S.H.I.E.L.D.

Does it remind you of the same thing as me? If yes, then you're in the right place! (Hint: I am not referring to Captain America's shield here).

Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division, aka, S.H.I.E.L.D. Introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man in 2008, it has become a very popular name in the time that it's been around. Why? One of the reasons being that the breathtakingly amazing TV show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, has a wide viewership. Created by the Whedon family, it started back in 2013 with a lukewarm response. And to be very honest, the first half of its debut season wasn't all that great, but wait for it to kick in and it won't disappoint you. Bringing back fan favourite S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson from the dead (yes, it happens. Welcome to comics and related adaptations) the show created quite a buzz upon its announcement.

Lazarus? yes he's coming back from the dead

The pilot episode was shown at the San Diego Comic-Con (or as I call it, geek heaven), with a positive response. But received mixed reviews upon its actual telecast, which reminds me what a critic said - "What works in Comic-Con, won't necessarily work in the real world". As sad as I feel about this, I concur. Season 1 dealt with monster of the week format, eventually heading towards the aftermath of events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Hydra in S.H.I.E.L.D. - Agentception! And oh boy did it deliver! It hasn't seen a low since then. That is something tough even for the most brilliant of shows.

Josh Whedon

Season 2 started off with a bang, and ended that way too. Introducing Inhumans into the MCU, it also introduced new agents to the team, and had some jaw-dropping moments and twists. This series has shown us that you can focus on your characters even while focusing on a major ongoing arc. And character development is what it excels at! Back while watching season 1, nobody could've thought that these characters would grow so much and have so much depth. It is an example of great writing. Fleshed out female characters with growth and development - Whedon's strong point and this show's too. Season 3, or what I like to call it, FLIPPING CRAZY AND BRILLIANT PIECE OF TELEVISION SCREWING WITH OUR HEADS! Although it's not finished yet, this season has made Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. one of the best things on TV. Focusing on Inhumans, a monolith, and an alien planet, while dealing with relationships between those characters, it makes them more human/people than agents, and THAT is a high!

 If you're planning to binge-watch anything soon, make that anything Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. because believe me, it's worth it. It's worth every second (maybe not the first 12 episodes but still). Another reason why it's so good is because of its involvement in the movies and the way it deals with the events that occur in those movies and how those events affect them and the whole of S.H.I.E.L.D. That is one of the plus points of this show. It's something to watch (out for). I'd give you the cast and characters list, but it's so long that I might have to write another article on it.

Wait...so many characters and YET it fleshes out each one of them. IS THIS SHOW EVEN REAL?!?!?!

About the author :- 

Aditya Vyas, from College of Medical Sciences, Nepal, is a big movie buff, a comic fan and a TV-series geek. The tech-addict who generally prefers a laptop to social contact is also a columnist for ExPRESS Magazine. Some of his other articles being :- 

http://express5515.blogspot.in/2015/12/2016-oh-you-enchantress.html

http://express5515.blogspot.in/2015/12/star-wars-story.html