Welcome back, True Believers!  Last week’s episode gave us an in-depth look at Agent Garrett’s, aka Bill Paxton’s, Hydra.  Fun was had by all as the charismatic team took over a S.H.I.E.L.D. installation and rallied behind the idea that the once nearly omnipresent agency was unraveling at the seams.  Meanwhile, the Agents tried to pick up the pieces and were met by Agent Koenig, aka Patton Oswalt, in a secret base set up by Nick Fury.  On tonight’s episode, the often mentioned “Cellist” (love interest of Coulson originally brought up in the Avengers movie) makes an appearance, played by Amy Acker.  Also, another villain from the funny books makes his Marvel “movie-verse” premiere. Hit the jump for our recap of “The Only Light in the Darkness.”

Tuesday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. saw a ratings uptick of 5% from last week’s 1.9, scoring a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demo and bringing in 5.07 million viewers.  Read Evan’s recap here.
• Over on Fox, New Girl returned from a brief hiatus to a series low 1.1 rating and notched 2.2 million viewers.  The show has lost quite a bit of steam since its debut, but Fox has already ordered a fourth season.
• On the flipside, NBC’s new series About a Boy saw a rise of 12% from last week’s series low 1.7 rating to a 1.9 rating in the demo and 7.23 million viewers.

Hit the jump to read the rest of the ratings report for Tuesday, April 15th, including Glee, Person of Interest, The Mindy Project, Supernatural, and more.

War has changed and so too have the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  Following last week’s episode and the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the agents are left without the resources of which they’ve become accustomed.  The series has begun to turn itself around with traitors, espionage, and revelations coming fast and heavy, throwing some unexpected curveballs our way.  Did I also mention that this episode sees the arrival of Agent Eric Koenig, played by comedian extraordinaire Patton Oswalt?  Can the agents defeat Hydra that have taken over S.H.I.E.L.D. bases across the world?  Will the show continue its hot streak moving forward?  Has Ward turned heel for real?  Hit the jump for our recap.

Tuesday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• Despite game-changing events that tied into Captain America: The Winter Soldier, last night’s episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fell three tenths to a new series low 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demo and scored 4.91 million viewers.  Read Evan’s recap here.
• Elsewhere on ABC, The Goldbergs dipped a tenth to a series low 1.4 rating and 4.3 million viewers, while new comedy Trophy Wife dropped two tenths to a 0.8 rating and scored 2.55 million viewers.

Hit the jump for the rest of the TV ratings report for Tuesday, April 8th, including The Mindy Project, About a Boy, and more.

Welcome back, true believers!  Well, if you have yet to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier, let me tell you that if you don’t want it spoiled for you, hold off on watching this week’s episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or, obviously, from reading this recap.  Major events went down that not only affected the agents, but also the Marvel Movie-verse at large.  How will these events affect the scooby gang?  Has the Clairvoyant’s identity been truly revealed?  Who is Agent May really working for?  All these questions and more may or may not be answered as you hit the jump for my Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recap.

However you feel about Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on the small screen and the feature films full of superheroes on the big screen, one of the coolest things about the fictional universe they’ve created is how everything interacts.  Events on screens big or small effect happenings further along the road.  Sometimes they’re mere novelties for comics fans, and sometimes they’re world-changing occurrences.  This new clip from the upcoming episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. shows that the events of this weekend’s film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, have had far-reaching results.  If you haven’t seen it yet, then this clip comes with a mild spoiler warning, though it’s still technically safe to watch out of context as long as you’re caught up on the series itself.  Hit the jump to watch.

Welcome back, S.H.I.E.L.D.-ites!  Starting this week, its a one way ticket to the season finale as ABC/Marvel has promised no more breaks between weeks until the end of the first season. In tonight’s episode, “End of the Beginning”, Bill Paxton, as Agent Garrett, returns on a mission to discover the identity of the Clairvoyant, but with the big bad in his sights, can the newly established Deathlok be far behind?  Will Agent May’s apparent heel turn be further explored?  What about the naked blue man in the tube? Hit the jump for my full recap.

Previously on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Skye was saved from the jaws of death by a drug taken from a blue man in a tube! Hey, it’s Marvel, you knew what you were signing up for with this. In this latest episode, the Asgardian warrior Sif, played by Jaimie Alexander from the Thor movie series, enters the fray to take down a rogue villainess named Lorelei (Elena Satine).  Can the agents stop this Asgardian from creating an army of men who’ve fallen under her spell?  Will more be revealed about the mysterious pseudo “Dr. Manhattan” in a tube?  Stay tuned true believers and hit the jump for our recap of tonight’s episode.

