A Fractured House
"A Fractured House" | |
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode | |
Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 6 |
Directed by | Ron Underwood |
Written by |
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Produced by | |
Cinematography by | Allan Westbrook |
Editing by | Eric Litman |
Original air date | October 28, 2014 |
Running time | 41 minutes |
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"A Fractured House" is the sixth episode of the
"A Fractured House" originally aired on
Plot
As
S.H.I.E.L.D. Director
Meanwhile, Simmons is trying to treat her former close partner Agent
In an end tag, a man is having a design tattooed all over his body โ it is the alien symbols that Coulson has been carving since being injected with the GH-325 drug.
Production
Development
In October 2014, Marvel announced that the sixth episode of the season would be titled "A Fractured House", to be written by
Writing
Casting
In October 2014, Marvel revealed that main cast members
Britt,
Release
Broadcast
"A Fractured House" was first aired in the United States on ABC on October 28, 2014.[10] It was aired alongside the US broadcast in Canada on CTV.[11]
Marketing
The first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron was scheduled to premiere during the airing of the episode on ABC,[12] however, on October 22, the trailer leaked online,[13] and within a few hours Marvel officially released it on YouTube.[14] In response, Marvel agreed to air previously unreleased footage from Age of Ultron during the episode instead.[15]
Home media
The episode began streaming on Netflix on June 11, 2015,[16] and was released along with the rest of the second season on September 18, 2015, on Blu-ray and DVD.[17]
Reception
Ratings
In the United States the episode received a 1.7/5 percent share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49, meaning that it was seen by 1.7 percent of all households, and 5 percent of all of those watching television at the time of the broadcast. It was watched by 4.44 million viewers.[10] The Canadian broadcast gained 2.41 million viewers, the third highest for that day, and the sixth highest for the week.[11]
Critical response
Alan Sepinwall for HitFix noted the ever changing situations of the characters in the second season, saying "There's no complacency here the way there was last season, and now when the show is trying to be fun ... it genuinely is." He specifically praised guest casting for the episode, calling it "improved dramatically", and giving Palicki and DeKay as examples of this. He also praised the interactions of Morse and Hunter, as well as the fight choreography and photography, which he found much better than that seen in season one. Apart from the Morse, Hunter, and May storyline, Sepinwall noted that "The rest of the hour hummed along nicely"[18] Kaitlin Thomas of TV.com called "A Fractured House" a "fun and well-balanced hour of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a line of (mostly) very solid episodes. The Mockingbird/Hunter dynamic is electric, but also light enough to counteract the emotional anchors of FitzSimmons, Ward, and Skye". She praised the guest cast for all being "on-point in terms of what they bring to the table", the ambiguity created between the Ward brothers, and the development of Coulson into a "stronger, more diligent, and more skillful leader".[19] Oliver Sava of The A.V. Club graded the episode a "B", calling it "solid", and finding the season to be "starting to settle into a nice groove ... maintaining strong forward momentum while delivering the intrigue, action, and humor fans expect from a Marvel Studios property." He highlighted Palicki, the Morse/Hunter relationship, and the improved fight choreography as well, and was positive of the moral ambiguity established for the Ward brothers, especially for Grant, of whom he said "We don't know what [his] intentions are in the final moments of this episode, and that ambiguity makes him a much more captivating character than before."[20]
James Hunt of Den of Geek labeled the series "now a reliably competent piece of television", praising the Morse/Hunter, FitzSimmons, and Ward brothers relationships, but being disappointed in the lack of follow-up from the ending of "A Hen in the Wolf House", saying "one would assume [that] would be top priority, even if they do get distracted from it. Instead, we saw nothing about it!" Hunt also responded negatively to the sequence where two scenes are intercut as if they occurred at the same time, when they actually didn't. He called the technique a "trick" and "cheap", and said "it's never a very satisfying reveal because it makes the audience feel stupid ... Misdirection is fine, but if everyone did it this way it'd be impossible to follow the chronology of any televisual narrative."[21] Joseph McCabe, writing for Nerdist, praised Palicki, her character, and her character's interactions with Hunter, while also highlighting the new FitzSimmons relationship positively, and finding the intercutting scene to be "tension built on character, the kind of suspense TV was made for."[22] Eric Goldman of IGN scored the episode an 8/10, calling it Great, and highlighting the Ward brothers especially, saying "The sequence where we cut back and forth between each [brother] swearing the other was the nefarious one was really strong, as we (and Coulson?) began to wonder if anything Ward had claimed in Season 1 was true ... Certainly, regardless of what Christian may or may not have done, Ward breaking free and killing the innocent men guarding him erases any chance of him being on the path to redemption right now, which I'm glad to see." Goldman was also positive about the development between Fitz, Simmons, and Mack, as well as the final action scene, but criticized some of the early banter as "forced and trying too hard", and felt that "Talbot's sympathetic side didn't feel earned."[23]
References
- ^ Marvel.com. October 9, 2014. Archived from the originalon November 12, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (October 29, 2014). "'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' star Brett Dalton: Can Ward ever be trusted?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Marvel.com. September 8, 2014. Archived from the originalon September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Rivera, Joshua (September 24, 2014). "Here's a first look at Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse in 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ KevenGarcia.com (October 29, 2014). "Unravel His Lies: Secrets of SHIELD episode "A Fractured House"". io9. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Fleming, Michael; Graser, Marc (March 11, 2009). "Mickey Rourke set for 'Iron Man 2'". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2009.
- ^ Borys, Kit (July 9, 2012). "'Wolverine' Sequel Casts Two Villains". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ KevenGarcia.com (November 11, 2014). "Corpsey Diem: Secrets of SHIELD episode "The Writing on the Wall"". io9. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Abrams, Natalie (October 29, 2014). "'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' bosses weigh in on tattooed mystery man". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ a b Bibel, Sara (October 29, 2014). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'The Flash', 'The Voice', 'NCIS' & 'Person of Interest' Adjusted Up; 'Marry Me' Adjusted Down & Final World Series Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ a b "Top 30 Programs (October 27-November 2, 2014)" (PDF). Numeris. November 11, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (October 21, 2014). "'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Trailer to Air During 'Agents of SHIELD'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
- ^ Murray, Warren (October 22, 2014). "Avengers: Age of Ultron film trailer released by Marvel after leak". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- Marvel.com. Archivedfrom the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Nate (May 21, 2015). "What's New on Netflix: June 2015". Vulture. New York. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ^ Damore, Meagan (July 10, 2015). "SDCC: Jeph Loeb Unveils The Future Of "Agents Of SHIELD," "Agent Carter" & More". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (October 28, 2014). "Review: 'Marvel's Agents of SHIELD' - 'A Fractured House': Brother against brother". HitFix. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (October 29, 2014). "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. "A Fractured House" Review: Home Sweet Home". TV.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ Sava, Oliver (October 29, 2014). "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: "A Fractured House"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ Hunt, James (October 30, 2014). "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2 episode 6 review: A Fractured House". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ McCabe, Joseph (October 29, 2014). "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. review: "A Fractured House"". Nerdist. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ Goldman, Eric (October 28, 2014). "Marvel's Agents of SHIELD: "A Fractured House" Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
External links
- "A Fractured House" at ABC[dead link]
- "A Fractured House" at IMDb