Now I’ve harped on the constant references to Avengers before, but the mention of Coulson’s relationship with the cellist falling to the wayside is important, in developing his character, and the show as a whole. Ward trying to figure out a way to win May’s affection, added additional comedy to the situation and opened up a fairly important scene with Coulson. The relationship between these two agents is a bright spot of the show and helps to overshadow the lackluster “Skye searches for her parents” subplot, which is spinning its wheels at this point. Meanwhile, with the rest of the gang, Coulson has the typical talk with Skye that goes nowhere, as May and Ward train on the mat for a few rounds. The leader of Centipede, Poe, is another good antagonist for the show, in addition to the recent “Berserker” and gives off an almost Hannibal Lecter vibe.
This scene also helped to display the calm character that is the lead antagonist, Poe, asking for his rescuers to address him as sir as he slowly lifted his head up from his meal in the mess hall. We then move to a number of super soldiers breaking the formerly revealed head of Centipede out of prison in a slick action piece. It’s a good way to get people caught up to speed with the going ons of the main story arc had they missed it prior, and hopefully they make it a habit as there are quite a few subplots developing over the course of the season. Our episode begins with a “Previously on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” intro, which is the first time the show has had one of these if I can recall.