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MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
June 24, 2020  | By David Bianculli

ABC, 10:00 p.m. ET

 
At least someone in Hollywood is still having fun – even if the fun was filmed pre-virus. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is on its final season, and having decided to pull the plug gives the show’s producers the chance to really enjoy themselves. Usually, that freedom means that some of the regular characters start to meet their demises (if not now, when?). On this series, though, the folks from Joss Whedon’s TV camp are taking the time to play a bit. The show’s team of heroes is following the intergalactic bad guys through a series of time jumps – and every time they emerge in a new time period, the TV show’s aesthetics reflects it. Last week, it was black-and-white film noir as the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents traversed Earth of the 1950s. In tonight’s episode, it’s the 1970s – so expect split-screen photography. And disco…
 
 
 
 
 
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