For me, the best drama is willing to explore human nature in all its depth. In such a series, the characters, no matter how powerful they are, will have the same flaws that are exhibited day-to-day in real life by everyone. As I see it, everyone is towing baggage, some more so than others. When drama is willing to explore humanity with realistic characters, I find that compelling because it gives me a chance to reflect on who I am, what I have become, where I have come from, how I treat others, and where I choose to go.

If, on top of that, there is a story that weaves together elements of itself over long story arcs, I find that even more compelling.

In the current Marvel universe, though I have not yet seen Black Panther and Infinity War is yet to come to the big screen, my favorites so far have been all of the Captain America movies and Doctor Strange (with an honorable mention to the first Guardians of the Galaxy) because they have been willing to explore the depths of humanity in a manner that few other movies or TV series have.

I was mildly interested in SHIELD when it first started, however, I did not watch it. After a year or two, I watched what there was of it on Netflix to catch up. I was hooked. From the start, there has been what I think is a depth to it that few other series have ever shown. I found the stories very compelling with multiple episode story arcs that were, in my eyes, interesting enough to keep watching.

I have seen every episode of SHIELD so far, and to me, it just keeps getting better. Season 5 started out in a fashion that I thought was significantly different than all the other seasons of SHIELD. I like variety, and I was willing to go with it - much as I have gone with every Doctor in both classic and modern Doctor Who. Season 5 of SHIELD intrigued me with its differences from the previous seasons, and though it was, to me anyway, very different, I kept watching. I found myself liking what I was watching and then at one point early in the season, I found myself saying, "SHIELD has really outdone itself with this season."

And then came season five's episode 14: The Devil Complex

As I see it, few, if any TV series have ever had an episode willing to explore humanity in such depth as this episode and weave together elements from several prior seasons. For me, this may be the best episode of a TV series ever. The Devil Complex is a masterpiece right up there with the rare other episodic TV series masterpieces like Star Trek's The City on the Edge of Forever.

As I see it, this series is the best of all of the Marvel universe that I have seen at this time, and may be one of the best TV series of all time. If you like Marvel and how it is willing to explore the human experience this series is the unparalleled best of Marvel right now, and I think you will like this series.