Agents of SHIELD - "Shadows" (2x01) & "Heavy is the Head" (2x02) ABC, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.
I didn't get a chance to review the season two premier of "Agents of SHIELD" last week, and it works out, since "Shadows" and this week's "Heavy is the Head" is essentially a two-parter, establishing the show's new normal.
With the dismantling of SHIELD in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and the subsequent episodes of "Agents of SHIELD," Coulson now finds himself as the new director, with Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) apparently out of the picture until next summer's "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
As the second episode's title implies, being in charge comes with a lot of responsibility for Coulson, especially when SHIELD is down to a handful of agents, one secret base and a few mercenaries.
With Grant Ward locked up and Fitz still trying to recover from a near-death experience which left him with brain damage, the team is a bit short on members, with Melinda May, Skye and Triplett the only ones still capable of field duty. Enter Izzy Hartley (Lucy Lawless) and her band of mercenaries, including Lance Hunter (Nick Blood).
Unfortunately the stakes are quite high, as Hydra and its agents are still in play, as is Brigadier General Glenn Talbot (Adrian Pasdar), who has made it his mission to root out the remaining members of SHIELD. In his mind, both it and Hydra are one and the same.
