I think National City is supposed to be more-or-less LA? Or, at the very least in California.

I'd watch a show that primarily focused on the 4 you mentioned every night of the week. Flockhart is the gold standard, and the best season 2 eps were the 4 she was in. Either by benefit of the writing or by her talent, when Cat Grant is there, it seems like the rest of them up their game - her scenes with Benoist…

I'm consistently amazed by the continuity The Middle has - there are callbacks to events and characters from all seasons, and the same cast of supporting characters has been there from the beginning (except the car lot folks, which was the weakest plot point to me anyway). I can't think of another show, much less…

It didn't seem to me like Agent May "left active duty". Coulson said she'd basically asked for a few days off. More like taking a vacation with her super-hot ex than leaving Shield (where presumably they'll discuss how the actors playing them don't seem to be aging AT ALL). An ex who's probably going to be cannon…