Seriously, he's given the impression over and over that he's just a big, dumb slab, but never so much as when he stood there and just LET HER TOUCH HIM after Sif gave such perfectly clear information about why that was the DUMBEST THING YET.
I thought that was because her voice has already started affecting him--the touch just sealed the deal.
I agree that there were aspects of this episode that were problematic (gender issues predominating), but I'll ignore a lot for the chance to watch Sif kicking ass.
I kind of cannot with this show anymore. I will still watch because it's Tuesday and I don't have a lot of other stuff cooking, but this last episode was just bad. Do they not have other butt kicking women like May working at SHIELD? Assemble a butt kicking, all woman strike team to work on special assignment with the Lady Sif and send them in to take Lorelei down. No men allowed. Call it the She Woman, Boy Haters club, whatever. I am just flummoxed by why anything in this episode would've gone down the way that it did other than because the writers needed a contrived reason to bring back the Ward/Skye (which is still a big old NO!), reveal that May is a mole of some kind, and keep Coulson in freak out mode...oh, and tie in with the Marvel movie universe. Bah. Do not want.
I still don't care too much about Skye although I did enjoy her playing Lloyd Dobbler to Coulson's freaking out Jeremy Piven about the alien blood. Dude, you must chill. I don't understand why we are supposed to want Skye/Ward though? They are the two dullest characters on the whole show. Plus, they've barely been interacting lately, and that's all to the good for my money.
Also, I don't care how pretty Lorelei is (and she's very pretty), watching her have sex with Ward when she had taken away his free will was not hawt. She was raping him. It was a choice on her part as it seems she choose not to rape her other minions; guess they weren't pretty enough. It was wrong and disturbing. Too bad it wasn't played that way. Gross.
Well Lorelei did not say WHO Ward desired. I was assuming it was Coulson.
I thought that was because her voice has already started affecting him--the touch just sealed the deal.
Me too, but when she first landed, she didn't say anything and if he had just shot her then, it would have been over.
It would have been better if he had shot her and the gun hadn't worked, or if he admitted later that he thought that he could resist her, but instead, he just stood there like a dumbass.
Coulson can do sooo much better than Ward.
I guess I just don't like Ward is what it comes down to.
I disliked the episode, but the characters have grown on me. I don't mind Skye.
Well Lorelei did not say WHO Ward desired. I was assuming it was Coulson.
This made me laugh so hard I nosed a beer. Dammit - it was a good beer.
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