Wow. This episode- my most anticipated premiere of the season- was so disappointing; it was really made of dumb. A few good moments here and there, but… yikes.

You left out one of the best line's- Mac's final line of the episode. I can't say I've liked the guy much, between his betrayal, his comparison of political conservatives to psychopathic genocidal life-vampires, and his attacking of Lincoln without provocation… but that last line/scene did a bit, at least, to…

1. That's where we disagree, I think. I likewise think Barry had 'no reason to share it, and plenty of reason not to share it.' Embarrassment and superhero leaks are not the only reasons to keep a secret. Again, I can't even wrap my head around the mindset that there is any reason whatsoever that he SHOULD tell her,…

1. Ummmm… how were they NOT right to keep things from her? How are you right, for instance, to keep your bank account and pin number from me? How is anyone right in keeping their secrets from anyone else?

In other words, she needs to become the next 'first Jimmy Olsen' from Smallville? :-) 'Oh, well, see… in the final season, he's gonna meet ANOTHER girl named Iris, only we're gonna write her much better. That's the one he's destined to be with.'

That is my hope.

An annoying episode in which everyone repeatedly appologizes to Iris for being right, she proves how annoying she'll be to have on board by repeatedly whining, haranguing, and guilt-tripping them as they try to work, and occasionally we are spared these shenanigans to actually advance the awesome telepathic gorilla…

"YES FINALLY Iris knows the truth."
"as Eddie decides to propose to her, Joe won’t give his blessing, and Barry is tasked with trying to find out why. I’d like to find out why it’s always up to the menfolk to decide what’s right for Iris"

Heck, I'd take an entire show of Joe, just sitting there and monologing to himself. :-)

:-D

For that matter, after he transformed into the teenage girl early on, why did Barry let him walk around the corner and assume a new identity? Barry could have been around that corner himself before the guy took half a step, with eyes constantly on him- it never makes any sense when the villains escape on this show,…

"Well, it’s not not the truth, and maybe it will keep the peace for a couple more episodes."

Grrrr. Still not buying May's treachery. Gonzalez- a clear anti-meta bigot, psychopath who resolves differences of leadership with spies, gassing, and storming the base, and might as well be shouting 'hail hydra' for the tactics he uses, hands her a loaded gun, and suddenly she doesn't understand that the director of…

Well said.

"Iris didn't really do anything bad this episode though"

"Granted, he should probably just grow a spine and dismiss Joe’s paternalistic overprotectiveness for what it is, "

Sorry, Michelle- no insult intended. I was trying to express disbelief at the entire thread, rather than at you- and probably less-politely than I should have. I was just surprised to encounter a POV that I hadn't in any 'local' viewers. My apologies for the belligerent phrasing.

Pretty sure Fitz actually intuited what Simmons was up to and played along, actually- not left in a genuine fury at her. Hence the 'Why would she be doing that unless…' line as he puts it together.

I think they recognized she needed a little redemption after the last few episodes- and they definitely delivered.

Wait… people are actually sympathizing with the psychotic power-bigot crazyman that's leading this imaginary vendetta against Coulson's team? I am betting this standpoint has been reversed by the end of the next episode- Gonzalez is a scumbag with a major chip on his shoulder, and he keeps talking like an abusive…