Warning: minor spoilers for season 3 of The 100 and season 4 of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Two different shows, two different takes on the hive mind trope. One comes from an A.I. that interfaces with humanity by downloading people’s brains (The 100, season 3), the other an ancient inhuman (an alien-human hybrid with powers,…
It’s spinoff city up in here. Well, technically. Back in April it was widely reported that Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. would be receiving the spinoff treatment but details were very minimal and the project was squashed not long after. However, have hope! There are new whisperings to be excited about. Variety recently reported that ABC…
I will be the first to admit that I am new to the superhero craze (having only ever really cared for Toby McGuire’s Spider-Man series). That attribute of mine has gradually begun to change since Joss Whedon’s Avengers hit theaters in 2012. I don’t like to go into any fandom half-cocked, so I watched all of the…
After the emotional roller coaster that was the season one finale, Agent Coulson and his team have hit the ground running with a new villain, Absorbing Man (Carl Creel), and his interest in stealing a level ten 0-8-4 for Hydra. How seriously cool is Carl Creel? I know that he’s a bad guy, but he…
If I had to think of one word to describe the first season of ABC’s S.H.I.E.L.D., it would definitely be stressful. It started out normal enough: we had the usual weekly case of strange, sometimes alien occurrences as we got to know our six agents. And then, of course, there came the episode that was…
(WARNING: Potential Captain America: The Winter Soldier spoilers ahead. Proceed with caution.) There is no “nerd cred” test to watch a Marvel blockbuster. And if Marvel keeps doing what it’s doing, there never will be. But this little rundown might make it a bit easier to talk to any superfan friends you might have, or just to anyone…
