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Agents of SHIELD Season 5 Episode 17 Review: The Honeymoon
The adventure depicted in this week’s Agents of SHIELD episode, “The Honeymoon,” probably isn’t exactly the honeymoon Fitz and Simmons were hoping for. The theme running throughout “The Honeymoon” appears to be reckless actions or personal weakness, and for better or for worse, examples abound in each of the various storylines.
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Agents of SHIELD “The Honeymoon” Show Notes
Agent 33 and Hydra Compliance
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Still waiting on an air date for “12 Monkeys”!
I totally agree, renewal aside there has to be consequences this close to the ending that travel into any new season because Jemma breaking Daisy’a trust is big for them regardless how you see their relationship and the same with what Fitz did to her – regardless if you feel it had to be done it still was in a way where she said she’ll never forever him and that shouldn’t be taken lightly given how serious she was about it; the trio of Jemma, Elena, and Fitz are pushing the envelope life wise so if they change the future then one if not all their path’s should change. I’d miss the characters but a big build up like this with no fallout would effect your realism going forward; even if they don’t die maybe someone is placed in a serious coma or Elena loses her arms because of nerve damage and has to relearn to be in the world without them. We’re five episodes left so there has to be things that travel into any new episodes; had this been at the start of the season I’d get wrapping it up by the end but now is too early.
Agree with Mike regarding the feeling convinced about invincibility moments, it felt massively inconsistent to last week and how sure Jemma was; had they seen Elena get hurt beyond her arms then I’d get the change but there wasn’t anything I saw this week that should have swayed them. It felt like a reverse plot where they should have debated invincibility and been nervous when the gun jammed then got cockier as things went before having something happen instead of starting off so convinced just based on the fact Deke was there because surely they know about branching timelines if they know about looping ones.
I don’t think Mrs. Talbot is Hydra because she wouldn’t need the script if she was Hydra.
They definitely didn’t need drugs to show Deke liked Daisy as he’s been crushing on her since they got back if not before that so if that was the motivation the plot was a failure to showcase anything new. It was a funny scene but pointless; had they even tried to suggest Deke was shot because of Fitzsimmons and he’s no longer going to exist because of their actions it’d be one thing but just so he can again say he likes Daisy was just filler.
I vote for “Cheating” in the CoulSass poll!
I don’t think Hale is enhanced in any way which again makes it all the more weird she could do it to Ruby because based on the fights Ruby should have been able to easily fight her off or make moving her more difficult. I was actually kind of surprised Ruby didn’t kill Hale in the crying scene; that decision could make for some interesting fallout later.
I agree with Dave in that the “Invincible Three” are arguably the most dangerous thing for the group right now; I’d say Jemma is the most dangerous out of those as well because Elena is seeing current limits with her arms and still not sold on Fitz believing the idea completely he’s just following along with Jemma, if she could turn others to the idea it could take them all down. Again I’d be sad if she died but I do think out of them all she’s geared to have a fall either personally or by losing Fitz; Elena would be after her for starting the whole thing but I can forgive her as she saw herself and that’s something Jemma can’t say. You’d think she’d ask Deke about her history given she feels nothing can change to sure up her idea before jumping on it so much; as Dave said it feels out of character she’d go to this degree so fast, it’s not unbelievable she’d get to this point seeing them survive close calls but to subscribe from jump no.