FZZT

Episode aired Nov 5, 2013
TV-PG
43m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)

Superhero Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

Simmons becomes infected with an alien virus after exposing herself to a group of people that have come into contact with a Chitauri helmet.Simmons becomes infected with an alien virus after exposing herself to a group of people that have come into contact with a Chitauri helmet.Simmons becomes infected with an alien virus after exposing herself to a group of people that have come into contact with a Chitauri helmet.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

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User reviews11

Featured review

2/10

I wanted to like this show.

I tried to like this show, I really did and I gave it 6 episodes to convince me it was worth my time, but the sad truth hit me with this episode. FZZT. I read the other user reviews on this episode *before* I dived in to watch it, as I was debating already whether to continue watching or not. There were 3 user reviews and they were all glowing with positivity! "9/10 This is the episode we've been waiting for" touted one and I thought, alright, I'll give it one more chance to bring the goods.

The sad truth is that this show is boring, the characters are trite and the plots are riddled with holes and cheap McGuffins to push things forward. The two science nerd clichés really grate my nerves every episode so far and Ep 6 is no exception to this or the other criticisms that I have made. The opening sequence is supposed to be scary and at least it tries to set itself up a little like an episode of the X files, but it just falls flat. It doesn't get better after the opening sequence. It's a yawn festival.

I am done with this show as I see no reason to devote more of my time to it, when there are so many shows of far higher quality available.

xman23
Mar 16, 2015
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Trivia
The Chitauri helmet prop had to be created from scratch because all the Chitauri soldiers seen in The Avengers (2012) were purely computer-generated.

Goofs
When Simmons shows Coulson the "brain cells", they clearly lack axons/dendrites, which are branchings from the cell walls that make neurons easily identifiable. Brain cells normally use these branches to produce tiny electrical impulses. The cells shown look like red blood cells.

Quotes
Leo Fitz: Here's the new Night-Night pistol.
[Ward tries it out]
Grant Ward: Sorry, Fitz. It's close, but it's just not right.
Leo Fitz: [Quietly] 'Cause agent Coulson had no problems.
Grant Ward: It's an ounce too heavy.
Skye: [Sitting nearby] An ounce? Seriously?
Grant Ward: It's the difference between success and failure. When you're on a rooftop with a 15-mile-an-hour wind, Your target is 500 yards away...
Leo Fitz: Yeah, but we do have a rifle.
Grant Ward: [Looks at Fitz] Lose the ounce.
[Leaves]
Leo Fitz: Yeah, okay. On it. "Lose the ounce".
[Imitating Ward]
Leo Fitz: I'm Agent Grant Ward, and I can shoot the legs off a flea from 500 yards, as long as it's not windy.
[Skye laughs]
Jemma Simmons: [Jemma Enters the Lab] So, Ward was here? Let me guess the night-night pistol again?
Leo Fitz: Yeah, and he said it was off by an ounce.
Jemma Simmons: Of course he did.
[Also imitating Ward]
Jemma Simmons: I'm Agent Grant Ward, and I could rupture your spleen with my left pinky... blindfolded!