Robbie Reyes attempts to control the Ghost Rider; S.H.I.E.L.D. breaks into a high-security prison to decipher secrets.

Eli Morrow Robbie’s uncle

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is rather boring in its fifth episode as Robbie and some of SHIELD head to grab his uncle Eli Morrow from prison before the other ghosts get him instead.

The whole episode plays off of the fact people lose it when they’re infected by the ghost-like beings. That of course, gets the prisoners riled up for the eventual moment when everyone is let loose to fight the agents as they try to make their escape.

And that’s my issue with this episode. That’s about it when it comes to what happens and the whole build up until the end. It’s predictable and you can see where it’s going the entire time. There’s very little that’s exciting or shocking. Call it writing by numbers.

There is a cool moment that involves Robbie channeling his inner Ghost Rider and taking up a flaming chain. It’s something so many of us have been waiting for and we got the payoff.

But for me, that’s about it for the episode. It got us to the next thing where the end needed to be so we can get to the next episode and move the story along. For the season though, this was the most boring episode so far. Here’s hoping the next one is a bit more interesting.

Overall Score: 6.70