We finally got to see where Simmons is and it is inside Hydra! There was also an look into Hydra's brainwashing of agents. Fitz had a great episode too. However, Donnie Gill did not.
Having Simmons in Hydra is a wonderful little twist to start of this season. From what we know from the last season, she is not the best at improvisation and lying so having her undercover in Hydra is going to be so compelling. I am also glad that Coulson and, possibly, May, know that she is there. With Skye, Trip and especially Fitz knowing that she is just gone works so much better as she can't rely that much on Shield backup.
With the look into Hydra and Whitehall, we got to see how they are brainwashing Shield agents and other potential assets. Seeing Whitehall change from a calm, commanding tone to a crackling intensity was really awesome as it shows the different forms of his leadership.
Fitz had a troublesome episode in this episode, yet in a good way. This is climactic with his confrontation with Ward. It was pretty shocking seeing Fitz stimulate oxygen deprivation to show what he went through. It is still weird with Ward thinking he's part of the team and a friend to Fitz, even after all he has been through. He has to still be bad and have ulterior motives, even though he is locked up.
Donnie Gill, like last season, didn't leave a good impression on me. His freezing powers were still kind of cool (pun intended) but he just seemed like a angsty kid with some anger issues. He should have been the focus in the episode but FitzSimmons drew it away from him.
I also loved the bit were May got her revenge on Hunter. Maybe next episode is Trip's turn.
+ Simmons is (secretly) in Hydra + Brainwashing + Fitz v Ward - Gill
Final Score: 8.1/10
Having Simmons in Hydra is a wonderful little twist to start of this season. From what we know from the last season, she is not the best at improvisation and lying so having her undercover in Hydra is going to be so compelling. I am also glad that Coulson and, possibly, May, know that she is there. With Skye, Trip and especially Fitz knowing that she is just gone works so much better as she can't rely that much on Shield backup.
With the look into Hydra and Whitehall, we got to see how they are brainwashing Shield agents and other potential assets. Seeing Whitehall change from a calm, commanding tone to a crackling intensity was really awesome as it shows the different forms of his leadership.
Fitz had a troublesome episode in this episode, yet in a good way. This is climactic with his confrontation with Ward. It was pretty shocking seeing Fitz stimulate oxygen deprivation to show what he went through. It is still weird with Ward thinking he's part of the team and a friend to Fitz, even after all he has been through. He has to still be bad and have ulterior motives, even though he is locked up.
Donnie Gill, like last season, didn't leave a good impression on me. His freezing powers were still kind of cool (pun intended) but he just seemed like a angsty kid with some anger issues. He should have been the focus in the episode but FitzSimmons drew it away from him.
I also loved the bit were May got her revenge on Hunter. Maybe next episode is Trip's turn.
+ Simmons is (secretly) in Hydra + Brainwashing + Fitz v Ward - Gill
Final Score: 8.1/10
