Because The New 52 just blows Hawkeye and Daredevil away in terms of inventiveness, maturity and quality.

There's some selection bias there, since post nuDisqus and (especially) post-redesign, the only people who will be coming to this comment section are the Whedon diehards who need to talk about the show.

This is an imaginary story.

Yeah, alienating a potential audience definitely sounds like a smart move for a TV show.

Oh, no doubt. I'm just saying that Addy or Cox playing the role would have broadcast that he was Asgardian in a way that MacNicol's casting didn't.

But the twist wasn't that he was the culprit, it's that he was actually an Asgardian.

He should be deputized!

She's clearly not Caucasian, though.

Yeah, there's no reason to have the Usurper on the show other than to play an Asgardian.

Yeah, it's almost as bad as chattel slavery!

It's just pussy shit to downvote someone.

And it was racist!

Yeah, this episode was genuinely engaging television.

I liked Coulson's self-satisfied "Heh, did you see what I did there?"

See, if he had said that, this would have been a review, rather than what I can only assume is a piece of performance art, demonstrating how to get every detail wrong and avoid discussing anything that matters in a work that one is ostensibly reviewing.

Because that would have been really, really obvious. I was actually surprised that MacNicol's character turned out to be an Asgardian, since for all appearances he seemed to be a slightly effete middle aged man. Someone as commanding as Cox would have given it away too soon

It wasn't about taking on the Asgardians, it was about becoming gods themselves.

I mean, our illustrious viewer didn't even notice it.

Angel had a LOT more rope early on than SHIELD does. Not only was it on the WB, It was a spin off of the most successful show in the network's history, and aired immediately after it.

Hello, my down voting friend. How about you comment and explain exactly why you disagree with me instead if being a bitch and hiding behind a veil of anonymity because of your inability to substantiate your opinions.