Episode #25: Season 1, Ep. 22 -- Beginning of the End

It's the end of Season 1 of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Is "Beginning of the End" a satisfying conclusion to what by most critics' accounts has been a rocky season? Join Andrew, Rod and Bibbs as they give their thoughts on how the finale played out. Was the FitzSimmons predicament solved too easily? Was the action well-constructed or just confusing? Was Andrew ultimately won over by Paxton's performance? How does everyone feel about the characters overall? Tune in to find out. Plus, listener questions.
SHOW NOTES:
0:50 - Intro
4:40 - General thoughts on the season finale
9:50 - A refusal to commit to a direction
18:10 - Fitz and Simmons under the sea
27:10 - Action scenes, editing in the climactic confrontation
35:20 - The weird bleeding guy, character backstories
41:10 - The season as a whole
46:20 - Crazy Paxton, Graviton and more
50:27 - Listener emails and questions
1:01:46 - Show close
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