HellonWheelz

Even with a stellar cast, a fast paced story and excellent production, the show can't mask it's lack of likable, interesting or even believable characters. When Ryan Murphy shows are bad, it's still never boring, but it's annoying. Characters are in service of the plot, they're almost caricatures. If this indicates the type of shows that Ryan Murphy are going to produce for Netflix; shows that might only appeal to a small audience, then Netflix just wasted a lot of money. (This review is based on the first three episodes.)

The writing has gotten really lazy. Some events and characters barely make any sense. I never liked Agents of Shield writing checks that they can't cash. Don't do things that you know you don't have the budget for. Enough with the world ending events, get back to some spying. Shield is a spy agency, it's not the Avengers. Even though I enjoy the cast and will likely finish watching the series, it has been a frustrating watch. My favorite seasons so far has been the second half of season 1 and season 4. This is the worst season yet. Even fan favorite characters are losing interest for me, because of the weak writing. Coulson has become like a horror villain, he keeps coming back from the dead. The showrunners are more interested in continuing to work with friends, than honoring the integrity of the story. There's no sense of a well thought out structure or direction. Stuff just happens.

A solid, if inferior season to the spectacular 1st season. The 2nd season's stories about Tench's son and Dr. Carr's relationship is either too convenient or too frivolous. Is Dr. Carr even necessary for the plot of this season? The acting and production values are still top notch.

Nowhere near as good as the first 2 seasons. Saw the first 6 episodes and just gave up. The smart writing has become rare, and the new season 3 has succumbed to modern TV cliches.