Board Thread:Television/@comment-1713281-20131004113215/@comment-3545644-20140514154547

LoveWaffle wrote:
 * Still no clue what the heck Skye is.
 * Still no clue what the heck the Guest-Host is.
 * That gravitonium did nothing. A Chekov's gun that didn't fire.
 * Anti-climactic resolution to the season's central conflict. Not Coulson obliterating Garrett, that **** was hilarious; but I wish the showdown with him was more than just Deathlok turning on him and then a curb stomp.
 * Probably the funniest episode. Mostly just between Coulson and Fury.

A- as a standalone episode, C+ as a season finale.

Whatever Skye is, she's a mutant of some kind. They're just not allowed to use the word "mutant." I too was disappointed that the gravitonium did nothing. They're probably saving it for the next season, as lame as that excuse sounds. And yes, the showdown between Garret and Deathlok was about as anti-climactic as the Heroes volume 3 finale showdown between Arthur Petrelli and Sylar. Except, even Heroes had the courtesy to follow that up with a more-climactic showdown between Peter and Flint. (As well as a volume 4 within season 3 that easily redeemed the show from how awful volume 3 was, but I digress.) AoS gave us the reveal that Skye's dad was still alive, and talking to Raina...and that was pretty much it. I chalk that up to Disney / ABC wanting to play everything as safe as possible. Which seems pointless, since Garret was Sylaring his way through that one US colonel. Most blood ever depicted on the show. ABC could learn a thing or two from NBC about taking risks. And I rarely defend NBC on anything!

I second your grades. It was good as far as episodes go, but weak for a finale.