Well,Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.tooklast weeks cliffhangerand had as much fun as possible with it.
For that, I have to applaud them.
Its a nice counter to how heavy things have gotten recently, too.
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After killing robots who killed his parents and stole their faces, Mack stormed off to be by himself.
They split off and make a run at make do in the 80s.
Their clothes dont even seem out of whack.
This goes double for the writers and creative team of the show.
Clearly, they are much more familiar with the vibe of the 80s than the previous decades weve visited.
Its much fresher in the cultural memory.
We get glam rock, superteam action movies, and a little bit of Cold War flavor too.
The fun starts once Mack finally agrees to leave his house and meet up with Deke at a bar.
The time-displaced scavenger has now created a band called The Deke Squad.
Deke is doing a Marty McFly/Chuck Berry speedrun, basically.
Unfortunately, Deke isnt the only one whos been rebuilding his resources.
Sybil, the Chronicom leader we saw Coulson speaking with last week, has also landed in the 80s.
Soon, shes able to start building Hunters, though these ones look much more like R.O.B.
fromSuper Smash Bros.than the villains were used to.
They do a lot with a little though!
Theres something very Doctor Who about them.
Mack introduces May and Yo-Yo to new S.H.I.E.L.D.
agents, so I guess the Deke Squad is sticking around!
So, apparently, is the insufferable Gideon Malick, who has found a new partner in Sybil.
