#this was a painful watch just bc of the lack of fitzsimmons

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aos rewatch

2x07 - Writing on the Wall Thanks for the tag @catchylove​

Summary: This is the ep. where Coulson’s carving has reached its pinnacle and there’s a killer carving the symbols into bodies. Ward goes full suicide bomber, Hunter wears a cowboy hat, Fitz wears an awful cardigan, Jemma is brillaint in general, Mack is dramatic. Bakshi is given to SHIELD as a present, Coulson pops into the memory machine and is a dick all episode; he chases down the crazy carver, some rough housing ensues, eureka! The silly symbols are just a 3D blueprint of a city, Team SHIELD gotta find it before Hydra. Ward shaves. The End.

-”I do some carving every now and then.” ugh -I don’t like it when the show opens with red-shirts -I do like that the opening for AOS is super brief -Mucho father/daughter vibes in this opening Coulson/Daisy scene -(in re. To Trip talking on comms) Do you ever feel like you’d for sure notice someone in public who was talking to themselves and just kind of shuffling back and forth, touching their ear every now and again? -”...Janice Robbins, lives uh, lived in upstate NY.” I’m from upstate NY! Cool! -9 minutes in, still no FitzSimmons -9 minutes 40 seconds Fitz sighting! -9 minutes 50 seconds Jemma’s voice! And guess who turns their head the instant he hears it? -I like that Jemma is a bit snide with Mack, since he was a mega-dick and made judgments without the full context (I really want more Jemma&Mack in S5, biggest big with the smallest smol) -Doctor Doctor Jemma Simmons is so badass when in doctor doctor mode -”Does she have any family?” (Jemma Simmons) I think the thing that bothers me most about some characterization/interviews re. Jemma is both the actors and writers seem to want to paint Jemma as some cold, all business, no emotion, no affection kind of woman. When in fact she’s full of empathy and kindness and consideration. -Omg, the sheer amount of cliche lines in the bus station sequence are PAINFUL. Writers, do better. -Jemma Simmons sciencing and geniusing is my favorite -”It took me and Fitz 6 weeks to figure out how to operate this…” (the memory machine) (Fitz and I - Jemma would never speak with such horrible grammar) And pour one out for a call back to FitzSimmons Fitzsimmonsing even though we never got to see it. -Ps. Fitz in the background of the scene just basically follows Jemma with his eyes as she prepares the machine -Jemma’s uncomfortable expression when Coulson snaps at Daisy is me -”What kind of creature-feature I sign up for?” Mack you’re so damn melodramatic, chill bro. -blah blah blah Coulson storyline blah -Boston, MA That’s where I live! And that is not what a pub in Boston looks like….also there are no palm trees in Boston. -Bakshi!!!! Aww he’s such a twat haha. Evil plotting ensues blah blah. -This is making me uncomfortable, watching Clark Gregg, writhe and sweat like this. -”Lock him and keep him under observation until I get back.” May, you’re awesome -Forever mad we got no reaction from Fitz about Coulson shoving Jemma back so hard she slams into the shelf and appears to lose her breath for a moment. And that Coulson apologizes to Daisy, not Jemma. Coulson sucks this episode. -”The dark side of SHIELD” what? -I like scenes where characters do something totally normal and mundane (aka Mack and Fitz playing video games, drinking beers). “Besides brains never delete files, they just lose connections, but there’s always a back-up, just a matter of digging and finding them.” -Hunter, I love you and miss you. -Phil Coulson, worst agent ever (ok, ok, he’s severely impeded right now with the carvin’ crazies) -Bakshi, all wrapped up for Coulson - more fic fodder -”Pain made me remember.” Interesting quote -blah blah Coulson scenes blah -Getting to the inhuman reveal was torturously long -Fitz, sweetie, that cardigan is just….awful -Good song (Bill Withers “Who is He (And What is He to you)) Bad Ward -”Alright Mr. Bakshi, hope you weren’t into selfies, or this could be embarrassing for both of us.” He’d totally have nudes, the creep. -”Hail Hydra.” - that was hilarious -Ward, you’re a psychotic turd.

FitzSimmons collectively had around 8 minutes on screen. Unacceptable.

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