The girl being the problem caught me by surprise and then I felt foolish considering I had spent the whole episode thinking "super strength and mind control are a really weird power combination."
It's called a blaster, Will, a word that tends to discourage experimentation. Now, if it were called the Orgasmater, I'd be the first to try your basic button press approach.
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Kalshane - Apr 15, 2015 5:33:16 am PDT #5320 of 5827
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 15, 2015 5:48:53 am PDT #5321 of 5827
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I was right there with you - I didn't realize someone else was responsible for the mind control until Eva repeated it during her confrontation with May.
Wolfram - Apr 15, 2015 6:24:49 am PDT #5322 of 5827
Visilurking
I got the impression that Phil was thinking of May for the Avengers.
Do you mean Eva?
I saw the girl twist coming from about the time May spotted the first Shield agent acting weird, though at first I thought Eva was also under mind control and it was just the girl who was causing the real problem, but the mother/daughter thing made more sense.
Maybe its because I've been mainlining Daredevil this week, but the pacing on AoS seemed very slow. And I'm getting rather tired of Skye's extremely extended tutorial on controlling her earthquakey powers. Focus, Vibrate, Look Surprised. Rinse and repeat.
Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2015 6:27:54 am PDT #5323 of 5827
brillig
Do you mean Eva?
No, May. That conversation about powered people and Phil looking at May significantly and her insisting that she wants to stay in the field.
I think we're in filler territory what with the run-up to Ultron and having 18 shows of plot for 20+ episodes to fill.
Wolfram - Apr 15, 2015 6:32:43 am PDT #5324 of 5827
Visilurking
No, May. That conversation about powered people and Phil looking at May significantly and her insisting that she wants to stay in the field.
I didn't pick that up, but the timing lines up. And he did add black widow and hawkeye who aren't really powered (or fitted up with supertech) either.
Toddson - Apr 15, 2015 9:00:10 am PDT #5325 of 5827
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I kept waiting for the actress to say, "Skye, I am your mother"
Una - Apr 15, 2015 10:50:50 am PDT #5326 of 5827
when i die, please bake my ashes into a brick and use me to hit fascists.
I kept waiting to care what was happening with Skye.
Vortex - Apr 15, 2015 4:11:04 pm PDT #5327 of 5827
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think that I will wait a loooooooong time for that.
Calli - Apr 16, 2015 12:59:03 pm PDT #5328 of 5827
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm finding Skye a bit more interesting now than I expected to in the beginning. I think her shooting Wade sort of moved her into the "characters I care about" column.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 16, 2015 6:32:46 pm PDT #5329 of 5827
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
It still miffs me that the show revolves around Skye to such a degree, but at least with the Inhumans storyline there's a plausible reason for it (as opposed to Skye being a special snowflake because she's an ace hacker who can... look someone up on facebook).