So I missed writing about last week's episode. We watched it in fits and starts around phone calls from Kevin's office, so the whole thing is a bit disjointed in my mind. Then I never had the time or inclination to go back and watch it again. So I never really gathered my thoughts enough to write anything. Suffice to say that I liked seeing different partnerships. Simmons was adorable when proclaiming that following the rules made her feel nice and Fitz got to be both smart (breaking and fixing the fuse box) and stupid (eating a prosciutto sandwich) out in the field with Ward.
This week we get some more fun relationship stuff and a look at Ward's childhood. I've stopped caring about whatever the case of the week is. It's never really that good, and I don't know that the bad guys even had a reasonable motivation this week. But there were some good character beats mixed in between the show's attempt at a case-of-the-week plot.
The most interesting interaction was, of course, Melinda inviting Ward into her room at the end. I like that, for all of Skye's earnestness, Mae was the one who understood what Ward needed. Mae tends to understand what everyone needs in general. She's by far the most perceptive member of the team, and I like how down-played that is.
Strangely, the relationship I'm finding myself most invested in is that of Ward and Simmons. Their scenes together are adorable, and I find myself wanting them to spend more time together.
Despite the lackluster cases of the week, the reliance on action sequences instead of character beats, and the complete lack of any superheroes, I've managed to become invested in this ragtag group of characters. So I guess I'm in it for the long haul now. Let's just hope that the Captain America tie-in in the spring is more meaningful than this throw-away Thor tie-in.
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