Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "4,722 Hours" Review: 4,722 Hours in Hell
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This week's episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is entitled "4,722 Hours" those that are watching the show this season will likely know what the title is referencing. Here's our review that will focus in on the the 4,722 hours hours of a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent abroad.
Spoilers for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "4,722 Hours" Below:
We’re in for something different this week.
Finally, we’re offered the truth about what happened to Simmons, as this first hour of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. shows what Simmons was up to on the strange alien planet. The first ten minutes of the hour is fairly artsy, as the color palette is stripped to only three different colors. Then, we’re shown the relationship regarding Simmons and her mysterious captor start to develop. I’ve often complained that the show doesn’t really let the interesting status quo’s that they have set up within the hour really start to develop into something interesting, and this episode amends a few of my problems with that.
Inspired by The Martian straight for tv screens.
With her being trapped on the planet for such a long time, this episode functions well as a character study for Jemma Simmons. She meets an astronaut stranded on a strange planet. Many have made their comparisons to the recent Matt Damon movie called The Martian. I’m seeing that those comparisons are apt, in that third party sent out which Simmons meets later on was a part of NASA. These two pieces of media starts to contrast when mentioned that this guy is not some sort of crazy super scientist. One of the astronauts that the didn’t survive the first day on the planet is named Brubaker -- a nice nod to the popular writer.
This relationship is starting to get serious.
Simmons and the astronaut develop an even closer relationship with being stuck on the isolated planet. With the recent drama that developed between Fitz and Simmons, watching her miss him so badly takes on more nuance with her character. Had we not had this episode shaped in this way, I’m really not sure if we would have ever seen the relationship between Fitz and Simmons develop further, at least not from her side. When Jemma came back, she seemed really rattled, so it’s almost as if we are waiting for some grand event that broke off contact between the different characters.
Yes, please take your time.
I’m all for ongoing mysteries in this Universe, but this is a great episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., that really shows off the acting ability of Elizabeth Henstridge -- who normally is shuffled off as a side player. I still have no idea how this story is tied into the rest of the Marvel Universe, but the fact still stands, we really need to see some more of these in coming seasons one full episode and a few characters.
Are we Neil DeGrasse Tyson approved?
Jemma starts building an escape route at the end of the episode -- but still doesn’t seem as rattled as she did while coming home. I’m going to go ahead and ask the big question: is this episode Neil DeGrasse Tyson approved in the science shown off here? I don’t really know. Jemma is going for a romantic relationship with this guy, bound to make Fitz jealous in some capacity -- after seeing Jemma come back, this seems like it could be the thing that makes it impossible for Jemma to look at Fitz directly without feeling like she actively betrayed him -- there’s that and the fact that her lover Will was not allowed to go back with her.
I need a drink.
I knew this episode had to have some layer of heartbreak attached, but wasn’t sure that this would be how the episode would quite end. Of course, this should be expected. The way that the episode caps off with her explaining the same thing that she did last episode is a really heartbreaking way to conclude the episode -- and an dynamic layer that makes their relationship more complicated.
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