Okay, oddly, I'm happy Talbot isn't in bed with Hydra.

I know what you mean.

I really liked this ep. It finally feels likes it's kicking on all cylinders. And next week looks intense (though I'm a bigger Skye fan than most so there's that).

I really think think the lead-up to Winter Soldier last season hurt the show enormously.

I really think think the lead-up to Winter Soldier last season hurt the show enormously.

Nods emphatically. However, I DO thing it's hit its stride. The May/May-be Not clone fight was awesome. And Fitz! My heart!

I was hoping Fitz would complain about the crap beer at least.

And Coulson lamenting that no one else can watch the May on May action.

I'm all for branding, but why does Hydra have to have their logo all over everything? May wouldn't have been on alert if she'd been looking at a boring manila folder.

I was thinking it was stupid for the Hydra goons to have the tasteful little Hydra logos on their uniforms.

I lol'd at May walking right into the laser grid.

I thought the episode was pretty fabulous and I agree that it feels like it's hitting its stride now.

I laughed out loud at the whole exchange about Mac's exes and the year he pretended to like quinoa. Also I noted they didn't mention the gender of his exes, so maybe they'll make him gay!

I love that they had a fight between two women, one of whom was in her underwear, and it wasn't sexualized at all. Just a fuckin' BRAWL.

So far Fitz has been breaking my heart every week.

Oddly, I'm okay with that.

(They need to use Trip more, though.)

it wasn't sexualized at all

Well, Phil was being sad he was the only one to see it. But maybe he was just appreciating the martial arts. I wasn't paying attention--was that Agent 33?

I'm really enjoying the Coulson/May relationship.

edit: re: Fitz--does he just think Simmons doesn't love him? Or is it true? I'm so sad that that relationship is in danger. She disappeared when he went to bond with the others. But he needed to join the others.