'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Recap: 'Fun & Games'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​You know I have to admit, that while I have thoroughly enjoyed the powerful world building and setup that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has taken the time to carefully assemble this season, I’ve also been wondering exactly when our intrepid Agents are finally going to spring into action and do something about their dire situation and get down to saving all of mankind at the same time since let’s be honest, they’ve been in reactive mode since they’ve arrived in the future.
 
Thankfully, it would seem that the time has finally arrived for the plot to vault forward leaps and bounds. Because last night’s episode of the show, ‘Fun & Games’, finally saw our intrepid heroes take action and oddly enough, it was an act of heroism that finally got things moving in the right direction, thanks to some quick thinking on Yo-Yo’s part. Because while royalty gathered upstairs to see the Destroyer of Worlds auctioned off to the highest bidder, Kasius decided to create a few more Inhumans before the sale began to sweeten his bank account.
 
It was something that Yo-Yo simply couldn’t stand for and she saved the one young man who successfully went through Terrigensis and while things didn’t quite go according to plan when it came to what happened after, her decision to save a life seemingly woke something up in both Mack and Coulson since they both started to act like their old selves for a change. But, while it was nice to see this trio start to plot and scheme their next moves at last, their uplifting storyline paled in comparison to what happened upstairs with Daisy and her friends.  
 
Because this segment of the story was filled to the brim with some stunning moments. After all, we saw Ben lose his life due to the fact that May was discovered, exposing his lie to Kasius, and to complicate matters further, Fitz was in essence, unsuccessful in getting his friends away from the madness of this place and while at first it seems as though this puts the team in a worse spot than they were originally, that’s simply not the case. The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are always at their best with their backs against the wall, and now that the secret appears to be out of the bag that they are on the station, they are going to be hunted, and that’s bad news for the Kree.
 
But, there were some other bright spots to be found in this episode in addition to Yo-Yo saving a life. It would seem that Kasius is dead thanks to Jemma’s quick thinking when it comes to cutlery, and to top it all off, Fitz-Simmons is about become a permanent thing since the two of them are finally engaged. Either way, this was simply an action packed, by the numbers, episode of the show, and I’m glad that the story is moving into high gear and with the team close to being reunited, I get the feeling it won’t be long before the story tackles who exactly destroyed the Earth, so that all of mankind can finally be saved. Until next time.

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