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.

Earth-616 is the designation for the Marvel universe comics canon continuity. We live in Earth-1218.

Marvel cinematic universe is Earth-199999.

Do WHAT now? (so not a comics person) Also, I thought the TV-verse was supposed to be same as movie-verse.

...this is one of those things that could make me go cross-eyed, right? Forget I asked.

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?

I think we're supposed to assume Coulson is playing an even longer game than she is, but yeah, I was wondering about that too!

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?

I thought in the first episode we saw Skye put some sort of sim card in her bra as she was leaving her van. So, theoretically, she could just get a new phone and have access to her former hacktivist anarchy cell.

the only two characters I'm not all that interested in are the two leads

Phil still not a lead? Where do you place him?

I thought the TV-verse was supposed to be same as movie-verse

I haven't seen anything stating that the TV-verse was different. Where are you getting that from?

I don't think the reference to 616 was supposed to indicate we were in the comic book world, I think it was just a callout to the comics geeks.

Phil still not a lead? Where do you place him?

I feel like they are trying to push Skye and Lone Wolf dude as the leads, no? I think Coulson is definitely the hook for lots of people because we know him from the movie, but a lot of the first two episodes have centered around the other two with Coulson being the facilitator/master manipulator/puppet master. Maybe that makes him the lead, too? I don't know. If so, then I like one of the three leads. That's better than Buffy!

I, too, certainly hope that Coulson is playing Skye. Although, "She's a risk" is going to get as tired as "Tahiti is a magical place" if they keep saying it.