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Storylines and plot points are finally moving along as Mike Petersen makes a return. We haven’t seen him since the pilot episode where he was taken down by the S.H.I.E.L.D. team. Now, he’s a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, working on his super powers which are now somewhat under control. Agent Coulson recruits him to finally take on the mysterious Centipede, who we finally figure out what they want, and it’s not what you expect.

The episode is pretty action packed with quieter scenes mixed in between the action. There’s also quite a few references to the greater Marvel Universe showing continuing a slow move to make the television show fit in more with the cinematic universe.

And that’s what this episode does, gives us more of a cinematic feel to the show. It ends on a cliffhanger, it brings together some plot points that have been thrown out like crumbs, it isn’t a one and done episode. We’ve been told to expect more of this in the second half of the season.

While the episode wasn’t perfect, it was an improvement from the “monster of the week” of previous episodes. Here’s hoping the second half of this season sees more of this when the series returns in January and doesn’t backslide.

Director: Holly Dale
Writer: Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Brent Fletcher
Overall Score: 6

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