Tuesday evening’s TV ratings are in.  Here’s a brief look at the highlights:

• ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned to a series low 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demo, scoring 5.11 million viewers.  That’s down 23% from the 2.2 rating from its most recent episode, marking another sharp drop in viewership.  Read Evan’s recap of the episode here.
• Over on CBS, Person of Interest also scored a series low 1.7 rating and garnered 10.59 million viewers for a drop of 6% from last week’s 1.8 rating.
• Fox’s Glee continues to be a shadow of its former self, as last night’s episode hit a 1.0 rating and pulled in 2.6 million viewers for a drop of 17% from last week’s 1.2 rating.

Hit the jump for the rest of the ratings for Tuesday, March 4th, including New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Supernatural, The Goldbergs, and more.

And we’re back!  After a month long hiatus, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns with an episode that promises some big guest stars entitled “T.A.H.I.T.I.”  When last we left off, Skye had been shot and the team began scrambling to find a way to save her as she clung desperately to life.  Along with this predicament, Marvel’s Deathlok has been introduced through the character of Mike Peterson who continues to work for the nefarious Centipede and the mysterious Clairvoyant.  This week, the team meets Agent Garrett, a grizzled super spy who shares a past with Agent Coulson, played by Bill Paxton. Will his arrival be game over for the agents? Hit the jump for our recap.

We recently reported that Marvel movie star Jaimie Alexander would be guest starring on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now we have the first look at Lady Sif in action.  Alexander will star in the March 11th episode of the show titled, “Yes Men”.  In the action-packed hour, the title team will face off against “Lorelei (Elena Satine), a deadly, flame-tressed vixen from the Thor comics.”  Luckily, Lady Sif appears to help save the day.  Hit the jump for our first look at Alexander in costume and for more on her appearance on the show.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns!  After a two week hiatus, the show has returned, promising to bring viewers one of the biggest episodes yet.  With promises of more Marvel characters to come, such as Deathlok, Sif, and Lorelei, will this be the episode that ends the slow burn that has been present in the series so far.  Also, this episode, a cameo from the Man himself, Stan Lee. So join us won’t you as we recap episode 13 of Agents, entitled “Tracks”.  Hit the jump!

As part of the TCA Press Tour, we were invited out to the super-secret filming location for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., to discuss new characters, exciting upcoming storylines, and possibilities for the remainder of the season, which returns to ABC with new episodes on February 4^th.  While there, we got to preview the already announced Stan Lee cameo and get glimpses of Lady Sif (Jaimie Alexander) battling Asgard villain Lorelei (played by Elena Satine), Mike Peterson’s (J. August Richards) transformation to Deathlok, and the introduction of Agent John Garret (Bill Paxton).  If those clips were any indication, things are about to get bigger, more explosive and even more connected to the Marvel universe.

While onboard the CXD 23 Airborne Mobile Command Station, executive producers Jeph Loeb and Jeffrey Bell talked about the velocity of their storytelling and why the show has been a slower burn, how they view the first half of the season as the first hour of a movie, that they wanted to make viewers care about these characters above everything else, how they approached developing Deathlok, whether something from the show could cross over to the films, how they put the storytelling first, and that they try to get something funny, sad, wondrous and beautiful into every episode.  Check out what they had to say after the jump, and be aware that there are some spoilers. 

As part of the TCA Press Tour presentation for ABC, Network President Paul Lee took some time to talk about the network’s current and upcoming line-up, as well as some possibilities for the future.  During the interview, he talked about how he feels about where things are at creatively with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., why it took them some time to find their sea legs, the chances of an Agent Carter TV series, the status of Dan Fogelman’s musical comedy pilot Galavant, his regrets about Once Upon A Time In Wonderland, and how much longer he thinks Revenge can run.  Check out what he had to say after the jump. 

In an effort to strengthen the connection between their television and film properties, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will feature Thor: The Dark World star Jaimie Alexander in an upcoming episode.  Playing the role of Asgardian warrior Lady Sif, it’s unknown at this time just what mission will bring her to Midgard, unless it’s to advertise the arrival of the Thor sequel on Blu-ray and DVD.  She may be tempted to bring a message to Thor himself, or possibly just to give an Asgardian side eye to Jane Foster, but it’s doubtful that either Chris Hemsworth or Natalie Portman will make an appearance.  The show does have some other high-profile additions lined up, however.  Hit the jump for more.