At first, Agents of SHIELD is okay at best. Fairly weak, but entertaining enough to go along with. Then, 'Winter Soldier' happens and the ensuing collapse of SHIELD puts a turbo on the narrative, injects it with energy and a definite unpredictability.
In the second season, it maintains this energy and builds on it, delivering strong arcs for each character, even the villains (especially villains), with effective Character Development all around and a finale which left me saying 'Holy Shit' over and over again, because it was amazing.
But what has really made the show tick is the fact that Kevin Feige and the rest of Marvel have trusted the show to not just fill in the gaps of the MCU, but carve out a narrative of its own and lead the way, going from passive filler material to a show that can lead the way in the MCU and make drastic, lasting changes to it.
By the end of the first season, it was a good quality show. By the end of the second season, it shows all the signs of becoming a classic.
So, in short, sit through the boring parts of the first season: it is most definitely worth the wait.
Average at first, but it gets so much better
At first, Agents of SHIELD is okay at best. Fairly weak, but entertaining enough to go along with. Then, 'Winter Soldier' happens and the ensuing collapse of SHIELD puts a turbo on the narrative, injects it with energy and a definite unpredictability.
In the second season, it maintains this energy and builds on it, delivering strong arcs for each character, even the villains (especially villains), with effective Character Development all around and a finale which left me saying 'Holy Shit' over and over again, because it was amazing.
But what has really made the show tick is the fact that Kevin Feige and the rest of Marvel have trusted the show to not just fill in the gaps of the MCU, but carve out a narrative of its own and lead the way, going from passive filler material to a show that can lead the way in the MCU and make drastic, lasting changes to it.
By the end of the first season, it was a good quality show. By the end of the second season, it shows all the signs of becoming a classic.
So, in short, sit through the boring parts of the first season: it is most definitely worth the wait.