I appreciate the calling out of tropes ("It's an origin story," "You just gave them a common enemy"), although it could definitely get old.

although 500 years ago was pretty near the end of the Incas...

Yep, but given the next casual chunk is 1000, I'm not deducting points for it.

I thought the takeover of the plane was too well orchestrated not to have been a primary plan.

Until someone hijacks their plane and then they suddenly do! Quip, snark, fight, trust, done.

What happens in episode 4?

hat happens in episode 4?

Sexytimes.

Go May, choose May!

I did like that Coulson knew Reyes was playing him from the start. Though the tour did say he was amenable to playing along if the occasion presented itself. It's so nice to be working with a secret agent who knows the rules.

I was thinking "Hm, the Peruvian Police female uniform doesn't come with jackets? Interesting."

It gets hot in the jungle. So hot. Steamy.

And it saves so much plot time of Reyes saying, "Oh, it's so warm, do you mind if I take off part of my uniform and let down my hair?"

Hm. I didn't like this one as much as the pilot

Jessica is me. I found myself kind of drifting off this episode because it all felt so very done, right down to the Salma Hayek/Sofia Vergara type Peruvian hot Commandante. I do still have high hopes for the show because I like enough of the characters: Coulson, May, Fitz/Simmons (though I like the unintelligible girl half of the duo better than the unintelligible boy half). Really, the only two characters I'm not all that interested in are the two leads, which is kind of sad, but then again, Buffy was always my least favorite character on Buffy and that turned out just fine. I just hope each week doesn't turn into some Scooby Doo style wacky mystery except with more guns and violence. Not that I mind guns or violence, especially when they come with a generous side of snark and pretty people, it's just that I was hoping for more than that.

Loved seeing Samuel L. at the end, but even that I wasn't surprised by. I expected him to show up since they'd called him up during the initial plane walk through.

I want to know how Skye has joined this top top top secret organization at Level 7 clearance but they didn't confiscate her personal cell phone where she might, I don't know, get a lot of calls from people from her former hacktivist anarchy cell. Really?

Skye's being used. If she's not, I'm going to lose a whole lot of respect for Coulson.

I liked that they didn't do another round of "Coulson: live or Memorex?" again. That's something that could get old real fast.

I want to know how Skye has joined this top top top secret organization at Level 7 clearance but they didn't confiscate her personal cell phone where she might, I don't know, get a lot of calls from people from her former hacktivist anarchy cell. Really?

Yeah. I suspect Coulson knows what she's up to. Because otherwise he'd be kinda' stupid to just trust her.

eta: Sorta' x-posty with Connie.