User blog comment:OlieRendch/Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 1 Review by Blathereen/@comment-3347453-20140905020535

I agree most of the points you made here, though I do feel that 7/10 is a bit generous. When I heard Joss say that the show would be a would a world full of superheroes told from the perspective of ordinary people, which I thought sounded like a very interesting concept. Unfortunately, it didn't meet my expectations.

Yes, the later episodes were more entertaining, but the show has some pretty big weaknesses. The characters are cliched, the plots are generic and the dialogue is uninspired. Another thing that doesn't help is that the show has quite a few filler episodes. Hopefully the second season is a big improvement with the characters being fugitives.

A big problem that the show has is that it feels out of date, like it should have come out in the '90s. We love in the golden age of television so we hold shows to a higher standard, which doesn't bode well for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.