["The beginning of this series suffered from a lack of a strong antagonist, and while it becomes clear in retrospect that the enemy is S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Hydra agents that have secretly infiltrated it, the writers couldn’t hint at that too heavily because it would spoil The Winter Soldier. It made for a listless…

You're judging the entire show by the pilot. Yes, it worked. But as the seasons progressed, it faltered a lot.

["You mean the Nina who a couple scenes earlier swears to Stan that she’s his forever and ever? Yeah, she and Oleg are totes in it for the long haul."]