I have to say I just love AV Club TV reviews. Another great job.

I'm glad you enjoy it but all those things you mentioned are left as fringes and not as some coherent overall masterplan to reveal seamlessly or with much forethought. Are they foreshadowing? Maybe, but I've yet been given reason to care or any assumption the pay off will be satisfying.

You nailed my feelings exactly on 'Agents of SHIELD'. Another thing that hurts this show along with all the critiques you mentioned was that there other new shows that are far superior in the storytelling, world-building, chemistry and general episode to episode excitement. 'Tomorrow People', 'Almost Human', 'Sleepy…