You know, I could count on one hand the number of Marvel films and TV shows I found actually engaging and entertaining. This is not one of them.
This show suffers from similar problems that Star Trek now suffers - a huge backdrop painting that becomes more uninteresting and convoluted with every stroke. More time is spent on reacquainting characters from previous stories than is actually spent in trying to tell a story. It's dull and boring with a few shocks and pointless fight scenes thrown in to distract you from these facts.
More importantly, the main actors for the most part, just look and sound silly reciting lines about Skrulls and Thanos and The Blip, because, well.... it is silly. And it's an actors job to make it seem not silly, but the script, the direction and the breathtaking speed at which nothing happens all play against even the biggest names here.
Years ago, Agents of SHIELD managed to overcome most of these problems and present a fairly consistent show with actors who were all on board. SIlly stuff somehow sounded OK when written by writers that tried to write interesting stories rather than just manufacture a vehicle for the next line of collectible toys.
A critic recently wrote that Disney/Marvel killed the Movies and now they are out to kill TV. Given shows like this, sadly I think they are succeeding.
This show suffers from similar problems that Star Trek now suffers - a huge backdrop painting that becomes more uninteresting and convoluted with every stroke. More time is spent on reacquainting characters from previous stories than is actually spent in trying to tell a story. It's dull and boring with a few shocks and pointless fight scenes thrown in to distract you from these facts.
More importantly, the main actors for the most part, just look and sound silly reciting lines about Skrulls and Thanos and The Blip, because, well.... it is silly. And it's an actors job to make it seem not silly, but the script, the direction and the breathtaking speed at which nothing happens all play against even the biggest names here.
Years ago, Agents of SHIELD managed to overcome most of these problems and present a fairly consistent show with actors who were all on board. SIlly stuff somehow sounded OK when written by writers that tried to write interesting stories rather than just manufacture a vehicle for the next line of collectible toys.
A critic recently wrote that Disney/Marvel killed the Movies and now they are out to kill TV. Given shows like this, sadly I think they are succeeding.