show (as evident by some of the CGI work) that we're getting at least one more season but hell maybe that's a good thing.
It is entirely possible that the entire first season will just end up being one big growing pain and come season two it'll take off like a bat out of hell, minus Meatloaf. If that's the case, I'll be happy for it because I love Marvel and I'm a big fan of Joss' work but I'm not holding my breath. ABC looks to be sticking with the show, I just wish FOX would've done the same all those years ago...sigh. Browncoats Unite!
I have watched every episode of this show, including the most recent episode that was said to shed some light on how Agent Coulson was murdered by Loki in The Avengers yet somehow was starring in the show. So in the eleventh episode we finally found out how Agent Coulson survived and it was not really worth the wait. I watched 11 hours worth of television to find out how Agent Coulson survived and now that I know I should have just made something up cause it would have been more interesting.
My trust in Joss Whedon has taken a major hit. I would gladly trade you Agents of SHIELD for a few more episodes of Firefly, hell I'd trade you Agents of SHIELD for a Dollhouse TV movie. Unfortunately that isn't a deal I or anyone else can make, ABC has shelled out a lot of cash for this TV show (as evident by some of the CGI work) that we're getting at least one more season but hell maybe that's a good thing.
It is entirely possible that the entire first season will just end up being one big growing pain and come season two it'll take off like a bat out of hell, minus Meatloaf. If that's the case, I'll be happy for it because I love Marvel and I'm a big fan of Joss' work but I'm not holding my breath. ABC looks to be sticking with the show, I just wish FOX would've done the same all those years ago...sigh. Browncoats Unite!
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